I wanted to update you on a terrific event and collaboration between our organizations for the fantastic event we hosted on Wednesday evening. We had a goal of 30 candidates and ended up with a guest list of over 600 registered. It was a breathtaking sight to witness. ...
Posted Monday, January 23rd 2023 at 10:54AM
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced that the upcoming 2023 SWAC Baseball Tournament slated for May 24-28 will be hosted in downtown Atlanta at Mac Nease Baseball Park at Russ Chandler Stadium.
“We’re extremely exci ...
Posted Friday, January 20th 2023 at 3:56PM
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Six years ago, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff offensive lineman Mark Evans II was a teenager living in one room with four relatives in Houston after a hurricane destroyed everything they owned. Now he’s on the cusp of another life-changing even ...
Posted Friday, January 20th 2023 at 3:17PM
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Macy’s will honor the history and contributions of Black Americans with a series of activities during Black History Month. Beginning February 1, Macy’s will launch a special month-long round-up and donation campaign in stores and on-line to benefit U ...
Posted Friday, January 20th 2023 at 12:11PM
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Fisk University of Nashville, Tennessee has become the first historically Black university (HBCU) to have its gymnastics team compete on the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) stage.
Gymnastics is a pretty ancient sport, so the fact t ...
Posted Friday, January 20th 2023 at 12:04PM
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Atlanta-based technology leader aligns with HBCU for first-of-its-kind Esports program, centered around business skills development and career advancement
ATLANTA, Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PrizePicks, the largest privately-held skill-based fa ...
Posted Friday, January 20th 2023 at 11:57AM
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Eddie George shared his response this week to the viral video from Ed Reed, a fellow former NFL star who has become a head football coach at a historically black college.
On Monday, George was asked for his response to the Reed video during an int ...
Posted Friday, January 20th 2023 at 11:28AM
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Morgan State's Isaiah Burke was named the HBCU All-Stars National Spotlight Player of the Week for leading the Bears to a 2-0 week from Jan. 8-14
Burke scored 30 points in a 90-85 home victory vs. South Carolina State and followed that with anothe ...
Posted Friday, January 20th 2023 at 11:05AM
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The student-athletes from North Carolina A&T University dominated the HBCU Showcase track and field meet at the Armory last Saturday. In 2021, student-athletes from the university brought home two medals from the Tokyo Olympics, so it was no surprise ...
Posted Friday, January 20th 2023 at 10:48AM
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In the city of Hampton, Virginia, there is an oak tree that has stood for over 200 years.
It is known as Emancipation Oak.
It gained its name because in 1863, that tree was the site where many enslaved people heard the reading of Abraham Linco ...
Posted Friday, January 20th 2023 at 10:07AM
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When Jarrett Carter Sr. launched HBCU Digest in 2010, it was to fill a gap in thoughtful and rigorous higher education journalism on historically Black colleges and universities in the United States.
As a student at Morgan State University in the ...
Posted Thursday, January 19th 2023 at 4:55PM
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There was a drumline, music and a sense of celebration. Mayor Eric Adams showed up to address participants and spectators. Tables were set up for prospective students and their parents to interact with representatives of the colleges and universities ...
Posted Thursday, January 19th 2023 at 4:49PM
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JACKSON, Miss. - Jackson State University Baseball is just around the corner.
JSU released its 2023 schedule Tuesday, with the first game taking place in less than a month.
Head coach Omar Johnson and the squad will begin the season in Houston ...
Posted Thursday, January 19th 2023 at 4:44PM
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RICHTON PARK, ILL— Band students from Rich Township 227, Hillcrest High School and Southland College Prep Charter High School were offered almost $2 million in four-year band scholarships last month at the annual HBCU band auditions event held at Sou ...
Posted Thursday, January 19th 2023 at 4:39PM
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RICHTON PARK, ILL— Band students from Rich Township 227, Hillcrest High School and Southland College Prep Charter High School were offered almost $2 million in four-year band scholarships last month at the annual HBCU band auditions event held at Sou ...
Posted Thursday, January 19th 2023 at 4:39PM
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From Pop Warner to Little League, and from junior high and high school, coaches had a significant role in developing boys and girls in the black community. In most cases, the coach was the first to give structure and consistent discipline to the poin ...
Posted Thursday, January 19th 2023 at 4:36PM
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis City Council announced Wednesday that it created a $1 million scholarship fund for Mid-South students who plan on attending a historically Black college or university (HBCU).
The goal is to help high school graduates w ...
Posted Thursday, January 19th 2023 at 4:21PM
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCIV) — South Carolina State University (SC State) President Alexander Conyers appeared before the South Carolina House of Representatives on Jan. 18 to request funding for the 2023-24 fiscal year.
The presentation was made before ...
Posted Thursday, January 19th 2023 at 4:09PM
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The Student Freedom Initiative (SFI), Stackwell, and Prudential Financial have announced the launch of the Student Investment Program (SIP), a multi-year strategic partnership granting $500,000 in funding to students attending Historically Black Coll ...
Posted Thursday, January 19th 2023 at 3:55PM
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Morehouse College senior Miles Johnson and Spelman College junior Zoria McClerklin will host the NBA X HBCU Stream of the Miami Heat vs. New Orleans Pelicans game at 7 PM CT on Jan. 18.
Lately, Johnson has been visible on the recent NBA MLK Day ...
Posted Thursday, January 19th 2023 at 3:34PM
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NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Tuskegee track and field program began their 2023 season competing in the HBCU Showcase, held at the Armory Track & Field Center over the weekend.
The meet also served as a college fair, allowing high school track teams to not ...
Posted Thursday, January 19th 2023 at 2:21PM
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The UC-HBCU Graduate Pathways Internship in African Diaspora Archaeology is a five-week summer training internship program designed to introduce undergraduate students enrolled at accredited Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to the ...
Posted Thursday, January 19th 2023 at 12:16PM
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Books for Africa, the Minnesota-based nonprofit with a warehouse in Atlanta helping solve what it calls a “book famine” on the continent, hosted a volunteer work day with more than 100 university and high school students on Martin Luther King Jr. day ...
Posted Thursday, January 19th 2023 at 11:47AM
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Grambling, La. – January 18, 2023 – The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), UNCF (United Negro College Fund), and Partnership for Education Advancement have launched a landmark collaboration to drive tangible, long-term progress for Grambling Stat ...
Posted Thursday, January 19th 2023 at 11:06AM
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