Following “Byron Allen Presents The Comedy & Music SuperFest,” Allen Media’s John Kelley caught up with Loni Love. The variety show is scheduled to air at 9 p.m. ET Monday on theGrio Cable Network.
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Posted Friday, June 2nd 2023 at 12:24PM
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - In honor of Black Music Month, Webber Marketing (WM), creators of the Pepsi National Battle of the Bands (NBOTB), is excited to announce the re-airing of the inspiring film, The Road to Houston : Preparing to Battle.
This third i ...
Posted Friday, June 2nd 2023 at 12:01PM
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The Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation (PDFF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to championing entrepreneurs, accelerating minority-owned businesses, and launching bold ideas, has received a $100,000 grant from Bank of America. The partnership was ann ...
Posted Thursday, June 1st 2023 at 6:06PM
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Race and ethnicity could soon be hidden on thousands of college applications.
These changes are based on a potential Supreme Court decision that many believe will impact affirmative action across our country.
Common App, a no ...
Posted Thursday, June 1st 2023 at 5:57PM
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On June 2, Washtenaw Community College (WCC) will host its first-ever HBCU Day, an event expected to attract up to 400 high school and community college students from the region. This exciting event aims to introduce students to WCC’s HBCU Pathway, a ...
Posted Thursday, June 1st 2023 at 5:51PM
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In the three decades since School Daze and the equally influential TV series A Different World were released, HBCUs, or historically Black colleges and universities, have seen a resurgence of much-needed attention. In 2019, Beyoncé’s Homecoming docuf ...
Posted Thursday, June 1st 2023 at 5:48PM
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After six years working at a rental car company at the airport, Dayne Burns approached his 30s longing for a change.
So, it felt like fate in early 2021 when he saw Morehouse College in Atlanta was offering online classes. In promotional materials ...
Posted Thursday, June 1st 2023 at 5:18PM
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Natalie Coles will never forget receiving an unexpected phone call in 2020. On the line was Virginia-based Dominion Energy, offering to give money to Wilberforce University, the small historically Black college where she is in charge of fundraising.
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Posted Thursday, June 1st 2023 at 12:55PM
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Harris-Stowe State University’s (HSSU) assistant professor of Biological Sciences Dr. Carmel Martin-Fairey has been chosen as an inaugural Taylor Geospatial Institute (TGI) Fellow.
"I am thankful and grateful for the opportunity to represent Harri ...
Posted Wednesday, May 31st 2023 at 7:46PM
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Jalen Brown, a recent Morehouse College graduate, has made history by being the first journalism major to graduate from the HBCU. He is the first to do so since Morehouse was founded in 1867.
“My name is Jalen Brown, and I am the FIRST person to r ...
Posted Wednesday, May 31st 2023 at 4:53PM
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It’s graduation season and that means insightful advice and encouragement from this year’s commencement speakers. From Oprah to President Joe Biden, there have been several inspiring keynote speakers at historically black colleges and universities (H ...
Posted Wednesday, May 31st 2023 at 2:02PM
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One step at a time, an eighth grader’s long walk to graduation landed him a full-ride scholarship to a historically Black university (HBCU).
Middle school student Xavier Jones walked two hours to attend his eighth-grade promotion ceremony at Harri ...
Posted Wednesday, May 31st 2023 at 1:46PM
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced awards totaling $5.5 million for historically Black colleges and universities to conduct housing and community development research.
The announcement came during a Black Media Roundtab ...
Posted Wednesday, May 31st 2023 at 11:51AM
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