On February 20th, the Black College Football Hall of Fame with open its doors with the enshrinement of its first induction class. The BCFHoF, located in Atlanta, was founded in 2009 to celebrate the contributions of players and coaches at Historicall ...
Posted Tuesday, January 19th 2010 at 4:36PM
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As the economic downturn grows longer and more severe, it’s hard to find any proposals to cut costs that can be taken completely off the table. Programs that were recently considered untouchable have now been placed under the budgetary microscope.
In a couple of states — Mississippi and Geor ...
Posted Tuesday, January 19th 2010 at 4:29PM
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Alumni, students, and advocates for historically black colleges and universities marched to the state Capitol from the Mississippi State Fairgrounds today to recognize the birthday of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and to protest Gov. Haley Barbour's r ...
Posted Tuesday, January 19th 2010 at 4:18PM
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This year the talent level at HBCU’s is exemplary and you can expect to hear some of the names listed on our 2009 HBCU All-American team called at the upcoming 2010 NFL Draft
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QB: Bryant Lee, Southern (6-3, 205, Sr., Boutte, LA) —A final ...
Posted Friday, January 15th 2010 at 2:40PM
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Although nothing is funny about murdering another person, this is still a funny (well, it is funny depending on your tastes) game to try out. In this game, your boss comes in the office to pretty much tell you off about how you are not doing your job ...
Posted Wednesday, January 13th 2010 at 5:46PM
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The Barber-Scotia College is launching an aggressive individual giving campaign. Your donation along with what we hope will be many other individual donations will go to supplement the Barber-Scotia College Annual Fund. Portions will also go to suppo ...
Posted Friday, January 8th 2010 at 2:47PM
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MIAMI GARDENS, FL – The Florida Memorial University Board of Trustees has announced a national search for the next president of the institution. The Board has begun the process to identify a president for the only Historically Bla ...
Posted Wednesday, December 16th 2009 at 2:20PM
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Denver -- Margaret Buckner Young, author, educator and widow of noted civil rights leader Whitney M. Young Jr., died at her Denver home Saturday. She was 88.
Services will be held in New York City on Dec. 17.
Young once served on the U.S. deleg ...
Posted Thursday, December 10th 2009 at 3:31PM
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HBCUConnect.com announced Oakton Community College has made the list of Top 50 Employers of HBCU Students and Alumni. HBCUConnect.com decided to recognize those companies and organizations that have done an excellent job in their specific efforts to target students and alumni from our nation's ...
Posted Monday, November 9th 2009 at 5:48PM
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The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced the addition of North Carolina Central University to the conference as its 13th member, as voted on by the conference's Council of Chief Executive Officers (CCEOs), effective July 1, 2010.
"I am elated to have such an outstanding academic ...
Posted Monday, September 14th 2009 at 12:23AM
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Stillman officials have monitored the wellbeing of its campus community since confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus were reported across town at the University of Alabama. ...
Posted Monday, September 7th 2009 at 12:46AM
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At Booz Allen Hamilton, our ability to help clients solve their toughest problems and achieve success in their most critical missions hinges on our people. Which is why we hire staff with great minds and a passion for mak ...
Posted Friday, August 28th 2009 at 9:30PM
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IRVING, TEXAS —August 21, 2009—Black Educational Events, LLC (BEE), a privately owned events and publishing company located in Irving, Texas, today announced that it has released a comprehensive guide that will bring greater awareness of the rich traditions and educational opportunities availab ...
Posted Wednesday, August 26th 2009 at 7:39PM
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NFL Hall of Famer Kellen Winslow will serve as keynote speaker at the MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kickoff Banquet on Friday, Sept. 4, at 8 p.m. ET. SportsCenter anchor Jay Harris will emcee the event from the Lights, Motors, Action attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios. The banquet will spotlight th ...
Posted Monday, August 24th 2009 at 3:59AM
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Much of the recent news concerning private black colleges and universities has been depressing.
Paul Quinn College in Dallas recently lost its accreditation due to its precarious financial position. Tougaloo College in Mississippi and Florida Memo ...
Posted Tuesday, July 28th 2009 at 1:41PM
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Scheduled November 6-8 2009
Register Now Ages 14-27, Scholarships, Prizes & National Platform To Excel
Mark your calendar. During November 6-8, 2009, contestants from Florida will have an exciting opportunity to be a part of the prestigious Miss Black Florida USA and Miss Black Florida Tal ...
Posted Friday, July 24th 2009 at 6:37PM
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Since being elected, Barack Obama has become a popular character in the world of comic books. An admitted comic book fan himself, Obama has made appearances in such titles as "Spider-Man," "Savage ...
Posted Monday, July 20th 2009 at 6:09PM
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FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Kentucky State University President Mary Sias says the school is trying to find funding to open a boarding school for black males.
Sias told The State Journal of Frankfort that the proposal is part of an initiative to increase th ...
Posted Monday, July 6th 2009 at 2:53PM
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As social media become the latest branding strategy, networking technique, job seeking tool and recruitment vehicle, they're also becoming the latest way for people to find out job offers have been rescinded, to get reprimanded at work and even to ge ...
Posted Monday, July 6th 2009 at 2:12PM
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair, who led the famous Tennessee Titans drive that came a yard short of forcing overtime in the 2000 Super Bowl, was found dead Saturday with multiple gunshot wounds, including one to the head. Police said a pistol was discovered near the body ...
Posted Sunday, July 5th 2009 at 2:00AM
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