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Brianna Edey is the current president of the Multicultural Greek Council (MGC) and the University of New Mexico chapter of Zeta Phi Beta sorority. When asked about what makes the “Divine Nine” —a collective of historically Black Greek letter organizations, with ei...

Buyenlarge/Getty Images The Massachusetts Institute of Technology had its first African-American graduate, Robert R. Taylor, in 1892. It was only 25 years later, in 1917, that the university gave its first civil engineering diploma to an African-American. For quite a while throughout history, engineering was almost entirely the domain of white men. Although Caucasian males still dominate the profession in the U.S. (only 5 percent of engineers are African-American, only 13.4 percent are wome...

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Jerald Woolfolk invited several students to watch history as Kamala Harris became the first woman and person of color to become vice president.

Rich Egger/file photo During Mondays MLK Observance in Macomb, Illinois NAACP State Conference President Teresa Haley said everyone in the U.S. can enjoy some privilege if racism is dismantled. “And how do we begin to do that? Through conversation, through education, to making sure that we are empowering ourselves with the necessary tools that we all need to be successful in life today,” Haley said via Zoom. She also urged audience members to help dismantle racism by registering to vote a...

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Zoom presentation on future of AMSE Oakridger The Friends of Oak Ridge National Lab lecture for Tuesday, Jan. 12, will be “American Museum of Science and Energy: Plans, Visions, and Potential Opening.” It will be a review of where AMSE is headed in this new year with exhibits, programs, educational initiatives and management.  Alan C. Lowe obtained his B.A. (1986) and M.A. (1988) in history at the University of Kentucky. He was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa and received the Robert Lunde Awa...

secretary leon panetta discusses a new military strategy to build a partnership. there we look at the national security positions of president obama and mr. romney. that is followed by a justice department announcement. later with the supreme court health-care decision means to the constitutional powers of the executive and legislative branches. defense secretary leon panetta said the military will deploy army units to build international partnerships. it will also strengthen stability...

i believe our people have a tough set out the best they can. they are looking for leadership. rare in washington, d.c. today. what i am proposing today is the first part of an economic growth package that will rebuild the engine of american prosperity. the plan at present this , energizing american jobs and security, will kickstart the economic growth of this country and create 1.2 million jobs. and free of washington gridlock because it does not require constitutional -- i should say ...

to into c-span for that debate. the senate finance committee will mark of the pending trade agreements as well and the coverage begins at 4:00 p.m. on c-span 3. good morning on this tuesday morning, october 11. we will begin with education. "the washington times" reports the senate and house are working on differing bills to reform the nations school system. we want to get your take. how would you change education in america? how would you change education in america? let me show you "...