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The I Have a Dream Foundation’s mission is to motivate and empower children, referred to as “Dreamers,� from low-income communities to reach their education and career goals by providing a long-term program, 12-15 years, of mentoring, tutoring and enrichment as well as tuition assistance for higher education

As a result, Samori regarded economic imperialist wars as unjust wars but was very supportive of conflicts where impoverished Black people, and other peoples of color, were willing to defend themselves against far more military advanced personnel forces and seemingly endless amounts of sophisticated weaponry and synchronized communications systems. But he always believed, and even knew, that in spite of these overwhelming odds, the oppressed people were destined to win. And he tried to do his part to guarantee the victory

Charter Day commemorates the signing of the University’s charter, which was enacted by Congress and subsequently approved by President Andrew Johnson on March 2, 1867. During the 82nd Annual Charter Day Gala at the Hilton Washington and Towers Hotel on Saturday, March 4, the University honored Potomac Electric Power Company with the 2006 Corporate Award.

I believe that after 30 years of hip-hop as a nation we should have the sophistication to accept that their are distinctions between the corporate manifestation of hip-hop, sold as a commodity and package with sensational race, sex and violent imagery, and the hip-hop culture that kids are living everyday at a local level, which often doesn’t dabble in that terrain.

The program uses problem-based, experiential learning, and strong leadership training to prepare educators to serve as productive school leaders transforming the City’s schools into environments where all students can succeed.

“How can you be a well-educated person and not know about religion?� asks Thomas Weede, director of admissions.

Twenty-year-old self-made millionaire and businessman, Farrah Gray addressed the scholars at the graduation about how to become rich from the inside out. He encouraged the students to give back to their community and spoke of his extraordinary journey from a six-year old carrying homemade business cards in his "briefcase" (a plastic lunch box) to where he is today.

Research has consistently shown that smaller class size significantly increases the amount of learning that takes place, reduces disciplinary problems, and improves teacher productivity. Smaller classes particularly benefit students from low-income backgrounds. Our schools not only suffer from the highest average class sizes in the state; they are flagrantly under funded.

More than $26 million in research grants—including $12.5 million from the National Science Foundation to train public school teachers in the critical areas of mathematics and sciences–have been awarded to CUNY faculty, Chancellor Matthew Goldstein announced.