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College Readiness Is More Than Academics

Kevin P. Chavous | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Education News, Black Voices, Higher Education, Education Reform, College Readiness, Education News

From filling out applications, to getting transcripts and recommendations, let's admit the whole process can be overwhelming. Our kids must be taught how to navigate all of the challenges associated with college.

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HLN's Jane Velez-Mitchell Is Still an Addict and Has "Issues" With John Edwards

Tanya Young Williams | Posted 05.20.2012

Velez-Mitchell's balanced, yet, "no-holds bar" style attracts a loyal audience. She has an obsession for, and an addiction to making a real and measurable impact in the world. She is addicted to the notion that she can always do more.

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Teaching From the Heart

Kevin P. Chavous | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Black Voices, Education Reform, Teacher Performance Pay, Teaching, Education News

During this Teacher Appreciation Week and every week, let us honor those teachers who, like Ms. Shelton, make education fun and inspire their students. After all, the best teachers teach from the heart.

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Are Teachers Too Hard On Minority Students--Or Too Easy?

Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Racial Consciousness, Black Voices, Education, Video, Racial Bias, Minority Students, Science, Science News, Teacher Bias, Positive Bias, Science News

By: Wynne Parry, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 05/05/2012 06:28 PM EDT on LiveScience Black and Latino students may be getting less critica...

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Sharing The Stories Of LGBT Youth: Hot Sause, 17, From Nyack, N.Y.

Diana Scholl | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Black Voices, Lgbt, Gay, Genderqueer, Rockland County, LGBT Youth, Gay Youth, Gay Voices News

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Black Males and the Nature of Suspicion: Uncovering What Really Killed Trayvon Martin

Roderick Carey | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Criminal Justice, U.S. CULTURE, Education, Trayvon Martin, Social Justice, Black Voices, Black Males, Social Activism, Suspicion, Black Voices News

What killed Trayvon is more important to discuss, than whom. While justice will hopefully take care of the who, it is up to us as a collective to problematize the what. In some regards, grappling with the problems on an individual is a far easier task than delving deeply into the societal ills informing individual mindsets and actions.

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From The Cotton Fields To The Art Gallery

Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: All Me: The Life and Times of Winfred Rembert, Winfred Rembert, Black Voices, Adelson Gallery, African American Artists, African American Art, Winfred Rembert Documentary, Civil Rights, Folk Art, Yale, Arts News

When most artists were in art school, Winfred Rembert was working on a chain gang. He was serving time in a Georgia prison after being arrested at a c...

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The American Promise: The Right to Vote

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Marc Morial, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Impact News, John Lewis, Civil Rights, Rev. Hosea Williams, Voting Rights, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Montgomery, Politics, National Urban League, Alabama, Human Rights, Selma, Presidential Campaign, Edmund Pettus Bridge, President Lyndon Johnson, Bloody Sunday, Impact, Voting, Black Voices, Voting Information, Elections 2012, Election, Elections, 2012 Election, Election 2012, Voter Suppression, Politics News

Right now many states are attempting to put new voting restrictions in place that parallel all the old tricks and turn back the clock on civil rights to the days when voting was used as a tool for political control and exclusion.

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The Moment I Knew 'Black Is Beautiful' (SUBMIT YOUR VIDEO)

Posted 03.07.2012

Read More: Black Voices News, The Moment I Knew, Black Voices, The Moment I Knew Black Is Beautiful, Black Voices News

At HuffPost, we're kicking off an exciting new project and we'd love you to participate! It's called "The Moment I Knew," and is a user-submitted vide...

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Women --Take February 14th Back!

Lori Bryant Woolridge | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Valentines Day, Women, Romance, Single Women, Married Women, Black Voices, Holiday Celebrations, Women News

Married or single, it's time to take ownership of Cupid's little holiday and get that winged baby off your back.

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African Americans Must Shoulder Blame for Eddie Long

Morris W. O'Kelly | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Anthony Flagg, Miramonte Elementary School, Glaad, Homophobia, Religion and Politics, Roland Martin, Creflo Dollar, Black Voices, T.D. Jakes, Eddie Long, Super Bowl, Black Voices Life, Black Voices News

There has been no widespread public call within the African-American religious community demanding for Eddie Long to step down, be sat down or altogether shutdown.

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Darkness Ain't Cool

Alisha L. Gordon, M.Ed. | Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: Religion, Black Voices, Spirituality, Light-of-God, Christianity, Love of God, Finding Peace, Black Voices News

If being in the dark sucks so much, why would we want to live in spiritual darkness? Why would we want to live in proverbial fear, feeling our way around life, trying not to stumble and fall?

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Africans, Is it Time to Question 400 Years of Colonialism and 50 Years of Aid?

Atim Oton | Posted 01.24.2012

Read More: Black Voices, Colonialism, Africans, Africa, The Scramble for Africa, Nigeria, Post-Colonialism, Rwanda, Black Voices News

Africa is still a child and needs to grow up. But it's growth has to be on its own terms. It is time for Africa to re-evaluate its 400 years of colonialism and the last 50 years of aid. Each has changed the continent in some many ways.

