“HBCUs create economic opportunity both for their students and throughout the communities they serve,” said HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge. “At HUD, we are proud to partner with HBCUs to expand the voices in the housing research space to support strong c ...
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Xavier Smith finished his high school playing career without much attention or fanfare. His dreams of playing football at a higher level appeared bleak.
He didn't have the snazzy statistics like some other prospects, and at 5-foot-9 and 155 pounds ...
Posted Monday, April 10th 2023 at 12:27PM
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On Wednesday, April 5, 2023, the Colorado Community College System (CCCS) announced new transfer agreements with Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) and Texas Southern University (TSU)— two Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in a his ...
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The women’s gymnastics team from Fisk University has qualified for the 2023 USA Gymnastics Collegiate Women’s Championships.
The qualifiers from the team include Morgan Price, Aliyah Reed-Hammon, Kiara Richmon, Liberty Mora, and Zyia Coleman. The ...
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The Norfolk State University women’s basketball team wrapped up a historic season with a final ranking of 24th in the CollegeInsider.com Women’s Mid Major Top 25 Coaches Poll.
The Spartans finished the 2022-23 season with an overall record of 26-7 ...
Posted Monday, April 10th 2023 at 11:45AM
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The Norfolk State University women’s basketball team wrapped up a historic season with a final ranking of 24th in the CollegeInsider.com Women’s Mid Major Top 25 Coaches Poll.
The Spartans finished the 2022-23 season with an overall record of 26-7 ...
Posted Monday, April 10th 2023 at 11:45AM
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When Jordan Yates was younger, she knew that she always wanted to dance. From the time she was in middle school, she was already taking the initiative to bring dance to her school and community. This is why it is no surprise that Yates has founded th ...
Posted Monday, April 10th 2023 at 11:02AM
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The Tennessee House of Representatives has voted to expel Reps Justin Jones and Justin Pearson after they joined in a gun control protest on the House floor
Jones and Pearson, both black and aged 27, were with a white colleague, Gloria Johnson, pr ...
Posted Friday, April 7th 2023 at 10:25AM
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On Wednesday, April 5, 2023, the Colorado Community College System (CCCS) announced new transfer agreements with Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) and Texas Southern University (TSU)— two Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in a his ...
Posted Friday, April 7th 2023 at 9:59AM
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In competitive cheerleading, participants have only 2 minutes and 15 seconds to earn a perfect score of 100, with tumbling, stunts and degree of difficulty among the many factors that can distinguish a first-place team from a runner-up.
Since 1948 ...
Posted Friday, April 7th 2023 at 9:57AM
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“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind!”
It’s been more than five decades since the last time humans left low-Earth orbit and 54 years since Neil Armstrong uttered those words after being the first man to land on the Moon. Now ...
Posted Friday, April 7th 2023 at 9:51AM
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On Tuesday, students at Bennett College declared that they won’t be attending classes until “the matters regarding counseling services are addressed.”
In a joint statement by the HBCUs’ SGA president Zakyha Jones-Waler and the 43rd Miss Bennet Col ...
Posted Friday, April 7th 2023 at 9:48AM
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After Redditors called out a Virginia-based tech firm for posting an “illegal and nauseating” job ad—which specified that only white US-born citizens would be considered—Arthur Grand Technologies has deleted the ad and shut down its website and socia ...
Posted Thursday, April 6th 2023 at 10:08AM
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Did you know that since 2021, the Federal Government has infused an historic $5.8 billion into the economy for cumulative investment and support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)?
After decades of federal, state, and local u ...
Posted Wednesday, April 5th 2023 at 5:57PM
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Spring football is in the air, but one HBCU football program is going viral for some action that happened in a residence hall and not on the football field.
A video featuring players wearing Livingstone College jerseys and helmets and crashing int ...
Posted Wednesday, April 5th 2023 at 5:56PM
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Former NC A&T assistant Chris Barnette has found a new HBCU home — but it is at Winston Salem State University, not South Carolina State.
Barnette has been named the offensive coordinator at Winston-Salem State , according to the Winston-Salem Jou ...
Posted Wednesday, April 5th 2023 at 5:50PM
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Professor Gerrelyn Patterson was thrilled when she first heard the news that the North Carolina Teaching Fellows program would return to North Carolina A&T State University’s College of Education.
“I was on a Zoom call with my dean,” recalls Patte ...
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Stacey Abrams, the former two-time candidate for Georgia governor, voting rights activist and author, is joining the faculty of Howard University, the historically Black college in the nation’s capital announced Wednesday.
Abrams will be the inaug ...
Posted Wednesday, April 5th 2023 at 5:40PM
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Many people associate JV football with high school, but one HBCU is ready to kick off one on the collegiate level.
Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) announced on Tuesday that it will launch a premier football skills development program through it ...
Posted Wednesday, April 5th 2023 at 5:36PM
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WINTERVILLE, N.C. — The ENC HBCU Combine & Showcase will take place in Winterville on April 28-29.
This is the second year that the combine has been held in Pitt County and the first year that the event has expanded into a two-day format.
The ...
Posted Wednesday, April 5th 2023 at 5:06PM
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WASHINGTON - The Howard University and PNC National Center for Entrepreneurship announces its official launch today, the pinnacle of Howard's inaugural HU Entrepreneurship Week.
Over the past several days, Howard has hosted panel discussions, netw ...
Posted Wednesday, April 5th 2023 at 5:03PM
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Over 4,000 people attended the 2nd annual HBCU All-Star Game on Sunday, April 2nd. With lines from the arena doors to the parking lot, Houston basketball and HBCU fans showed up and showed out in support.
Attendees dressed in their best HBCU and G ...
Posted Wednesday, April 5th 2023 at 4:58PM
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ETTRICK, VA- Virginia State University Men's Lacrosse program is on the path to influencing HBCU lacrosse culture ahead of the Trojans 2023-24 inaugural season through scheduling HBCU exhibitions.
Although the road to VSU's first season fieldi ...
Posted Wednesday, April 5th 2023 at 4:52PM
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The accounting industry in the US hasn’t always been the most diverse, but Black accountants are changing that! They’re smashing through barriers and making history. In fact, they’re inspiring the next generation of Black accountants to follow in the ...
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