From the daily archives: Thursday, February 2, 2012
By Fungai Maboreke Special to the NNPA for the Global Information Network Jan. 24 (GIN) – South African Model C primary schools have been quietly removing Zulu and Xhosa languages from their curriculum leaving English and Afrikaans, popularly known as “the oppressors’ language” during the apartheid era as the medium of Instruction. The move was [...]
By Ben Wrobel Special to the NNPA from the NAACP On Friday, February 17th, artists and entertainers will gather on the red carpet for the 43rd NAACP Image Awards. The two-hour star-studded event will air live on February 17th at 8:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. central) on NBC. The NAACP Image Awards is the [...]
New York, NY- January 31, 2012: The Center for Social Inclusion (CSI) and Mississippi State Conference NAACP released a landmark report today entitled “Broadband in Mississippi: Toward Policies for Access Equity”. This groundbreaking report shows that the implementation of aggressive and fair broadband infrastructure policies is critical for the future well-being of Mississippi, [...]
By Alexis Taylor Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper In keeping with the tradition of fighting for and supporting historical Black universities and colleges (HBCU), leaders and members of local Black churches crowded into courtroom 7D of the Garmatz Federal Courthouse Jan. 24 to show support for the ongoing Maryland HBCU Equality Lawsuit.“Silence [...]
by Stephon Johnson Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News Last Friday, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF), the American Civil Liberties Union and the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court expressing their support for the constitutionality of President Barack Obama’s health [...]
Alabama New South Coalition (ANSC) will hold its Membership Spring Endorsement Convention, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 at the Maggie Street Dream Center in Montgomery, AL. ANSC members are expected to participate from across the state in candidate screenings and endorsements in preparation for the Alabama Primary Election scheduled for Tuesday, March 13, 2012. [...]
Greene County High School Principal Garry Rice held a ceremony to announce that two football players – Clydarryl Smith and Charles Powell – had received football scholarships. Smith, who plays linebacker, received a scholarship to Stillman University. Charles Powell, a running back, received a scholarship to Benedict College in South Carolina. Friends, family [...]
Greene County High School will host the Class 4A, Area 7 Boys Basketball Tournament February 10 and 13. On Friday, Feb. 10th, in Boys Basketball, Holt High School will play Sumter Central High School beginning at 6 p.m. Beginning at 7 p.m Greene County High School will play West Blocton. The winners of these two [...]
Greene County Sheriff Joe Benison announced recently that he had made changes in his bingo rules and regulations in order to include the Greene County School System in the distributions. The school board will receive $45 per machine in the regular disbursements which are made monthly. In order to obtain this sum, several entities’ allotments [...]
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