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August Wilson Center to Celebrate Black Culture
By admin at May 10, 2011 | 7:40 pm | 0 Comment
The August Wilson Center for African American Culture, in Pittsburgh P.A., will be hosting First Voice: A Pittsburgh International Black Arts Festival from May 20-28. Shaunda Miles '99 is the Director of Programming & Cultivation at the center. The third annual First Voice festival showcases an innovative and eclectic blend of performances and installations by more...
00's , Alumni Ambassadors , Education , News
Jarrett Mathis ’09 Hosting Anti Violence Rally
By admin at April 19, 2011 | 7:34 pm | 0 Comment
Jarrett Mathis '09, who was featured on CNN in October of 2010 featured on CNN for his efforts to empower black youth, is planning an anti-violence rally in Brooklyn, NY. Jarrett contacted BADA and asked us to share the message below. Please give it a read, and support him if you can! Dear BADA, The New York City Domestic Violence Hotline receives an average more...
00's , Education , Non-Profit , Uncategorized
“Bonded” by Jolly ’04 Acclaimed
By admin at April 7, 2011 | 7:20 pm | 0 Comment
The World Premiere of Donald Jolly’s bonded, now playing at the Los Angeles Theater Center on Thursdays and Fridays at 8:00 P.M. and on Saturdays at 8:00 P.M. through Saturday, April 9, is extending through Sunday, April 17. Writer Donald Jolly '04, sets this play on a plantation in 1820’s Virginia where four slaves must cope with the vicissitudes of life while more...
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It Changed My Life | Amanda Brown ’07 | The Dartmouth
By admin at March 12, 2011 | 9:16 am | 0 Comment
What Matters Most Early in her Dartmouth career, Amanda Brown ’07 had a plan. “I’d go to law school, get married, and be a lawyer.” Then her best friend, Meleia Willis-Starbuck ’07, was killed in Berkeley, Calif., where she was volunteering at a women’s shelter. “Meleia was such an advocate for people. I was shy, and she had always encouraged me to more...
00's , News , Noteworthy
Jarrett Mathis Is On A Mission To Combat Use Of The N-word Among Youths
By admin at January 31, 2011 | 4:27 pm | 0 Comment
Ernest Everett Just
By admin at January 31, 2011 | 4:02 pm | 0 Comment
1930 – Ernest Just becomes vice president of the American Association of Zoologists. Just was perhaps the most noted Black zoologist in American history. He accomplished pioneering research in fertilization and cell division while also publishing over 70 scientific papers and books. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, he was a brilliant student who graduated from more...
