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NRCS Black Emphasis Program
Bennie Clark, Program Manager
Black Emphasis Program Mission Statement:
To provide focus on issues of employment, promotion, training, retention and
career enhancement affecting Black employees and applicants in NRCS in Indiana.
Each year USDA provides 34 full 4-year scholarships to students attending
any of the 17 historically Black 1890 Institutions. The Scholars Program is
open to students completing their senior year of high school and who score a
minimum of 1000 on the SAT or 21 or higher on the ACT. Selected students must
maintain a 3.0 GPA or better and major in a agricultural related fields, food
or natural sciences, or other allied disciplines. Deadline for applications is
January 15 of each year. This is a student employment program with
non-competitive conversion eligibility.
For more information about this program contact Bennie Clark, Jr., Black
Emphasis Program Manager for NRCS in Indiana or go to:
http://www.ascr.usda.gov/faq/faq1890_cr.html
The following documents require
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Black Emphasis Program 2008
Newsletter Volume 1 (PDF; 795 KB)
Black Emphasis Program 2009 Newsletter Volume
1 (PDF; 477 KB)
Black Emphasis
Program 2009 Newsletter Volume 2 (PDF; 1262 KB)
2009 Black History Month Theme:
"The Quest for Black Citizenship in the Americas"
A century ago, an interracial group of Americans joined together
and formed the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP). Two generations after emanicipation...more at
http://www.asalh.org/2009NationalBlackHistoryTheme.html
Events
State Office Celebration: February 25, 2009
Presenting--"Hannah Toliver: Early Indiana Freedom Fighter"
The celebration included a drama that
re-enacted aspects of Hannah Toliver's life, an Indiana freedom fighter who
was imprisoned in 1864 for the crime of assisting others to freedom on the
Underground Railroad.
Indiana
USDA 2009
Black History Month Luncheon (Document requires
Acrobat Reader)
courtesy of Diamond Vidito, Indiana FSA
Indianapolis Black Expo: July 9-19, 2009
Juneteenth: June 19, 2009
Black History Links
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aointro.html
The African American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship
http://afgen.com/king.html
"I Have a Dream" (full text)
http://afgen.com/pioneer.html
African American Pioneers
http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory
Encyclopedia Britannica’s Guide to Black History
http://www.brightmoments.com/blackhistory/
The African American History Challenge
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/news/lifestyles/links/bhistory_crossword/
The Black History Month Crossword Puzzle
http://www.freedomcenter.org/
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhm1.html
An array of information on Black History
Organizations
National Urban League
Southern Christian Leadership
Conference
SNCC
Suggested Reading List of African American Women Authors
A list of links that will enlighten all on the contributions of
African Americans, particularly African American women.
Black History Month: Events to Remember
Resource
The following document requires
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Black Emphasis Program Brochure (PDF; 483 KB)
Complaints?,
Concerns? Issues? Email me!! Bennie Clark
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