In honor of Martin Luther King Day, the top-selling Black-owned spirits brand Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey has launched its HBCU Old Fashioned Challenge to help raise money for underfunded HBCUs.
The launch took off on MLK Day and will continue t ...
Posted Wednesday, January 18th 2023 at 12:39PM
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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — It will be the first HBCU medical school in the state of Louisiana.
“We will be relying on the hospitals and the clinical services for our students to train in diverse Ochsner campuses around the city and in the region a ...
Posted Wednesday, January 18th 2023 at 12:32PM
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The 5th annual Urban One Honors aired in celebration of MLK Day. With guests ranging from Bobby Brown, Rowland Martin, Pharrell, Angie Stone and more, the audience was in great company. Hosted by Tank and backstage host LeToya Luckett, the show maint ...
Posted Wednesday, January 18th 2023 at 12:01PM
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ATLANTA — Dr. Kevin James was at the barbershop Friday when he said he received a phone call that would change the trajectory of Morris Brown College.
"Sen. Ossoff called me personally," he said. "We're very grateful for the promises kept."
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Posted Wednesday, January 18th 2023 at 10:39AM
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Dr. Robert Lindsey, professor of Health Education in the Department of Health and Human Performance and chapter advisor of the Alpha Epsilon Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. has been nominated for the Educator Mentor of the Year Award for t ...
Posted Tuesday, January 17th 2023 at 6:59PM
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A North Carolina HBCU will receive a federal grant after it was targeted in bomb threats against historically Black colleges and universities last year.
N.C. Central University in Durham is one of three HBCUs getting Project School Emergency Respo ...
Posted Tuesday, January 17th 2023 at 4:54PM
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Pennsylvania natives Kevin Hart, Meek Mill, and Michael Rubin are elevating their efforts to foster equity within Philadelphia’s education system. They’re collectively donating $7 million to cultivate academic scholarships for youth in underserved co ...
Posted Tuesday, January 17th 2023 at 4:45PM
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Ed Reed recently had some not-so-nice words to say about his new coaching home at Bethune-Cookman University, and because of them… he’s deeply sorry.
Over the weekend, the head coach of Bethune-Cookman Wildcats, Ed Reed, took to his social media t ...
Posted Tuesday, January 17th 2023 at 12:23PM
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Prepping for college can be a crucial step towards becoming successful, and one Minnesota teacher is pushing Historically Black college and university students to take that next academic step.
On this Martin Luther King Day, it' ...
Posted Tuesday, January 17th 2023 at 11:41AM
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CANTON – Canton Audubon Society is offering the $1,000 Arnold W. Fritz Memorial Scholarship, awarded annually to a college student who is majoring in any environmental science program.
To be eligible, a student must be a junior, senior or graduate ...
Posted Tuesday, January 17th 2023 at 10:46AM
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – Tennessee State University and metro Nashville’s faith-based community came together to celebrate the university through prayer for the new year. Started in 2013 when President Glover took the helm of Nashville’s ...
Posted Tuesday, January 17th 2023 at 10:41AM
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The MSM Bright Suns Scholarship, 'a scholarship for those who study' announces the winners of the 2022 competition.
This year, we wanted applicants to Think Outside the Stigma to change the discourse around mental health stigma. So we asked them t ...
Posted Monday, January 16th 2023 at 6:07PM
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It’s that time again! Metcalf Institute is excited to open applications for the 2023 Annual Science Immersion Workshop for Journalists (AWJ). It’s the 25th anniversary of this fee-free, immersive program, and we’re looking forward to an extra-special ...
Posted Friday, January 13th 2023 at 5:31PM
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Grammy award-winning artist Anthony Hamilton paid a visit to Johnson C. Smith University’s Bull Pen on Thursday to serenade a crowd of students and introduce his newest artist, JxHINES, a 2015 graduate of JCSU’s Business Marketing program.
The artis ...
Posted Friday, January 13th 2023 at 4:17PM
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Rust College alum, Dr. Leslie Burl McLemore (’64), has been selected to be the recipient of the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest award given by the Mississippi Historical Society.
The award was established by the Mississippi Historical ...
Posted Friday, January 13th 2023 at 4:14PM
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