As Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour trumpets his plan to merge two independent black colleges into one, it's time for all of us supporters of Black Colleges to stand up, take notice and take action. Anybody out there who knows me knows my passion is ...
Posted Wednesday, December 9th 2009 at 6:19PM
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The Tom Joyner Foundation® announced the ‘full ride’ scholarship program that will cover all the expenses of one student planning to attend a Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) in the fall of 2010.
“We’ve had two winners so far and they are doing great,” said Tom Joyner, chai ...
Posted Wednesday, November 18th 2009 at 9:22AM
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DEARBORN, Mich.– This fall, Historically Black College & University (HBCU) football fans will have more than on-field rivalry to focus on. Ford, in partnership with the Tom Joyner Foundation, is challenging HBCU students, alumni, faculty and friend ...
Posted Wednesday, November 4th 2009 at 5:00PM
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The Tom Joyner Foundation® today announced it has received a $10,000 donation from Newell Rubbermaid through the company’s corporate philanthropy program, Investing in Community, to underwrite four scholarships for students at Clark Atlanta Univer ...
Posted Monday, October 19th 2009 at 3:28PM
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(Dallas– September 11, 2009) The Tom Joyner Foundation® today announced a new ‘Scholar of Honor’( program that will provide a $1,500 scholarship to a veteran of the Iraq or Afghanistan wars since Sept. 11, 2001. The veteran must be currently a ...
Posted Friday, September 11th 2009 at 4:59PM
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In his latest book, "Tom Joyner Presesents: How to Prepare for College," Joyner and authors, Thomas and Wil LaVeist discuss how it's easy to get 'caught up' in the social scene. In this excerpt, here's some advice:
The hard part of applying to an ...
Posted Tuesday, August 18th 2009 at 4:20PM
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In his latest book, “Tom Joyner Presents How to Prepare for College”, Tom Joyner offers some sage advice on how to make the best of life after college. Here's an excerpt worth checking out:
Preparing for Life after College
Life after college ...
Posted Tuesday, August 18th 2009 at 4:15PM
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By Tom Joyner
Mr. President, I have been a major supporter of yours from the start because I believed you were the best person for the job because I never dreamed in my lifetime that this would happen. You’ve been doing an amazing job considerin ...
Posted Tuesday, August 18th 2009 at 12:48PM
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As parents and students prepare to go back to school this year, Tom Joyner’s “How to Prepare for College” offers valuable advice to parents and students on how to they can make their path to college easier.
Tom Joyner, the nationally syndic ...
Posted Wednesday, August 12th 2009 at 1:35PM
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A portion of the book sales of “Tom Joyner Presents How to Prepare for College” will benefit two black colleges: Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), Princess Anne, Md.
The book, written by Thomas A. ...
Posted Tuesday, July 7th 2009 at 8:31AM
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(Dallas, TX – July 2, 2009) The Tom Joyner Foundation will help promote awareness on HIV/AIDS and substance abuse at six black colleges as part of a $510,000 federal grant.
Each historically black colleges and university (HBCUs) will receive $85 ...
Posted Monday, July 6th 2009 at 1:37PM
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As far as I can tell, Knoxville College has done just what it should have been especially when you consider the way things are with the nation’s economy. Knoxville is the nation’s only HBCU “work college”. It’s providing students with an ...
Posted Wednesday, December 3rd 2008 at 12:05PM
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The Tom Joyner Foundation® announced the ‘full ride’ scholarship program that will cover all the expenses of one student planning to attend a Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) in the fall of 2009.
“Last year, we offered ou ...
Posted Wednesday, November 19th 2008 at 2:34PM
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