The fine arts building at Spelman College is getting major renovations and will be honoring the very famous SpelHouse couple LaTanya Richardson and Samuel L. Jackson. Check out the full Spelman full Spelman press release below to find out more:
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Posted Wednesday, May 12th 2021 at 4:23PM
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The United States Mint recently announced that Dr. Maya Angelou and Dr. Sally Ride will be the first two honorees in the American Women Quarters Program.
According to the press release, the Mint will issue circulating and numismatic quarter-dolla ...
Posted Wednesday, May 12th 2021 at 3:09PM
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Darren E. Bryant has officially made history as the youngest Black mayor ever in the entire state of Illinois! And he's an HBCU graduate! This 29-year-old Kentucky State alum has had quite the journey to the mayoral office. To read more about his inc ...
Posted Wednesday, May 12th 2021 at 1:08AM
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UNCF has announced they will provide online learning professional development training for up to 1,500 faculty members at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs). The training is available thro ...
Posted Wednesday, May 12th 2021 at 12:57AM
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Jordyn and Morgan Jackson are twin sisters that are making headlines for demonstrating just how much Black girls rock. Both sisters recently graduated from Xavier University of Lousiana. Read more about these twins and their incredible accomplishment ...
Posted Wednesday, May 12th 2021 at 12:53AM
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PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas- Alabama State-edged Prairie View A&M on the final day of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Outdoor Track and Field Championships, winning the title in the last event of the day to claim their 11th consecutive outdoor ti ...
Posted Wednesday, May 12th 2021 at 12:34AM
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The trend of former NFL superstars coaching at HBCUs lives on. This time, former Baltimore Ravens superstar Jacoby Jones is joining Morgan State as the newest tight ends coach. Jones will serve under former NFL running back and Michigan star Tyrone W ...
Posted Tuesday, May 11th 2021 at 2:10PM
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Kyrie Irving and KAI Family Enterprise today announced the organization of KAI Eleven Consulting, LLC (KAI 11 Consulting), a business consulting firm created to help underrepresented entrepreneurs across a multitude of industries. KAI 11 Consulting ...
Posted Monday, May 10th 2021 at 2:42PM
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After wrapping up his first season as the head coach for Jackson State, football legend Deion Sanders is looking for more ways to support the next generation of HBCU athletes.
Sander took to social media last week to announce that he will be holdi ...
Posted Monday, May 10th 2021 at 2:16PM
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Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff announced Friday afternoon that Clark Atlanta University will receive approximately $16.4 million in federal funding as part of Pres. Joe Biden's American Rescue Plan.
The university joins fellow Atlanta HBCUs as recipient ...
Posted Monday, May 10th 2021 at 2:05PM
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NFL Superstar and Jackson State Head Football Coach Deion Sanders is voicing his frustration following the 2021 NFL Draft. According to Total Pro Sports, this year marked the ninth time since 2000 that there have been no players drafted from HBCUs.
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Posted Monday, May 10th 2021 at 1:40PM
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It looks like our community is getting a streaming platform that encompasses all the beauty and complexity of HBCU life! Successful executive Curtis Symonds is honoring our beloved institutions through the new "HBCUGo Tv" platform. To find out more a ...
Posted Monday, May 10th 2021 at 12:41PM
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The fifth annual Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Battle of the Brains (HBCU BOTB) is set to take place Wednesday, October 20 through Saturday, October 23, 2021, in Austin, TX, and the National Football League is once again serving ...
Posted Monday, May 10th 2021 at 12:30PM
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Tevanae Tate hit two home runs and TSU received near-flawless pitching in two games as they clinched its 11th consecutive SWAC West Title on Senior Day and first for head coach Raven Rodriguez with dominant 9-0, 10-0 wins over Southern on Friday afte ...
Posted Monday, May 10th 2021 at 12:22PM
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JACKSON, Miss. – Perfection.
Jackson State defeated Mississippi Valley State 12-1 and finished SWAC play with a perfect 24-0 record. Based on record books from 1980, it's the best conference finish since 1990, when the Tigers went 22-1 in confere ...
Posted Monday, May 10th 2021 at 12:15PM
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In a press conference held on Friday Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms made a "very difficult" announcement to the citizens of her city. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Bottoms said that she was actively trying to avoid breaking out i ...
Posted Monday, May 10th 2021 at 12:08PM
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By:Will Cheney, Augusta Chronicle
Augusta National Golf Club announced in November it would be funding a women's golf program at Paine College and endowing two student-athletes with scholarships in honor of Lee Elder, the first African-American to ...
Posted Friday, May 7th 2021 at 5:25PM
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Andrea Lacy, founder and CEO of Luv’s Brownies, has officially launched the “Grit Award” scholarship program. Up to three scholarships, each worth $500, will be awarded to students who’ve shown grit and determination in overcoming their own personal ...
Posted Friday, May 7th 2021 at 5:14PM
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An expected $1.8 million of emergency federal stimulus money will be divided among Central State University’s students, the university announced today
Depending on the criteria for disbursement, a student enrolled during the Spring 2020 semester w ...
Posted Friday, May 7th 2021 at 5:11PM
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An Alabama State University alumna who is a committed advocate for homeless families in Alabama has recently written a proposal that obtained a $10 million Federal Emergency Solutions Grant to help residents who are homeless or at-risk of becoming ho ...
Posted Friday, May 7th 2021 at 5:07PM
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Actor and producer Michael Ealy will receive an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Dillard University on Saturday, May 15, at the University’s 85th Commencement Exercise. The University will hold its commencement at 8 a.m. on the historic Rosa Ke ...
Posted Friday, May 7th 2021 at 4:55PM
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Lily Adeleye is once again making history at the age of 6. As the founder of Lily Frilly, a popular girl's fashion brand, she is now the youngest entrepreneur to have a Black-owned brand being sold in Walmart stores. It comes just barely one year she ...
Posted Friday, May 7th 2021 at 4:47PM
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Curtis Lawrence, a 16-year old boy from Washington, DC that has already graduated high school, has been accepted to 14 colleges including Yale and Harvard. However, he wants to attend an HBCU and has already decided to attend FAMU (Florida Agricultur ...
Posted Friday, May 7th 2021 at 4:42PM
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Jacksonville native Cameron Frazier is impacting his hometown in a major way. This teacher-turned principal and school founder is working to instill HBCU principles in the lives of Black youth. Frazier began his career in education in 2012 through Te ...
Posted Friday, May 7th 2021 at 4:27PM
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