Central State University track & field athlete Juan Scott has qualified to compete at the 2017 NCAA Division II Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Scott is one of 540 participants, 270 men and 270 women, participating in the championships ...
Posted Monday, March 6th 2017 at 7:57PM
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Alcorn State University’s Men’s Basketball Head Coach, Montez Robinson, is reaping the benefits of turning the Braves into one of the Southwestern Athletic Conference’s top teams.
The SWAC announced today that Robinson had been named the SWAC’s 20 ...
Posted Monday, March 6th 2017 at 6:40PM
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WHAT: A genealogy workshop sharing records that overcome the challenges of African-American research.
WHEN: March 11, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
WHERE: ASU's Library - "The Levi Watkins Learning Center," in its Archives Room.
It is a daunting enou ...
Posted Monday, March 6th 2017 at 5:41PM
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Every week, we will feature some of the hot jobs that employers are posting on our site. This is only a fraction of what you can find on in our Career Center. These are great opportunities so apply today! Employers are waiting. ...
Posted Saturday, March 4th 2017 at 12:00AM
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Tennessee State University President Glenda Glover was among a group of HBCU presidents and leaders who witnessed President Donald Trump sign an executive order he said makes “HBCUs an absolute priority in the White House.”
During brief remarks in the Oval Office on Tuesday, President Trump added ...
Posted Thursday, March 2nd 2017 at 10:52AM
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WHEN: Saturday, March 4, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
WHERE: ASU campus - Dunn Oliver Acadome.
WANT MORE INFO? ASU’s Office of Admissions at
334-229-4291 or the Mighty
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Posted Thursday, March 2nd 2017 at 10:43AM
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Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following statement after President Trump announced his Executive Order entitled “Promoting excellence, innovation, and sustainability at historically black colleges and universities”.
“Today, President Trump, like every president since Jimmy Carter, ...
Posted Wednesday, March 1st 2017 at 1:46PM
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Langston University president Dr. Kent J. Smith, Jr. visited the White House on Monday for the HBCU roundtable. Eighty-eight institutional presidents traveled to Washington, D.C. for the Fly-In and met with a number of constituents including the foll ...
Posted Wednesday, March 1st 2017 at 1:39PM
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ASU Alumnus Sets Up Fake Basketball Contest to Surprise His ASU Lady-Love with a Wedding-Ring
Halftime at ASU vs. Texas Southern Offered a Show to Last a Lifetime
Love was in the air at the Alabama State University vs. Texas Southern men's bask ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2017 at 7:38PM
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The Central State men's and women's basketball teams are set to compete in upcoming Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (S-I-A-C) Tournament.
The Lady Marauders earned the No. 1 seed in the SIAC West Division, clinching the school's first ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2017 at 6:24PM
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WHO: Cheyney University will hold its annual Founder’s Day Convocation and Alumnus and Chairman of Cheyney’s Council of Trustees, Robert W. Bogle ’75, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Philadelphia Tribune will bring the Keynote ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2017 at 6:21PM
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by Deborah A. Culp
The movie Hidden Figures about African American women working in the space program in the ‘60s kicked off in January with a proverbial loud bang as it emerged and shed some powerful much needed light. The film drew audiences in ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2017 at 3:22PM
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Actor, dancer, and director Jasmine Guy has been slated to give the keynote address for the annual Women’s History Month Celebration at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. The free, public event will be held Thursday, March 9 at 10:30 a.m. in t ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2017 at 3:04PM
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By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor)
President Trump signed an executive order to focus more attention on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) on Tuesday, February 28.
Although HBCUs comprise just three percent of higher education institutions in the U.S., “HBCU ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2017 at 2:34PM
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Congressman John Conyers, Jr (MI-14) today released the following statement:
“Last night, the Department of Education published a press release with a quote from Secretary of Education Betsy Devos that is shocking and insulting. In her statement, ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2017 at 2:31PM
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