Student-athletes at Alcorn State University remain persistent in being dedicated to their academic progress.
The Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association recently named Alcorn the 2016-2017 recipient of the Academic Progre ...
Posted Tuesday, August 7th 2018 at 9:04PM
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FAMU Director of Bands Shelby Chipman, Ph.D., has announced the newest drum majors of the world-renowned Marching “100” Band. The roster includes some of FAMU’s most accomplished students, including one female musician that has made University and band history.
“On behalf of the FAMU band ...
Posted Tuesday, August 7th 2018 at 2:41PM
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Christopher Lockhart is as plugged into the “connected” world as any self-respecting millennial. But, he hasn’t forgotten his love of the outdoors since graduating from Hinds just a few years ago.
“Growing up, I was one of those kids playing outsi ...
Posted Tuesday, August 7th 2018 at 2:19PM
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The Alabama A&M University Alumni Association held a Summer Retreat on the AAMU campus June 22-23, 2018. (See RETREAT)
The two-day event began with a detailed look at the Standard Operating Procedures of the Association and included lunch w ...
Posted Tuesday, August 7th 2018 at 2:14PM
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Alabama State University and Tuskegee University put their football rivalry aside recently to lend support for an injured Tuskegee player.
Hill-Eley presented the Golden Tigers a $1,500 check for funds raised for injured Tuskegee linebacker Jabari ...
Posted Tuesday, August 7th 2018 at 2:12PM
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For Immediate Release From CNN!
Former President Barack Obama is the star of a new video released Wednesday to promote the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, an organization aimed at battling partisan redistricting that's chaired by ...
Posted Monday, August 6th 2018 at 6:01PM
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For Immediate Release From Levine-Oliver Publisher, Inc.!
THE OBAMA FOUNDATION NEWS:
Illinois Celebrates First Annual Barack Obama Day
BIDEN FOUNDATION NEWS:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BROTHER AND FRIEND, BARACK OBAMA
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Posted Saturday, August 4th 2018 at 6:04PM
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For Immediate Release From Sobriety 4 Women!
Got your attention? Good! It’s important to be aware of the warning signs of anorexia. This way, you can tell if a loved one has an eating disorder. The best way to identify these triggers, fears, and ...
Posted Saturday, August 4th 2018 at 4:11PM
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For Immediate Release From Maryland Developmental Disability Council!
The Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council, in partnership with the Parents' Place of Maryland, has developed this survey specifically looking at the transition of stud ...
Posted Saturday, August 4th 2018 at 2:12PM
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For Immediate Release From AOL!
The National Rifle Association is reportedly falling on hard times.
According to a Rolling Stone article published on Friday, the organization claims it may soon “be unable to exist” due to an ongoing legal bat ...
Posted Saturday, August 4th 2018 at 10:55AM
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For Immediate Release From AOL!
A U.S. District Court judge in the District of Columbia ruled Friday that the Obama-era program offering temporary protected status to a cohort of immigrants brought here illegally as children must remain in place d ...
Posted Saturday, August 4th 2018 at 8:36AM
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Kentucky School District Awarded More Than $138,000 for Recovery Efforts Following School Shooting
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced today that Marshall County School District (MCSD) in Kentucky has been awarded a Project School ...
Posted Friday, August 3rd 2018 at 3:49PM
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For Immediate Release From Center for Disease Control and Prevention!
CDC Releases 2018 Model Aquatic Health Code
Government agencies and the aquatics sector can use the Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) to help reduce risk for outbreaks, drow ...
Posted Thursday, August 2nd 2018 at 5:30PM
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Alcorn State University is being recognized again as one of the nation's top historically black colleges and universities.
The University is ranked third on the Top 50 Value Colleges' Historically Black Colleges & Universities 2018 list. Alcorn is ...
Posted Thursday, August 2nd 2018 at 4:08PM
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Texas Southern University announces the selection of Dr. Peter Aghimien as the new dean of the Jesse H. Jones School of Business. Dr. Aghimien assumed his duties on July 16 to lead a cutting-edge, innovative program designed to provide students with ...
Posted Wednesday, August 1st 2018 at 3:50PM
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Rev. Robert & Jeannie Graetz bought Parks' letter at NYC auction for $9k, donating it to ASU Archives
A rare handwritten letter by civil rights icon Rosa Parks about how the Ku Klux Klan bombed a neighbor's home in 1957-Montgomery will shortly mov ...
Posted Wednesday, August 1st 2018 at 3:22PM
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BYSB Talent Agency opened it's doors in 2017 and is described as a boutique talent agency. A small company that offers highly specialized services or products to their clientele with big talent agency experience in their founders, Angela Brown, Chris ...
Posted Wednesday, August 1st 2018 at 11:22AM
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Good afternoon,
I am writing to invite you all to the 90th Annual National Technical Association Conference at Hampton University SEP 26, 2018 - SEP 28, 2018!
Student and Professional Technical Symposium sessions will be held on Thursday, Sep ...
Posted Tuesday, July 31st 2018 at 5:50PM
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For Immediate Release From Levine-Oliver Publisher, Inc.!
THE OBAMA FOUNDATION NEWS:
My Brothers’ Keeper With Terrence J.
BIDEN FOUNDATION NEWS:
Notes From The Road
ED TRUST NEWS
CONGRESSMAN JOHN SARBANES ...
Posted Monday, July 30th 2018 at 7:18PM
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For Immediate Release From Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh!
Soon people will be able to manufacture their own guns and gun parts with a 3D printer, and some gun control advocates are describing this a threat to the nation. CNN's Athena Jon ...
Posted Monday, July 30th 2018 at 5:13PM
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Tymeya Thompson, a graduate of Lincoln University of PA, is the founder of a new mentoring program in Philadelphia called, “Queens On The Rise”. Queens On The Rise Mentoring Program is a new Philadelphia based non-profit organization geared towards supporting young queens in the community and helpin ...
Posted Sunday, July 29th 2018 at 9:44PM
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For Immediate Release From SAMHSA!
Strategic Plan FY 2018 - 2022
Every four years, HHS updates its Strategic Plan, which describes its work to address complex, multifaceted, and evolving health and human services issues. An agency strategic pl ...
Posted Saturday, July 28th 2018 at 2:43PM
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According to data from the Association of American Medical Colleges, in the 2017-18 academic year, there 6,188 Black students enrolled in U.S. medical schools. Meharry Medical College in Nashville and the Howard University School of Medicine each enr ...
Posted Thursday, July 26th 2018 at 4:55PM
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Last week, the PR Council (PRC) announced the winners of the second annual Student Innovation Challenge “One Day” by Giana Darville and David Pérez. Darville is a public relations student at Oakwood University, and Pérez is an MBA/MPP student at Harv ...
Posted Thursday, July 26th 2018 at 4:46PM
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