Yesterday, the National Football League (NFL) announced that it will once again serve as the title sponsor for the sixth annual Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Battle of the Brains (HBCU BOTB). The competition, which will take pla ...
Posted Wednesday, March 8th 2023 at 8:42AM
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Jackson, Mississippi’s Black community is outraged that state lawmakers are moving closer to establishing a separate justice system in Jackson for whites and African Americans.
According to Mississippi Today, the proposed new law would let the sta ...
Posted Wednesday, March 8th 2023 at 8:32AM
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Jackson, Mississippi’s Black community is outraged that state lawmakers are moving closer to establishing a separate justice system in Jackson for whites and African Americans.
According to Mississippi Today, the proposed new law would let the sta ...
Posted Tuesday, March 7th 2023 at 6:26PM
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The new Louis Vuitton’s Menswear Creative Director just launched the third annual Black Ambition program to give back to entrepreneurs.
In 2020, Williams launched Black Ambition, a nonprofit initiative created to help talented Black and Latinx en ...
Posted Tuesday, March 7th 2023 at 5:50PM
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Across the world, colleges and universities are increasing plant-based food options on campus. In the United States alone, hundreds of university menus are set to increase their vegan meal offerings to 42 percent of total meals by 2025.
Vegan meat ...
Posted Tuesday, March 7th 2023 at 4:54PM
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UNITED STATES, March 7, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The renowned doctor, producer, and entrepreneur is working with the free-streaming digital platform to support HBCUs nationwide.
A disparity has always existed between Historically Black Colleges ...
Posted Tuesday, March 7th 2023 at 12:36PM
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CINCINNATI (WXIX) - The Golden Voices Choir of Tuskegee University made a stop in Cincinnati on their tour from Alabama with the goal of inspiring the next generation to attend historically black colleges and universities.
The choir’s performance ...
Posted Tuesday, March 7th 2023 at 12:04PM
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FAIRFIELD, Al – This past weekend the Miles College Men’s and Women’s basketball teams played in the 2023 SIAC Basketball Championship in Savannah Georgia. The championship games were held on Saturday with the Miles College women falling to the Tuske ...
Posted Tuesday, March 7th 2023 at 11:31AM
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There's nothing like some spring football.
March 7 will be day one for the Florida A&M Rattlers as they enter the spring schedule which is allowed 15 practices by the NCAA. April 15's Orange and Green Spring Game accounts for one of the practi ...
Posted Tuesday, March 7th 2023 at 11:28AM
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Nouveau Restaurant and Bar, located in Jonesboro, Georgia, recently hosted an HBCU scholarship giveaway that was nothing short of epic. The event was a true testament to the power of community and collective action, as owner Ebony Austin and her team ...
Posted Tuesday, March 7th 2023 at 11:18AM
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HAMPTON, Va. — Students, faculty and staff were evacuated from Palmer Hall, known as the Administration Building, on Hampton University's campus Monday afternoon after a fire.
Hampton University says everyone was safely evacuated and there wer ...
Posted Tuesday, March 7th 2023 at 10:14AM
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Sydnie Chandler Monet’ Collins—who has been the voice behind Perfect Timing Podcast since 2020—pushed the pandemic’s limits aside with a smile to make the world a better place. At just 17 years old, the Southern Maryland honor student brings people t ...
Posted Tuesday, March 7th 2023 at 9:36AM
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Three historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) based in Virginia will receive nearly $10 million in federal funds to expand broadband access and workforce training programs for students.
According to a news release this week from U.S. ...
Posted Monday, March 6th 2023 at 2:51PM
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Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at the University of Utah was recently awarded over $100,000 in grants by the NBA Foundation and PepsiCo. The NBA Foundation awarded $50,000 to be split between the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Partner ...
Posted Monday, March 6th 2023 at 2:45PM
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For the second straight year, there will be four HBCUs playing for a national championship in the Division II men’s basketball tournament.
These teams include the Virginia Union Panthers, Tuskegee Golden Tigers, Miles Golden Bears, and the Winston ...
Posted Monday, March 6th 2023 at 2:43PM
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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has received the United Negro College Fund’s highest honor.
Schumer, a “proud” contributor to the UNCF, was honored with the Frederick D. Patterson Award on Thursday (March 2) at the Marriott Marquis in W ...
Posted Monday, March 6th 2023 at 2:35PM
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Olympic gold-medal winning gymnast and Silver Spring native Dominique Dawes has been playing the role of cheerleader for Fisk University’s gymnastics team.
Fisk University recently became the first historically Black college or university (HBCU) t ...
Posted Monday, March 6th 2023 at 2:16PM
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Mark Evans II feels honored to be at this week’s NFL’s annual scouting combine.
The former Arkansas-Pine Bluff offensive lineman just believes more players from historically Black colleges and universities deserve to be in Indi ...
Posted Monday, March 6th 2023 at 2:13PM
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It’s taken months of collaboration across institutions, but east Tennessee’s only Historically Black College and University (HBCU) is on track to regain accreditation. The college is anticipating submitting its application for approval in April.
K ...
Posted Monday, March 6th 2023 at 12:21PM
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ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (WAVY) – “Welcome to the Caucasian Student Group.”
This was the title of an invitation to a private email group received by more than 700 students at Elizabeth City State University Thursday that has caused controversy at ...
Posted Monday, March 6th 2023 at 11:36AM
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It is tournament time at the NAIA level and there will be a heavy HBCU presence in the field.
Three HBCUs — Langston, Xavier and Tougaloo — all made the tournament.
The highest seed in the field is Langston, which enters as a No. 2 seed in the ...
Posted Friday, March 3rd 2023 at 3:26PM
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CORNELIUS, N.C. — Almost any day of the week, you can find Aniyah Taylor in the gym, practicing gymnastics day in and day out.
A focus Taylor says started at an early age as she grew up watching gymnasts, like Gabby Douglas and Simone Biles, defy ...
Posted Friday, March 3rd 2023 at 2:40PM
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HOUSTON — The largest historically black college and university fair in the country, sponsored by H-E-B, kicks off in Houston for the sixth year in a row. This time around, there’s something new and special about what it’s offering.
The 2023 H ...
Posted Friday, March 3rd 2023 at 12:50PM
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Three Texas Southern University students have been chosen to participate in the Goldman Sachs Market Madness: HBCU Possibilities Program.
The global investment banking, securities and investment management firm launched year three of the program t ...
Posted Friday, March 3rd 2023 at 12:46PM
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JACKSONVILLE, FLA. And WASHINGTON (March 1, 2023) – The Kirchner Impact Foundation (KIF) and the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) announced today a $1 million collaboration over five-years to increase diversity within the venture cap ...
Posted Friday, March 3rd 2023 at 12:10PM
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