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Debrah Mitchell posted on May 18, 2012 19:33
(courtesy of abcnews.com) Donna Summer, the singer who came to be known as the “Queen of Disco” during her 1970s heyday, died at her Naple...
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Reginald Marable posted on May 18, 2012 18:34 
Meet the Candidates
STAND! News invited candidates in the upcoming elections to participate in the following questionnaires. The profiles below are...
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Debrah Mitchell posted on May 18, 2012 07:23
Arkansas Medical Dental Pharmaceutical Association (AMDPA) announced today that it will hold a 119th Scientific Session for the medical community on J...
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Debrah Mitchell posted on May 18, 2012 07:19
Jamie Rachelle Robbins, Miss University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) 2011-2012 has entered EBONY's annual HBCU Campus Queens competition for a cha...
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Debrah Mitchell posted on May 18, 2012 07:14
Judge Joyce Williams Warren has been chosen to receive the National Judge of the Year recognition from the National Court Appointed Special Advocate A...
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Debrah Mitchell posted on May 17, 2012 17:29
Focused on increasing its reach into the Hispanic community, The Design Group today announced the hiring of Vianca Cruz as Associate Account Executive...
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Reginald Marable posted on May 17, 2012 05:21 
STAND! News invited candidates in the upcoming elections to participate in the following questionnaires. Today’s profiles include the three demo...
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Reginald Marable posted on May 15, 2012 11:24 
STAND! News invited candidates in the upcoming elections to participate in the following questionnaires. The profiles below are from those who partici...
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Debrah Mitchell posted on May 05, 2012 17:50
Five women have been selected to be honored at the fourth annual Women of Excellence Awards and Faith Scholarship Banquet sponsored by Sister Friends ...
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Debrah Mitchell posted on April 30, 2012 15:40 
The Design Group has named Stephanie Jackson the new director of public and media relations. The Design Group is a multicultural marketing agency in L...
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Debrah Mitchell posted on April 30, 2012 15:14
Teen hip hop artist, Diggy Simmons, and breakout R&B girl group, the Real OMG Girlz, will be performing at the Barton Coliseum in Little Rock on M...
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Debrah Mitchell posted on April 30, 2012 15:06
The Design Group, announced today they will be the agency of record for Beta Pi Omega (BPO), the Little Rock graduate chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sor...
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Debrah Mitchell posted on April 30, 2012 14:46
Adrienne Hatchett, a graduating senior Biology major at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) has been accepted to the University of Arkansa...
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Debrah Mitchell posted on April 30, 2012 14:44
The Multi- Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame, which is dedicated to inducting sports legends of all races and honoring community leaders, will honor six wome...
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Debrah Mitchell posted on April 30, 2012 14:42
INE BLUFF, Ark. - Dr. Jocelyn Elders, former U.S. Surgeon General will give the keynote address to the 2012 graduating class of the University of Arka...
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Debrah Mitchell posted on April 30, 2012 14:41
Famed talk show host Tavis Smiley will be the last speaker of the season for the Bless The Mic season on Wednesday, May 2 at 7 p.m. at the M.L. H...
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Debrah Mitchell posted on April 30, 2012 14:04
The Philander Smith College board of trustees announcedon Friday that Dr. Johnny Moore has been chosen as the 13th president of the college.
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Debrah Mitchell posted on April 24, 2012 18:42
(LITTLE ROCK) The Arkansas Democratic Black Caucus will host a Meet the Candidate political forum at the Holiday Inn Presidential on April 26, 2012 fr...
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Debrah Mitchell posted on April 17, 2012 15:22
Pulaski Technical College’s Theatre Department will present several performances of The Piano Lesson on April 26-28 at the Mosaic Templars Cultu...
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Debrah Mitchell posted on April 17, 2012 15:01
The main auditorium at St. Vincent’s Center for Health Education was the hosting location to honor Arkansas BreastCare warriors with Josetta Wil...
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Debrah Mitchell posted on April 17, 2012 13:01
Bishop Donne L. Lindsey of North Little Rock wants to bring his years of pastoral leadership to the masses. Today on his 88th birthday, he has announc...
