Congrats are in order for Nicole Lynn, agent to Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, on becoming the first Black woman to represent an NFL quarterback in the Super Bowl.
The Eagles triumphed against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, the s ...
Posted Monday, February 6th 2023 at 1:32PM
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The 65th Annual Grammy Awards are officially here, and it’s already off to a historic start. Tennessee State University Aristocrat of Bands won a Grammy for “Best Roots Gospel Album” for The Urban Hymnal. The moment marks the first time a collegiate ...
Posted Monday, February 6th 2023 at 12:56PM
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Travis Scott’s Waymon Webster Scholarship Fund provides financial support to HBCU students in their senior year who are facing financial challenges to ensure they can graduate on schedule.
The scholarship is led by the vision of Travis Scott and h ...
Posted Monday, February 6th 2023 at 12:43PM
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After decades of neglect, Historically Black Colleges and Universities are now seeing historic levels of interest and funding. Thanks in part to 2020’s racial justice protests, HBCUs are benefitting from record investments from the federal government ...
Posted Monday, February 6th 2023 at 12:29PM
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Jackson State University’s Sonic Boom of the South (SBOTS) Band Director Roderick Little, Ph.D., has been named 2022 HBCU band director of the year by Best American Craftsman (B.A.C.) Musical Instruments.
The manufacturing company held its inaugur ...
Posted Monday, February 6th 2023 at 12:26PM
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A team of six Johnson C. Smith University students will travel to Raleigh Feb. 10 and 11 for the annual North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities’ (NCICU) Ethics Bowl.
“The team has been preparing since September,” said Dr. Laurie Porte ...
Posted Friday, February 3rd 2023 at 7:14PM
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – As part of the club’s Black History Month celebration, the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp are bringing the Jax Melanin Market to 121 Financial Ballpark on Saturday, February 18 in advance of the HBCU Heritage Classic. The 2 p.m. fir ...
Posted Friday, February 3rd 2023 at 10:42AM
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Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc. (UNITED) has announced that it is currently looking for applicants for its 2023 Pay It Forward internship program.
The Pay It Forward program is a week-long internship with Coca-Cola UNITED that is open to s ...
Posted Friday, February 3rd 2023 at 10:34AM
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The Office of Postsecondary Education at the United States Department of Education recently awarded the Jackson State University Student Success unit more than $9 million in grants for six new programs and one continuing program to serve low-income f ...
Posted Friday, February 3rd 2023 at 10:32AM
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While analyzing the results of the annual Niche Senior Enrollment Survey an interesting trend popped up—over and over again I saw that students interested in HBCUs were considering their search differently. This wasn’t the case for HSIs, and in some ...
Posted Friday, February 3rd 2023 at 10:19AM
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DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- It was a dream that started nearly two years ago when Cameron Elyse got the idea of creating a fashion documentary and detailing the experience via YouTube by showcasing various Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
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Posted Friday, February 3rd 2023 at 10:16AM
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"Full Circle" the new EP from gospel recording artist ~Gods Princess~ will be releasing this March 3rd of 2023. The name was inspired by her once pursuing music years ago, and putting it on hold, but now she is back better than ever to begin the jour ...
Posted Thursday, February 2nd 2023 at 1:22PM
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Rising singer, and songwriter Alpha Aminata has released her single entitled "Loving Myself" which has reached already over 400K streams. The song describes the thoughts of loving ones self inside, and out through a tough world, and relationships. "L ...
Posted Thursday, February 2nd 2023 at 12:29PM
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — On the first day of Black History Month a local organization is expanding the way that it helps the community.
First Coast Community Development, which is run by Marine veteran Charlie Griffin, will offer ten $1,000 scholarshi ...
Posted Thursday, February 2nd 2023 at 12:17PM
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ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — If you are wondering if college is the right step or trying to decide which colleges to apply to, then you should attend the HBCU College and Resource Fair on February 4th.
The Roanoke Public Libraries is hosting the fair on ...
Posted Thursday, February 2nd 2023 at 12:10PM
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