There are ALOT of blogs out there giving away books these days. Random Contests does a pretty good job of pulling them all together. They have even featured the contest at one of my favs, ColorOnline. Through it, I’ve been introduced to GreenBeenTeenQueen, a blog by an energetic teen librarian who was recently nominated for… Read More And the winner is…YOU!

The deadline has been extended until April 1, 2009 Please pass this on to both college and high school seniors— We recruit minority rising high school seniors and rising college freshman to work in PAID internships at a media companies throughout the United States. This is our 20th year of helping students build resumes and… Read More INTERNSHIPS – CBS TELEVISION

Back when I was teaching Social Studies, I used to use holidays such as St. Patricks Day to teach students how much history different ethnic groups in the US share. I used to have articles that informed students on the reason why so many Blacks have Irish surnames, how Irish were discriminated against and called… Read More Diverse Irish History

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of Media Affairs For Immediate Release February 26, 2009 President Obama Launches White House Internship Program President Obama today launched the White House Internship Program for his administration and announced that applications are currently being accepted for the summer of 2009. Those selected to participate in the program will gain valuable… Read More White House Internship Program

This afternoon, I received an email via the BCALA listserv announce a “free” MBA (Sorry, I’m an Econ major. Nothing is free!)  I researched to verify the validity of this offer and found a great deal of information on Afrodite’s Adventure in Nappy Hair.  So go, get the information on this “free” MBA from Wake… Read More FREE MBA