Spelman College was recently named a Fulbright Historically Black College and University Institutional Leader for the 2019-2020 academic year.
For the second consecutive year, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affai ...
Posted Thursday, May 27th 2021 at 6:00PM
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Unfortunately, the HBCU World Series at the Hank Aaron Sports Academy in Jackson has been canceled.
Southern University and Norfolk State were originally scheduled to face off this weekend at Smith-Wills stadium but Norfolk pulled out citing COVID ...
Posted Thursday, May 27th 2021 at 5:37PM
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Two years after suffering heartbreak on championship Saturday, the Norfolk State baseball team made sure history didn't repeat itself.
The Spartans (25-26) rallied to force extra innings, then came back from a two-run deficit in the 10th to force ...
Posted Thursday, May 27th 2021 at 5:31PM
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DuBlase, a new small-batch whiskey, is available for sale online and in select retail stores in 32 states across the U.S. on May 26, 2021.
DuBlase founder and CEO, Darrin Eakins, worked extensively over the last two years with a master distiller t ...
Posted Thursday, May 27th 2021 at 5:09PM
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Chanice McClover-Lee, a 19-year old Black woman who is a student at Howard University, has opened her own vegan bakery called Baked by Chanice in Washington, DC that offers gourmet vegan treats such as cookies and custom cakes.
Chanice, a Howard U ...
Posted Thursday, May 27th 2021 at 4:38PM
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Howard University President Wayne A. I. Frederick is pleased to announce that the newly reestablished College of Fine Arts will be named in honor of alumnus Chadwick Boseman, whose remarkable career as an actor, director, writer, and producer inspire ...
Posted Wednesday, May 26th 2021 at 1:39PM
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The Reese's Senior Bowl, in collaboration with the National Football League, will hold the HBCU (Historically Black Colleges & Universities) Combine in Mobile, Alabama. Select players from four HBCU conferences -- CIAA, MEAC, SIAC, and SWAC -- and ot ...
Posted Wednesday, May 26th 2021 at 1:32PM
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The Reese's Senior Bowl, in collaboration with the National Football League, will hold the HBCU (Historically Black Colleges & Universities) Combine in Mobile, Alabama. Select players from four HBCU conferences -- CIAA, MEAC, SIAC, and SWAC -- and ot ...
Posted Wednesday, May 26th 2021 at 1:32PM
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The Ray Charles Foundation is continuing its longstanding relationship with Dillard University with a $1 million grant. The grant will continue to support the University’s Ray Charles Program in African-American Material Culture which launched a food ...
Posted Wednesday, May 26th 2021 at 1:15PM
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The Alabama State University Department of Visual Arts has been approved for a $10,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to further its work on visual storytelling and to continue its efforts to amplify black voices.
“Through seminars ...
Posted Wednesday, May 26th 2021 at 12:59PM
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Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal is no stranger to giving back to the community. From providing Christmas gifts to children last Christmas to supporting high school athletes and athletic programs affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, O'Neal has ...
Posted Wednesday, May 26th 2021 at 12:48PM
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The Talladega College Board of Trustees has granted Talladega College President Dr. Billy C. Hawkins approval to develop a stadium-sized, enclosed multipurpose field, which will be used for band practice, soccer practice, and matches, diverse student ...
Posted Tuesday, May 25th 2021 at 5:21PM
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Philander Smith College is the recipient of a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) to develop the HBCU Center of Excellence in Digital Education and Rural Workforce Development. This EDA ...
Posted Tuesday, May 25th 2021 at 5:18PM
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NBA All-Star Jrue Holiday and his wife, who is two-time Olympic gold medalist, Lauren Holiday are supporting Black businesses in a major way! According to TODAY, the power couple is now accepting applications for Black and brown business owners who w ...
Posted Tuesday, May 25th 2021 at 5:07PM
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Cryptocurrency and financial management entrepreneur, Bryce Thompson, is preparing to host the third annual iMillenials 3 conference in Miami at the Hard Rock Stadium on May 28 and 29, 2021. This event, which will be limited to 13,000 people due to ...
Posted Tuesday, May 25th 2021 at 3:36PM
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Scholar and Morehouse College President David Thomas is adding to his list of distinguished titles.
The multiple Yale graduate (’78 B.A., ’84 M.A., ’84 M.PHIL., ’86 Ph.D.) has recently been elected to serve as an alumni fellow of Yale’s Board of T ...
Posted Tuesday, May 25th 2021 at 3:29PM
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The George Floyd Memorial Foundation recently gifted $25,000 to Fayetteville State University in North Carolina.
Last Friday, Floyd's sister, Bridgett Floyd, presented the monetary gift during an emotional ceremony commemorating the anniversary o ...
Posted Tuesday, May 25th 2021 at 3:11PM
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For the sixth year in a row, major car manufacturer Nissan is making a donation to Mississippi’s seven HBCUs to support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programming at each school, which would, in turn, lead to more diversity ...
Posted Tuesday, May 25th 2021 at 2:31PM
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The Entertainment Industry College Outreach Program (EICOP) is bringing its popular HBCU in LA program online with its virtual inaugural Hollywood Summit.
According to its website, the Entertainment Industry College Outreach Program (EICOP) is a ...
Posted Tuesday, May 25th 2021 at 2:17PM
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Percy Miller, also known as Master P, shall now be known as Dr. P. The rap mogul was recently awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Humane Letters after graduating from Lincoln University. Miller was just one of 400 graduates at Sunday’s ceremony.
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Posted Tuesday, May 25th 2021 at 2:12PM
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Bulleit Frontier Whiskey is proud to announce a new partnership with Kentucky State University (KSU), to provide financial aid to talented students in need with an annual scholarship of $25,000 to the Master of Agriculture Sciences in Environmental S ...
Posted Monday, May 24th 2021 at 3:28PM
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Rap Superstar and actor Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson just moved to Houston and is positively impacting the community already!
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced during a press conference last week that 50 Cent made a generous $300,000 donation f ...
Posted Monday, May 24th 2021 at 3:08PM
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Texas Southern University is proud to be named a Fulbright Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Institutional Leader for the 2019-2020 academic year. For the second consecutive year, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational a ...
Posted Monday, May 24th 2021 at 2:46PM
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NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley is no stranger to giving back. From supporting schools and organizations all over the country, Barkley knows how to put his money where his mouth is.
This time, he's giving back to his hometown in Alabama. Barkle ...
Posted Monday, May 24th 2021 at 2:40PM
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A bipartisan legislative committee recently determined that the state of Tennessee owes
HBCU Tennessee State University (TSU) more than $500 MILLION!
According to Black Enterprise, the committee found that the state has been withholding land gra ...
Posted Monday, May 24th 2021 at 2:25PM
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