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Improving Literacy and Math: Two Programs with Potentially Positive Effects

What works for improving literacy and math skills? The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) has reviewed the research on the Talent Development Middle Grades Program and enVisionMATH and finds that both programs have potentially positive impacts. The Talent Development Middle Grades Program

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The National Coalition of Black Veterans Organization urge President Barack Obama to promote the late Colonel Charles Young, a Buffalo solider, to the honorary rank of Brigadier General

CALIFORNIA — In honor of Black History Month 2013, The National Coalition of Black Veterans Organizations has come together to advocate for the promotion of the late Colonel Charles Young, the legendary Buffalo Soldier who was medically discharged from the

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Lorenzo Herman’s Latest Honor Caps a Lifetime of Diverse Experiences

Jesuit Installed as President of the National Black Catholic Seminarians AssociationThis week, Cleveland native Lorenzo Herman, 39, currently studying to become a Jesuit priest, was installed as president of the National Black Catholic Seminarians Association (NBCSA). For the former Air

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Real Life Murder Gives Life to a Movie – “Under The Cherry Tree”

“Under the Cherry Tree”, the DVD is available in Walmart stores nationwide. The novel is available on Amazon.com.Philadelphia, PA  — It’s been over 25 years, on Halloween since Cedric Mixon, the creator of the movie “Under the Cherry Tree”, father

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NRA Maintains Stranglehold on Congress

In the wake of the killing of 20 schoolchildren in Newtown, Conn. last month and just before Vice President Joe Biden presented a list of proposals to President Obama this week that includes banning assault weapons and limiting sales of

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What Would King Think?

African Americans have been the most rapidly advancing oppressed people in the history of the world, according to some major historians. To come from brutal and hard slavery, with virtually no legal basic human rights, to rise to lawmakers, local

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Hire Yourself – and then Others

In consideration of the latest shenanigans from Congress as it pertains to the economic conditions facing most Americans these days, unemployment and underemployment being the most serious, the case for entrepreneurship is more important than ever.  For Black people especially,

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Business Profile: 10-Year Old Fashion Designer Launches Her One-of-a-Kind Children Fashions at Her Photo Shoot Launch Party

New Jersey — Essynce Couture, LLC announces the Photo Shoot Launch Party where children will take photos in some of Essynce Couture’s Designs and learn about entrepreneurship, the exclusive purveyor of the unique fashions of Essynce Moore. (www.katklaw.com/essynce). Essynce Moore has

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Choosing the Right Business Entity: Does Everyone Need to Incorporate?

Question #1: Do you need to protect your personal assets from the liabilities of the company? If you’re debating whether to form a legal entity or to be a sole proprietorship, one issue to consider is whether or not you need

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Mirka Christesen compiles events that she actually experienced as a teacher in different countries

RALEIGH, N.C. – In an exciting compilation that moves smoothly from one country to another, author Mirka Christesen offers to readers a glimpse of what occurs in the classrooms based on her experiences as a teacher in the United States

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New You Starts Now

When January rolls around, many Americans make one or more New Year’s resolutions. Over a third of adults plan to quit smoking, lose weight, get out of debt, stop forgetting stuff, and make other lifestyle changes. But many people have a

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