President Obama signed an executive order today renewing the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the White House East Room. Things I noticed: President Obama will be speaking at Hampton’s Commencement [...]
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Getting the Most Out of Your College Debt
For as long as you can remember, the importance of higher education has been drilled into your head by parents, teachers and people who seemed to know better. Now, with the rising costs of everything, [...]
UNCG to Offer 3-Year Degree
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is launching UNCG in 3, a new initiative that will allow highly motivated students to graduate in just three years and let them save some CASH! Â Students enrolled [...]
Black History in Your Backyard pt. 3
When I hear the expression Renaissance man there are many people who could come to mind. Leonardo Da Vinci, Shakespeare, maybe even his royal purpleness Prince? But the true definition of a renaissance man in [...]
Black History in Your Backyard pt. 2
Another A&T Alum who made history is astronaut Ronald E. McNair. McNair graduated from North Carolina A&T with a bachelor’s in physics in 1971. Â In 1976, he received his Ph.D. in physics from the Massachusetts [...]
Black History in Your Backyard pt. 1
Honestly you don’t have to look far to find black history…one word OBAMA.  And everyone knows about Malcolm and Martin and the sacrifices they made.   So instead of talking about the ‘big dogs’ of Black [...]
Go to Med School, be like House
If you are already in medical school right now then good for you, go be the next House! Â But if you’re on the fence and thinking of getting into the medical field listen up…NOW is [...]
6 Shot, 3 Killed at University of Alabama (update)
This is so sad, another school shooting. Â Three faculty members at the University of Alabama in Huntsville were shot to death, and three other people were seriously wounded, at a biology faculty meeting on Friday [...]
Revamp Black History
Despite attending one of the most diverse public school systems in the world, in hindsight, I must admit that the New York Board of Education was sorely lacking in their Black History teachings. Every February, [...]
