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Grambling announces football upgrades, homecoming game switch

By Nicole Hutchinson Fresh off its return to the top of black college football, Grambling State is giving its home stadium a face-lift. Grambling State is putting together a multi-million renov

Legasaurus Sister · Monday, May 8th 2017 · 4,716 views · 1 comments

Edgar sets meet and facility 800-meter run record

The defending NAIA 800-meter run champion Marbeq Edgar (JR/Choiseul, St. Lucia) showed he is poised to repeat his title as he set a meet and facility record in the event Friday at University of Houston's Tom Tellez Invitational. Edgar ran 1:47.83 which beat his Wiley College record by nearly two

Legasaurus Sister · Monday, May 8th 2017 · 6,610 views · 1 comments

NCCU will award its first cohort of doctoral (Ph.D.) degrees in integrated biosciences this year.

Associate Justice to Give Graduate Keynote, May 12 Ph.D. Graduates (L to R) Edmondson, Oladapo and Arthur North Carolina Central University (NCCU) School of Law alumnus and North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Mike Morgan will provide the keynote address for the NCCU

Legasaurus Sister · Monday, May 8th 2017 · 1,168 views · 1 comments

JSU’s Academy for Research & Scholarly Engagement rolls out its fifth cohort

The fifth cohort of Jackson State University’s Academy for Research & Scholarly Engagement recently completed the 2016-2017 session. The year-long program is designed to broaden the community of Jacks

Legasaurus Sister · Monday, May 8th 2017 · 940 views · 1 comments

Alton Jay Harris talks perseverance at Alcorn’s 2017 Spring Commencement

When ESPN Anchor Alton Jay Harris took the stage at Alcorn State University’s 2017 Spring Commencement Exercise, he did something that no other commencement speaker had ever done before. He picked up his iPad, turned around and took a photograph with the 443 proud members of the Class of 2017. Ha

Legasaurus Sister · Monday, May 8th 2017 · 1,981 views · 1 comments

Tullier tapped to lead communications, marketing for Tuskegee University

Contact: Edward Brown, Chief of Staff | Office of the President Tuskegee University has hired public relations veteran Michael Tullier, APR to serve as its senior director of communications, public relations and marketing. Tullier brings to this role more than two decades of experience leading or

Legasaurus Sister · Friday, May 5th 2017 · 1,524 views · 1 comments

Mother to graduate with her daughter at Paine

By Renetta DuBose This Mother’s Day will be a special one for two people in the CSRA. When Paine College holds its commencement activities this weekend, a mother and her daughter will walk across the stage together. Parents typically send their kids off to college and wonder how their

Legasaurus Sister · Friday, May 5th 2017 · 2,406 views · 1 comments

Paine Athletics Hosts Annual Awards Banquet

The Paine College Athletics Department hosted its annual awards banquet on Tuesday evening at the HEAL Complex to honor the achievements, hard work and dedication of its student-athletes. Natalie

Legasaurus Sister · Friday, May 5th 2017 · 7,077 views · 1 comments

For Top Graduate Abrahana James, Graduating from FVSU is Another Step Towards Greatness

Abrahana James is the FVSU Spring 2017 graduate with the highest grade point average. She may be from Atlanta, GA, but she felt like she was at home the minute she stepped foot on campus. Her grandmother convinced Abrahana when she was a young child that she was going to be great. She believed her g

Legasaurus Sister · Friday, May 5th 2017 · 2,256 views · 1 comments

TSU And Fisk Are Creating Mentorships Between Alumni And Students

By Delvakio Brown Dreams can become reality but so often we find that many college students are sold a dream. Many are painted a picture full of happiness and joy coming into college that portrays a career that upholds various hopes and dreams of accomplishment if you work hard and diligently, h

Legasaurus Sister · Friday, May 5th 2017 · 1,833 views · 1 comments

Two SSU international students share a traditional recipe. Try something new tonight.

Meet Edisher Uriatmkopeli and Levan Tsiklauri. Call them Eddie and Levan. These two junior business majors are from a Georgia half a world away. They hail from Tbilisi, the capital of the Republic

Legasaurus Sister · Friday, May 5th 2017 · 768 views · 1 comments

Winston-Salem State AD Tonia Walker receives three-year contract extension

Winston-Salem State University announced today a three-year extension to the contract of Athletics Director Tonia Walker. Walker has served in the role since May 2014 and has led the Rams athletic dep

Legasaurus Sister · Friday, May 5th 2017 · 4,061 views · 1 comments

Clark Atlanta University graduation on May 22

Christopher Quinn Clark Atlanta University will hold its graduation ceremonies in Panther Stadium. Successful businessman William Pickard will be the featured speaker at Clark Atlanta Universit

Legasaurus Sister · Friday, May 5th 2017 · 818 views · 1 comments

Truth Initiative and CVS Health Foundation Launch Program to Make HBCUs and Community Colleges Tobacco-Free

Truth Initiative and the CVS Health Foundation are joining together to work with students and administrators at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and community colleges across the c

Reginald Culpepper · Thursday, May 4th 2017 · 998 views · 1 comments

Allen University 2017 Baccalaureate Service Speaker: Bishop Samuel L Green, Sr.

