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southern*sunshine

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Just trying to survive on the mean streets of D.C.

Maybe Gasolina was about Off-Shore Drilling...

Posted by southern*sunshine09/02/2008 11:11 PM

From the man whose campaign ad mocked Obama for being a "celebrity", Senator John McCain was seen with an unusual one himself in late August.

On Monday morning, August 25th, McCain and popular Latin reggae-ton star Daddy Yankee had a private meeting that was closed to the public. He appeared with the star at Central High School in downtown P...

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Lift Every Voice...

Posted by southern*sunshine09/02/2008 10:18 PM

The Howard Gospel Choir, or HGC, is a historic group known campus-wide to deliver moving and uplifting songs of praise. Founded in 1968, the choir was the first college choir of its kind in the nation, and this week, they are holding their fall 2008 auditions.

Auditions will be held Wednesday, September 3rd and Thursday, September 4th from 6:3...

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Black in America?

southern*sunshine says,

Actually, Anonymous comment #2, i agree with you wholeheartedly. I am concerned with Americans struggling as a whole, regardless of race or sex. In writing this piece, I was commenting on the show that i had just viewed and wanted to see viewers thoughts. As you can tell from what I wrote, I feel i took a pretty neutral stance on the documentary- telling mostly facts or observations from what people around me felt. The only reason there is a "social site" for Blacks is that CNN wanted to have a space for PEOPLE to come give their feedback on the documentary series they produced. All hell would not break lose if a "white site" was created. Don't believe me?....just visit http://www.stormfront.com/org or http://www.whitenationalist.org The only reason I am responding is this. You are right. But even though I understand where you are coming from, I hope you can also understand where I am coming from. I am from Alabama. Growing up, the education, health & economic gap between whites and blacks was ALWAYS evident. If blacks and whites existed on a level playing field, I could agree with you completely, but that is not the truth. Services, such as the college funds you mentioned, were created to help support and boost our community. To get more blacks in better places. Ultimately, I want to become a social worker. Not a black social worker, but a social worker- to protect and help ALL races. I apologize for your job interview experience and i commend you for your secondary education endeavors, but I truly feel CNN's 2-night investigative documentary was 2 nights of history that is rarely seen by some. Posted 07/26/2008 1:29 PM

Black in America?

Posted by southern*sunshine07/24/2008 02:12 AM

If Howard students recall, late this past spring semester-when the weather just reached that point where you could chill on the yard for hours comfortably- the sun was out and so were throngs of students soaking up the much-needed sun. There was also a big black van on campus...a CNN Black in America van, visiting HBCUs and spreading the word ab...

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Howard Produces Olympians

Posted by southern*sunshine07/21/2008 9:35 PM

Howard University alumnus David Oliver earned a place in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games after winning the 100m hurdles in the US Olympic Trials. Hailing from Denver, Colorado, the former Bison received the best mark of the quarterfinals at 13.07 seconds.

While at HU, Oliver won four MEAC championships in 110m hurdles, and holds three of the ...

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Just another Reason to Hate Summer Classes...

Posted by southern*sunshine06/09/2008 1:11 PM

Not only do summer courses drain energy and spirits, they are hazardous to your health. I'm from the south...the bottom of the map- good ole Sweet Home Alabama (p.s. hate that song)...so why did I come "home" to DC to a stifling 98 degrees?!?! It was a comfortable 89 degrees down south. A better question however is....if it is 98 degrees, but Th...

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The Blacker the Berry, the Sweeter the Juice...

Posted by southern*sunshine05/24/2008 12:19 PM

Pendarvis Harshaw, HU sophmore Telecommunications Management major, is at it again- making moves and capturing it on film.

Launched in 2005, the Campaign for Black Men and Boys not only researches the struggles and disadvantages that African American males face, but exposes the positive Black men serving as outstanding models for future generat

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Hello Mr. President...

Posted by southern*sunshine05/21/2008 5:22 PM

Some of my HU colleagues may say 'Good Riddance!', but I am simply going to say goodbye to our former President, H. Patrick Swygert, who has led our institution since 1995.

Amidst rumors that he was peddling money from HU, faculty leaders called for Swygert's resignation saying the university was "in a state of crisis". Faculty also criticized ...

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Curiously Racist

Posted by southern*sunshine05/21/2008 4:20 PM

From inexperienced to Anti-American, there are many words opposers have used to describe Barack Obama. Now, critics have a new name: George.

That is how the Senator is portrayed in some recently produced shirts depicting the cartoon character Curious George happily eating a banana with the words Obama '08 written beneath the picture.

Mike Norm

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HU Student Named MEAC Woman of the Year

Posted by southern*sunshine08/26/2007 4:14 PM

Courtney Smiley, a Howard Lady Bison, was awarded the prestigious 2007 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Woman of the Year Award presented by the conference Senior Woman Administrators on July 26. Representing the conference at the NCAA Woman of the Year Luncheon in September, the award not only honors students athletic prowess, but a...

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