HBCU Heroes, a non-profit (501C3) founded by Tracey Pennywell and NBA veteran, George Lynch, announces its partnership with Citi for "Secure The Bag Career Fest," a virtual summer series that launched Friday, May 14 and will run through August. There ...
Posted Monday, May 17th 2021 at 3:05PM
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Morgan Stanley and Howard University today announced the first cohort of students from Howard selected to participate in Morgan Stanley’s inaugural HBCU Scholars Program, an integrated program to support students at three Historically Black Colleges ...
Posted Monday, May 17th 2021 at 2:56PM
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CBS This Morning host Gayle King sat down with the Dean of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, Willow Bay, to announce the ViacomCBS HBCU Diversity in Journalism Scholarship. This million-dollar scholarship will cover annual tu ...
Posted Monday, May 17th 2021 at 2:49PM
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2021 has been a great year for Denerick Simpson so far. He not only recently graduated from Savannah State University with a master's, but he has also been named an HBCU Competitiveness Scholar.
According to the Savannah Business Journal, this Doe ...
Posted Monday, May 17th 2021 at 2:32PM
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On Saturday, May 15, Clark Atlanta University received a total of $5 million in gifts and donations at its 2021 Commencement ceremonies. This day was a historic day for Clark Atlanta University as it's the first time in the institution's history tha ...
Posted Monday, May 17th 2021 at 1:53PM
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The Division of Medical Humanities & Bioethics in the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry (URSMD) seeks to recruit an Assistant Professor or Associate Professor level faculty member for a full-time position, tenure track in bioethics. The Division of Medical Humanities & Bioethics cultivates humanistic, empathic, and ethically driven healthcare rooted in the biopsychosocial principles. ...
Posted Friday, May 14th 2021 at 5:15PM
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President Biden held a press conference in the Rose Garden and announced yesterday that fully vaccinated people would no longer be required to wear masks or socially distance unless they are in an establishment that deems it mandatory.
"I think it ...
Posted Friday, May 14th 2021 at 4:52PM
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Created by Local Black™, in partnership with Feature Team Software, LLC, the project offers the beginnings of a game-changing platform that aims to change what it means to “Buy Black”.
“Buying Black is about more than shopping at Black-owned busin ...
Posted Friday, May 14th 2021 at 4:36PM
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Tanitoluwa Adewumi, a 10-year old boy who lives in New York, is now officially a U.S. National Chess Master. It is a dream come true for the boy who won the New York State chess championship while living in a homeless shelter when he was just 8-year ...
Posted Friday, May 14th 2021 at 4:23PM
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Through their continued efforts of elevating the Black community, a group of Black entrepreneurs is facilitating a virtual conference for Black men and women in business. The 2021 Urban Business Assembly will focus on marketing, finance, health and w ...
Posted Friday, May 14th 2021 at 4:20PM
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Philander Smith College is pleased to be the recipient of a $300,000 award from Microsoft to participate in the company’s community skills grant program. The grant will provide unrestricted funds over the next three years to support the institution’ ...
Posted Friday, May 14th 2021 at 4:10PM
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Broadcast legend William “Bill” Reid Rollins has donated $200,000 to Livingstone College to support the genesis of its communications program.
Rollins, former chairman, and chief operating officer of Suburban Radio Group, visited the Salisbury cam ...
Posted Friday, May 14th 2021 at 3:56PM
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Virginia State University (VSU) announced that 150 local high school students have been accepted into VSU at no cost for TUITION as part of the new Virginia College Affordability Network (VCAN). The recently announced VCAN initiative provides access ...
Posted Friday, May 14th 2021 at 3:45PM
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As part of Intel’s commitment to building a more equitable world, it will donate $5 million over the next five years to North Carolina Central University (NCCU), a historically Black college and university (HBCU), to create a new tech law and policy ...
Posted Friday, May 14th 2021 at 3:20PM
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Morgan State University is working to provide a new and unconventional educational path for those looking to return to school and get their degree. Designed for adult learners with previously earned college course credits, the Morgan Completes You pr ...
Posted Friday, May 14th 2021 at 1:21PM
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OZY Fest, the one-of-a-kind festival where "TED meets Coachella," will be streaming live on YouTube, May 15-16, and will feature a special focus on the future of HBCUs in partnership with the largest scholarship provider for students of color, UNCF ( ...
Posted Friday, May 14th 2021 at 1:06PM
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OZY Fest, the one-of-a-kind festival where "TED meets Coachella," will be streaming live on YouTube, May 15-16, and will feature a special focus on the future of HBCUs in partnership with the largest scholarship provider for students of color, UNCF ( ...
Posted Friday, May 14th 2021 at 1:06PM
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Harpeth Hall School seeks an HBCU graduate to serve as a dynamic, collaborative, and student-centered Spanish teacher.
Harpeth Hall is an independent college preparatory school for young women where each student realizes her highest intellectual ...
Posted Friday, May 14th 2021 at 12:11PM
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Children's Miracle Network Hospitals is looking for a Black professional to fill its remote Director of Community Experience position. Do you possess a natural interest and passion for the gaming industry, culture, and the community? Do you work as a ...
Posted Friday, May 14th 2021 at 11:27AM
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Tennessee lawmakers have just passed a bill that would withhold funding from schools teaching about systemic racial injustice and white privilege. That's right. Schools can potentially lose their funding if they decide to teach ...
Posted Wednesday, May 12th 2021 at 6:20PM
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Victory Yinka-Banjo, a 17-year old high school graduate from Nigeria, has received full-ride scholarship offers from 19 prestigious universities in the United States and Canada. Combined, the awards are worth more than $5 million!
“It still feels ...
Posted Wednesday, May 12th 2021 at 5:16PM
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IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced today it has extended its IBM Global University Program with historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to 40 schools.
IBM is now working with the American Association of Blacks in Higher Education (AABHE), 100 ...
Posted Wednesday, May 12th 2021 at 5:12PM
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INROADS, Inc. — a global solutions provider for addressing community disparities and talent pipeline issue challenges — partners with Clark Atlanta University (CAU) to take their student career development to the next level.
The two-storied organi ...
Posted Wednesday, May 12th 2021 at 5:06PM
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Today, Johns Hopkins University and Bloomberg Philanthropies announced the launch of the Vivien Thomas Scholars Initiative devoted to addressing historic underrepresentation in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, and preparing a ...
Posted Wednesday, May 12th 2021 at 5:03PM
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