Archive | January 12, 2012

Fact-Checking Drake: Does Toronto Really Love Him?

January 12, 2012

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Fact-Checking Drake: Does Toronto Really Love Him? NPR The rapper Drake has, if you go by one of his song’s lyrics, a short list of interests. The first is money. The second is the city of Toronto. In the world of hip-hop, it’s not outlandish to identify the acquisition of wealth as a motivator, nor […]

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Graduation rates at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)

January 12, 2012

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Graduation Rates at HBCUs Graduation Rates of Black Students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities Ranked by highest graduation rate Top 10 in red Institution          Black Student Graduation Rate 2011 Spelman College (all women’s college) 79% Howard University 64% Morehouse College (all men’s college) 61% Hampton University 54% Claflin University 48% Tuskegee University 46% Albany State […]

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Transnet of South Africa to build $1.5 billion rail link through Swaziland

January 12, 2012

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Transnet of South Africa to build $1.5 billion rail link through Swaziland By Sikonathi Mantshantsha Bloomberg  Transnet SOC Ltd., the South African state-owned port and rail-freight operator, and Swaziland Rail agreed to build a line through the kingdom that will free up capacity to carry coal to Richards Bay. “The first train will run in […]

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