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MARK WILLIAMS ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR GEORGIA STATE SENATE Mark A. Williams has qualified and announced his candidacy for Georgia State Senate District 55.

With more than 27-years of experience in higher education and a history of advancing academics and research in institutes of higher education, Bowie State's incoming Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Weldon Jackson seems more than qualified for the job.

The Morehouse School of Medicine is creating what is being called the first endowed chair on sexuality and religion at a U.S. medical school.

Journal Photo by Bruce Chapman: The Rev. Dr. Jerry Drayton of New Bethel Baptist Church in Winston-Salem NC will be retiring after 60 years of service at the church.

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Synopsis: The HSBC conference opened on Tuesday with workshops and book signings.

Weldon Jackson, Ph.D. has been selected as the new Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Bowie State University and will begin serving in that capacity on July 8, 2012.

Morehouse College , an all-male institution and one of America's oldest historically black colleges, awarded Zimbabwean telecom tycoon Strive Masiyiwa an honorary doctorate in recognition for his philanthropic and humanitarian work across the African continent.

Moses Brown, a retired executive with Reed Elsevier and an Alpharetta resident, has been named vice chairman of the North Fulton Community Improvement District .

Ms. Carol Brayboy and Ms. Tanya Singleton are pleased to announce the union of their children, Addis Niambe Parris and Edward Christiaan Summerhill, on Saturday, July 7, 2012.

Minister Jonathan P. Walton poses with his wife, Cecily Cline, and children, Elijah Mays and Zora Neale, for a photo.

I was one of them back on May 17, 2009. It's easy to remember that date because well it was a long time in coming and this was not something to be taken for granted.

Oprah Winfrey delivers the commencement address to the Spelman College 2012 graduation class at the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park on Sunday.

Not Trevor Queen, an Annapolis High School senior who is about to cash in on aA sponsorshipA worth $1 million from the Gates Foundation, meaning he'll get up to that amount to cover his higher education.

You know it's summer when the South Cobb Arts Alliance kicks off its annual Candlelite Summer Concert Series at the Barnes Amphitheatre.

An Annapolis High School student is being awarded for his accomplishments in a big way.

Visiting professor Terry Mills talks to his University of Colorado class Wednesday, day three of the intensive three-week Maymester term.

James Schell, author of We Call Our Daddy "Mister" , will be at Southern Crossing, 813 South Railroad Avenue in Downtown Opelika, on Thursday, May 24, 2012 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. signing the 2nd Edition of his book.

Growing up in the Los Angeles area, James White had a stable home, he said: two loving parents, two younger sisters and a younger brother, all of whom would go on to college.

Good afternoon and thank you Ryan, for that very kind introduction. Dr. Coles, thank you for having me here.