PENN Entertainment, which owns Barstool Sportsbook and operates several casino, racetrack and sports betting properties across North America, has announced an expansion of its Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Scholarship Progra ...
Posted Tuesday, December 6th 2022 at 12:47PM
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After it was announced that football great Deion Sanders was leaving his coaching job at Jackson State University for an opportunity at the University of Colorado on Saturday, he faced criticism on social media. Many are upset that the Black former s ...
Posted Tuesday, December 6th 2022 at 11:35AM
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Shannon Sharpe is not known for keeping his hot takes to himself. And while most people would have read the room and kept their HBCU opinions to themselves this week, the Undisputed host went full steam ahead.
“I went to an HBCU. But only because ...
Posted Tuesday, December 6th 2022 at 10:16AM
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INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS, INC is an Equal Opportunity employer offering high-value job opportunities for all!
As an organization, IEc is committed to continued learning and education so it can better support the eradication of racial injustices in our ...
Posted Monday, December 5th 2022 at 3:00PM
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Barber-Scotia College alumni fondly remember a flourishing and bustling college, Friday night line dancing and packing out the yard on school evenings. These memories came alive again in October when they returned for the 155th homecoming.
“It fe ...
Posted Friday, December 2nd 2022 at 12:43PM
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WALGREENS, an integrated healthcare, pharmacy, and retail leader serving millions of customers and patients every day is offering Excellent Job Opportunities in the Deerfield/Chicago area for the HBCU community. APPLY NOW!
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Posted Friday, December 2nd 2022 at 11:42AM
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Another year, another NCAA national tournament appearance for Florida A&M volleyball.
The Rattlers (21-12, 15-1 SWAC) won the SWAC championship by sweeping Alabama State to earn an automatic bid to the 64-team bracket on Nov. 20.
They will trav ...
Posted Thursday, December 1st 2022 at 12:11PM
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The purchasing power of Black Americans has never been greater than it is now, and Black entrepreneurs who are HBCU alumni provide a great way for Black shoppers to support Black businesses.
NewsOne reports that HBCUs have been incubators for youn ...
Posted Thursday, December 1st 2022 at 11:49AM
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Today, Student Freedom Initiative (“SFI”) and the Capital One Foundation in partnership with Capital One (“Capital One”) announced the expansion of the HELPS (Handling Everyday Life Problems for Students) Program.
The HELPS Program provides grants ...
Posted Thursday, December 1st 2022 at 10:58AM
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From their OKAY Hyundai campaign to this summer’s A Grand Time honoring elders in the community, Hyundai is no stranger to partnering with companies to shine a light on inspirational stories within the African-American community. Whatever the journey ...
Posted Thursday, December 1st 2022 at 10:13AM
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TLANTA, Ga. (WUPA) – Acclaimed film director Spike Lee and his wife, Tonya Lewis Lee, joined Spelman College for a celebration connecting the college's history with his own family heritage.
On November 28, 2022, the college dedicated the Admission ...
Posted Thursday, December 1st 2022 at 9:55AM
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Mary Wicks, a 2001 alumna of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, wears many hats professionally. Currently, she works for Louis Vuitton, the French luxury fashion brand. However, she also has experience in a number of other fields including sal ...
Posted Thursday, December 1st 2022 at 9:38AM
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While Jackson State coach Deion Sanders has been tied to several FBS openings, Willie Simmons has quietly been viewed as a candidate for vacancies, too.
In a report by Bruce Feldman of The Athletic, Simmons — the Florida A&M coach — is viewed as a ...
Posted Tuesday, November 29th 2022 at 3:18PM
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On Nov. 15, staff from NGA visited Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), Prairie View, Texas—the largest Historically Black College & University (HBCU) in the state and one of the largest HBCUs in the United States, PVAMU is a leading producer of cons ...
Posted Tuesday, November 29th 2022 at 3:06PM
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Lauryn Hill will join Tom Joyner for a 2023 cruise organized by the ex-radio host’s philanthropic foundation to raise money for supporting students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
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Posted Tuesday, November 29th 2022 at 2:54PM
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Mikynzi Alexander spoke with confidence as she recited Useni Eugene Perkins’ poem “Hey, Black Child” at her school’s ribbon-cutting last month.
Mikynzi is a first-grader at Becoming Collegiate Academy, where she learned the poem this fall, conclu ...
Posted Tuesday, November 29th 2022 at 2:37PM
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On November 4, the School of Professional Studies celebrated five years of its innovative Columbia HBCU Fellowship Program in the Low Library Rotunda. Since its inception in 2017, the program has prepared 108 talented, high-performing Historically Bl ...
Posted Tuesday, November 29th 2022 at 2:24PM
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Students and faculty from 15 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and minority serving institutions (MSIs) from as close as Virginia and North Carolina and as far away as Texas and Florida converged on Virginia Tech recently for the a ...
Posted Tuesday, November 29th 2022 at 2:09PM
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Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) School of Journalism & Graphic Communication will receive a $1 million multi-year grant from Disney to support journalism students, the Tallahassee Democrat reported.
ABC News President and FAMU alum Kimberly Godwin ...
Posted Tuesday, November 29th 2022 at 12:41PM
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Alabama State University and Saint Elizabeth University (SEU), announced on Nov. 28 the establishment of a combined educational program culminating in a baccalaureate degree from ASU and a Physician Assistant degree (M.S.) from SEU as both schools si ...
Posted Tuesday, November 29th 2022 at 12:22PM
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The Colorado Buffaloes head coach opening has been all around the news lately after it was reported that Deion Sanders was not only offered the job, but he apparently has interest.
With the SWAC title game this weekend and Jackson State holding an ...
Posted Tuesday, November 29th 2022 at 11:56AM
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The motto "Make Your Mark on the World" resonates with many of Delaware State University's proud graduates. Douglas Purnell, Jr., Class of 2010, recently embarked on a journey that may appear to some to be uncharted territory by creating a luxury fra ...
Posted Tuesday, November 29th 2022 at 10:50AM
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NASHVILLE — In early August, a video of a group of female gymnasts stretching, tumbling into a foam pit, and smiling for a group selfie went viral. En route to amassing nearly one million views on TikTok, the video was picked up by several news outle ...
Posted Monday, November 28th 2022 at 4:16PM
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A big fourth-quarter run returned the North Carolina A&T Aggies women’s basketball to the winner’s circle Sunday afternoon with a 64-59 win over the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff (UAPB) Golden Lions during the final day of the Miami Thanksgiving ...
Posted Monday, November 28th 2022 at 4:05PM
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Janae McCloud didn’t always know how to read music perfectly, or the technicalities of playing the alto saxophone. She just did whatever she needed to keep going with the music.
But in her sophomore year of high school, she watched the film “Druml ...
Posted Monday, November 28th 2022 at 1:53PM
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