The Department of Justice recently announced that it would be investigating the murder of a Black man shot and killed as he was entering his home last Friday. According to the Franklin County Coroner's Office, Casey Goodson Jr., 23, was shot multiple ...
Posted Thursday, December 10th 2020 at 4:22PM
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Spelman alumnae and HBCU graduate, Somalia, who is also an Atlanta-based R&B singer and songwriter that is using her music to provide peace and healing during the trying times of the pandemic. Lending her talent for philanthropic endeavors, she has p ...
Posted Thursday, December 10th 2020 at 3:03PM
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Today, JPMorgan Chase announced it has selected Delaware State University for a two-year, $1 million investment to participate in its Advancing Black Pathways (ABP) initiative.
ABP builds on the firm’s existing efforts to help black Americans ach ...
Posted Thursday, December 10th 2020 at 1:45PM
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Students who attend the nation’s first, private historically black college (HBCU) will expand their knowledge of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, because of a $500,000 gift from Dominion Energy. The Virginia based power and energy c ...
Posted Wednesday, December 9th 2020 at 9:00PM
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by Alberto Morales
The Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) in collaboration with the Human Rights Campaign Foundation is proud to announce the release ‘Modeling Inclusion: HBCUs and LGBTQ+ Support,’ a research brief examining t ...
Posted Wednesday, December 9th 2020 at 7:21PM
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Dominique King is a Howard University graduate and the Founder of I Heart My HBCU, a round-up mobile app designed to allow users to donate their spare change to any of the 104 HBCUs around the country.
After launching the app back in 2017, King ha ...
Posted Wednesday, December 9th 2020 at 7:10PM
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Over the weekend, a white student recently accepted into Spelman College student took to Instagram to share her excitement of being able to attend what she calls the "home of Black Girl Magic."
In her extensive post, the young lady said, "Transfer ...
Posted Wednesday, December 9th 2020 at 6:42PM
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Congratulations are in order for a Hampton University graduate that is making headlines for becoming the first Black executive to run a major general news cable network. Rashida Jones, who currently serves as the senior vice president of NBC News and ...
Posted Wednesday, December 9th 2020 at 6:16PM
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Applications are currently open for the 5th annual Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge and along with it, our largest prize pool and expanded eligibility criteria. Part of Cisco’s commitment to positively impact one billion people by 2025, the Chal ...
Posted Wednesday, December 9th 2020 at 3:38PM
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – The Rev. Al Sharpton, one of the nation’s most renowned civil rights leaders and activists, will join Tennessee State University as a Distinguished Guest Lecturer for the 2021 spring semester starting in January. ...
Posted Wednesday, December 9th 2020 at 3:24AM
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Texas Southern University (TSU) is joining a growing number of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to benefit from a $25 million-dollar donation of COVID-19 test kits, diagnostic equipment and related supplies from Thermo Fisher Scie ...
Posted Tuesday, December 8th 2020 at 10:37PM
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Complete your education (bachelor's or master's) in an IT-related degree while you are in the Fellowship program, training for a rewarding career in the U.S. Foreign Service. The Foreign Affairs IT (FAIT) Fellowship program provides up to $75,000 in ...
Posted Tuesday, December 8th 2020 at 9:01PM
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Starting Spring semester, Coppin State University’s (CSU) College of Business (COB) will launch a new educational strategy shifting from a sole focus on business academic preparation to ongoing career planning and lifelong learning in the business pr ...
Posted Tuesday, December 8th 2020 at 8:03PM
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Miles College will help bring workforce development opportunities to students and the broader Fairfield community
FAIRFIELD, ALABAMA—Today, in celebration of Computer Science Education Week, Miles College announced it will become a community cente ...
Posted Monday, December 7th 2020 at 2:24PM
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The Professional Golfers' Association of America is showing love to HBCUs around the country in a major way! Back in September, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan promised to ensure that the organization would be "part of the solution" when it comes t ...
Posted Monday, December 7th 2020 at 1:49AM
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