‘Education’ Archives
Dr. Robert M. Franklin to Transition as President of Morehouse College [UPDATED]
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By: Charles Mombo After an accomplished five-year term as president of Morehouse College, Robert M. Franklin ’75 has decided to step down at the end of his term at the close of the 2012 academic year on June 30. A media person from Morehouse College has contacted this [Read More]
Morehouse College President Reverend Dr. Robert M. Franklin asked to Resign
Morehouse College President Rev. Dr. Robert M. Franklin and wife Dr. Cheryl Franklin The Reverend Dr. Robert M. Franklin, the tenth president of Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA., was asked to resign by Morehouse College Board of Trustees. Franklin is the tenth president of [Read More]
Joe Paterno former Penn State coach died at 85
Joe Paterno former Penn State coach died at 85 Penn State former coach Joe Paterno affectionately known as Joepa has died. Paterno who has won more major college football games and was fired from the university amid a child sex abuse scandal was 85-year-old. SeeMombo.com [Read More]
Robert Griffin III, Baylor University Quarterback Wins 2011 Heisman Trophy
Robert Griffin III, Baylor University Quarterback wins 2011 Heisman Trophy. Chocolate City congratulates Robert Griffin III, Baylor University's Quarterback for winning the 2011 Heisman Trophy. Griffin, a junior and the first Baylor player to receive the honor for the [Read More]
Forget the sexually molested Boys – Penn State coach Joe Paterno’s legacy is more important.
By: Charles S. Mombo Penn State fired coach Joe Paterno has not been charged with any wrong-doing and some are saying he met his legal obligation by reporting the 2002 alleged child abuse case to Athletic Director, Tim Curley who has since been charged with perjury and for [Read More]
President Obama’s Pay As You Earn plan expected to help Americans manage student loan debt
President Barack Obama waves to the crowd after arriving at the University of Colorado Denver campus, in Denver, Colo., Oct. 26, 2011. The President delivered remarks on the steps the Administration is taking to increase college affordability by making it easier to manage [Read More]
Hazing charges dropped against U-Md. Zeta Phi Beta soror Tymesha Pendleton
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. was founded on January 16, 1920. Zeta began as an idea conceived by five coeds at Howard University in Washington D.C.: Arizona Cleaver, Myrtle Tyler, Viola Tyler, Fannie Pettie and Pearl Neal. Hazing charges against 26-year-old, University Of [Read More]
Chancellor of the City Colleges of Chicago forced vacation 5 presidents
By Charles Mombo Chancellor Cheryl Hyman of City Colleges of Chicago The Chancellor of the City Colleges of Chicago (CCC), Cheryl Hyman has replaced five of CCC’s seven presidents. According to Hyman, “The City College’s board launched the search for new [Read More]
BYU asked Jimmer Fredette to take classes online
Jimmer Fredette, a BYU senior, is the recipient of the John R. Wooden Trophy which is presented to the outstanding college basketball player in the country. Jimmer Fredette, guard of the Brigham Young University (BYU) Cougars was asked to take his classes online because his [Read More]
Hales Franciscan of Chicago Wins IHSA Class 2A Championship
Hales Franciscan of Chicago Wins IHSA Class 2A Championship - Photo Credit: Lawrence NallsOn Saturday in Peoria, Hales Franciscan High School of Chicago won the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 2A Championship by defeating the Red Devils from Murphysboro High [Read More]
BYU Brandon Davies suspended for having sex with girlfriend
BYU (Brigham Young University) center, Brandon Davies was suspended from the Cougars’ basketball team for the remainder of the season for having premarital sex with his girlfriend. According to The Salt Lake Tribune, Brigham Young University (BYU) center, Brandon Davies [Read More]
Is Arizona unfairly targeting Mexican-American cultural programs
Pedagogy of the Oppressed is the most widely known of educator Paulo Freire's works.According to Tom Horne, Arizona’s newly elected attorney general, he does not think that Arizona is unfairly targeting Mexican-American programs. Horne said, “It’s [Read More]
Auburn U doctoral candidate needs African-American males for survey
To possible participant: My name is Jennifer Moore, and I am a doctoral student at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. I am attempting to complete my dissertation, and I need African-American males to answer the surveys provided at the link below. For your participation, [Read More]
Auburn’s quarterback Cam Newton wins Heisman Trophy hands down