Allen University, South Carolina, will hold its 2017 Baccalaureate Service on Friday, May 5, 2017 at 7:00 P.M. The ceremony will be held at Allen University’s Chappelle Auditorium, 1530 Harden Street

Reginald Culpepper · Thursday, May 4th 2017 · 2,452 views · 1 comments

Allen University 2017 Commencement Speaker – United States Senator Tim Scott

Allen University, South Carolina, will hold its 2017 Commencement Exercise on Saturday, May 6, 2017 at 10:00 A.M. The graduation ceremony is scheduled to take place in the John Hurst Adams Gymnatoriu

Reginald Culpepper · Thursday, May 4th 2017 · 2,467 views · 1 comments

Congresswoman Alma Adams To Give Commencement Speech at Bennett College

When: Saturday, May 6, 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. What: Commencement Speech at Bennett College Who: Congresswoman Alma Adams Where: On the Quadrangle at Bennett College, 900 East Washington Str

Reginald Culpepper · Wednesday, May 3rd 2017 · 794 views · 1 comments

Tuskegee University receives $2M grant from USDA/NIFA to enhance organic farming

The College of Agriculture, Environment and Nutrition Sciences at Tuskegee University has been awarded a competitive USDA/NIFA grant of $2,000,000 to strengthen organic farming infrastructure in the Southeast. This multi-state, multi-disciplinary project includes the priorities of stakeholders for f

Legasaurus Sister · Wednesday, May 3rd 2017 · 1,677 views · 1 comments

President Crew Honored with Medgar Wiley Evers Champion of Change Award

MEC President Rudolph F. Crew was honored with the Medgar Wiley Evers Champion of Change Award Saturday afternoon at the Annual Spring Scholarship & Leadership Awards Luncheon of the Community Council for Medgar Evers College. The council, a non-profit established to maintain community support an

Legasaurus Sister · Wednesday, May 3rd 2017 · 2,395 views · 1 comments

N.C. A&T Alumna to Keynote the Graduate College Commencement

Retired corporate affairs and business executive Hilda Pinnix-Ragland is the keynote speaker for commencement exercises for The Graduate College at North Carolina A&T State University. The ceremony is at 1 p.m., Saturday, May 13 in the Greensboro Coliseum. Pinnix-Ragland ’77 is acknowledged for b

Legasaurus Sister · Wednesday, May 3rd 2017 · 1,874 views · 1 comments

BEARS SELECT COHEN IN THE FOURTH ROUND

–The Chicago Bears selected North Carolina A&T running back Tarik Cohen (5-6, 179, Bunn, N.C.) with the 119th overall pick in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft Saturday. Cohen became the first Aggie drafted in 12 years. His fourth-round selection is the earliest a N.C. A&T running back has ever

Legasaurus Sister · Wednesday, May 3rd 2017 · 2,954 views · 1 comments

Morgan Students Place in Entrepreneurial Competition’s Top 5 with New Mobile App

Finding a suitable barber or hairstylist without a credible referral can be a challenge for many. This difficulty is often amplified when the person is African American and new to an area, as can be the case with students attending college out of state. The solution to this problem may be as simple

Legasaurus Sister · Wednesday, May 3rd 2017 · 1,837 views · 1 comments

TN Student Gets 17 Full-Ride Offers, $9.6M In Scholarship Money, Elects HBCU Dillard University

By Kiersten Willis Zariah Nolan already enrolled at Dillard University for the upcoming fall semester. (@zeenoxo Twitter) As many students are beginning to settle on what college theyˇ¦ll attend in the fall, one Memphis, Tenn., high school senior already knows not only where sheˇ¦ll go but

Legasaurus Sister · Wednesday, May 3rd 2017 · 1,475 views · 1 comments

Bethune-Cookman University Students Prepare for the 2017 Gatsby Themed Massy Awards

Students of Bethune-Cookman University Are Honored for Their Participation Within the Mass Communications Department The Mass Communications Department 2017 Massy Awards recognized students for their achievements within the areas of public relations, advertising, broadcast journalism, producti

Legasaurus Sister · Wednesday, May 3rd 2017 · 1,237 views · 1 comments