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Capping off Black History Month, Grambling State Universitys Department of Theatre Arts presented the play, The State of Mississippi and the Face of Emmett Till written by Mamie Till Mobley and David Bar III. The story of Emmett Till is one that still pierces hearts and minds to this day.

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Theatre Department honors Emmett Till

Miss Black EIU 2011 competition happened Saturday. If you missed the event see photos of it here.

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Photo gallery: Miss Black EIU 2011 Gallery

And now, your starting lineup for the 2011 Bonnaroo music festival: Widespread Panic, The Black Keys, My Morning Jacket, The Strokes, Eminem and Lil WayneYes, you heard right, Eminem and Lil Wayne.

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Bonnaroo waves its wand for music magic

Dressed in their black and white habits, Sister Antona Ebo of the St. Mary Franciscan order and Sister Ann Christopher of the Loretto order in St. Louis walked into Selma, Alabama knowing the threats that lay ahead of them.

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St. Louis nun relives Civil Rights march

“Neon DC” is a caramel-colored cutie. Her profile says shes a “determined, goal-oriented, humorous, intelligent and adventurous” 21-year-old female looking for “a like-minded, proactive man who knows how to have fun!” And that proactive man need not be Black

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Interracial dating site a melting pot for meet-ups

The NAACP, Lincoln University chapter kicked off Black History Month with their “Colors of Sankofa Week.” Beginning on Sunday, the organization started the week with a chapel service at the Mary Dod Brown Memorial Chapel. Continuing on Monday, there was a showing of the movie “Blood Done Sign My Name.

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NAACP starts Black History Month celebration

Natalie Portman, already up for an Oscar for her most recent film “The Black Swan,” stars alongside Ashton Kutcher in this lighthearted romantic comedy. Emma (Portman) is a doctor/workaholic who is driven by her independent attitude and the need to be strong and emotionally detached.

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‘No Strings Attached’ Ropes in This Weekend’s Box Office

Following our last article published in 2010 featuring an interview with BlackRocks president, Robert Kapito (HBS83), we kick off this years column with an excerpt from a conversation with Tony James (HBS75), president and COO of the New York-based buyout empire The Blackstone Group (“Blackstone”).

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Hamilton ("Tony") E. James

Wells Fargo, the banking institution that has worked with the NAACP over the past year to improve its fair lending practices, will press to strengthen its services to Black consumers in the coming year

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Wells Fargo bank promises greater corporate responsibility to Blacks

This Black Friday, combat mindless spending by leaving cash and plastic at home

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Buy Nothing Day