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Houston attorney and social entrepreneur Evangeline M. Mitchell has been named to the National Bar Association and IMPACT’s “Nation’s Best Advocates: 40 Lawyers Under 40.” It recognizes individuals aged 40 and under within the African American...

DC-based social enterprise to host Tech Camp Preview and “Blerds + Hackers” Party to celebrate the National Day of Civic Hacking

Vernon G. Baker, Esq., Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Meritor, Inc., will serve as a featured keynote speaker at The Ninth Annual National Black Pre-Law Conference 2013 at The Westin Houston, Memorial City.

The Good Man: The Civil War’s “Christian General” and His Fight for Racial Equality chronicles a man who was a century ahead of his time.

LA Urban League Young Professionals Salutes LARENZ TATE for his contributions to LA community at 3rd Annual TO THE NINES Affair on April 26 at The Beverly Hilton

Radio show “The Kick it Spot” is one of EOTM Radio’s number #1 rated shows. Tune in every Thursday as your host, Teangelo, brings you celebrity guests, Hollywood news & relationship advice. "Live life to the fullest...Just LIVE!!" - Teangelo

Patricia Rosier, Esq., President-Elect of the National Bar Association, will serve as a featured keynote speaker at The Ninth Annual National Black Pre-Law Conference 2013 at The Westin Houston, Memorial...

Dr. Walter L. Sutton, Esq., Associate General Counsel, Legal Administration and External Relations, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., is scheduled to be a featured keynote speaker at the 9th Annual National Black Pre-Law Conference at The Westin...

The New Contemporary Pan-African Magazine F2FA to Host a Special Release Celebration at the Empire State Building on January 11, 2013.

The Eighth Annual National Black Pre-Law Conference and Law Fair 2012 was held from Friday, November 2, 2012 to Saturday, November 3, 2012 at The Westin Galleria in Houston, Texas.

Brian Nelson, Special Assistant Attorney General for the California Department of Justice, is scheduled to be a featured keynote speaker at The Eighth Annual National Black Pre-Law Conference 2012 at The Westin Galleria Houston.

The 8th Annual National Black Pre-Law Conference and Law Fair will be held from November 2-3, 2012 in Houston, TX. This event reaches out to aspiring Black lawyers to provide them with game-changing "insider" information, resources and contacts.

A Photo Exhibition of the Black Panthers: 1968. Includes a series of conversations, films and sharing episodes of then and now.

A new study indicates travel among Affluent African Americans has increased by 30 percent in the past three years, with 60 percent of the target group taking at least five overnight business trips and two-thirds spending a minimum of $2,000.

PR Mentality, LLC announces new client, Tallis Piaget. Tallis Piaget is the author of the controversial book about the state of Black America, Black Boogiemen.

Morehouse & Howard Alum Neal Arp II Launches "Get Into It" Brand in Washington, DC focusing on political/social issues affecting the black Diaspora, while providing a voice to today's generation.

BLACK PRE-LAW Magazine, the magazine for law school aspirants serious about success, officially launches. The digital and print magazine is the only one in the country geared specifically towards Blacks interested in pursuing law school.

Brian Keith launches New Talk Radio show aimed at political awareness for young people.

Houston attorney and social entrepreneur Evangeline M. Mitchell has been named to the National Bar Association and IMPACT’s “Nation’s Best Advocates: 40 Lawyers Under 40.” It recognizes individuals aged 40 and under within the African American...

DC-based social enterprise to host Tech Camp Preview and “Blerds + Hackers” Party to celebrate the National Day of Civic Hacking

Vernon G. Baker, Esq., Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Meritor, Inc., will serve as a featured keynote speaker at The Ninth Annual National Black Pre-Law Conference 2013 at The Westin Houston, Memorial City.

The Good Man: The Civil War’s “Christian General” and His Fight for Racial Equality chronicles a man who was a century ahead of his time.

LA Urban League Young Professionals Salutes LARENZ TATE for his contributions to LA community at 3rd Annual TO THE NINES Affair on April 26 at The Beverly Hilton

Radio show “The Kick it Spot” is one of EOTM Radio’s number #1 rated shows. Tune in every Thursday as your host, Teangelo, brings you celebrity guests, Hollywood news & relationship advice. "Live life to the fullest...Just LIVE!!" - Teangelo

Patricia Rosier, Esq., President-Elect of the National Bar Association, will serve as a featured keynote speaker at The Ninth Annual National Black Pre-Law Conference 2013 at The Westin Houston, Memorial...

Dr. Walter L. Sutton, Esq., Associate General Counsel, Legal Administration and External Relations, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., is scheduled to be a featured keynote speaker at the 9th Annual National Black Pre-Law Conference at The Westin...

A shortage of African American Real Estate Appraisers has the potential for property devaluation in African American communities. New book by Sharon P. Carson is a beginners guide to the profession.

In recognition of Black History Month experts at the University of Houston (UH) are available to discuss a range of topics from African-American health to the history of the civil rights.

The New Contemporary Pan-African Magazine F2FA to Host a Special Release Celebration at the Empire State Building on January 11, 2013.

The Eighth Annual National Black Pre-Law Conference and Law Fair 2012 was held from Friday, November 2, 2012 to Saturday, November 3, 2012 at The Westin Galleria in Houston, Texas.

Brian Nelson, Special Assistant Attorney General for the California Department of Justice, is scheduled to be a featured keynote speaker at The Eighth Annual National Black Pre-Law Conference 2012 at The Westin Galleria Houston.

