Langston University president Dr. Kent J. Smith, Jr. visited the White House on Monday for the HBCU roundtable. Eighty-eight institutional presidents traveled to Washington, D.C. for the Fly-In and met with a number of constituents including the foll ...
Posted Wednesday, March 1st 2017 at 1:39PM
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ASU Alumnus Sets Up Fake Basketball Contest to Surprise His ASU Lady-Love with a Wedding-Ring
Halftime at ASU vs. Texas Southern Offered a Show to Last a Lifetime
Love was in the air at the Alabama State University vs. Texas Southern men's bask ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2017 at 7:38PM
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The Central State men's and women's basketball teams are set to compete in upcoming Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (S-I-A-C) Tournament.
The Lady Marauders earned the No. 1 seed in the SIAC West Division, clinching the school's first ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2017 at 6:24PM
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WHO: Cheyney University will hold its annual Founder’s Day Convocation and Alumnus and Chairman of Cheyney’s Council of Trustees, Robert W. Bogle ’75, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Philadelphia Tribune will bring the Keynote ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2017 at 6:21PM
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by Deborah A. Culp
The movie Hidden Figures about African American women working in the space program in the ‘60s kicked off in January with a proverbial loud bang as it emerged and shed some powerful much needed light. The film drew audiences in ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2017 at 3:22PM
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Actor, dancer, and director Jasmine Guy has been slated to give the keynote address for the annual Women’s History Month Celebration at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. The free, public event will be held Thursday, March 9 at 10:30 a.m. in t ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2017 at 3:04PM
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By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor)
President Trump signed an executive order to focus more attention on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) on Tuesday, February 28.
Although HBCUs comprise just three percent of higher education institutions in the U.S., “HBCU ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2017 at 2:34PM
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Congressman John Conyers, Jr (MI-14) today released the following statement:
“Last night, the Department of Education published a press release with a quote from Secretary of Education Betsy Devos that is shocking and insulting. In her statement, ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2017 at 2:31PM
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Aspiring journalists from Houston’s HBCU discuss the importance of African-American experiences in the other 11 months of the year.
Marissa Cummings
February is black history month, but the students in Professor Sandifer-Walker’s journalism c ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2017 at 10:58AM
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What began as a college endowment research project by Kira Russell-Johnson, 24, ended with a shocking and disappointing revelation. Russell-Johnson, who did not attend a black college, discovered the endowments of HBCUs are significantly less than their white counterparts. That's when she decided ...
Posted Monday, February 27th 2017 at 10:36AM
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Dr. Samuel Sullivan to Participate in White House HBCU Listening Session with Senior Trump Administration Officials and Lawmakers
Dr. Samuel Sullivan, President, announced earlier today that he will join presidents who lead UNCF member instituti ...
Posted Monday, February 27th 2017 at 10:32AM
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We give students hands-on, real work experiences that enrich their academics and prepare them for the future. They help us power the world around us. Candidates must be considered a student by their school, during the time they are working, in order to be considered for a DTE Student Program. Indivi ...
Posted Friday, February 24th 2017 at 6:54PM
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Planning is underway for Tennessee State University’s 2017 Homecoming celebration, and organizers have taken steps to make it one of the best.
For the first time, an external committee of seasoned professionals from the community has been assemb ...
Posted Friday, February 24th 2017 at 12:36PM
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Traci Otey Blunt has been appointed president of RLJ Entertainment’s Urban Movie Channel (UMC), the first premium subscription-based streaming service created for African-American and urban audiences featuring quality urban content across all genres, including feature films, original series, stand-u ...
Posted Friday, February 24th 2017 at 12:24PM
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Judge Frank Caprio knows that his job isn’t just about upholding the law, but about being fair and just when examining one’s circumstances. Even when drivers are in the wrong and violate the rules of the road, he takes into consideration the fact that we are all human, and that we all make mistakes! ...
Posted Friday, February 24th 2017 at 11:40AM
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