North Carolina’s new bipartisan HBCU Caucus, which was formed this year to advocate in the legislature for historically Black colleges and universities, met for the second time on Wednesday, discussing its legislative priorities and scheduling visits ...
Posted Thursday, March 16th 2023 at 12:36PM
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Howard men’s basketball coach Kenneth Blakeney has been named the HBCU All-Stars Ben Jobe NCAA Division I National Coach of the Year.
This season, Blakeney led Howard to both regular season and MEAC Tournament crowns and a berth in the NCAA Tourna ...
Posted Thursday, March 16th 2023 at 12:30PM
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MOUNT HEALTHY (WXIX) - Two Mount Healthy High School graduates won in two categories at the Grammys in February as members of Tennessee State University’s marching band, Aristocrat of Bands.
Led by TSU band director Dr. Reginald McDonald, Jierre F ...
Posted Thursday, March 16th 2023 at 12:16PM
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UNCF’s prestigious National “A Mind Is …”® Gala convened March 2 in the nation’s capital was a night to remember, raising more than $1 million to support UNCF-member institutions, other HBCUs and students of color to go to and through college.
Mor ...
Posted Thursday, March 16th 2023 at 12:13PM
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Amazon is launching a four-part docuseries on April 4 highlighting J.R. Smith’s golf career at HBCU North Carolina A&T.
Releasing on Prime Video on April 4, Amazon is launching a four-part docuseries that follows the two-time NBA Champion on his p ...
Posted Thursday, March 16th 2023 at 11:49AM
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A bill in Florida has its eyes set on Black fraternities and sororities.
The Hill reports that HB 999 would ban any program promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion at the college level throughout the state. Language in the bill claims colleges ...
Posted Thursday, March 16th 2023 at 11:26AM
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The Charlotte Hornets are supporting esports at Johnson C. Smith.
The NBA franchise gifted $10,000 through the Hornets Venom GT scholarship fund to JCSU’s esports and gaming management program. The Charlotte Hornets Foundation and Hornets Venom ...
Posted Thursday, March 16th 2023 at 10:44AM
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Bowie State University has chosen a developer to shape a major mixed-use project meant to connect the campus with the surrounding community — and provide much-needed student housing.
Currently, the site is just 1.6 acres of woods owned by the univ ...
Posted Thursday, March 16th 2023 at 10:25AM
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The 9th annual HBCU SpringComing festival, sponsored by Indeed, kicks off this weekend March 17-19 in Birmingham, Alabama and next month April 14-16 in New York, New York. This one-of-a-kind event celebrates the pride, legacy, and accomplishments of ...
Posted Thursday, March 16th 2023 at 10:24AM
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Scholarship Overview
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and NIKE, Inc. are proud to offer financial assistance to outstanding students attending selected Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly Black Instituti ...
Posted Thursday, March 16th 2023 at 10:11AM
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Coppin State has decided to move on from Juan Dixon.
The head coach, in a report by Stadium reporter Jeff Goodman, indicated that he was out as Eagles coach.
In six seasons at Coppin State, Dixon, who led Maryland to a national championship in ...
Posted Wednesday, March 15th 2023 at 4:11PM
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KEY POINTS
The AltFinance Fellowship is introducing more than 100 students at historically Black colleges and universities to a $10 trillion industry that includes private equity, private credit and commercial real estate.
Ares Management, Apoll ...
Posted Wednesday, March 15th 2023 at 2:04PM
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The Mann Center for the Performing Arts will host its first festival of Historically Black Colleges and Universities in May, which it intends to make a biannual event.
On Sunday, May 20, representatives from at least 10 HBCUs will be at the Mann C ...
Posted Wednesday, March 15th 2023 at 1:56PM
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The uniforms were the start. Black skorts and orange, purple, red and white polos with a glow-in-the-dark logo. The young women on the Edward Waters University golf team really, really liked that one-of-a-kind logo.
The six asked their coach, Kell ...
Posted Wednesday, March 15th 2023 at 1:42PM
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