The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Delaware State University a five-year $1.3 million grant that will fund the establishment of a Bioinformatics and Chemistry summer program for middle school students.
The program is entitled the ...
Posted Tuesday, October 20th 2020 at 11:10PM
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Xavier University of Louisiana's Angela Charles-Alfred and Lailaa Bashir repeated as ITA Cup NAIA doubles champion with a 3-6, 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 victory against Georgia Gwinnett's second-seeded Maria Genovese amd Eva Siska.
Earlier Sunday, Bashir lost ...
Posted Tuesday, October 20th 2020 at 7:54PM
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It would be difficult to underestimate the key role our area has played in the history of American-American tennis. Richard Williams, the father of the two greatest sisters ever to play the game, grew up in Shreveport’s Cedar Grove neighborhood. Rich ...
Posted Tuesday, October 20th 2020 at 7:41PM
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Amazon is hosting a free, two-day online career enrichment summit Oct. 20-21 called “Represent the Future, Success is Inclusive” that you won't want to miss! Black, Latinx, and Native American leaders and recruiters will share insights on what it’s like to work at Amazon, info on job opportunities, ...
Posted Monday, October 19th 2020 at 3:14PM
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Virginia Union University is launching VUU Global to take the HBCU experience to the cloud! The exciting new venture introduces the Presidential Distinguished Lecture Series to provide participants access to world-class lectures on diverse topics and ...
Posted Sunday, October 18th 2020 at 10:32PM
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HAMPTON, VA. (Sept. 23, 2020) — Hampton University's very own Kellie Wells-Brinkley and LaVonne Idlette will compete this fall on the long running CBS reality show “The Amazing Race,” which pits eleven teams in total battling for the $1 million prize ...
Posted Saturday, October 17th 2020 at 12:29AM
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Xavier University of Louisiana's Lailaa Bashir won two singles matches Friday - including an upset of the No. 3 seed - to reach the semifinals of the ITA Cup tennis championships.
The sophomore won 6-2, 6-4 in the first round (round of 16) against ...
Posted Friday, October 16th 2020 at 8:01PM
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The Texas Southern University Choir will participate in the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation’s 2020 A Celebration of Reading event on KPRC 2 on Saturday, October 17. TSU Choir members will perform background vocals for Houston-based R&B singe ...
Posted Friday, October 16th 2020 at 5:07PM
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Following a nationwide search, a new provost will pave the way for student success and faculty excellence at Alcorn State University.
Dr. Ontario Wooden began his tenure as the University’s provost and senior vice president for academic affairs ...
Posted Friday, October 16th 2020 at 4:40PM
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Chipotle Mexican Grill is expanding its debt-free degree program for employees to include a historically Black college (HBCU) for the first time, the company announced Oct. 7. Paul Quinn College, located in Dallas, Texas, is one of the oldest HBCUs i ...
Posted Friday, October 16th 2020 at 4:03AM
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by Arrman Kyaw
Former NFL player Takeo Spikes is partnering with Morehouse College as an ambassador for the Adopt-An-HBCU Good Trouble Voter Drive, a campaign sponsored by athletes and entertainers using their platforms to urge students to vote on ...
Posted Friday, October 16th 2020 at 3:25AM
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The president of Saint Augustine’s University, who just became the historically Black college’s leader this summer, has died, the university said Thursday night “with great sadness.”
Irving Pressley McPhail was named the university’s 12th leader a ...
Posted Friday, October 16th 2020 at 3:04AM
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Two employees in Alabama State University’s Physical Plant had no idea that they would be a part of history when they came to work on Wednesday, Oct. 14.
Joe Taylor and Joe Zeigler actually removed the name Bibb Graves from the residence hall that ...
Posted Wednesday, October 14th 2020 at 8:15PM
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Coppin State University (CSU) will host a celebration and kickoff a fundraising campaign to honor the legacy of Fanny Jackson Coppin, the namesake of the university, with the creation of a bronze sculpture, at noon on Oct. 15, on the campus in front ...
Posted Wednesday, October 14th 2020 at 5:39PM
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LOS ANGELES, CA, OCTOBER 14, 2020 - YouTube Originals today announced that HBCU alumni 2 Chainz and La La Anthony will host “HBCU Homecoming 2020: Meet Me On The Yard,” featuring performances from 2 Chainz, Saweetie, Chloe x Halle, NLE Choppa and Tye ...
Posted Wednesday, October 14th 2020 at 5:28PM
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