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1,000 Scholarships to Minority Students

2013 Bill Gates Scholars Program Giving Away 1,000 Scholarships to Minority Students

Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- In recognition of Black History Month, Nationwide Insurance is encouraging consumers to get on line to share, build and capture important family history in celebration of the rich heritage and legacy of the African American family. In addition, consumers can visit Pandora.com to build a personalized music library and support the United Negro College Fund (UNCF).

Every year, the Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS) Program selects 1,000 talented minority students to receive a good-through-graduation scholarship to use at any college or university of their choice. The program provides scholars with personal and professional development through our leadership programs along with academic support throughout their college career.
Administered by the United Negro College Fund, the program was initially funded by a $1 billion grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Since 1999, it has funded the education of more than 16,000 students, awarding them more than $614 million dollars to pay for tuition, fees, books and housing.
The program aims to reduce financial barriers for African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian Pacific Islander American and Hispanic American students with high academic and leadership promise who have significant financial need; increase the representation of these target groups in the disciplines of computer science, education, engineering, library science, mathematics, public health and the sciences, where these groups are severely underrepresented; develop a diversified cadre of future leaders for America by facilitating successful completion of bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees; and provide seamless support from undergraduate through doctoral programs, for students selected as Gates Millennium Scholars entering target disciplines
The deadline for submission is January 16, 2013.

To apply for the 2013 Gates Millennium Scholars program, visit:
www.scholarshipsonline.org/
2012/08/the-gates-millennium-scholars-program.html
To find hundreds of other scholarship opportunities, visit:www.ScholarshipsOnline.org

Dr.Claude Anderson on Black Business Ignorance

On National Black Business Month we could do worse than to heed the words of Claude Anderson. He has long been advocating that Black Americans create and support our own businesses.

August 2012 is National Black Business Month!

Growing up in a small town in New Jersey in the 50s I remember my local grocer/butcher was a five minute walk away. It was owned by an African American navy veteran and his wife. As a teen, I even worked there for several years.  There was a small restaurant that was black owned and there were several tradespeople who had their own businesses, as well as a few truckers. The store and the restaurant were patronized by mainly local people from the Black neighborhood. The tradespeople and the truckers also had white clientele. As the years went by the owners of the restaurant and the grocery store retired and their businesses retired with them and nearby super markets and mini malls or strip malls took up the slack. In fact I remember we had to boycott the nearest supermarket before they decided to hire any Black employees. The tradespeople likewise retired and their businesses also retired with them. Along with these businesses the jobs that they provided were gone. There are still a few tradespeople and some people I know have unsucessfully tried to start up a business because they just couldn't seem to get the support of the community. As more time went by the malls, then the big box stores just seemed to take over. Leaving mainly barbers and hairdressers and a few independent truckers. I didn't experience life in the south but I understand the experience was a little different. I'd be glad to hear from you if you want to comment. 

  This post is about a couple who want to bring attention to the need for us Black folks to create and support local businesses in order to stimulate employment and maintain some of the wealth inside our communities.

Empowerment Experiment.

 One Family attempts to "Buy Black" for a year.

Support Black Business

Read this article on National Black Business Month 

Culture Matters Written by William Reed

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Check out THE ROOT'S LONDON 2012 BLACK-OLYMPIAN WATCH

The Root is condensing the results of the Black Olympians in the London 2012 Olympics they are not only highlighting medalists but also including info on some participants and their countries progress in the Olympic arena. (Click Here to Follow)