Education

Celebrities Sendoff Teens At Disney Dreamers Academy Ceremony

LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL – The 100 teens at Walt Disney World Resort for Disney Dreamers Academy were treated to a rousing and heartfelt commencement ceremony Sunday, creating a magical…

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Endowment scholarship reception raises $35,000 for local students

  On March 28th, the Greater Orlando Chapter of the Florida A&M University Alumni Association along with the Law Offices of Conti Moore secured $35,000 to use for scholarships for…

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FAMU Day at The Capitol

FAMU Day at The Capitol started outside in the courtyard of the Florida State Capitol. Members of the Marching 100 performed along with FAMU cheerleaders. President Larry Robinson delivered an…

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Black Women Leaders and Allies to Rally at United States Supreme Court In Support of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Nomination to Serve on Nation’s Highest Court

Rally and Speak Out is part of a national series of mobilizations led by Black women leaders and allies to advocate, mobilize and build pressure around passing federal voting rights…

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2020 Howard Grad Earns Ph.D. at Age 73

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “In my second year at Howard, and very close to my screening test, I lost my mother and my father within months,” said Didigu. “I had to…

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PRESS ROOM: Comcast Launches Xfinity Education Destination for K-12

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Xfinity is making thousands of hours of educational programming and resources available to our customers through Xfinity on Demand as we know how challenging it is for…

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COMMENTARY: #ACCESS901 — ‘Alexa, homeschool my kids!’

THE NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — “I actually moved our son’s desk from his room into my workspace to help him understand, WE ARE STILL LEARNING AND WORKING. Our new norm…

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Mother-son nonprofit looking to drive home Easter’s spirit

THE NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — The five-year old co-powering this deed is Carl Grandberry V. He and his partner-mother Shauna Jones-Grandberry have arranged to be on the old K-Mart parking…

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VIDEO: Texas-Based Frog Tutoring Offers Free Services As Schools Ordered Closed

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Roland Omene, the president and CEO of the Fort Worth, Texas-based Frog Tutoring, said his company is offering two months of free online tutoring to help students…

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UVA Enrolls First Patient in COVID-19 Medication Study

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Finding an effective treatment will be incredibly important in our battle against COVID-19,” said Dr. K. Craig Kent, UVA’s executive vice president for health affairs. “I am…

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