DaBeth Manns provided seed funding to endow a scholarship named for her late mother. The Belinda S. Womack Endowed Memorial Music Scholarship — supports students at Winston Salem State University (WSSU). Mann’s mother — was a student at WSSU, graduat ...
Posted Monday, July 31st 2023 at 5:09PM
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In recent weeks, in response to the Supreme Court decision striking down affirmative action, we’ve been looking at how funders might respond, where they fell short in the first place and how philanthropy can keep up the fight for racial equity in hig ...
Posted Monday, July 31st 2023 at 4:54PM
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When Sibongile Sambo, a 42-year old woman from South Africa, was told by South African Airways that she did not qualify for a flight attendant position because she did not meet their minimum height requirement, she decided to take matters into her ow ...
Posted Monday, July 31st 2023 at 4:40PM
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A Minneapolis teenager is tumbling into history with a surprise recruitment landing her on the inaugural gymnastics team at a historically Black college in Alabama.
The team at Talladega College will be just the second at any HBCU after Fisk Unive ...
Posted Monday, July 31st 2023 at 1:28PM
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Over the last two months, Bomani Jones, a graduate of Clark Atlanta University, has experienced two significant losses in his media career. After 16 episodes in two seasons, HBO canceled his Game Theory show in June. Recent reports cite Jones' contra ...
Posted Monday, July 31st 2023 at 11:46AM
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – 2023 Jackson State Football: Must See TV.
The national spotlight continues to shine on the Jackson State football program as the two-time defending Southwestern Athletic Conference champions will play every game of the first sea ...
Posted Monday, July 31st 2023 at 11:05AM
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Texas Southern University’s aviation program has achieved one of the highest levels of recognition in the industry. The program has been professionally accredited by the Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI).
“This is one of the proud ...
Posted Thursday, July 27th 2023 at 4:26PM
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Nationwide — There are many things in life people are known to “flip,” such as houses and property for an increased value. However, meet Dr. Linda J.M. Holloway, a Professor and Counselor Educator at Alabama State University who has found great pleas ...
Posted Thursday, July 27th 2023 at 3:07PM
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is intensifying his efforts to de-emphasize racism in his state’s public school curriculum by arguing that some Black people benefited from being enslaved and defending his state’s new African American history standards that ...
Posted Thursday, July 27th 2023 at 2:14PM
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NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders has decided to apply his coaching skills to the University of Colorado Boulder football team for this upcoming season. But another change took place before Sanders went to Colorado: A Black fraternity made its way back ...
Posted Thursday, July 27th 2023 at 1:12PM
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Hundreds gathered in Atlanta, Georgia this past weekend for the dedication ceremony of the John Lewis Forever Stamp, Fox 5 Atlanta reports. Held on the campus of Morehouse College, the ceremony celebrated the life and legacy of the late civil rights ...
Posted Thursday, July 27th 2023 at 1:09PM
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The Rust College men’s basketball program has found their new leader as the former Edward Waters Tiger, Howard White Jr., has been selected as the new Head Men’s Basketball Coach.
White Jr., a native of Wilmot in southeastern Arkansas, helped tran ...
Posted Wednesday, July 26th 2023 at 8:46PM
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DALLAS, TX – Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. General President Dr. Willis, L. Lonzer, III announced the relocation of the Fraternity’s 99th General Convention and 119th Anniversary Convention from Orlando, Florida, scheduled to take place in 2025, d ...
Posted Wednesday, July 26th 2023 at 5:38PM
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HBCU Bands are set to get a huge national platform this year.
ESPN Events will host the inaugural Band Of The Year Championship. The event is scheduled for December 15th at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. The Band Of The Year Champi ...
Posted Wednesday, July 26th 2023 at 3:59PM
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