ChocolateCity.cc congratulates Auburn University football quarterback Cam Newton on winning the Davey O’Brien Award as the nation’s best quarterback and for his selection as the possible Heisman Trophy winner.ChocolateCity.cc congratulates Auburn University football [Read More]
CCA releases report on the use of criminal records in college admissions
The Center for Community Alternatives Releases New Report About Trends in Use of Criminal Background Checks by College Admissions Offices; Says It’s a Civil Rights Issue. The Center for Community Alternatives (CCA) today released a report about the results of its [Read More]
The White House Summit on Community Colleges
With more than 250,000 students annually at nine colleges, spread throughout 36 cities in the greater Los Angeles area, the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) is the largest community college system in the United States. Today, October 5, 2010, the White House [Read More]
Malcolm X College Presents Karnak Wellness Institute lecture series
Malcolm X College located at 1900 W. Van Buren Street/ 1900 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Illinois 60612.Chicago's Malcolm X College/ Karnak Wellness Institutes announces its Free Fall 2010 lecture series . All lectures will be held at the Malcolm X College located at 1900 [Read More]
College students like and dislike about their school
Students are the lifeline of Chocolate City website and we are very grateful for that.Students are the lifeline of Chocolate City's website and we are very grateful for that. Because of you; we are seeing an increase in traffic from universities campuses around the [Read More]
City Colleges of Chicago needs a paradigm shift from good to great
By: Charles S. Mombo, MSMIS, MBA Chicago Mayor Richard DaleyIn his book, The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness, Stephen Covey stated, “If you want to make minor, incremental changes and improvement, work on practices, behavior or attitude. But if you want to [Read More]
NBA player Lorenzen Wright Family Filed Missing Person Report
The family of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright has reported him missingThe family of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright has reported him missing after disappearing last Sunday. Wright was reportedly last seen in the Memphis area before he was to board a flight out of town. [Read More]
NBA Shawne Williams charged with driving on a suspended license
Memphis police is reporting that former NBA player Shawne Williams and Kareem Cooper, a former University of Memphis teammate, were arrested Friday. According to police report, Williams was pulled over because he was not wearing a seat belt while driving his Dodge Charger. [Read More]
Chicago Malcolm X College Offers WordPress Workshop
Malcolm X College Image source: Malcolm X CollegeUnder the leadership of Malcolm X College’s President Ghingo Brooks, the institution continues to commit itself to preparing students and the community for job readiness and training small businesses in preparing [Read More]
Texas Board of Education Mis-Education on Slavery
Texas Board of Education Mis-Education of Slavery From every indication it appears that Texas' State Board of Education (SBOE) is about to play partisan politics by rewriting history and textbooks. Texas' SBOE, is an elected 15 member board. The Commissioner [Read More]
Arizona Bans African American and Chicana/o Studies
The Torch of Quetzalcoatl by Leo Tanguma`On Tuesday, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed bill HB2281 that bans all ethnic studies in Arizona's public schools. HB2281 takes effect on Dec. 31, 2010. The bans will prevent the teaching of African American, Native [Read More]
Katie Washington Notre Dame’s First African American Valedictorian
Katie Washington Notre Dame’s First African American Valedictorian After the healthcare legislation was passed, Vice President Joe Biden was heard telling President Obama, "Mr. President, This Is a Big Fucking Deal." We at Chocolate City congratulate and [Read More]
President Obama Repealed Bush’s Title IX Policy
By: Charles S. Mombo Malcolm X College Lady Hawks Photo Source:malcolmx.ccc.eduOn Tuesday, President Obama repealed George Bush's policy that required colleges and universities to rely on an e-mail survey as a scale for measuring women's interest in sports. Title [Read More]
Chicago’s Malcolm X College Established Karnak Wellness Institute
By Charles S. Mombo Malcolm X College President Ghingo BrooksA wind of change is blowing across Malcolm X College in Chicago. Under the dynamic leadership of Malcolm X College President Ghingo Brooks (pronounced Gino), The Karnak Wellness Institute was recently established. [Read More]
