Emmy Award-winning director and producer Jesse Vaughan, a Richmond native and creative director of Advance Creative Service Group at Virginia State University, is among seven people who will be inducted into the Virginia Communications Hall of Fame.
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Posted Wednesday, March 28th 2018 at 10:23AM
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Ebony is an activist turned candidate who will bring fresh perspectives and ideas to the table. Pittsburgh born and bred! Where she spent most of her childhood in Homewood with her parents and nine children. Her mother Victoria was a north side nativ ...
Posted Tuesday, March 27th 2018 at 4:30PM
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Distinguished author and journalist April Ryan Claflin University will be the keynote speaker for Claflin University’s 148th Commencement on Saturday, May 12 at 11 a.m. at the South Atlantic Seventh-day Adventist Convention Center, 514 Neeses Highw ...
Posted Tuesday, March 27th 2018 at 3:12PM
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Alabama State University's campus National Public Radio station, WVAS-FM, recently received two "Best in Broadcasting Awards" (ABBYs) from the Alabama Broadcasters Association.
The awards were presented during the 10th annual “Best in Broadcasti ...
Posted Tuesday, March 27th 2018 at 3:02PM
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In June I will have been blogging for 8 years, which is a pretty decent run for an original content blog that aims to put out useful, high quality material 48 weeks a year. One of the key success factors in blogging is trust. If you publish roughly t ...
Posted Monday, March 26th 2018 at 12:05PM
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U.S. Senators Doug Jones (D-Ala.) and Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) today announced that Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) will receive a 14-percent increase in federal funding in the Senate’s omnibus spending bill, from $244.7 mi ...
Posted Friday, March 23rd 2018 at 1:44PM
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Grambling State University held its annual football Pro Day at Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium on Thursday morning in front of scouts representing 21 teams from the National Football League.
"I thought it was a good day," Grambling State hea ...
Posted Friday, March 23rd 2018 at 9:04AM
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BY Chris Hilburn-Trenkle
When Ingrid Wicker McCree was 19 years old and a sophomore at George Washington University, she decided she needed a job.
She took a job at the Charles E. Smith Center on campus, where she was an equipment manager an ...
Posted Friday, March 23rd 2018 at 8:58AM
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Nationwide has partnered with HBCU CONNECT for almost a decade to bring savings to the HBCU community. This crucial partnership helps HBCU CONNECT provide scholarship opportunities to deserving students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities ...
Posted Friday, March 23rd 2018 at 8:54AM
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Tennessee State University President Glenda Glover and Joni McReynolds, president of the TSU National Alumni Association, joined Ag Dean Chandra Reddy at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday to open six new Ag laboratories.
TSU President Glenda ...
Posted Thursday, March 22nd 2018 at 3:27PM
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By Abigail Walker
Christopher Lockhart, owner of Capital City Kayaks, says he has always enjoyed being out on the water. The 27-year-old Jackson native grew up kayaking during the summer and continued the hobby into adulthood. He started buying bo ...
Posted Thursday, March 22nd 2018 at 3:13PM
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Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12), co-chair of the Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caucus, released the following statement on the inclusion of HBCU Priorities in the 2018 Omnibus:
“Following the first ever H ...
Posted Thursday, March 22nd 2018 at 2:46PM
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Morgan State University’s restoration and 2016 reopening of the Lillie Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum (LCJM) has received a Maryland Preservation Award, the state’s highest recognition for historical preservation,heritage education ...
Posted Thursday, March 22nd 2018 at 10:05AM
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Ferris Coin Co. Offering $2,000 in Prizes, Commemorating 100th Anniversary of WWI Act of Valor
One of the nation's oldest rare coin shops is seeking artists from across the nation to design a silver coin-shaped medallion honoring African American ...
Posted Thursday, March 22nd 2018 at 9:37AM
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Saint Augustine’s University released its 2018 football schedule Wednesday, highlighted by games against archrival Shaw University, defending CIAA champion Virginia State University and Division I North Carolina Central University.
The 10-game s ...
Posted Thursday, March 22nd 2018 at 9:08AM
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Game-changing HBCU alumnus and White House correspondent April Ryan, Tony Award-winning director Kenny Leon and UNCF campaign contributor Oracle Corporation honored at the event
NEW YORK—Close to $900,000 was raised at the recent UNCF “A Mind ...
Posted Wednesday, March 21st 2018 at 8:34PM
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ENTERTAINMENT CORRESPONDENT TANISHA LAVERNE GRANT chats all things Oscars at the 90th ACADEMY AWARDS with host Shannon Lanier on ARISE 360!
A 2018 BLACK WOMEN IN MEDIA HONOREE TANISHA LAVERNE GRANT single-handedly gets the exclusive! A widely res ...
Posted Wednesday, March 21st 2018 at 2:35PM
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BSU Student Team Uses Technology to Advance Global Environmental Sustainability
MEDIA CONTACT: Damita Chambers, dchambers@bowiestate.edu, 301-832-2628 mobile
(BOWIE, Md.) – A team of five Bowie State University undergraduates studying com ...
Posted Wednesday, March 21st 2018 at 11:57AM
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Virginia State University (VSU) President Makola M. Abdullah, Ph.D. announces U.S. Senator Mark Warner and the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Lt. Gov. Justin E. Fairfax will serve as commencement speakers for VSU’s spring commencement ceremonies. The ...
Posted Wednesday, March 21st 2018 at 11:54AM
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Renowned scholar, historian, and educator Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., will serve as guest speaker for Fayetteville State University’s (FSU) 151st Founders’ Day on April 5, 2018. The event will be held at 2 p.m. in J.W. Seabrook Auditorium on ...
Posted Wednesday, March 21st 2018 at 11:51AM
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Shelton State Community College’s @theDome summer 2018 programming will introduce new educational opportunities. In addition to already popular camps and workshops, this year’s summer lineup will also include the brand new STEM Academy and ACT p ...
Posted Wednesday, March 21st 2018 at 11:46AM
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Image associated with the ASU ‘Family’ Shows Support for Selma’s Concordia College news item
Author: Lois G. Russell
Alabama State University showed up in big numbers to help students attending Concordia College find a new home at ASU ...
Posted Wednesday, March 21st 2018 at 11:43AM
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Selena Ligons, an officer with the Winston-Salem State University Police Department, has all the right moves.
A video of Ligons taking a moment from her policing duties during a WSSU home basketball game to dance the Shoot, by BlocBoy JB has captu ...
Posted Wednesday, March 21st 2018 at 11:38AM
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