Seeing the need to help expand the number of students who qualify for admission to Texas Southern University, the AT&T Foundation has invested $100,000 in TSU’s highly-successful Summer of Success (SOS) program. TSU, the second-largest Historically B ...
Posted Thursday, November 7th 2019 at 6:04PM
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One of Alcorn State University’s most iconic athletic figures has passed away.
Willie “Rat” McGowan, who coached the Braves baseball team for 40 years, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 6.
McGowan, a McComb, Mississippi native and 1961 alumnus was ...
Posted Wednesday, November 6th 2019 at 6:51PM
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Delta Sigma theta, gifted coordinator at Red Oak Elementary in Stockbridge, Georgia, was named Teacher of the Year for Henry County Schools. The announcement was made during the Teacher of the Year Gala on Thursday, October 24 at the Henry County Per ...
Posted Friday, November 1st 2019 at 7:22PM
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The fight against breast cancer is a serious matter.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. October 7th is Breast Cancer Awareness Day and October 16th is Mammogram Awareness Day. Alpha Kappa Alpha under Target II – Women’s Healthcare and Wellness continues to make an Impact in the fight again ...
Posted Monday, October 28th 2019 at 2:32PM
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Alcorn State University has proclaimed Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, as Steve “Air II” McNair Day and will officially retire McNair’s No. 9 collegiate jersey during halftime of the Braves’ 2 p.m. football game versus Southern University at Jack Spinks-Mar ...
Posted Friday, October 25th 2019 at 6:41PM
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America's Largest HBCU Football Classic with SHAQ, 2-Chainz & a Host of Celebrities and events.
Below is a rundown of the major events taking place in Birmingham this week as Alabama State University celebrates Magic City Classic (MCC) Week, which ...
Posted Wednesday, October 23rd 2019 at 7:12PM
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Frazine Taylor with ASU’s Library (LWLC) won the Society of Alabama Archivist’s Whiting Award.
An Alabama State University staff member, who is also the chairwoman of the state’s Black Heritage Council, has won the most prestigious award bestowed ...
Posted Monday, October 21st 2019 at 8:00PM
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13th Annual Dr. Dorothy I. Height 2019 Genesis HBCU College Fair
Attention: All High School Seniors, Community College Students, Community Agencies, School Counselors, Youth Groups, Churches, and Parents
FREE EVENT!
Advance Registration Requ ...
Posted Monday, October 21st 2019 at 7:10PM
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Who said Halloween costumes were just for kids? The average American will spend 36% of their Halloween budget on costumes for both themselves and their pets this year. Tell us about your favorite Halloween costume that either you or your pet has worn ...
Posted Friday, October 18th 2019 at 1:15PM
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I met a beautiful lady at the gym and I complimented
her pretty skin and color. She was that sunkissed
brown red glowy tone. She explained that she just
returned from a cruise.
Then we got to comparing cruises we experienced
and she told me tha ...
Posted Friday, October 18th 2019 at 7:26AM
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An alumna from Alabama State University and a native of Montgomery has won the 2019 Torch of Global Enlightenment Award from the World Affairs Council, which honors organizations and individuals that have contributed to global understanding and appre ...
Posted Wednesday, October 16th 2019 at 6:58PM
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On Sabbath, October 12, 2019, Dr. Leslie Pollard, president of Oakwood University, announced "Our university realized an outstanding increase in fundraising and philanthropy among our alumni and friends last year," Dr. Pollard said. "Once we explaine ...
Posted Wednesday, October 16th 2019 at 6:52PM
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Texas Southern University and Maricopa Community Colleges (MCC), one of the nation’s largest community college systems, recently initiated a memorandum of understanding. The partnership creates an academic pipeline between the two institutions and pr ...
Posted Wednesday, October 16th 2019 at 6:50PM
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Oakwood University welcomed high school and college students from around the nation last week for our annual “Oakwood Live!” event. The visiting students got the opportunity to experience college life first hand, which included staying in the dorms a ...
Posted Wednesday, October 16th 2019 at 5:40PM
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Salt-N-Pepa — the legendary hip-hop duo who paved the way for female artists — will perform a free concert at Famously Hot New Year, South Carolina’s largest New Year’s Eve celebration, in downtown Columbia, S.C. on Dec. 31, 2019. The performance by the groundbreaking Grammy Award-winning pair will ...
Posted Wednesday, October 16th 2019 at 12:04PM
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