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  1. This week's cheap picks for holiday eventsRead the original story

    Monday Nov 30 | The Tennessean

    ... The Christmas at Fisk concert at 7 p.m. Thursday features the award-winning Jubilee Singers, Fisk University Choir and Fisk University Jazz Ensemble in Fisk Memorial Chapel. www.fiskjubileesingers.org or 329-8702 One of the best holiday ...

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    Related Topix: Lipscomb University, Theater, Arts, Life, Holidays, Christmas, Nashville, TN, Rutherford County, TN

  2. Historic designation for Rosenwald schools could preserve important part of black history

    Sunday Nov 29 | The Macon Telegraph

    ... of all the schools and photographs of many of them may be viewed from an online database maintained by Fisk University, accessible at http://rosenwald.fisk.edu. Baldwin County Milledgeville County Training School, 1926 Bibb County Mount Hope School ...

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    Related Topix: Barnesville, GA, African-American, Retail, Sears Roebuck , Lamar County, GA, Georgia

  3. Basketball classic emphasizes collegeRead the original story

    Saturday Nov 28 | Post Tribune

    ... school and college basketball. It is an event of academic opportunities. When: 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. today * Fisk University vs. Wilberforce University, 11 a.m. * Tuskegee University vs. Central State University, 1 p.m. * West Side vs. Indianapolis ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

  4. Preserving the pastRead the original story

    Friday Nov 20 | News Courier

    ... from Trinity, including authors, artists, teachers and judges as well as renowned singer Patti Malone of the Fisk University Jubilee Singers. site is powered by PremierGuide . Some parts of our site may require you to download the Flash Player ...

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    Related Topix: Athens, AL, Commercial Printing, Publishing, Courier

  5. New York does not measure up to Nashville when it comes to jazz radioRead the original story

    Oct 22, 2009 | Examiner.com

    ... an abundant thriving music scene and count em', two jazz radio stations. 88.1 FM WFSK at Historically Black Fisk University and 89.5 FM WMOT broadcasting from Middle Tennessee State University. WMOT which was threatened last year with elimination or ...

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    Related Topix: Newark, NJ, Tennessee State University

  6. Meharry building gets new lifeRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 18 | The Tennessean

    ... Historically Black Colleges and Universities to provide assistance in the repair of historic buildings. Fisk University also received a grant of just over $989,000 for renovation of its John Wesley Work House. Meharry hasn't used Lyttle Hall since ...

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    Related Topix: Meharry Medical College

  7. Meharry building gets new life

    Wednesday Nov 18 | The Tennessean Nashville News

    ... Historically Black Colleges and Universities to provide assistance in the repair of historic buildings. Fisk University also received a grant of just over $989,000 for renovation of its John Wesley Work House. Meharry hasn't used Lyttle Hall since ...

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    Related Topix: Meharry Medical College

  8. Fisk Gets $3 Million For Students To Study ScienceRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 10 | WTVF - Local News Headlines

    The U.S. Department of Education will award Fisk University a $3 million grant to assist graduate students in getting degrees in fields where African Americans are underrepresented.

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  9. Robinson-Crismon to wed

    Sunday Nov 15 | DNJ.com

    ... the late Pastor Larry Crismon Sr. of Murfreesboro. The bride-elect is a graduate of Oakland High School and Fisk University. She is employed as a family counselor at The Exchange Club Family Center in Murfreesboro. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. ...

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    Related Topix: Murfreesboro, TN, Middle Tennessee State University, Tennessee State University, Law

  10. On Jefferson Street, city planners and vandals vie for control of a...

    Thursday Nov 12 | Nashville Scene

    ... bisected the neighborhood. The completion of I-40 tore the Jefferson Street community apart and divided Fisk University and Meharry Medical College from TSU. In its wake, it left a symbolic scar to mark the spot - a dark, forbidding underpass that ...

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    Related Topix: Nashville, TN, Meharry Medical College

  11. Fisk grant aims at graduate shortageRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 11 | The Tennessean

    Fisk University is getting a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to assist graduate students in getting degrees in fields where African-Americans are underrepresented.

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    Related Topix: African-American, US Politics, US News

  12. Fisk gets $3M grantRead the original story

    Monday Nov 9 | Nashville Business Journal

    Nashville's Fisk University has been selected to receive a $3 million from the Department of Education to assist Fisk graduate students in obtaining advanced degrees in the natural and physical sciences.

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  13. Fisk Gets $3 Million For Students To Study ScienceRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Nov 10 | WTVF Nashville

    The U.S. Department of Education will award Fisk University a $3 million grant to assist graduate students in getting degrees in fields where African Americans are underrepresented.

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    Related Topix: African-American

  14. Carol L. Adams, PhD Appointed New CEO of DuSable MuseumRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday Nov 6 | Yahoo

    ... necessary to support, conserve and augment the DuSable Museum's remarkable collections." Educated at Fisk University, Dr. Adams matriculated at Boston University, the University of Chicago, and The Union Graduate School. She has also had additional ...

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    Related Topix: African-American, Education Etc., Northeastern Illinois University, Boston University

  15. Carol L. Adams, PhD Appointed New CEO of DuSable Museum

    Friday Nov 6 | Market Wire

    ... necessary to support, conserve and augment the DuSable Museum's remarkable collections." Educated at Fisk University, Dr. Adams matriculated at Boston University, the University of Chicago, and The Union Graduate School. She has also had additional ...

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    Related Topix: African-American, Chicago, IL, Education Etc., Northeastern Illinois University

  16. Two books detail South Bend's black historyRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 4 | South Bend Tribune

    ... group," he wrote. Move to South Bend Gordon was born in 1893 into a Tennessee farm family. He attended Fisk University, working his way through school. After earning a bachelor's degree, he went on to study divinity at Yale University, served in the ...

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    Related Topix: South Bend, IN, Mishawaka, IN, Indiana University South Bend, Yale University

  17. Public Housing in the North End was once relief from slums

    Tuesday Nov 3 | Enclave

    ... have heard told, Cab Hollow was the former name for Salemtown]. The other, for blacks, was built adjacent to Fisk University. The city named it Andrew Jackson Courts. With public housing projects now synonymous with high crime, broken families, and ...

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    Related Topix: Tennessee

  18. Eddie George firm wins North Nashville design bidRead the original story

    Oct 29, 2009 | WATE-TV Knoxville

    ... economic development to North Nashville by reducing the impact Interstate 40 has on the neighborhood where Fisk University and Tennessee State University are located. The first phase of the Gateway to Heritage project will be funded by a grant from ...

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    Related Topix: Tennessee, Tennessee State University

  19. Eddie George Firm Wins Jefferson Street Design BidRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 29, 2009 | WTVF Nashville

    ... economic development to North Nashville by reducing the impact Interstate 40 has on the neighborhood where Fisk University and Tennessee State University are located. The first phase of the Gateway to Heritage project will be funded by a grant from ...

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    Related Topix: Nashville, TN, Tennessee State University

  20. Metro plans redesign of Jefferson Street

    Oct 26, 2009 | Nashville Business Journal

    ... glory by encouraging the development of businesses and entertainment venues. Jefferson Street is close to Fisk University , Meharry Medical College and Tennessee State University , all historically black institutions, and students have said they ...

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    Related Topix: Tennessee State University