Students at Central State University will soon benefit from a $787,000 gift from Columbus-based University Housing Solutions to support activities and programming on the campus in Wilberforce.
The donation completes a $2 million pledge by UHS to C ...
Posted Tuesday, June 13th 2023 at 4:14PM
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When Sidney Keys III was 10, he wanted to read books about boys who looked like him.
Unfortunately, he could not find any in the library, so his mother took him to an African American bookstore near their home in St. Louis.
“It felt like a whol ...
Posted Tuesday, June 13th 2023 at 4:05PM
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In a lavish ceremony at the Orlando World Center Marriott, former B-CU Director of Athletics Lynn Thompson became the first HBCU Director of Athletics to be honored as a Hall of Famer by the National Association of College Directors of Athletics (NAC ...
Posted Tuesday, June 13th 2023 at 1:18PM
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Did you know the first four-year medical school in the entire country is right here in Raleigh?
What about the first structure build for the higher education of African American women in the United states?
Both historic sites were built in ...
Posted Tuesday, June 13th 2023 at 11:10AM
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Ivy Beauty, on behalf of i-ENVY, Red by Kiss, Kiss New York Professional, Ruby Kisses, Gold Finger, and Mad Shade, is excited to partner with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) to launch the Ivy Beauty scholarship program. The program will awa ...
Posted Monday, June 12th 2023 at 8:12PM
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The White House has announced a Juneteenth musical celebration set to take place on Tuesday, June 13.
In 2021, President Biden signed legislation that established Juneteenth as a federal holiday in hopes of bringing into collective consciousness t ...
Posted Monday, June 12th 2023 at 5:54PM
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Howard University, a historic and esteemed institution nestled in the heart of Washington, D.C., has long been a catalyst for empowering Black professionals and fostering their entrepreneurial spirit.
Over its illustrious history, the university h ...
Posted Monday, June 12th 2023 at 5:46PM
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Morehouse College has appointed Dr. Derrick Brooms as the new executive director of its Black Men's Research Institute (BMRI) beginning August 1. An award-winning scholar, activist, educator, speaker, and writer, Brooms brings over two decades of hig ...
Posted Monday, June 12th 2023 at 5:33PM
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Colorado Head Football Coach Deion Sanders has taken the college football world by storm. Every move the former NFL player known as Prime makes is big news.
Deion Sanders even wants his players to refer to him as “Coach Prime”, emphasizing his lar ...
Posted Monday, June 12th 2023 at 5:16PM
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This past week, the MLB Network revealed the roster for the first HBCU Swingman Classic.
Tickets for the HBCU Swingman Classic powered by @TMobile are on sale now! Join us on July 7th at T-Mobile Park during @MLB All-Star Week! Tickets 🎟&# ...
Posted Monday, June 12th 2023 at 5:12PM
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Kenneth Gorham did not think it would be possible to be made principal of a school considering his age. The U.S. Department of Education says the average age of public school principals is 48 but last September, Gorham, at just 24, became principal o ...
Posted Monday, June 12th 2023 at 3:23PM
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Two local historically Black universities have seen increases in company donations and partnerships, as well as federal grants, since the Black Lives Matter protests in summer 2020.
Both Central State University and Wilberforce University, the onl ...
Posted Monday, June 12th 2023 at 2:41PM
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Beginning Fall 2023, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) will offer two new degree programs, pending approval by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board at its July 28 meeting. In May, the University of Arkansas System Board of T ...
Posted Monday, June 12th 2023 at 2:37PM
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida judge denied the state’s request to dismiss a class-action lawsuit accusing it of continued discrimination against a historically Black university for over three decades.
The suit, filed in September by six Florida A& ...
Posted Monday, June 12th 2023 at 12:42PM
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