Alcorn State University’s Extension Program is preparing to host a series of workshops that will benefit women in agriculture.
The Women in Agriculture workshops will kick off Saturday, June 17 from 9 a.m. to noon in the Ray Johnson Assembly Cente ...
Posted Friday, May 26th 2017 at 3:29PM
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Freshman Juan Scott will represent Central State University at the 2017 NCAA Division II Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships this week.
Scott is one of 754 participants, 377 men and 377 women, participating in the championships. Scott qual ...
Posted Friday, May 26th 2017 at 3:26PM
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Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following statement after the administration announced its proposed budget for FY 2018.
“Since his inauguration, President Trump has claimed HBCUs are a priority for his administration but time and tim ...
Posted Friday, May 26th 2017 at 3:22PM
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The man who is credited with creating the “Hornet Lean Back,” the signature move of ASU’s Marching Hornets drum majors, is remembered as a dedicated leader and a legend of the band’s remarkable history.
The move is now an iconic part of the Alabam ...
Posted Friday, May 26th 2017 at 3:21PM
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The Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caucus hosted a viewing of Stanley Nelson’s film Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities in conjunction with the National Endowment for the Humanities. M ...
Posted Friday, May 26th 2017 at 3:17PM
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BY OLIVIA S. GOODHEART
Five Jackson State University W.E.B. Du Bois and Maria Luisa Alvarez Harvey Honors College students used a combination of inventiveness, partnership and hard work to win the fifth annual Up to Us campus competition. Students from 75 colleges and universities around the coun ...
Posted Thursday, May 25th 2017 at 10:09AM
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HBCU graduates continue to come up with innovative ways to brand practical, everyday services as their own and LaQuita Foreman is no exception to this new phenomenon. A D.C. native, LaQuita started her professional journey in 2008, while attending Saint Augustine’s University. A woman of great expr ...
Posted Thursday, May 25th 2017 at 10:06AM
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Actor Saint Ranson is preparing for his role as legendary singer Wilson Pickett in the Amazon Independent film, "In the midnight hours". Ronson was selected to portray Pickett after 8 years of casting and scouting efforts by producer and director Stanley V. Henson, Jr. Saint Ranson was born on Decem ...
Posted Wednesday, May 24th 2017 at 11:31AM
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Erick Willie, the first tubist to graduate from the University of the Virgin Islands with a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education, immediately put his degree to use upon graduating in 2014. He started to teach music at Arthur Richards Junior High School on St. Croix, and has been introducing youngster ...
Posted Wednesday, May 24th 2017 at 11:08AM
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Eleven Southern University graduate students were left with nothing but the clothes on their back after a fire broke out at their apartment complex on Highland Road in Baton Rouge on May 6, 2017. At least five of the students were candidates in the May 12th Spring 2017 Commencement. The students wer ...
Posted Tuesday, May 23rd 2017 at 10:28AM
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By ADD SEYMOUR JR.
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The newest group of Morehouse Men must lead the charge of a new, post-Obama era, CNN political analyst Van Jones told the Class of 2017 during Morehouse College’s 133rd Commencement ceremony Sunday.
“You graduate as the first Morehouse Men t ...
Posted Tuesday, May 23rd 2017 at 10:23AM
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Shian Williams, a communication disorders graduate student from Stone Mountain, Ga., was selected to receive the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship.
Williams is among 23 North Carolina recipients who will work in the health field next year learning to effectively address the social factors that impact ...
Posted Monday, May 22nd 2017 at 1:50PM
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The National Black Theatre Festival® (NBTF) this year will highlight the work of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University resident costumer designer Gregory Horton, who is being recognized at the event’s opening night gala for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design.
NBTF is t ...
Posted Monday, May 22nd 2017 at 1:40PM
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This year the UNCF awarded B-CU $100,000 to provide graduating seniors the opportunity to graduate with a zero account balance so that they could advance into the workforce without an outstanding balance with the university. Last week nearly 800 family and friends shared their excitement as 374 stud ...
Posted Monday, May 22nd 2017 at 1:38PM
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Texas College’s men’s track team had two members win back to back Conference Championships at the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) meet. Both athletes won first place at the RRAC meet in 2016 and 2017.
- Eddie Shoots, 400 meter hurdles
- Robe ...
Posted Friday, May 19th 2017 at 4:05PM
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