Chicago Urban Prep Story Defies Conceptual Entrapment
By Charles S. Mombo Chicago Urban Prep Story Defies Conceptual Entrapment the entire senior class is college bound.In his book, Black Demons: Mass Media's Depiction of the African American Male Criminal Stereotype, Dennis Rome, a sociologist and associate professor in [Read More]
The Real Victims of Kansas City Massive Schools Closing
By: Charles S. Mombo Students from F. L. Schlagle High School at the annual Kansas Public Schools Marching Band FestivalDespite the anger and frustration expressed by parents, students and teachers; Kansas City’s school board has decided to go ahead and close 29 of [Read More]
Indicted Illinois Governor Blagojevich Speaks on Ethics in Politics
Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.According to The Daily Northwestern newspaper, former Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich will speak at the university at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 2. The event is titled “Ethics in Politics: An evening with Former Governor Rod [Read More]
Crook County Chicago Illinois?
By Charles S. Mombo Seal of Cook County IllinoisOne of Cook County's most not-too-famous son, Al Capone, was onces quoted as saying, "A crook is a crook, and there's something healthy about his frankness in the matter. But any guy who pretends he is [Read More]
African American and Blacks Unemployment Rate Still High
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics www.MinorityITJobs.com - A minority and female information technology jobs siteThe unemployment rate fell from 10.0 to 9.7 percent in January, and nonfarm payroll employment was essentially unchanged (-20,000), the U.S. Bureau of [Read More]
An Interview With T’Keyah Crystal Keymáh
By Charles S. Mombo T'Keyah Crystal Kemyah, Author of Natural Woman / Natural HairRaised on the South Side of Chicago by her grandparents and great grandmother, T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh (pronounced Ta-Kee-ah Kristle Kee-Mah), is her name personified: a prism of [Read More]
The Impact of Tiger Woods Endorsement on Consumers
By Charles S. Mombo Tiger Woods in a Gillette AdMarital infidelity will always lead to a loss-loss situation. Victor Stango and Christopher Knittel, two University of California, Davis, professors recently found from research that losses to businesses and shareholders due [Read More]
Mark Ingram Wins University of Alabama First Heisman
Photo Source: Pool photo by Kelly Kline Congratulations to Mark Ingram and the University of Alabama family for winning the 75th Heisman Memorial Trophy. Ingram was selected on December 12, 2009. The sophomore running back of the Crimson Tide was selected as the Most [Read More]
Heather Ellis and the Bizarre Walmart Incident
By Charles S. Mombo Heather Ellis and Family Photos Credit: Corey NolesCNN News reported last night that Heather Ellis, a 24 year-old African American Xavier University graduate could face fifteen years behind bars for assaulting police officers and resisting arrest after [Read More]
Birthday Sex for Chicago Public School?
Chicago born rapper, Jeremih Felton The Chicago born rapper, Jeremih Felton, popularly know for his erotic song, “Birthday Sex” has agreed to use “Twitter” to encourage about 70,000 of his Chicago Public Schools (CPS) followers to get back to Sept. [Read More]
Naomi Sims, the super supermodel is dead at 61
Naomi Sims on an August 1973 Cosmopolitan MagazineMs. Sims was born on March 30, 1948, in Oxford, Miss., the third of three daughters of John and Elizabeth Sims. Her father was a porter. Her parents divorced shortly after she was born, and all she knew of her father, [Read More]
President Obama invites Gates and Crowley for beer
President Obama invites Gates and Crowley to White House for beerHad I known President Barack Obama personally, I would have call him yesterday and suggested that he invite Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Sgt. James Crowley to the White House to discuss the arrest issue that [Read More]
Obama – I will get shot if I try to break into white house
Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. - Included on Time's "25 Most Influential Americans" list President Barack Obama said “if I were to break into the White House, I will get shot.” The president was responding to a question by Sun-Times Washington Bureau [Read More]
Is abortion the issue or hidden racism
Abortion ProtesterSince its founding in 1842 by Holy Cross priest Father Edward F. Sorin, the University of Notre Dame have held several commencements starting from 1845. On June 5, 1960, President Dwight Eisenhower delivered the University’s first presidential [Read More]
Archbishop Hughes, do you think Donna Brazile Cares?