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Debrah Mitchell posted on April 17, 2012 12:01
University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt announced today that he has named Dr. Calvin Johnson as interim chancellor of the Univer...
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Debrah Mitchell posted on April 10, 2012 16:44 
The Little Rock Alumnae of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. and the Delta Presents Outreach Foundation Inc. will celebrate the 39th annual Delta Presen...
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Debrah Mitchell posted on April 10, 2012 16:01
Members of Phi Beta Sigma of Mu Beta Sigma Chapter will host the 2012 Orchid Ball on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 7 p.m. at the Scimitar Shriners Hall,...
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Debrah Mitchell posted on April 10, 2012 16:01
Pulaski Technical College will host “Superstar Mothers of Superstar Sons” on Thursday, April 19, featuring the mothers of five basketball ...
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Debrah Mitchell posted on April 10, 2012 16:01
New Millennium Church of Little Rock (www.newmillenniumchurch.us) will ordain Dr. Anika Whitfield, a member of the congregation and local podiatrist, ...
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Debrah Mitchell posted on April 03, 2012 00:01
By Debrah Mitchell
Just two weeks ago, Theresa Timmons, creator of the Designers Choice Fashion Preview, was about to board the infamous Tom Joyner...
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Debrah Mitchell posted on April 03, 2012 00:01
By Renarda Williams
There are 120 colleges and universities football teams that are among the NCAA's top tier — known as the Foo...
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Debrah Mitchell posted on April 02, 2012 11:06
LITTLE ROCK, AR—The National Association of Black Men United (NABMU) will host their 2nd Annual Awards Banquet, “Setting a Course of Succe...
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Debrah Mitchell posted on April 02, 2012 11:02
The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc will host a regional conference this week in Little Rock and they plan to kick off in a big way. The first order of b...
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Debrah Mitchell posted on April 02, 2012 11:01
The Central Arkansas Sphinx Foundation, the charitable arm of the Pi Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. will host a luncheon to honor ...
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Debrah Mitchell posted on March 30, 2012 02:16 
Delta Community Based Services (DCBS) will host its second annual “At-Promise” Girls Empowerment Conference on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at...
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Debrah Mitchell posted on March 29, 2012 10:25
PINE BLUFF, Ark. – Junior and Senior High School students from around the state will visit the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) for L...
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Debrah Mitchell posted on March 29, 2012 10:11
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Arkansas National Pan-Hellenic Council and the Black Student Association will host a “Shining Light...
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Debrah Mitchell posted on March 29, 2012 09:56
Pastor Dwight Townsend of Longley Baptist Church in Little Rock has collaborated with other local pastors with a mission to help register 5,000 voters...
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Reginald Marable posted on March 28, 2012 12:13
On Aug. 28, 1955, in Tallahatchie County, Miss., 14-year-old Emmett Till was beaten and shot to death at the hands of hate, prejudice and ignorance. O...
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Reginald Marable posted on March 28, 2012 12:12
Less than a year after being rehired, H.L. McGill has been fired yet again. McGill was first terminated as director of the Mosaic Templars Cultural Ce...
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Reginald Marable posted on March 26, 2012 21:37
Bob Kendrick has served as president of the Negro League Baseball Museum in Kansas City since March of 2011. Previously, he served for a year as execu...
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Reginald Marable posted on March 26, 2012 21:32
NORTH LITTLE ROCK – Pulaski Technical College will host a job fair for students, alumni and community residents on Wednesday, April 4.
The fair...
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Reginald Marable posted on March 26, 2012 20:37
April 4, 2012 will mark the 44th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Part of the mission of the Arkansas Martin Luther Kin...
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Reginald Marable posted on March 25, 2012 00:04
The PEARLS Foundation and the Chi Eta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. are partnering this Women’s History Month to honor Centra...
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Reginald Marable posted on March 23, 2012 09:35
McDonald's Corporation today announced that Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jim Skinner has informed the Board of Directors of his decision ...
