ATLANTA (March 13, 2021) – Today, Spelman College announced the public phase of the largest comprehensive campaign in the history of the institution. With a goal of $250 million, Spelman Ascends is focused on the strategic initiatives of increasing f ...
Posted Monday, March 15th 2021 at 2:01PM
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ATLANTA — Morehouse College, the alma mater of Martin Luther King Jr., Spike Lee, and Senator Ralph Warnock, will lead higher education into a new frontier this spring as students will be offered two classes held in virtual reality (VR).
“Providin ...
Posted Friday, March 12th 2021 at 2:27PM
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The New Orleans MLB Youth Academy, which is operated by Major League Baseball, and Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA), a Historically Black College & University (HBCU) in New Orleans, have partnered to help launch the university’s 2021 baseball an ...
Posted Wednesday, March 10th 2021 at 4:37PM
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Drinks importer and distributor Rusty Rabbit International has launched a new premium champagne brand.
Lapin Rouillé Champagne is the first own-label release by Rusty Rabbit International in London and is the baby of Nichole Johnson, our founder, a ...
Posted Monday, March 8th 2021 at 3:13PM
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The Red Sox have hired Bianca Smith as a Minor League coach, making her the first Black woman to serve as a coach in the history of professional baseball.
A report first surfaced in The Boston Globe that the Red Sox were adding ...
Posted Thursday, March 4th 2021 at 2:21PM
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NEW YORK — As part of NBA All-Star 2021, the NBA today announced additional details regarding the NBA family’s collective support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and communities of color disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. As p ...
Posted Thursday, March 4th 2021 at 1:50PM
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Gaithersburg, Md – Feb. 23, 2021 – Sodexo, a food services and facilities management company, is pleased to announce a $10 million scholarship initiative for its U.S. frontline employees and their dependents. The program—administered by the United Ne ...
Posted Friday, February 26th 2021 at 6:09PM
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BETHESDA, MD – The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation together with Howard University announced today the establishment of the Marriott-Sorenson Center for Hospitality Leadership in honor of Marriott International’s (NASDAQ: MAR) beloved pre ...
Posted Friday, February 26th 2021 at 6:00PM
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GREENSBORO, N.C. (Feb. 26, 2021) – KeShawn Sanders, an alumnus of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (CAHSS) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, was selected as one of three inaugural first-place winners o ...
Posted Friday, February 26th 2021 at 5:55PM
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ASHBURN, VA – FanDuel Group and the Washington Football Team, on the heels of their mobile sports betting market access partnership launch in Virginia in January, announced today a one-million-dollar contribution to the United Negro College Fund (UNC ...
Posted Friday, February 26th 2021 at 5:52PM
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The United Negro College Fund is teaming up with Bond & Play to bring us the One HBCU Fest!
According to UNCF, this event is slated to be a "groundbreaking series of ideas summits that showcases next-gen African American innovators and entrepreneu ...
Posted Friday, February 26th 2021 at 5:43PM
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For the first time ever, the UCLA football team is scheduled to face not one but two HBCUs during their 2022 and 2023 season. Both Alabama State and North Carolina Central will face off with UCLA on their home field at the Rose Bowl Stadium. To find ...
Posted Thursday, February 25th 2021 at 8:19PM
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Bank of America is committed to advancing racial equality and economic opportunity. So much so, they are partnering with two Atlanta HBCUs to create a Center for Black Entrepreneurship! Check out Bank of America's full press release below to read mor ...
Posted Tuesday, February 23rd 2021 at 4:36PM
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Seven-time Grammy winner and Shaw University graduate Gladys Knight is set to perform the National Anthem at this year's NBA All-Star game in Atlanta, GA. Knight will not be the only one representing HBCUs that evening, as the Grambling University an ...
Posted Tuesday, February 23rd 2021 at 4:05PM
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Former UPS Driver and Morgan State Alumnus Calvin Tyler has committed to give $20 Million to his alma mater to help ensure access to higher education for generations to come. Read more about his generous donation in this full press release from Morga ...
Posted Monday, February 22nd 2021 at 9:34PM
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Last week, 18-year-old Rodney “RJ” Reese was arrested and charged for being a pedestrian in the roadway while walking home during a snowstorm in Plano, Texas. The officers were initially responding to a welfare check when someone called the police an ...
Posted Monday, February 22nd 2021 at 9:17PM
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Diageo is yet another major company showing support to HBCUs in a major way! Earlier this month, the beer and spirit company announced that it would be donating $10 million to help create endowments and financial support for 25 HBCUs and their studen ...
Posted Friday, February 19th 2021 at 12:45PM
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From March 12-14, the Atlanta Braves will be hosting the Inaugural Ralph Garr-Bill Lucas HBCU Baseball Classic in honor of former Braves players Ralph Garr and Bill Lucas. The annual weekend series will consist of three games played between FAMU and ...
Posted Friday, February 19th 2021 at 12:31PM
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Atlanta mayor and FAMU graduate Keisha Lance Bottoms is making headlines for her comments on the upcoming All-Star game that is set to take place in Atlanta. "People should not travel to Atlanta to party," she said in a statement. "Under normal circu ...
Posted Friday, February 19th 2021 at 11:49AM
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TBS is making Black History Month that much better with its HBCU Cash Out contest! Are you a recent HBCU grad? Well, this contest is giving three lucky HBCU grads the opportunity to win $25,000! In collaboration with Spelman College graduate Keisha K ...
Posted Thursday, February 18th 2021 at 1:06PM
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Investment Bank Goldman Sachs is showing support for HBCUs in a major way! On Wednesday it announced that it will be committing $25 million through its new “Market Madness” program. Check out the full Goldman Sachs press release below to find out mor ...
Posted Thursday, February 18th 2021 at 12:46PM
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The HBCU Cultural Heritage Stewardship Initiative, created to help preserve the historic and cultural significance of HBCUs, will be giving over $650,000 in grants to HBCUs around the country. The new initiative comes after several leaders at Black c ...
Posted Thursday, February 18th 2021 at 12:05PM
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A professor at Fort Valley State University is under fire after a student tweeted about a joke she made during class. On Tuesday, an FVSU student identified as Janei Dortilus, took to Twitter to recall a conversation that occurred between her profess ...
Posted Wednesday, February 17th 2021 at 9:17PM
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Top tech company Intel has committed to donating $5 million over the course of the next five years to establish a brand new law and policy center for North Carolina Central University! Read more about this monumental donation below in the full NCCU p ...
Posted Wednesday, February 17th 2021 at 8:23PM
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The Home Depot recently announced that it will be contributing $1 million in grants to support HBCU across the country through its annual “Retool Your School” program. The program provides a way for HBCU students and alumni to give back by celebratin ...
Posted Wednesday, February 17th 2021 at 7:39PM
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