With less than thirty minutes left in the 2023 NFL Draft, Jackson State DB Isaiah Bolden was selected by the New England Patriots in the seventh round of the 2023 NFL Draft. This was the second year in a row that a player from Jackson State was dra ...
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Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have a rich history of providing excellent education to students of color for over 150 years. These institutions have fostered leadership, academic excellence, and cultural diversity for their stud ...
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ByDomonique WhitehurstPosted on May 2, 2023
This past weekend Howard and North Carolina A&T’s track and field teams competed at the Penn Relay. Hosted by the University of Pennsylvania at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. The Penn Relay is the oldes ...
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Lincoln University of Missouri (LU) was named as one of ten recipients of Home Depot’s 2023 Innovation Lounge Grant at the Retool Your School Award Celebration held at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday, April 11. LU will rec ...
Posted Tuesday, May 2nd 2023 at 2:59PM
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Pro Football Hall of Famer and current collegiate head coach Deion Sanders didn’t mince words following the 2023 NFL Draft.
The former Jackson State coach tweeted Saturday that he was “ashamed” of 31 NFL teams after Isaiah Bolden was the lone play ...
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GRAMMY® Award-winning artist Anthony Hamilton will take the stage to deliver the keynote address to Johnson C. Smith University graduates during the 150th Commencement Exercises on Sunday, May 21, 2023, at 11 a.m. in Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, ...
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JPMorgan Chase announced an expanded five-year, $30 million commitment to the financial and career success of students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). This commitment expands on the firm’s Advancing Black Pathways (ABP) initi ...
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BySteven J. GaitherPosted on May 1, 2023
Signing a former Sierra Canyon teammate of Bronny James worked out so well for Howard University in 2022, it picked up another one in 2023.
Dylan Metoyer, a four-year varsity player at the Southern Calif ...
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At every HBCU, it comes that particular time of year when organizations within the National Pan-Hellenic Council begin the intake of new members and have a reveal of these members at what is called a probate.
At the probate, you will find that a l ...
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The XFL Championship Game is set, and HBCU legend and former coach Reggie Barlow has his D.C. Defenders in it.
The Washington Defenders beat the Seattle Sea Horses 37-21 at Audi Field to take the XFL North Division Championship. The defenders wil ...
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WASHINGTON, April 28, 2023 — While their historical and cultural legacies are unique, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) share a uniting commonality. Despite being systemically underserved ...
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Atlanta, GA (May 1, 2023) – Clark Atlanta University to host World Bank Group President David Malpass’ visit to the Atlanta University Center. Mr. Malpass will visit Atlanta University’s Robert W. Woodruff Library on May 5, 2023, to discuss the recen ...
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Howard University was recently chosen to lead a Tier-1 Transportation Center for the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), prompting a $10 million grant from the government organization.
As a Tier-1 Transportation Center, Howard will assist th ...
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Four students from Stillman College made a little bit of history and some money for their school last week.
For the first time, a team from Stillman won the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge, the country's premier academic competition for historical ...
Posted Tuesday, May 2nd 2023 at 1:31PM
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In the United States, representation of Black professionals in healthcare is still relatively low. According to Zippia, as of 2021, only 3.6% of dentists in America are Black or African American. If you’re an aspiring dentist or dental hygienist look ...
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It should come as no surprise the Historically Black Colleges and Universities, which have produced succsessful individuals in so many fields, have also produced successful visual artists. The work of HBCU alumni has appeared in art galleries and mus ...
Posted Tuesday, May 2nd 2023 at 12:29PM
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The 2023 NFL Draft has been interesting, but the fact that no HBCU players were drafted is noteworthy. Many of our HBCU athletes have been contacted by NFL teams and given undrafted free-agent contracts or rookie mini-camp tryouts.
2023 HBCU NFL D ...
Posted Tuesday, May 2nd 2023 at 12:21PM
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High demand for data science skills generates rewarding career opportunities, but those opportunities have not historically gone to underrepresented populations. Innovative professors at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are forg ...
Posted Tuesday, May 2nd 2023 at 11:40AM
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Winston-Salem State University's School of Health Sciences is teaming up with the University of North Carolina School of the Arts to launch a new virtual reality training program for the next generation of nurses.
WSSU will b ...
Posted Tuesday, May 2nd 2023 at 11:37AM
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Candid and ABFE released today Philanthropy and HBCUs: Foundation funding to historically Black colleges and universities. The new report is the most comprehensive analysis of private philanthropic support to HBCUs. Philanthropy and HBCUs includes an ...
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The average historically Black college and university received 178 times less funding from foundations than the average Ivy League school in 2019, according to a new report on the underfunding of HBCUs released Tuesday.
The study -- conducte ...
Posted Tuesday, May 2nd 2023 at 11:21AM
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As graduation season returns, commencement speakers at North Carolina historically Black colleges and universities have been announced.
The list ranges from doctors, community leaders and celebrities, all sharing words of wisdom to the spring clas ...
Posted Monday, May 1st 2023 at 5:23PM
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A new kind of wellness space for women is coming to HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) across the country this year, thanks to an initiative by The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation, helmed by actress Taraji P. Henson, and Kate Spade ...
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