Kailie Renee Williams is the newly crowned Miss National UNCF 2022-23.
The 21-year-old Louisiana native is a junior at UNCF-member Wiley College, where she has maintained a 4.0 GPA in pursuit of a degree in biology. Her goal is to become a success ...
Posted Friday, March 11th 2022 at 12:39PM
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The Kemper Foundation announced that it has committed $4.5 million to the next generation of its Kemper Scholars Program. The program will award 650 scholarships over the next five years to high-achieving, diverse college students at 10 universities, ...
Posted Friday, March 11th 2022 at 12:14PM
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Here are some tips to help Black students receive all of the financial aid for which they may be eligible!
1. Complete the FAFSA for the Correct Aid Year
Your first step to learn what financial aid you’re eligible to receive will always be to vis ...
Posted Friday, March 11th 2022 at 11:43AM
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National College Resources Foundation producers of the Annual DC/MD Black College Expo™ is proud to present the expo IN Person this year Saturday, March 12, 2022, at a NEW location, Camelot, 13905 Central Avenue, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774 from 10 a.m. ...
Posted Friday, March 11th 2022 at 10:57AM
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Designer Brands Inc., parent of shoe retailer DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse, announced today an investment of $2 million into advancing action-oriented Diversity, Equity & Inclusion through a partnership with Pensole and legendary footwear designer Dr. ...
Posted Friday, March 11th 2022 at 10:44AM
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DTLR, Inc. has established a scholarship program to assist high school seniors who are pursuing higher education at a historically black college or university (HBCU).
The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest design ...
Posted Friday, March 11th 2022 at 10:04AM
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More than 140 years ago, three delegates to the Louisiana State Constructional Convention presented a vision for an institution of higher learning that would serve anyone — particularly Black Americans — who desired to further their education. As a r ...
Posted Thursday, March 10th 2022 at 4:10PM
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The Home Depot is Powered by Purpose for another year and is investing another $1 million across 30 HBCUs in 2022. Since 2009, The Home Depot has invested more than $4.2 million dollars to update, upgrade, and uplift HBCU campuses. They are dedicated ...
Posted Thursday, March 10th 2022 at 3:37PM
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Black women are the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs AND the most underfunded. ESSENCE® + Pine-Sol™ are partnering to offer a $100,000 Legacy Award to help champion Black women and the entrepreneurial spirit. Head over to essence.com/yourlegacy ...
Posted Thursday, March 10th 2022 at 3:03PM
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SANS Institute (SANS), the global leader in cyber security training and certifications, announced that applications are now open for the SANS + HBCU Cyber Academy, the first-ever nationwide cybersecurity scholarship academy in partnership with Histor ...
Posted Thursday, March 10th 2022 at 1:46PM
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Howard University undergraduate students will have access to a $1.5M scholarship endowment from TIAA to help cover tuition, fees, room and board, and other academic costs. The new Roger W. Ferguson Jr.–TIAA Scholarship Fund, named in recognition of T ...
Posted Thursday, March 10th 2022 at 1:17PM
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Scholly— the award-winning mobile app that has helped over 2.5MM students and families find over $100 million in scholarships— announced the award recipients of its latest partnership, the Financial Freedom $100,000 scholarship, with 25-year-old entr ...
Posted Thursday, March 10th 2022 at 1:07PM
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The journey to the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC) National Championship Tournament is underway for more than 60 teams from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Now in its 33rd year, HCASC is America's premier academic compet ...
Posted Thursday, March 10th 2022 at 12:39PM
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Are you an HBCU graduate with a Master’s degree or Ph.D. (or international equivalent) in geography, public policy, natural science, or related fields, with skills in GIS? If so, IEc is hiring a GIS Specialist and wants YOU to APPLY!
Industrial Ec ...
Posted Wednesday, March 9th 2022 at 5:04PM
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North Carolina is home to 10 accredited HBCUs: Bennett College, Elizabeth City State University, Fayetteville State University, John C. Smith University, Livingstone College, North Carolina Central University, Saint Augustine’s University, Shaw Unive ...
Posted Wednesday, March 9th 2022 at 4:50PM
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Former First Lady Michelle Obama and NBA Star Chris Paul recently launched “Vote Loud HBCU Squad Challenge,” a voter registration challenge targeting HBCUs ahead of midterm elections.
“Right now, the right to vote is under threat,” the former firs ...
Posted Wednesday, March 9th 2022 at 4:48PM
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The McBride Sisters SHE CAN Fund announced its support of women in the food and wine industries as the prime focus of its Professional Development Fund in 2022. Today, the SHE CAN Fund also reveals the results of its Historically Black College and Un ...
Posted Wednesday, March 9th 2022 at 1:51PM
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HanesBrands, a global leader in iconic apparel brands, announced a $2 million investment in three historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The four-year partnership involves North Carolina A&T, Pensole Lewis College of Business & Design ...
Posted Wednesday, March 9th 2022 at 1:20PM
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Deckers Brands is excited to announce the Deckers Scholarship Program, in partnership with UNCF. Deckers is investing in Black creatives by selecting four annual recipients at historically Black colleges or universities (HBCUs) pursuing careers ...
Posted Wednesday, March 9th 2022 at 12:57PM
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VEEPIO Holdings, LLC (VEEPIO), the integrated ecommerce platform using technology to change how athletes can earn money from their names, images, and likenesses (NIL), has announced the formation of a three-way partnership, entitled Project Unite, th ...
Posted Wednesday, March 9th 2022 at 12:35PM
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Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) has kicked off this year’s Phase I of its Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MIs) Cyber and Data Science Internship program this month.
Funded by the Departme ...
Posted Wednesday, March 9th 2022 at 11:50AM
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Fort Valley State University (FVSU) began its first-ever season of Men’s Volleyball on Saturday, January 15, 2022.
FVSU is one of six historically black colleges in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) to add Men’s Volleyball ...
Posted Tuesday, March 8th 2022 at 5:12PM
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Warner Bros. Television Group today announced the establishment of a new scholarship to support students in need of financial assistance at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), inspired by the new WBTV series All American: Homecoming, ...
Posted Tuesday, March 8th 2022 at 4:22PM
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Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has made a $20 million donation to Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU) in South Los Angeles, one of the nation’s four historically Black medical schools and a member of the Hispanic Association of C ...
Posted Tuesday, March 8th 2022 at 3:17PM
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L.S. Taplin’s Book, “The Brown Boy Talk”, tackles the heavy subject of racism. The book’s narrative has a loving and gentle way of explaining the difficult subject to “Brown Boys”.
Taplin is a veteran educator. Her literary works present insightf ...
Posted Tuesday, March 8th 2022 at 2:39PM
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