Howard University may not have a football coach just yet, but it appears to have found a candidate for its quarterback of the future. Caylin Newton, brother of NFL MVP Cam Newton, announced on Thursday that he will be enrolling at Howard for the spri ...
Posted Friday, January 6th 2017 at 11:22AM
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January 5, 2017: Today, Magnolia Pictures released a brand new trailer for their latest documentary I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO, which was just recently shortlisted for the Oscars: http://variety.com/2016/film/news/oscars-2017-documentaries-o ...
Posted Thursday, January 5th 2017 at 3:48PM
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Pro Football Hall of Famers Kenny Houston and Aeneas Williams have partnered with Texas Southern University to bring Gridiron Glory: The Best of the Pro Football Hall of Fame to Houston. The exhibit opens on January 30 and runs through April 30, 2017 ...
Posted Wednesday, January 4th 2017 at 1:38PM
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Dr. Harry L. Williams has been named among HBCU Digest’s “Top 10 Most Influential HBCU Presidents of 2016.”
Dr. Williams – who is beginning his eighth year as the 10th president of Delaware State University – is listed as the fifth most influentia ...
Posted Wednesday, January 4th 2017 at 12:03PM
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WHEN: Jan. 18, at 6 p.m. -- with a matinee at 10 a.m.
WHERE: The Historic Davis Theatre in Downtown Montgomery.
The Citywide-Montgomery 2017 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Celebration is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Wednesday, January 18, at the Historic ...
Posted Tuesday, January 3rd 2017 at 4:07PM
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“A space where every woman’s story is worth celebrating.” - Chelsea Miller, Founder & CEO
NEW YORK, NY—Columbia University—January 20-21, 2017—Calling all college women for an unforgettable weekend of networking with powerful and successful leader ...
Posted Saturday, December 31st 2016 at 3:07PM
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ASPiRE (@tvASPiRE), the network that presents authentic portrayals of Black and urban culture, announced today that they are the new television home of Bama State Style. The reality show features Alabama State University’s famous Mighty Marching Horn ...
Posted Thursday, December 29th 2016 at 4:41PM
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Alcorn State University’s Department of Social Work received reaffirmation accreditation from the Council on Social Work Education through 2024.
The Council on Social Work Education is a nonprofit, national association that represents more than 2, ...
Posted Thursday, December 15th 2016 at 5:30PM
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Oakwood University has begun to implement plans to grow its endowment to $20M by the year 2020.
"It may seem a tall order to make such a sizable jump in our endowment, but we see this as a strategic and necessary goal when we look at our future pl ...
Posted Thursday, December 15th 2016 at 12:42PM
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LOS ANGELES, CA (December 13, 2016) – The nominees for the 48th NAACP Image Awards were announced today with ABC and HBO leading the nominations in the television categories with 23 nominations and 14 nominations, respectively. In the recording categ ...
Posted Tuesday, December 13th 2016 at 12:59PM
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Why the mission of serving the under-served must become a larger element of consideration in public higher ed spending
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Jarrett Carter
In 2014, Central State University made national headlines by achieving a political goal more than 1 ...
Posted Monday, December 12th 2016 at 12:52PM
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Coors Light continues its commitment to HBCUs by, providing $100,000 in scholarship donations
For Coors Light, the return of football season also means the return of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Classics season. Coors Light ...
Posted Friday, December 9th 2016 at 8:18PM
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After a six-month planning phase, UNCF announced that Oakwood University is one of 24 colleges and universities that will receive five-year grants totaling $35.3 million for the UNCF® Career Pathways Initiative (CPI), a transformative effort to desig ...
Posted Friday, December 9th 2016 at 8:00PM
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The Allen University (AU) community was treated to a unique occasion Thursday, November 10, 2016 at the Chappelle Auditorium. This special and significant event added luster to the varied and continued activities of AU this academic year. Miss Allen’ ...
Posted Friday, December 9th 2016 at 7:13PM
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Texas Southern University is living its purpose – and then some; a purpose showcased by two of its soon-to-be graduates in particular.
Renald “Ren” Moore, for example, is the living embodiment of TSU’s designation as a special purpose institution ...
Posted Friday, December 9th 2016 at 7:01PM
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BET'S WORLD PREMIERE OF "THE QUAD" at THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA IN NEW YORK CITY!!
IN THIS CLIP TANISHA LAVERNE GRANT INTERVIEWS:
Anika Noni Rose, “Dr. Eva Fletcher”
Peyton Alex Smith, “Cedric Hobbs”
Jasmine Guy, "Ella Grace Caldwell"
Rob Har ...
Posted Friday, December 9th 2016 at 9:51AM
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Via "THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER:
CBS This Morning co-host Gayle King recently hammered out a new long-term deal to stay on the show.
The deal — $16.5 million for three years, or $5.5 million a year — was first reported by Page Six.
The pact comes ...
Posted Friday, December 9th 2016 at 3:11AM
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Happy Holidays from Chancellor Elwood L. Robinson and the entire Winston-Salem State University family!
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Posted Thursday, December 8th 2016 at 9:43AM
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Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Faith Simmons Johnson as Dallas County’s new district attorney to fulfill the remaining term of Susan Hawk who resigned to improve her mental health.
Johnson, 65, is a former state district judge, who has spent t ...
Posted Wednesday, December 7th 2016 at 11:01AM
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Morehouse College will receive a $1.25 million grant from UNCF (United Negro College Fund) to support an initiative that will provide students with the training, mentoring, and work experience necessary to make them highly competitive for jobs after ...
Posted Wednesday, December 7th 2016 at 9:52AM
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North Carolina Central University (NCCU) received a $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Federal TRIO Programs office to establish a new Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) within the Division of Student Affairs.
The new cent ...
Posted Tuesday, December 6th 2016 at 10:55AM
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