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 K ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2017 at 6:21PM
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Beyonce posts a photo series from Oscars Weekend 2017 showing off her bump (Courtesy of Beyonce.com)
http://hollywoodlife.com/pics/beyonce-pregnancy-pics-photos-pregnant-baby-bump/#!1/beyonce-bump-pre-oscar-party/
If you see or think about Mrs. C ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2017 at 3:46PM
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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 i ...
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 ...
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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Black pepper is one of the most widely used spices on the planet. It’s valued not only as a flavoring agent in our meals, but also for a variety of other purposes, such as medicinal uses, as a preservative and in perfumery. In recent decades, resea ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2017 at 12:14PM
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On Friday I learned that I was selected to give remarks today for the meeting at the White House with members of the Trump administration, most notably Secretary Betsy DeVos. We learned this weekend that there would be closing remarks by Vice President Pence, but the goal was for officials from a nu ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2017 at 11:09AM
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Nick Birdsong
The 7,000-seat arena in Lorman, Miss. where Alcorn State plays its home games bears the name of legendary coach the late, great Davey L. Whitney.
In nearly 30 seasons at the helm, during a career that spanned six decades, Whitne ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2017 at 11:04AM
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Aspiring journalists from Houston’s HBCU discuss the importance of African-American experiences in the other 11 months of the year.
Marissa Cummings
February is black history month, but the students in Professor Sandifer-Walker’s journali ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2017 at 10:58AM
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Mahershala Ali has won best supporting actor at the Oscars for his role in Moonlight.
He was nominated alongside Jeff Bridges (Hell or High Water), Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea), Dev Patel (Lion) and Michael Shannon (Nocturnal Animals).
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Posted Monday, February 27th 2017 at 7:14PM
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Viola Davis won the best supporting actress Oscar for her role in "Fences" on Sunday night, her first win after being nominated two previous times, and she didn't downplay her win as she went onstage and gave a moving acceptance speech.
"We are th ...
Posted Monday, February 27th 2017 at 4:57PM
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One Howard University student writes about how she decided to attend a HBCU over a predominantly white institution.
Alexis Young
A HBCU was never my first choice.
When i was applying to colleges I had my heart set on UCLA and NYU for film and knew I was going to get in. I avoided historica ...
Posted Monday, February 27th 2017 at 10:43AM
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What began as a college endowment research project by Kira Russell-Johnson, 24, ended with a shocking and disappointing revelation. Russell-Johnson, who did not attend a black college, discovered the endowments of HBCUs are significantly less than their white counterparts. That's when she decided ...
Posted Monday, February 27th 2017 at 10:36AM
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Dr. Samuel Sullivan to Participate in White House HBCU Listening Session with Senior Trump Administration Officials and Lawmakers
Dr. Samuel Sullivan, President, announced earlier today that he will join presidents who lead UNCF member instituti ...
Posted Monday, February 27th 2017 at 10:32AM
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We give students hands-on, real work experiences that enrich their academics and prepare them for the future. They help us power the world around us. Candidates must be considered a student by their school, during the time they are working, in order to be considered for a DTE Student Program. Indivi ...
Posted Friday, February 24th 2017 at 6:54PM
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Dear Faculty, Staff, Students, and Alumni:
I am writing to make you aware of an opportunity that has been made available to Langston University through our partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF). Langston University has been in ...
Posted Friday, February 24th 2017 at 4:52PM
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Planning is underway for Tennessee State University’s 2017 Homecoming celebration, and organizers have taken steps to make it one of the best.
For the first time, an external committee of seasoned professionals from the community has been asse ...
Posted Friday, February 24th 2017 at 12:36PM
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Traci Otey Blunt has been appointed president of RLJ Entertainment’s Urban Movie Channel (UMC), the first premium subscription-based streaming service created for African-American and urban audiences featuring quality urban content across all genres, including feature films, original series, stand-u ...
Posted Friday, February 24th 2017 at 12:24PM
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As part of Wiley College's commitment to the NAIA Champions of Character program, it recognizes student-athletes that have exhibited a high level of scholarship, sportsmanship, integrity responsibility and community service.
Baseball player Darian ...
Posted Friday, February 24th 2017 at 11:56AM
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Judge Frank Caprio knows that his job isn’t just about upholding the law, but about being fair and just when examining one’s circumstances. Even when drivers are in the wrong and violate the rules of the road, he takes into consideration the fact that we are all human, and that we all make mistakes! ...
Posted Friday, February 24th 2017 at 11:40AM
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He’s challenging the status quo and getting national recognition for it.
Last month, HBCU Digest, an online commentary and news website, named North Carolina A&T Chancellor Dr. Harold Martin the most influential leader of the nation’s 107 hist ...
Posted Friday, February 24th 2017 at 10:14AM
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JCSU's Collegiate Health Improvement Project presents the musical event A WALK IN MY SHOES at the Attic Theatre of the Little Rock Community Development Center, located at 401 N. McDowell St., Charlotte, N.C.
Friday March 3, 2017 (8 pm)
Saturday ...
Posted Thursday, February 23rd 2017 at 2:43PM
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National Diversity
C O N F E R E N C E
April 19-21, 2017
Spike Lee
Keynote Speaker
Spike Lee
Film Director, Producer, Writer
The Westin Houston, Memorial City
945 Gessner Road
Houston, TX 77024
REGISTER NOW:
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Posted Thursday, February 23rd 2017 at 11:22AM
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A team of students from Alabama State University's College of Business Administration (COBA) took home top honors and more than $2,000 in prize money during the University of Alabama’s Culverhouse Leadership Diversity Competition.
The team, name ...
Posted Wednesday, February 22nd 2017 at 4:04PM
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