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Reginald Marable posted on March 22, 2012 18:50 
PINE BLUFF, Ark. – In a letter to University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) faculty, staff and students, UAPB Chancellor Dr. Lawrence A. Davis...
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Reginald Marable posted on March 21, 2012 19:18
Center for Robotics Education Excellence at UAPB FIRST ® Robotics Team Receives Sponsorship from JC Penney
Support will help local Pine B...
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Reginald Marable posted on March 21, 2012 19:08
PINE BLUFF, Ark. – Honorable Judge Joe Brown will speak during Men’s Day at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 10 at the University of Arkansas ...
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Reginald Marable posted on March 19, 2012 09:08
Do you remember being a debutante and wearing the long, billowy, white gown and satin gloves as a freshman in college? Well, the Pi Lambda Chapter of ...
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Reginald Marable posted on March 19, 2012 00:09
Mosaic Templars Cultural Center (MTCC), a museum of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, will soon be the temporary home of a national traveling child...
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Reginald Marable posted on March 16, 2012 20:25
After 21 years at KATV, Channel 7, Pamela Smith will say good-bye. The popular co-host of Good Morning Arkansas has accepted the position of Communica...
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Reginald Marable posted on March 15, 2012 13:13
(atlantadailyworld.com) Real Times Media, a Detroit, Mich.-based multimedia company, joined the Atlanta Daily World on March 4 to announce that it has...
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Reginald Marable posted on March 15, 2012 08:27
Getting your product on the shelves of Walmart can be considered by many small businesses as the golden prize. With over 4,300 stores and Sam’s ...
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Debrah Mitchell posted on March 09, 2012 16:27
In a historical vote, Rep. Darrin Williams, D-LR, was elected the speaker of the house-designate, making him the first African-American to hold the po...
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Reginald Marable posted on March 06, 2012 17:02
The list of candidates for the upcoming November election is set and after the seven-day filing period, 289 candidates have filed, including 29 Africa...
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Reginald Marable posted on March 06, 2012 13:28
LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Dustin McDaniel today announced the launch of a new consumer education and awareness initiative, “Got Your ...
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Debrah Mitchell posted on February 29, 2012 03:31
Keep Little Rock Beautiful (KLRB), a certified local affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, will host its third annual Citywide Cleanup Saturday, March ...
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Reginald Marable posted on February 23, 2012 09:36
Sure and Steady: Black-owned Businesses on the Rise
Meet five sistas who are getting in the game in Greater Little Rock
By Darrin Eric Davis
If you...
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Reginald Marable posted on February 14, 2012 23:09
A simple 55-character Twitter message to her nine million followers put Oprah Winfrey in hot water because she mentioned the unmentionable if you are ...
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Reginald Marable posted on February 14, 2012 23:04
Little Rock, AR (Feb. 14, 2012)—The Arkansas Minority Health Commission (AMHC) is now accepting applications for Camp iRock 2012, to be held Jun...
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Reginald Marable posted on February 11, 2012 23:07
Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous m...
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Reginald Marable posted on February 08, 2012 08:40
(LITTLE ROCK) The Arkansas Democratic Black Caucus is proud to announce the winners of the first Arkansas Democratic Black Caucus Outreach Schol...
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Reginald Marable posted on February 08, 2012 00:27
LITTLE ROCK – Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Beta Pi Omega Chapter of Little Rock welcomes the International President of the sororit...
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Reginald Marable posted on February 07, 2012 16:48
International AIDS activist Marvelyn Brown promotes awareness at UAPB
By Gisele Hudson
Learning to love herself and self-confidence has taken Marvel...
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Reginald Marable posted on February 06, 2012 21:50
Free seminar for Black-owned businesses seeking ways to better manage and work smarter
In celebration of Black History Month, STAND! and Regions Bank...
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Reginald Marable posted on January 26, 2012 09:09
OUTSPOKEN AUTHOR, COMMENTATOR AND ECONOMIST, DR. JULIANNE MALVEAUX, KEYNOTE SPEAKER
LITTLE ROCK, AR--- In celebration of Black History Month, The Ark...
