The future of historically black colleges, or HBCUs, is a topic never far from my thoughts. After all, it was an HBCU that provided educational access to me and thousands of other blacks at a time in America when racial segregation was the law of the ...
Posted Thursday, May 26th 2016 at 9:26AM
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The Alabama State University baseball team under head coach Mervyl Melendez completed an unprecedented run by winning the Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship (SWAC) in New Orleans with a 7-5 win over defending champion Texas Southern. This ...
Posted Monday, May 23rd 2016 at 5:47PM
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Members of the presidentially appointed Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD) will converge at North Carolina A&T State University, May 18-20.
The board comprised primarily of food policy advisers and specialists repres ...
Posted Thursday, May 19th 2016 at 11:34AM
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A pilot program designed to help students take college courses while still in high school means more benefits available for people in Alabama.
The Department of Education announced it is expanding the Pell grant program to allow low-income high sc ...
Posted Thursday, May 19th 2016 at 11:32AM
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Baton Rouge native and Southern University graduate Avery D. Wilson on Tuesday was crowned Mr. United States 2016 at the annual pageant in New York.
Wilson competed as Mr. Louisiana against 19 contestants from throughout the nation.
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Posted Thursday, May 19th 2016 at 11:27AM
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Amid the goats, fish, bees and soybeans on a farm in Ettrick, Laban Rutto’s vision of making Virginia State University a beer mecca is taking shape.
Standing in front of his rows of hops – the plant used to give most beer its flavor – the Kenyan n ...
Posted Thursday, May 19th 2016 at 11:12AM
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Former Johnson C. Smith University wide receiver and Charlotte native Avius Capers has signed with the Carolina Panthers, the team announced today.
Capers returns to the Panthers after signing as an undrafted free agent in 2015. While at JCSU, he ...
Posted Thursday, May 19th 2016 at 11:03AM
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Dr. Kent J. Smith, Jr., President of Langston University, announced Wednesday the appointment of former WNBA player, Elaine Powell as the new head coach for the women’s basketball team.
“We are excited about Coach Powell joining the Langston Unive ...
Posted Thursday, May 19th 2016 at 10:59AM
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We are working with NextEra Energy, a Fortune 200 company, to find Senior level / Experienced African American professionals looking for a new career opportunity with a fast growing company in a fast growing sector!
NextEra Energy is looking to fi ...
Posted Wednesday, May 18th 2016 at 5:32PM
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Brandeis University seeks nominations and applications for the University’s inaugural Chief Diversity Officer. Reporting to the President, the Chief Diversity Officer will collaborate deeply with faculty, staff, and students to move the University fr ...
Posted Wednesday, May 18th 2016 at 4:04PM
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Recently, Dillard University announced we were suspending new admissions to our baccalaureate and LPN-BSN nursing programs for the 2017-18 academic year in order to conduct a thorough evaluation that would ultimately lead to improved outcomes for o ...
Posted Tuesday, May 17th 2016 at 12:55PM
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Dr. Brian L. Johnson, Tuskegee University president, will soon receive one of the highest honors an institution of higher education can bestow. Mercy College will present Johnson with his first honorary degree, underscoring his visionary leadership o ...
Posted Tuesday, May 17th 2016 at 11:59AM
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The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association announces one of its top student-athlete honors with the Scholar-Athlete of the Year award. Taylor White of the Virginia Union University women's basketball program and Livingstone College golfer Phil ...
Posted Tuesday, May 17th 2016 at 11:48AM
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Dr. Velma Scantlebury was well into her career on the day that she walked into a patient’s hospital room to review his pre-operation procedures. The patient asked to see his surgeon. “I am your surgeon,” Scantlebury told him.
In Florida several ye ...
Posted Thursday, May 12th 2016 at 10:05AM
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Fitzsimmons touts incoming College students as ‘remarkable by any standard’
Nearly 80 percent of applicants admitted to the Class of 2020 have chosen to enroll at Harvard College starting in August. This is the fourth year in a row that the yield ...
Posted Thursday, May 12th 2016 at 10:01AM
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The American Academy of Trial Attorneys, also known as the National Academy of Jurisprudence, has recognized Attorney Zulu Ali of the Law Offices of Zulu Ali in Riverside, California as one of the Premier 100 Trial Attorneys.
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Posted Thursday, May 12th 2016 at 9:49AM
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Oakwood University won a Tier II grant of $20,000 in The Home Depot's Retool Your School competition. The funds will be used to enhance our soccer field with appropriate seating for home games. Thanks to everyone who voted for Oakwood University.
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Posted Wednesday, May 11th 2016 at 3:13PM
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Roundtable - "Tapping talent" HBCU's and the Tech Industry. Moderator: Dr. Julianne Malveaux. Tune in. rainbowpush.org intel.com internationalmediatv.com youtube.com/johnnieburrellstv ...
Posted Wednesday, May 11th 2016 at 2:23PM
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Faith Jackson, a senior nursing major and Chancellor’s Scholar with a 3.5 grade point average, from Alpharetta, Ga., has been extremely busy at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) during her journey toward graduation in May. ...
Posted Wednesday, May 11th 2016 at 1:41PM
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According to a recent report, Savannah State University’s (SSU) output impact in the regional economy is approximately $180 million – an increase of about $18 million over last year’s figures. Additionally, since last year, more than 200 jobs now exi ...
Posted Wednesday, May 11th 2016 at 12:48PM
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As Claflin University celebrated its 146th Commencement Convocation Saturday, May 7, 19 student-athletes were among the 422 graduates who received their Bachelor's and Master's Degree in various disciplines. The commencement activities got underway o ...
Posted Tuesday, May 10th 2016 at 4:04PM
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Family, friends and members of the campus community provide messages of well wishes and congratulations to the graduating class of Spring 2016. ...
Posted Tuesday, May 10th 2016 at 3:59PM
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According to a study released today by the University System of Georgia, Albany State University and Darton State College had a combined economic impact of $285 million on the Albany region in 2015. The total amount includes direct spending, employme ...
Posted Tuesday, May 10th 2016 at 3:54PM
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North Carolina A&T State University senior, biological engineering student Madeline Keefer will spend nine months studying flood management in the Netherlands thanks to a Fulbright U.S. Student Programs Grant jointly sponsored by the Netherland-Ame ...
Posted Tuesday, May 10th 2016 at 2:03PM
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