7 hrs ago | Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Spike Lee will help Atlanta celebrate 'Do the Right Thing' anniversary
It was surely hot in the summer of 1989 when filmmaker Spike Lee's "Do The Right Thing" hit theaters - right around the time that Alrich Lynch, then a teen lifeguard at a South Florida public pool, learned that doing the right thing was more than just a movie title.
11 hrs ago | The Jackson Sun
'Great Awakening' a good way to help
There is a lot of information available to high school students, especially seniors.
Secretary Announces Appointment
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the appointment of John Brewer as the Associate Administrator for USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service.
45 graduates from 1959 to reunite, celebrate their 50th anniversary
Members of the L. J. Rowan High School Class of 1959 will return to Hattiesburg Friday to celebrate their 50th year Golden Anniversary.
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Group calls teens for 'The Great Awakening'
A conference for West Tennessee teens seeks to create a great awakening among them.
Promises... In Shades of Black
Inspiration finds itself in many shades, but the most brilliant are the ones that can outshine the fog.
Nexxus Lighting Hires New Director of R&D / Engineering
Nexxus Lighting, Inc. announced that Kevin Carpenter has joined the Company as its new Director of Research & Development / Engineering effective July 13, 2009.
Thornton replaces Monroe at Grace
Grace Memorial Presbyterian Church, the oldest African-American Presbyterian church in western Pennsylvania, now has a new pastor.
Jackson also left legacy as cultural phenomenon
From the wow to the weird, Michael Jackson leaves a fashion legacy to rival his musical one.
Jeremiah Wright Foreign Policy
Anyone familiar with the views of Barack Obama's pastor of twenty years might wonder if Reverend Jeremiah Wright is the chief inspiration behind the president's foreign policy.
Check out the trailer for TEN9EIGHT , a new film about the power of entrepreneurship to lift kids out of poverty and hopelessness--and into purposeful life.
Common Folk Using Common Sense
Want A Job? Apply With Uncle Sam.
At Reuters by Wendell Marsh: Wall Street may be losing its luster for new U.S. college graduates who are increasingly looking to the government for jobs that enrich their social conscience, if not their wallet.
ACT-SO competition calls on the gifts of Dallas youth
Dallas ACT-SO participants Krystal Murry, Ashley Kelley, Kirschen Wolford, Dea Mon Cathcart, Nile Jones and Gabrielle McBay An untapped wellspring of young local prodigies will be representing Dallas at the 2009 NAACP ACT-SO competition fighting for national honors.
Mitchell vying for ATL City Council pres.
Two-term Atlanta City Councilman Ceasar Mitchell entered the race for city council president Monday with an announcement on the city hall steps.
South Lenoir graduates enter brave new world
Members of South Lenoir High School's Class of 2009 graciously accepted their diplomas Saturday during the school's annual graduation ceremony.
Data-Driven Schools See Rising Scores
Last fall, high-school senior Duane Wilson started getting D's on assignments in his Advanced Placement history, psychology and literature classes.
Grads Shunning Business For Bureaucracy
From a joyous Reuters : [Reuters caption:] A demonstrator holds a sign during a rally outside Wall Street in New York in this April 4, 2009 file photo.
Drama ahead of Spielberg's King movie
The possibility of a Steven Spielberg-backed movie about the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Witness, in more ways than one: Editors' Picks for Monday from The PD
Phenomenon and basketball monarch LeBron James moves from disappointment to "next year." Germany produces a witness who says John Demjanjuk was a guard at a concentration camp.
Another 'Black Man Did It' hoax sparks outrage
In this image taken from a Philadelphia International Airport surveillance video provided Thursday, May 28, 2009 by WPVI- Philadelphia, Julia Rakoczy is seen.