Black IssuesHomeProfessional AppointmentsProfessional Appointments Tabb J. Bishop has been appointed deputy chief of staff in the executive office of the president at Temple University. Previously, Bishop worked for a Philadelphia-based lobbying firm and was the director of the Philadelphia Delegation in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Bishop earned a bachelor’s degree from Hampton University.Charles Davis has been […]November 6, 2002HomeTracking Down People With a Little Help From the InternetTracking Down People With a Little Help From the InternetBy Reid Goldsborough You can find a mind-boggling amount of information on the Internet about virtually every conceivable subject. However, you can’t find everything, and sometimes you have to use traditional offline sources, such as books and libraries. The same is true with people. The Internet […]November 6, 2002African-AmericanEncyclopedia Explores Diversity of Black Writers, GenresEncyclopedia Explores Diversity of Black Writers, GenresScience fiction, romance share space with history and hip-hop Dr. Wilfred D. Samuels never expected to fall — and in a big way — for science fiction as a literary genre. In actuality, he’s fallen for a group of African American sci-fi, fantasy and horror writers who are using […]November 6, 2002HomeMIT Unveils Free Web Education PilotMIT Unveils Free Web Education PilotBy Ronald Roach CAMBRIDGE, Mass.Unveiled in late September, the much-anticipated Massachusetts Institute of Technology OpenCourseWare project has gotten under way as a pilot program. In an effort by MIT to publish all its course materials on the Internet, school officials have made the materials of 32 courses available to anyone […]November 6, 2002HealthHealth Web Site for Black Women LaunchedHealth Web Site for Black Women LaunchedBy Ronald Roach WASHINGTONThe National Black Women’s Health Project has launched what is destined to be the pre-eminent online gathering place on health for African American women, . Recognizing the importance and power of the Internet, as well as the growing rate of Internet use by African American women, […]November 6, 2002Faculty & StaffN.C. A&T, Others, Win Bid to Develop Aerospace InstituteN.C. A&T, Others, Win Bid to Develop Aerospace InstituteNational research facility to become a strategic partner with NASABy Ronald Roach GREENSBORO, N.C.North Carolina A&T State University is among a consortium of six universities and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics that will develop and manage the proposed National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) for the […]November 6, 2002StudentsHigh-Tech Media Lab Established at HowardHigh-Tech Media Lab Established at Howard By Ronald Roach WASHINGTONThe Microsoft Corp., donating software and $70,000 in cash for the purchase of computer hardware and furniture, has joined with the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) and the Howard University Department of Journalism to launch the Converged Media Lab for journalism students at the university. The […]November 6, 2002StudentsEDUCATION at Their CommandEDUCATION at Their Command Black leadership at National Defense University oversees education, training of top military, civilian officials. FORT McNAIR, WASHINGTON, D.C.Much has been written about Secretary of State Colin Powell and National Security Advisor Dr. Condoleezza Rice — two African American key players in the Bush administration’s “war on terror.” But there are other […]November 6, 2002HomeFormer Baltimore Mayor to Head Howard University Law SchoolNovember 6, 2002HomeUSC Looks to Preserve Southern Black Music FormsUSC Looks to Preserve Southern Black Music FormsCOLUMBIA, S.C.A new research center for African American music at the University of South Carolina may become a hub for the study of Southern Black music and its effects on American culture. All genres of traditionally Black music, with the possible exception of hip-hop, can be traced back […]November 6, 2002Previous PagePage 190 of 431Next Page