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Message to Black Israelis

Aaron Freeman | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Black Voices, Ethiopian Jews, Falasha, Segregation, Judaism, Racism, Zionism, Israel, Humor Comedy, Dicrimination, Black History Month, Black Voices News

As an old American Negro who lived through the 1960's civil right movement, I can assure Israel's racism-suffering Ethiopians of one thing: it gets better.

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How To Really Find Love

Lori Bryant Woolridge | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Women, Demi Moore, Black Voices, Relationships, Love and Relationships, Falling in Love, Harpers Bazaar, Ashton Kutchner, Women News

I believe in falling in love in life as much as I possibly can. It's the short little "love affairs" that keep my heart stimulated and constantly engaged.

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Discovering Chile's Atacama Desert

Oneika Raymond | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Chile, Travel, Black Voices, Black Voices Life, Travel Blogs, Bv-Life, Black Voices News

Not even 24 hours after touching down in Santiago, Chile, I was on the road again. Destination? The Chilean desert.

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How Herman Cain Offended Married Women

Lori Bryant Woolridge | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Women, Extramarital Affair, Black Voices, Man Manual, Gloria Cain, Herman Cain Sexual Harassment, Ginger White, Herman Cain Affair, Relationships, Divorce, Christmas in America, Divorce News

As 2011 comes to a close, and the Republican primary season gets ready to begin in earnest, I am so grateful that former Presidential candidate, Herman Cain, is no longer running.

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Were You Hoping for a Miracle?

Wale Oyejide | Posted 02.26.2012

Read More: Stylelist-Fashion, Black, Black Voices, Lifestyle, Fashion, Style, Inspiration, Personal Growth, Mindful Living, Mindfulness, Career Advice, Careers, Career Tips, Style News

Where happiness is concerned, there is no blueprint. There are no rules that won't break. The blind lead the blind, and disingenuously offer condolences when the unwitting find themselves led astray. So in your own shoes, you will make your own road.

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Dear Santa, All I Want for Christmas...

Lori Bryant Woolridge | Posted 02.18.2012

Read More: Black Voices, Women, Holiday Stress, Single Women, Dating, Black Voices Life, Bv-Life, Single-During-the-Holidays, Black Voices News

I can't tell you how many of my unattached friends and clients are lamenting the onset of this holiday season. I can't say that I blame them. The holiday season can be tough for single ladies, it's one of those times during the year when being alone can feel particularly lonely.

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Black People a.k.a 'Captain Save-An-O' (As in Oprah) to the Rescue

Morris W. O'Kelly | Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Own, Cable Ratings, Oprah Winfrey, African-American Programming, Oprah, Cable-Programming, Black Voices, Oprah Winfrey Network, African Americans, Black Voices News

The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) has been struggling as of late. That's not breaking news. Desperate times call for desperate measures and that too is not breaking news.

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The Imaginative Power of 99% Politics: Occupy Wall Street Spreads Uptown

Sujatha Fernandes | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Occupy Wall Street, Black Voices, Harlem, 99 Percent, Harlem Gentrification, Race and the 99 Percent, Ows, Move Your Money, Black Voices News

The 99% is a heterogeneous construct. Factors of race, ethnicity, age, and privilege constitute real obstacles to collaboration, a problem compounded by the tendency of groups to work within enclaves.

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Why Reciprocity in Chile is Bad for My Pocketbook

Oneika Raymond | Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Chile, Black Voices, Black Voices Life, Latin America, Budget, Santiago Chile, Travel, Budget Travel, Bv-Life, Black Voices News

As my plane started its descent into Santiago, Chile, I felt the excitement build within my chest. After my 10-hour night flight from Dallas, I was feeling worse for wear but highly anticipated what would await me in Chile's capital.

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MJ Death Trial: This Is It for Conrad Murray

Tanya Young Williams | Posted 01.07.2012

After seeing Michael Jackson's handwritten affirmations on his bedroom mirror and reading his children's message to him on a chalkboard in the kitchen, I am moved beyond words. I can no longer just write these articles as one who is not emotionally affected by this trial. I am angry.

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M.J. Trial Week End Review: The Prosecution Rests & Week 4

Tanya Young Williams | Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Zahra, Black Voices, Basketball Wives, Tanya Williams, Jayson Williams, Randy Jackson, Tanya Young Williams, Conrad Murray, Janet Jackson, Katherine Jackson, Involuntary Manslaughter, Black Voices News

Michael Jackson was arguably the most famous performer in the world and his support has been worldwide. Fans have traveled from around the world, to stand with banners in front of the courthouse. Here's what some of them had to say.

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Finding Love and Compassion After a Week Full of Cruelty

Lonette McKee | Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Life, Hunting, Black Voices, Execution, Animals, Black Voices News

Lately, I've been saddened and sickened by a lot of things in the news. I was particularly appalled and disgusted by the execution of Troy Davis. We...

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