(Brooklyn, NY) On Oct. 15, friends and family of Murray Koppelman ’57, along with distinguished guests and members of the Brooklyn College community, gathered in the college’s Woody Tanger Auditorium to formally mark the naming of the Murray Koppelman School of Business. Koppelman’s generous gift of $12.5 million—the largest single donation in the history of […]
If you ever find yourself saying those words, “I can’t,” please check out FROM THE BARRIO TO THE BOARD ROOM: The Life and Legacy of Dr. Laura Nobles Banks-Reed (Jasmaya Publications). The life of 94 year-old Laura Nobles Banks-Reed, has all the makings of a major film. From humble beginnings, through years of segregation and discrimination,
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Harmony Jennings, who is currently a student at La Mesa Arts Academy, near San Diego, taps into her writing and illustration skills to help with coping during sad times in her life. Sadly, Harmony, is another one of the many victim’s of bullying. She say’s that for her, the bullying started in fifth grade when,
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With the holidays just around the corner, getting a massage is one way to avoid stressful situations during this joyous, but hectic time of the year. By the way, did you know that October 25-31 is “National Massage Therapy Awareness Week?” An entire week is designated to raise public awareness of the benefits of therapeutic massage
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Julianne Moore, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Sen. John McCain and television producers Norman Lear and Shonda Rhimes are among the 28 new celebrities whose DNA will be traced, when PBS’ “Finding Your Roots’ returns on January 5. In it’s third season, the show has hired a new fact-checker and two new genealogists as part of its reforms,
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San Diego – Kids Free in October, presented by ScholarShare brings 31 days of free admission for kids (with an adult purchase) to over 40 museums. To kick-off this extraordinary program, San Diego Museum Council and ScholarShare have teamed up with the Jacob’s Center to create a free family day. Titled “Museum Mash-up”, this afternoon
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(Tucson, AZ) If you look hard enough, you’ll find it. That is, the soulful happening’s in Tucson, Arizona. In a city such as Tucson, where the African American population is approximately less than 5%, soulful events featuring Black artist’s are often few, far and in between. At least that’s what local resident’s have shared. With that in
(San Diego, CA) Award-winning actress/dancer/choreographer Debbie Allen cast San Diego talent, Oaja Bridgeforth for a dance role in “The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker” musical. 13 year-old Oaja auditioned with over 100 young ladies for a chance to dance with Debbie Allen in the production. After spending an hour in the audition room Saturday, September 19 with Allen
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(Healdsburg, CA) On a recent trip to Northern California headed for Napa Valley wine country, we were determined to visit at least one Black-owned winery. Despite the fact that, many of the vineyards run by people of color have made a significant impact on the wine industry and have received national recognition, there are only a handful of Black-owned
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Award-winning journalist Soledad O’Brien today unveiled “I AM LATINO IN AMERICA,” a national tour of conversations that amplify the Latino voice on critical community issues. The Tour kicks off September 28 at Florida International University, with plans to roll out in five more cities including Edinburg, TX and Los Angeles, CA. Additional tours are planned for the spring and summer of 2016, with more
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