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Reginald Marable posted on January 25, 2012 00:37
PINE BLUFF, Ark. - The John McLinn Ross Players (JMRP) present, as their annual play for young audiences, a lively stage adaptation of the award-winni...
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Reginald Marable posted on January 25, 2012 00:28
Senator Joyce Elliott to lead efforts promoting long-term investment in academic reform
Little Rock, AR (Jan. 24, 2012) —The Black Male Achiev...
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Reginald Marable posted on January 25, 2012 00:19
LITTLE ROCK, AR – January 23, 2012 – Advantage Communications, Inc., Little Rock-based advertising, marketing and public relations agency,...
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Reginald Marable posted on January 25, 2012 00:08
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Remediation rates for college and university students reached its second-lowest point since the Arkansas Department of Highe...
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Reginald Marable posted on December 22, 2011 22:28
Last week, Florida Governor Rick Scott called for the board of trustees of Florida A&M University to suspend President James Ammons until an inves...
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Reginald Marable posted on December 22, 2011 22:27
College-bound students with broadband internet access in the home can use the vast resources of the web efficiently to find the college that best suit...
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Reginald Marable posted on December 22, 2011 09:35
The North Little Rock Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is encouraging local pastors and their congre...
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Reginald Marable posted on December 22, 2011 09:26
LAS VEGAS (December 21, 2011) -- Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. was sentenced Wednesday to 90 days in jail after pleading guilty to reduced battery domest...
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Reginald Marable posted on December 22, 2011 09:20
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (December 21, 2011) -- A self-described Los Angeles entertainment entrepreneur is charged in a federal indictment unsealed Tuesday ...
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Reginald Marable posted on December 16, 2011 08:02
Erica Lorraine Williams, assistant professor of anthropology at Spelman College in Atlanta, received the First Book Prize from the National Women&rsqu...
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Reginald Marable posted on December 13, 2011 08:26
PINE BLUFF, Ark. – Five Fall 2011 graduates from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) were named at the 9th Fall Commencement Exercis...
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Reginald Marable posted on December 13, 2011 08:16
(December 10, 2011) A story in the Hollywood Reporter says that executives at Oprah Winfrey's OWN Network think they can turnaround the fledgling cabl...
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Reginald Marable posted on December 07, 2011 22:56
BET Networks has inked a multi-platform talent agreement with award-winning journalist and television personality T.J. Holmes, BET announced Wednesday...
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Reginald Marable posted on December 03, 2011 16:36
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Reginald Marable posted on November 25, 2011 15:48
(LITTLE ROCK) On Nov. 12, 2011, funding was approved for the first Arkansas Democratic Black Caucus Outreach Scholarship for students attending histor...
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Reginald Marable posted on November 14, 2011 23:21
Recipients from three of the state’s historically Black colleges and universities were recognized for their community service with a scholarship...
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Reginald Marable posted on November 11, 2011 09:41
Seventy percent of professional Black women are unmarried due to mass incarceration of Black men, according to Michelle Alexander, author of “Th...
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Reginald Marable posted on November 08, 2011 19:46
Rap legend Heavy D -- one of the most influential rappers of the '90s -- died earlier today ... TMZ has learned.
Heavy D -- real name Dwight Arrin...
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Reginald Marable posted on November 08, 2011 08:40
Joe Frazier, one of the biggest sports icons of the 1960s and 70s, passed away tonight from liver cancer at the age of 67. He was diagnosed less...
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Reginald Marable posted on November 07, 2011 17:43
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Jurors in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson's doctor reached a verdict on their second day of deliberations M...
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Reginald Marable posted on November 07, 2011 17:38
Sharon Bialek alleged at a news conference today that Herman Cain reached under her skirt in 1997 as she sought help in finding a job.
The Chicago-ar...
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Reginald Marable posted on November 04, 2011 11:31
Texas officials are searching vigorously for the serial rapist that has been stalking and assaulting middle-aged African American women who also happe...
