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NASCAR pit crews deal with all sorts of weird and unexpected issues when their cars pull down pit road for a stop, including quickly swiping the nose of the car clean before it pulls away again ...
Posted Thursday, February 21st 2019 at 11:32AM
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TMCF convened over two dozen of its member-school Presidents and Chancellors from our nation’s publicly-supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs) on February 6-7, 2019 in Washington DC.
On day one of the Fly-In, the Presidents and C ...
Posted Wednesday, February 20th 2019 at 7:04PM
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Legendary music entertainment cruise, sailing April 7-14, 2019 on Carnival Magic supports students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Janet Jackson, Maxwell, Charlie Wilson, Fantasia, KEM, and more will headline 2019 performances, which also include artists from R&B, Soul, In ...
Posted Wednesday, February 20th 2019 at 6:53PM
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Photo: A conceptual rendering for 700-bed residence hall planned for Florida A&M University.
A conceptual rendering for 700-bed residence hall planned for Florida A&M University. (Photo11: Special to the Democrat)
Florida A&M University expec ...
Posted Wednesday, February 20th 2019 at 6:50PM
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The Bears running back, who starred at NC A&T, was honored by the NFLPA
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Tarik Cohen didn’t go into the NFL Draft with high expectations.
“I tried not to have too many high hopes,” he said. “Coming from my school, coming f ...
Posted Wednesday, February 20th 2019 at 6:34PM
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"The commitment of the NFL illustrates its shared belief in the product of our HBCU institutions." ---Gregory Gibson, Jr. Founder & Executive Director, HBCU Battle of the Brains.
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Posted Wednesday, February 20th 2019 at 6:25PM
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For arguably the most inspirational player to step on to a basketball court, All-Star Weekend being hosted in the Carolinas and specifically Charlotte, NC brought a unique opportunity to Michael Jordan and Jordan brand. Not only did MJ start his ...
Posted Tuesday, February 19th 2019 at 9:25PM
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BeCulturED hosts our LIVE launch event where teams and audience participants will compete for prizes and the title of reigning HBCU trivia champion! This 2-hour interactive experience is being hosted by Wilmo Robinson. You do NOT have to be an HBCU grad to attend this game show, just bring your lo ...
Posted Tuesday, February 19th 2019 at 9:12PM
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Elizabeth City State University is ranked seventh in the top 12 listing of CollegeNET, Inc.’s Social Mobility Index.
CollegeNET, Inc., a provider of web-based on-demand technologies for higher education and the developer of the Social Mobility Ind ...
Posted Tuesday, February 19th 2019 at 9:07PM
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Earlier this month Lara Thompson (third from left in group photo) won an HBCU Innovation Award at the 2019 BEYA STEM Conference in Washington D.C.
The associate professor of mechanical engineering and director of the Biomedical Engineering ...
Posted Tuesday, February 19th 2019 at 9:03PM
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NextEra Energy - This Era Is Autonomous
As a solar field technician, Henry Plange (pictured) uses self-operating drones and robots to increase service reliability for customers.
We're building a team of innovators and disruptors who can lead the next era of American energy and solve the world' ...
Posted Tuesday, February 19th 2019 at 3:47PM
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Mississippi State University Libraries, in partnership with Tuskegee University and the MSU-based Southern Literary Trail, is presenting an exhibition celebrating the work of acclaimed African-American photographer P.H. Polk. Polk's work depicts ea ...
Posted Tuesday, February 19th 2019 at 1:55PM
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In advance of Presidents Day, a U.S. history quiz was written by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. Some 41,000 Americans took it, with dismal results.
Even in the state with the best performance, Vermont, only 53 percent of the re ...
Posted Monday, February 18th 2019 at 10:09AM
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The NFL’s top players from historically black colleges have Carolinas roots.
North Carolina A&T’s Tarik Cohen and South Carolina State’s Darius Leonard shared the 2018 Black College Football Pro Player of the Year award given by the NFL Players Association. Cohen, a Chicago Bears running back/k ...
Posted Sunday, February 17th 2019 at 2:28AM
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The U.S. Senate has approved a pair of bills that will help historically Black colleges and universities across the country if the measures are approved by the House of Representatives and President Donald Trump.
The HBCU Propelling Agency Rel ...
Posted Sunday, February 17th 2019 at 2:24AM
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