Ahmed Muhammad, an 18-year old student from Oakland, California, has made history as the first Black male to graduate as valedictorian in his school, Oakland Technical High School.
Muhammad is honored with the highest academic rank in his class wi ...
Posted Monday, May 3rd 2021 at 5:36PM
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Despite a global pandemic, many HBCUs have been prospering financially over the past year. One of those schools being North Carolina A&T, thanks to an organized campaign and very generous alumni, the institution was able to raise over $181.4 MILLION! ...
Posted Monday, May 3rd 2021 at 4:58PM
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Hollywood actor Michael B. Jordan is launching the "Hoop Dreams Classic" to show the world just how much talents can be found at our beloved HBCUs.
Jordan recently spoke about the event during an appearance on The Tonight Show.
This one-day ...
Posted Monday, May 3rd 2021 at 4:21PM
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We got another one!
Shaquir O'Neal, son of NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal recently committed to Texas Southern. The three-star shooting guard will be taking his talents to one of the best HBCU basketball programs in the SWAC.
The 6'6 athlet ...
Posted Monday, May 3rd 2021 at 4:03PM
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Benjamin Crump, attorney, civil rights leader, and author, will address graduates at Texas Southern University's Spring 2021 Commencement. The ceremonies will occur at 8:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 8, 2021, at Alexander Durley Stadium.
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Posted Friday, April 30th 2021 at 6:29PM
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Meet five Black entrepreneurs who are showing commitment to their community by joining together to offer a $2,000 scholarship for two HBCU undergraduate students. In the progression of their own success stories, four businesses have teamed together t ...
Posted Friday, April 30th 2021 at 6:21PM
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North Atlanta High School senior, Kamryn Stargell, is making headlines for being accepted into 29 universities and receiving over $2.2 million in scholarship awards!
“I was super excited to get in. Mainly because I was really anxious about applyi ...
Posted Friday, April 30th 2021 at 6:16PM
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Whiting-Turner Construction Company is showing major love to HBCUs. It will be providing financial support for Morgan State's Construction Management and Civil Engineering students over the next three years and strengthening its hiring pipeline! To f ...
Posted Friday, April 30th 2021 at 6:08PM
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Drs. Brittani and Brandi Jackson are not only twin sisters, but they are both first-generation medical doctors at the same hospital in the Chicagoland area! Talk about Black Girl Magic!
Growing up in Twinsburg, Ohio, the twins always showed intere ...
Posted Friday, April 30th 2021 at 6:00PM
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According to the Associated Press, as one of the few remaining Black jockeys in the country, Kendrick Carmouche will be the first Black jockey in the Kentucky Derby since 2013, competes this Saturday.
“As a Black rider getting to the Kentucky Derb ...
Posted Friday, April 30th 2021 at 5:46PM
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Superstar rapper Travis Scott is paying it forward, by once again offer full scholarships to current HBCU students. This new batch of HBCU scholarships comes after he took to Twitter last October to announce that he would be paying the tuition for fi ...
Posted Friday, April 30th 2021 at 5:30PM
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PIMCO BLACK - 2021 Scholarship
About the Scholarship
PIMCO Black is excited to announce our inaugural PIMCO Black Scholarship, created to encourage Black and/or African American students who have an interest in investment management to pursue t ...
Posted Friday, April 30th 2021 at 5:22PM
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Congratulations are in order for Bethune-Cookman University grad Maulana Dotch. Dotch was recently named the general manager of the Hermann Park Golf Course in Houston, making her the first African American woman PGA Member to serve as a general mana ...
Posted Friday, April 30th 2021 at 5:05PM
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Madame Vice President and HU grad was interviewed on Good Morning America yesterday and made a statement that surprised (and confused) many people in the Black community (myself included):
“No, I don’t think America is a racist country.”
Excus ...
Posted Friday, April 30th 2021 at 4:51PM
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We've all heard the phrase, "It's never too late to follow your dreams." Joesph M. Grant is living proof of that. Mr. Grant recently became Dr. Grant after successfully completing his doctoral program at Howard University at the age of 70! Read all a ...
Posted Friday, April 30th 2021 at 3:55PM
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