Become a Kirchner Food Fellow and be an impact Venture Capitalist for a year!
What: A year-long training program where fellows will be “impact venture capitalists”, deciding on an
investment in an early-stage company with a mission to address food security. ...
Posted Monday, April 5th 2021 at 3:26PM
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ATLANTA—Morehouse College received a $2 million gift from The Ray Charles Foundation to provide scholarships to outstanding business majors. The foundation is dedicated to promoting excellence in academics and the arts and supporting charitable cause ...
Posted Monday, April 5th 2021 at 1:56PM
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Actor and HBCU grad Terrence J is partnering with a Black-owned bank to support HBCU students in a major way. Through an initiative known as Project Tassels, Terrence J is joining forces with First Boulevard to release a video series covering several ...
Posted Monday, April 5th 2021 at 1:42PM
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The Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS) is now hiring full-time teachers for all trades and academics. Whether you’re a recent graduate, a retiree, a veteran, or an experienced tradesperson interested in a teaching career, CTECS might be the right fit for you!
The Connecticu ...
Posted Sunday, April 4th 2021 at 11:00PM
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The U.S. Department of Education recently discharged approximately $1.6 billion of debt provided to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) that participate in the HBCU Capital Financing Program. This action will provide debt relief to 4 ...
Posted Saturday, April 3rd 2021 at 12:38AM
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It’s no secret that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has been catching a lot of heat for signing a controversial voting bill into law, making it more difficult for certain Georgia residents to vote in upcoming elections. Lawyers, voting rights activists, and ...
Posted Friday, April 2nd 2021 at 10:42PM
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In honor of Women’s History Month throughout the entire month of March, the online fashion brand started an initiative called Fashion Nova Cares, through which it pledged to donate $1,000,000 to women entrepreneurs, students, schools, women owned-bus ...
Posted Friday, April 2nd 2021 at 10:24PM
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Nationwide — Tina Redmond aka DJ Chic Chick, a California native from Inglewood known for having many talents and ambitions, is now the owner of Atlanta’s newest Black-owned radio station and television network, TRACC Radio and TRACC TV. She says she ...
Posted Friday, April 2nd 2021 at 5:18PM
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TALLADEGA, AL – Talladega College students, faculty, and staff participated in a virtual meeting with billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban on March 29, 2021. Mr. Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, is a media proprietor and the primary investor ...
Posted Thursday, April 1st 2021 at 4:14PM
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Jacksonville, FL – A newly-renovated state-of-the-art biology laboratory was unveiled earlier today at Edward Waters College (EWC). The quarter of a million-dollar academic facilities upgrade is just one of many improvements to the academic spaces, r ...
Posted Thursday, April 1st 2021 at 4:11PM
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WILBERFORCE, Ohio, March 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- After nearly 75 years, Central State University (CSU) will be breaking ground this month on a state of the art turf football field, courtesy of nearly a $1 million donation from HBCU Field of Dreams, ...
Posted Tuesday, March 30th 2021 at 10:21PM
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On May 25th, 2020, George Perry Floyd Jr. was confronted by police officers after a store clerk alleged that he used a counterfeit $20 bill in Minneapolis. Derek Chauvin was one of four officers that responded to the call. While trying to make the ar ...
Posted Tuesday, March 30th 2021 at 9:31PM
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Congratulations are in order for voting rights activist and Spelman graduate Stacey Abrams after she was presented with the NAACP’s first-ever Social Justice Award this weekend. Abrams’ efforts in the fight for equal and fair voting rights has been a ...
Posted Monday, March 29th 2021 at 6:40PM
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