Donna BrazileAccording to the Xavier University of Louisiana website, Donna Brazile, a Democratic political strategist, will be the keynote speaker during the university’s 82nd. annual commencement scheduled to be held on Saturday, May 9, at 10:00 a.m. in the [Read More]
Obama Can Do Without ASU Worthless Honorary Degree
President Barack Obama, America’s first African-American president, is scheduled to deliver the commencement address at Arizona State University (ASU) on May 13. It is customary that an honorary degree be awarded to the commencement speaker as Arizona State University [Read More]
Obama: Washington Needs Some Chicago Winter Toughness
A couple checks out reflections on the underside of the 110-ton stainless steel Anish Kapoor sculpture called “Cloud Gate” and nicknamed “The Bean” at Millennium Park on Thursday in Chicago. Nam Y. Huh / APSpeaking to the fact that most schools in [Read More]
Chicago School bans visiting fans from sport events
The Public League of the Chicago Public School (CPS) announced that it is taking striking and necessary actions by banning fans of visiting teams from attending sports events. This dramatic measure is to curb a rash of violence that has erupted at CPS basketball games. [Read More]
Hard Work U – A FREE Alternative to skyrocketing tuition
by: Charles Mombo C of O - Williams Memorial ChapelWith overwhelming problems and consensus to overhaul our ramshackle economic system from every direction, comes skyrocketing tuition, cuts to aids programs and massive student loan debt. The need for more financial aid [Read More]
Chris Gardner Speaks at Hales’ Speaker Series
Chris Gardner - Photo Credit: Lawrence Nalls, Forty Photography CHICAGO, Illinois – As Hales Franciscan High School enters its 46th year of service in pursuit of excellence to ‘In Virum Perfectum’ (“Unto Perfect Manhood”), it emerges with [Read More]
Bethune-Cookman University Students March to Early Vote
Bethune-Cookman University,On Monday October, 27 Bethune Cookman University, located in Daytona Beach, Florida bussed most of the 1,000 students from Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) to cast early ballots for the first time in their lives, the remaining students marched [Read More]
Call Me MISTER – Increasing African American teachers
Dr. Kujufu at a Call me MISTER event Call Me MISTER (acronym for Mentors Instructing Students Toward Effective Role Models) National Initiative is to increase the pool of available teachers from a broader more diverse background particularly among the State’s lowest [Read More]
McCain and the Keating Five, guilty by association
By: Charles Mombo For: http://www.chocolatecity.cc/blog The nerve and audicity of Sen. John McCain and his dumb vice presidential candidate to launched an all out swift boat-style attacks against Barack instead of addressing the country’s real problems. The fact is [Read More]
Wellesley College tracks 2010 graduates for success
Professor of sociology Lee CubaSuccess, it is said, leaves footprints in the sand that you can follow. If you can’t follow the footprints you may be on the wrong beach. Wellesley College’s sociologist Lee Cuba seems to subscribe to this principle. A member of [Read More]
An apparent racist culture at the U.S. State Department
Condoleezza RiceAlthough the United States State Department is headed by an African American or Black woman, Condoleezza Rice, it appears that the department perfers hiring only White employees. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Monday that there are too few [Read More]
Randy Pausch: The Last Lecture, a genius and a force of nature
Jai and Randy Pausch, and their children Logan, front left, Dylan and Chloe. Dr. Randy Pausch (Oct. 23, 1960 – July 25, 2008), a Carnegie Mellon University computer-science and human-computer interaction and design professor best known for his inspiring "Last [Read More]
