Education – The Chocolate Voice

Jan 27 2023

Garcelle Beauvais Stars & EP’s Lifetime “Black Girl Missing”

Los Angeles, CA) – January 26, 2023 – Continuing with Lifetime’s mission to provide a platform for unheard voices, the network announces the greenlight and airdate for the original movie Black Girl Missing, from executive producer and star Garcelle Beauvais (Spider-Man: Homecoming, White House Down), inspired by actual stories of missing women of color and tells the story of …

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Jan 25 2023

Apply For Black Student Scholarships

The journal article “Empowering Black Scientists in STEM: Early Success of the Black Bio-mechanists Association” points out that even though Black students have a similar college/university entering rate, the leaving rate of Black students is higher, meaning more Black students leave STEM majors than white ones. The authors put this down to DEI (diversity, equity, …

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Jan 5 2023

Watch Night Services – How did they Originate? Do You Participate?

By DL White Welcome to 2023! A New Year and new opportunity to make good on promises (resolutions) to do better, level up or not lose ground in the New Year. The thirty-five cent question, how did you ring in the New Year? Did you attend a Church service, stay home or hit the spot …

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Sep 15 2022

The HBCU Scoreboard Vol V: Classics Are Must Be At Social Events

By: G. Napier Barnes, III A good friend of mine once said to me, “Barnes, we (as Black people) roll a little bit differently than everyone else. There is nothing wrong with it, we just ROLL differently.” I guess that is a true statement. We do roll differently, especially when it comes to our sports. …

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Jul 19 2022

Phoenix: Homeschooled Student Awarded Full Scholarship Plans to Attend HBCU

By DL White Danielle N. Dickey is a well traveled and equally a well versed young lady, she and her family have visited (44) of the (50) states in the U.S., however, she has selected South Carolina and South Carolina State University to attend college and spend the next four years. Danielle, a product …

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May 19 2022

San Diego: Dr. Ashanti Hands Names President of San Diego Mesa College

After a national search, the San Diego Community College District on Wednesday announced the promotion of one of its own to succeed Pam Luster as Mesa College president. Ashanti Hands, Ed.D., joined San Diego’s largest community college in 2008 where she has held positions as dean of Student Affairs, acting dean of Student Development and Matriculation, and vice president of …

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Mar 31 2022

President Joe Biden Appoints Taraji P. Henson and NBA’s Chris Paul to HBCU Advisory Board

President Joe Biden is naming actor Taraji P. Henson and the NBA’s Chris Paul to a presidential advisory board on historically Black colleges and universities. They are among nine men and nine women Biden is appointing to the President’s Board of Advisors on HBCU’s, the White House announced Thursday. The board is tasked with advancing the goal of the of …

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Mar 31 2022

Rhymes with Reason Teams Up with the Detroit Pistons to Reward Students for Educational Excellence

San Diego, CA, (March 30, 2022) — Rhymes with Reason, an Educational Technology company that aims to democratize English language literacy through music, is proudly launching an initiative with the Detroit Pistons and SAY Detroit that started in January 2022, and allows Detroit area students (who attend SAY Detroit) to cash in learning badges earned on …

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Mar 14 2022

Anthropologist on a mission to remove racial prejudices from the study of Black hair

In an undergraduate biological anthropology class in 2011, Tina Lasisi heard a lesson about human skin tones that would change the course of her career. The professor displayed maps comparing the distributions of ultraviolet radiation and degrees of skin pigmentation around the world. Both overlapped almost perfectly. “That was just very much a ‘eureka!’ moment for me,” says …

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Mar 2 2022

Essence Black Women in Hollywood Honorees: Nia Long, Aunjanue Ellis, Quinta Brunson and Chanté Adams

March 2, 2022) New York, N.Y.—ESSENCE announces its slate of honorees for its milestone 15th anniversary ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards. As one of Hollywood’s most highly coveted events during awards season,ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood recognizes the extraordinary achievements of the industry’s most inspiring Black women who are helping diverse Black stories to be …

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