Word: beckham
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...economics is only part of the story. For many African Americans, black colleges promise a level of academic and social support that mostly white campuses cannot match. "Psychologically, a black student is going to feel better about himself at a black college," says Barry Beckham, editor of The Black Student's Guide to Colleges. At schools such as Dillard, Fisk, Morehouse and Howard, black students say they feel a surge of self-esteem directly traceable to the experience of being the majority race on campus...
...fast. The eggs aside, Nunn breezed through Perry High, Georgia Tech and Emory University law school. He was an Eagle Scout and a star forward who led Perry's high school basketball team to the 1956 state championship. "We were behind by 5 points at the half," recalls Ed Beckham, a Perry oil distributor. "Our coach was one of the winningest in the nation, but it was Sam who gave us the half-time pep talk...
...decision to delay pre-registration was made, according to Registrar Michael Young, sometime in the late summer or early fall by the Dean of the College. Edgar Beckham, Young and other administration, after three alternative schedules were drawn up. "I didn't want to be involved in a hasty thing," he said...
...keep pre-registration from another semester's delay-a team of administrations and computer specialists will most once a month, according to Beckham, to "check designs and see if we're meeting our checkpaints." He stressed that the monthly meeting would aid on-time completion of the system...
...case, a black city official has been indicted: Charles Beckham, 35, director of water and sewerage. A federal grand jury charged that Beckham, three businessmen and Darralyn Bowers, 40, a real estate agent and unofficial adviser to Young, conspired in a racketeering and bribery scheme to secure for Vista Disposal Co. a $5.6 million sludge-hauling contract from the city. According to the indictment, Bowers, who is black, and he businessmen, who are white, promised to pay Director Beckham $2,000 a month to land the lucrative contract. All pleaded not guilty to the charges last week...