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Japan high schooler excluded from grad ceremony for cornrow hairstyle

Kyodo 29 Mar 2023
A high school in western Japan refused to allow a student to formally attend his graduation ceremony for wearing his hair in cornrows, a popular African American hairstyle, local educational authorities said Tuesday ... File photo shows a graduation ceremony at a high school in northeastern Japan in March 2023.
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Kyodo News Digest: March 29, 2023

Kyodo 29 Mar 2023
Asada announced the same day the rink will open in fall of 2024. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo ... ---------- ... sources ... ----------. U.S ... ---------- ... KOBE - A high school in western Japan refused to allow a student to formally attend his graduation ceremony for wearing his hair in cornrows, a popular African American hairstyle, local educational authorities said Tuesday.
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Dr. McPherson Coaching Launches New Services to Support BIPOC Student Success at PWIs

Victoria Advocate 28 Mar 2023
McPherson Coaching, LLC is an education firm committed to increasing the graduation of college students, including low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities ... Ezella McPherson is a first-generation college graduate and a college student retention expert ... Supporting and Graduating African American Girls and Women in STEM�(ISBN.
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Gregory King '89, First Manzilla Diversity Intern, Named 14th President of the University of Mount Union

Longview News-Journal 28 Mar 2023
This program was established in honor of Wayne Manzilla, who graduated from Mount Union in 1888 as the first African American to earn a degree from the institution, and seeks to diversify the staff at the University by employing recent minority graduates and helping them to complete advanced degrees and assume full-time positions at the University.
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Nathan Chavin, Jewish ad exec who wrote country western hit, dies at 78

The Jerusalem Post 28 Mar 2023
ELIPONGO/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS) ... Friedman proudly recalled that during their time as members the fraternity they tried to admit African-American students, an effort that was ultimately thwarted. Chavin and Friedman graduated in 1966. Chavin moved to California where he earned a graduate degree in creative writing at San Francisco State College ... .
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Ten ‘Amazing Women of Cleveland Heights’ honored in fete at Community Center

Cleveland 28 Mar 2023
-- Before becoming the first African-American woman to run on a major party’s ticket for lieutenant governor last year, Cuyahoga County Council Vice President Cheryl Stephens worked as a city employee, then served as a Cleveland Heights City Council member.
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Chinese proficiency boosts Ghanaian graduates' employability in job market

People Daily 27 Mar 2023
In a two-day job fair that started Friday and was hosted by the Confucious Institute at the University of Cape Coast, one of the top universities in Ghana, the young graduates who majored in Chinese have been sought after by many Chinese firms operating in the West African country.
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Nathan Chavin, Jewish ad exec who wrote a raunchy country western hit, dies at 78

Cleveland Jewish News 27 Mar 2023
He was 78 ... Friedman proudly recalled that during their time as members the fraternity they tried to admit African-American students, an effort that was ultimately thwarted. Chavin and Friedman graduated in 1966. Chavin moved to California where he earned a graduate degree in creative writing at San Francisco State College ... And he could write poetry ... --.
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Yale student wants street named after Eli Whitney renamed

Fox31 Denver 26 Mar 2023
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) -- A Yale University business student is proposing renaming Whitney Avenue in New Haven, Connecticut ... (Getty Images) ... "Things won't change unless someone speaks up.". Instead of Whitney Avenue, Lucas is suggesting the street be named after Edward Bouchet, the first African American student to graduate with a doctorate from Yale.
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Things to do for March 25, 2023

The Sharon Herald 25 Mar 2023
During the luncheon, the club will also present scholar recognition awards to African American students who graduated from high schools in Mercer County and Brookfield, primarily in the year prior to the program. The club will award $1,500 scholarships to African American graduating seniors from area high schools.
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Historical photos show beauty, evolution of University of Michigan Law Quad

Michigan Live 25 Mar 2023
William W ... An aerial view of the UM Law Quad in the 1930s ... Former U.S ... In 1944, Jane Cleo Marshall became the first African American woman to graduate from the school. She would later become the first African American woman to pass the Maryland bar exam ... About 97% of graduating students pass their respective state’s bar exam, according to Public Legal.
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Owner of J's Jungle says there's more to the shop than exotic pets

HJ News 25 Mar 2023
Growing up, Jon Goalen was always surrounded by exotic animals ... His passion for these unique animals followed him to college, where he and some of his buddies bred African cichlids — a type of tropical fish. When Goalen graduated, he and his wife Ruth were always on the lookout for a good exotic pet store ... “And to help people out.” ... It’s very fun ... ....
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The Harvard Government Department’s African Apathy

The Harvard Crimson 21 Mar 2023
The course’s continent-wide scope means that graduating students might not be able to call themselves experts on African affairs, but they could probably hold their own in a 30-second conversation on the Lord’s Resistance Army, a step or three beyond most Americans.
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Women History Month Quiz

The Philadelphia Tribune 21 Mar 2023
Who was the first African American women to win three gold medals in track and field in the 1960 Olympics for the 100 meters, 200 meters and the 400-meter relay? ... Who was the first African American woman lawyer in the United States and graduated from Howard University School of Law in 1872?.
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Africa no easy pawn in New Cold War

Asiatimes 21 Mar 2023
These should help African leaders decide areas of comparative advantage for them, in dealing with the two major powers ... Graduates enrich African universities and, interacting with graduates of US institutions of higher education, represent potential channels to explore options for three-way, useful collaboration in their fields of applied research.

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This photo made from video provided by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, shows a Yars missile launcher of the Russian armed forces being driven in an undisclosed location in Russia.
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