The 8th Annual National Black Pre-Law Conference and Law Fair will be held from November 2-3, 2012 in Houston, TX. This event reaches out to aspiring Black lawyers to provide them with game-changing "insider" information, resources and contacts.

A Photo Exhibition of the Black Panthers: 1968. Includes a series of conversations, films and sharing episodes of then and now.

A new study indicates travel among Affluent African Americans has increased by 30 percent in the past three years, with 60 percent of the target group taking at least five overnight business trips and two-thirds spending a minimum of $2,000.

PR Mentality, LLC announces new client, Tallis Piaget. Tallis Piaget is the author of the controversial book about the state of Black America, Black Boogiemen.

Sherry D. Williams, Halliburton Senior VP and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer, is scheduled to be a featured keynote speaker at the Eighth Annual National Black Pre-Law Conference at The Westin Galleria Houston on Friday, November 2, 2012.

InSpotter is American’s First Lifestyle app Designed Executively with African-Americans in Mind.

Get Into It launches critically acclaimed "Politics in Black" Series with DC's unapologetic, "Mayor for Life", Marion Barry in an Exclusive Conversation on the Impact of Social Media, Race, & Gentrification, on his Political Career in Chocolate City

Morehouse & Howard Alum Neal Arp II Launches "Get Into It" Brand in Washington, DC focusing on political/social issues affecting the black Diaspora, while providing a voice to today's generation.

In most people, high levels of triglycerides are an early sign of type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome, but in people of African descent these conditions may go undiagnosed because levels are not at the level used to diagnose metabolic syndrome.

The Washington Examiner, hardly a liberal beacon, has joined the chorus of those newly calling for the DC Redskins to change their name to something which isn't racially offensive and derogatory, including WRC-TV - all triggered by Prof. Banzhaf

Orey Brockington, III, highlights important historical dates from the arrival of the first slaves in 1619 until the 14th Amendment in 1868, in American history What’s intriguing is the presentation in which the author tells this story.

BLACK PRE-LAW Magazine, the magazine for law school aspirants serious about success, officially launches. The digital and print magazine is the only one in the country geared specifically towards Blacks interested in pursuing law school.

February 7th is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Celebrity dentist Dr. Catrise Austin of VIP Smiles is offering free HIV testing in New York City by appointment from February 7th–9th, 2012. She's the first NYC dentist to offer HIV testing.

SAAB Student African American Brotherhood, Minnesota’s first chapter at MCTC will hold a “Kick-Off” week to introduce the community, students and educators the newest innovation in education to assist Black males in college.

Local author Sherry T. Broussard pens new book on Southwest Louisiana

Local author pens new book featuring stunning collection of vintage photographs

Tenth anniversary initiative promotes regular check ups, preventive health care and healthy living. The project is designed to reduce the health disparity between African Americans and the general population.

Brian Keith launches New Talk Radio show aimed at political awareness for young people.

The National Minority Business Council advocates the passage of the American Jobs Act. NMBC President & CEO John F. Robinson draws on Martin Luther King's "Life's Blueprint" speech as a 2011 blueprint for Congress & business to create new jobs.

The involvement of Confederate soldiers, African Americans and women is included in the "Freedom, Sacrifice, Memory: Civil War Sesquicentennial Photography Exhibit'" visiting public libraries in Smithfield and Salisbury this month in free displays.

Black Women's Health Alliance Engages City & Community Leaders To Make Wellness A Priority

Leadtail Expands Small Business Publisher Program by Partnering with EUR to Help Advertisers Reach African American Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs Online

New Initiative Supports Colleges’ Engagement and Fund Development Efforts

Spector Travel offers Roots and Culture Tours to Senegal, Ghana, South Africa, Benin, The Gambia, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Mali, Ethiopia, Botswana, Zambia, Namibia and other African destinations

Old Dominion University Community Development Corporation Executive Director, E. Ann Grandy, has been awarded the 2011 Women of Courage, Confidence and Character Award from the Girl Scout Council of Colonial Coast.

ODU CDC Executive Director Sparks HBCU Community Development Initiative for Virginia Colleges and Universities Grandy to Host Inaugural HBCU Community Development Action Coalition Virginia Chapter Meeting

The "Freedom, Sacrifice, Memory: Civil War Sesquicentennial Photography Exhibit" commemorates North Carolina's role in the Civil War (1861-1865), a defining period in U.S. history. The free exhibit's eastern route opens April 1 in Fayetteville.

Washington HIV/AIDS Group Spearheads National Partnership to Empower Women and Girls

Nationally recognized theologian and speaker on social justice urges government to stop funding abortions and celebrate life. He specifically wants African-Americans to stop the genocide.

Queen YoNasDa will hit the road with BET's Rap-It-Up in Omaha, Nebraska then Toronto, Ontario by serving on a health panel.

With an expert staff including a history expert, genealogist, African American research specialist, European/European American expert, and an authority on Native American heritage, USA Griot offers family history research services.

Black women are an economic powerhouse and expats have disposable income and special needs.

Most African Americans are unaware that colon screening guidelines are different for them compared to the general population. A Decatur, Georgia Gasteroenterologist is helping to spread the message of early screening in the community.

Local author completes pictorial history.

YourBlackfriend.com soars with unprecedented book sales thanks to an emphasis on helping others. Doing well by doing good is the ultimate reward.

Author Emmanuel Opiah’s new release offers hope to the warring factions that issues could be resolved peacefully. His spiritual message is extremely important not only for African Americans, but also those who wish to bring peace to the world.

National Museum of the American Indian's traveling display, "IndiVisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas," opened 10 Nov. The Sequoyah National Research Center's Dr. Daniel Littlefield served as an advisor.