WASHINGTON (7News) — The 2023 NFL Draft is always one of the biggest events on the calendar.
Be sure to pay attention to the name, Joshua Pryor.
The edge rusher is trying to become the first player in Bowie State University history to be drafte ...
Posted Wednesday, April 19th 2023 at 4:35PM
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(BPT) - Maurice Ashley is inspiring a new wave of chess players. In 1999, he earned the title of Grandmaster, the first Black person to do so. Since then, he has become a prolific commentator, covering every class of elite chess. On March 22, he’ll k ...
Posted Wednesday, April 19th 2023 at 3:35PM
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Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders is on his way back to an HBCU — but only temporarily.
Deion Sanders is headlining a mega camp at Prairie View A&M University. The camp is set for June 1 and will be under the tutelage of Prairie View hea ...
Posted Wednesday, April 19th 2023 at 3:23PM
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Talent and business leadership pave the way
From New York City’s Carnegie Hall to Lincoln Center, UpStaged Entertainment Group has been lighting up live and virtual stages since they began hosting in 2017. With an incredibly passionate team, inclu ...
Posted Wednesday, April 19th 2023 at 2:24PM
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Clark Atlanta University’s (CAU) School of Business hosted its first Entrepreneur Scholar-in-Residence, John Hope Bryant for a fireside chat in partnership with PNC Bank. The event marked the launch of PNC’s National Center for Entrepreneurship. Brya ...
Posted Wednesday, April 19th 2023 at 2:18PM
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WASHINGTON — A Howard University coach just won the Drake Hero Award. Nicholas Askew is the Director of Swimming and Diving, as well as the Director of Tennis for the Bison. He was given the award from The Drake Group Education Fund, Inc. in a ceremo ...
Posted Wednesday, April 19th 2023 at 2:10PM
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Although available courses, reputation and location are all important factors when choosing a college, the cost of attending school is also a large concern. Even with partial financial aid, covering all the costs associated with college – tuition, bo ...
Posted Wednesday, April 19th 2023 at 1:54PM
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SAN MARCOS, Texas – Ja'Niah Henson, a two-time all-conference guard and HBCU All-American, signed to join Texas State women's basketball as a graduate transfer starting with the 2023-24 season, head coach Zenarae Antoine announced on Wednesday. Henso ...
Posted Wednesday, April 19th 2023 at 1:47PM
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Members of North Carolina’s 10 accredited historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) met with state senators and representatives on Tuesday, as the 10 accredited HBCUs in the state, or the NC10, celebrated a legislative day and addressed th ...
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CONCORD, N.C. — More than 100 people took to the golf course Saturday. It was all part of an annual tournament fundraising to help students attending historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). A Charlotte-based foundation is hoping to ...
Posted Tuesday, April 18th 2023 at 1:40PM
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The SAU cycling team made the trek to Greensboro’s Country Park to kick off the Wednesday night Racing in the Woods mountain bike race series. About 100 total cyclists raced multiple laps on a 5-mile, technical single-track racecourse around the park ...
Posted Tuesday, April 18th 2023 at 1:37PM
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Former American Idol superstar Fantasia Barrino-Taylor is heading back to school.
In a heartwarming clip posted to her social media page earlier this week, the Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter revealed that she has officially enrolled as ...
Posted Tuesday, April 18th 2023 at 1:27PM
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GRAMBLING, La. (KTVE/KARD) — Grambling State University’s cheer team made history by becoming the first Historically Black College and University to win the National Co-ed Championship. The team traveled to Orlando, Florida, and competed with teams f ...
Posted Tuesday, April 18th 2023 at 1:21PM
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Outside of Howard University's Crampton Auditorium, a group of high school students from Seattle gathered as they prepared to tour one of the country's most prestigious universities.
And while they waited for the tour begin, those ...
Posted Tuesday, April 18th 2023 at 1:18PM
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – Tennessee State University alumna Oprah Winfrey is coming home to headline TSU’s Spring Commencement as the keynote speaker for the undergraduate Commencement on Saturday, May 6 at 8 a.m. CDT, in Hale Stadium. Un ...
Posted Tuesday, April 18th 2023 at 12:52PM
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HOUSTON — HBCU football is revving up in Houston, Texas, as HBCU Legends and hundreds of TSU Tigers fans attended the 2023 Texas Southern Spring Game at 11:00 AM CT in Durley Stadium on Saturday, Apr. 15.
Starting quarterback Andrew Body was on th ...
Posted Monday, April 17th 2023 at 4:36PM
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Some people are undoubtedly wondering why United States Vice President Kamala Harris chose the Fisk Memorial Chapel as the venue from which she offered last Friday's remarks in support of the Tennessee General Assembly's then-recently expelled Democr ...
Posted Monday, April 17th 2023 at 4:24PM
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It’s no secret that the higher education industry is facing a major decline in enrollment, as the number of high school graduates is expected to decline in the coming years. As colleges and universities compete for a smaller pool of potential student ...
Posted Monday, April 17th 2023 at 4:09PM
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Kemari Averett is one of the top small school 2023 NFL Draft prospects out of Bethune Cookman University. The 6’6″, 250 pound tight end sat down with HBCU Gameday to discuss the upcoming draft.
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The second-annual College Basketball All-Star Game & Celebrity Extravaganza is returning to Columbus Saturday.
Presented by the Classic for Columbus, the All-Star Game features top college basketball seniors from Historically Black Colleges and Un ...
Posted Monday, April 17th 2023 at 3:54PM
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Former Jackson State running back Sy'veon Wilkerson has officially entered the NCAA Transfer Portal. Last week, JSU head coach T.C. Taylor confirmed with reporters that Wilkerson was no longer a member of the Tigers football team.
In a Monday morn ...
Posted Monday, April 17th 2023 at 2:27PM
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To most Baltimore residents, the red brick wall that bordered the old Northwood Plaza shopping center and extended partway up Hillen Road was just that — a wall. An old, crumbling wall, covered in graffiti, that has deteriorated over the years and ha ...
Posted Monday, April 17th 2023 at 12:24PM
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Lil Durk is proving why he’s a so-called Voice of the Heroes, as the Chicago rapper has teamed up with Amazon Music to launch a college tuition program called Durk Banks Endowment Fund.
The fund has awarded two students, who participated in Durk’s ...
Posted Monday, April 17th 2023 at 12:17PM
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