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Reginald Marable posted on November 02, 2011 23:45
The Pi Omicron Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. of Little Rock, is proud to announce its
National Achievement Week Program Banquet that will ...
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Reginald Marable posted on November 01, 2011 19:16
Philander Smith College announced today that its president of seven years, Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough, will soon move on to take the helm of another priv...
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Reginald Marable posted on October 25, 2011 16:27
About WAITING FOR "SUPERMAN”
From An Inconvenient Truth director Davis Guggenheim comes WAITING FOR "SUPERMAN,” a provocative and cogent ...
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Reginald Marable posted on September 11, 2011 15:03
I was at work the day the buildings fell victim to hatred. I walked home with people covered in dust and dirt. I helped a man shake the debris from hi...
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Reginald Marable posted on September 05, 2011 12:07
The North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce’s third annual Family Fun Fest will be held on Saturday, October 1st from 9:00am-4:00pm at Dickey-Step...
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Reginald Marable posted on September 05, 2011 11:51
While Hollywood doesn’t seem interested in balancing the lack of Black representation on the big screen, the Academy is happy to have us host th...
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Reginald Marable posted on September 05, 2011 11:36
The African-American jobless rate climbed from 15.9 to 16.7, which only strengthens the argument of Black lawmakers that there is a critical need to s...
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Reginald Marable posted on August 25, 2011 22:52
Arkansas Baptist College in partnership with the Delta Classic 4 Literacy (DC4L) will announce the official schedule of events for the 6th annual Clas...
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Reginald Marable posted on August 08, 2011 12:04
"Soul on Fire" the musical is scheduled to start touring the fall of 2011.
This production features gospel and R & B recording artist Shirley Mur...
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Reginald Marable posted on August 03, 2011 11:34
LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe announced today that Arkansas has been awarded $1 million that will fund efforts to increase college completion. The...
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Reginald Marable posted on August 01, 2011 11:05
Little Rock, AR ‐Central Arkansas is just days away from an unprecedented week of exciting jazz performances featuring a stellar line‐up of natio...
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Debrah Mitchell posted on July 26, 2011 12:02
Little Rock, AR – Jazz fans anxious to get their fill of the much anticipated Porter’s Jazz Café, 315 Main Street in LITTLE Rock, w...
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Reginald Marable posted on July 19, 2011 11:14
The Lupus Foundation of America is dedicated to Bringing Down the Barriers that for decades have obstructed basic biomedical, clinical, epidemiologica...
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Reginald Marable posted on July 19, 2011 02:46
NORFOLK, Va. - Whitney LaGrone, a Spring 2011 University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff graduate with a B.S. degree in Chemistry, has been accepted to the ...
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Reginald Marable posted on July 18, 2011 19:52
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration and the American Red Cross have joined forces to intensify outreach efforts to educate the p...
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Reginald Marable posted on July 18, 2011 19:50
Washington, D.C. -The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) announces that financial journalist Stacey Tisdale will be the recipient of its...
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Reginald Marable posted on July 18, 2011 19:49
Yarnell's Premium Ice Cream is ceasing operations, leaving 200 without jobs, the company announced Thursday morning.
The Searcy-based ice cream maker...
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Reginald Marable posted on July 18, 2011 19:47
Reginald Marable posted on July 18, 2011 19:25
The 4th Annual Jazzy Jeans & Jewels fundraiser sponsored by The Links Inc., the Little Rock Chapter is poised to raise $10,000 for Philander Smith...
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Reginald Marable posted on July 18, 2011 19:23
Arkansas Commitment will host the inaugural Bowtie Bash reception on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 in the Great Hall of the Clinton Presidential Center at 5...
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Reginald Marable posted on June 17, 2011 19:14
Cedric the Entertainer Kyles, one of the original Kings of Comedy along with his friends will come to the Robinson Auditorium on Saturday, June 18 at ...
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Reginald Marable posted on June 09, 2011 19:45
We cordially invite you to join us at the 2011 Novel T's Pine Bluff Summer Jazz Fest!
The Novel T's Pine Bluff Summer Jazz Fest is a ce...
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