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The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced 19 grant awards totaling more than $14 million to provide scholarships at 1890 land-grant colleg

On April 29, 2020, Verizon held their virtual graduation ceremony for the 2020 class of the Verizon adFellows Fellowship Program. The program was a commitment of 8 months working mainly in NYC for top Fortune 50 marketing, advertising, and client-side companies in the US. HBCUConnect was tasked w

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Alcorn State University will honor its spring 2020 graduates on Saturday, May 2, through its first virtual commencement ceremony. “While no one could have anticipated

By Kenneth Mullinax/ASU. While the Hornet Nation and the rest of the country are sheltered-at-home because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are taking the opportunity of working on their “hone

Alabama State University’s Class of 2020 graduates will be recognized in a virtual commencement ceremony on Friday, May 1, at noon (CST). The ceremony will recognize all undergraduate and graduate

This option is only being used for ASU undergraduate students for the Spring 2020 semester. The new policy gives ASU students a choice; they may also opt to receive regular letter-grades just as befor

With the transition to virtual and remote learning as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many students were faced with an inability to return to campus for the remainder of the spring semester. As you

By Hazel Scott/ASU ASU alumnus Darren Dubose may live in Houston, but his heart remains firmly planted in Alabama, specifically the section of the state that is known as the Black Belt. As the w

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If you are a <b>marketing, public relations, or advertising professional</b> looking to work with world renown marketing companies OR if you are a <b>recent graduate</b> looking to start your career in marketing, then we invite you to take a look at the 2020 Verizon AdFellows Fellowship Program.

by Maquisha Mullins, PhD, Interim Director of Integrated Marketing & Public Relations One of Oakwood University's most well-known and favored traditions will continue in the midst of this time of d

Alabama State University is announcing that it will waive the ACT/SAT test requirements for the 2020-2021 academic year. This decision comes after the ACT postponed its national test date deadline fro

First-year students applying to Savannah State University for the summer and fall 2020 semesters can be admitted without an ACT or SAT score. The decision comes following approval by the University Sy

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Alabama State University is postponing its 2020 Spring Commencement Convocation (graduation ceremony), which was scheduled for May. ASU is extremely proud of each of its students, and especially it

Alcorn State University is committed to doing everything we can to ensure the health and safety of our students, faculty, and staff is continuing to closely monitor the global pandemic, COVID-19. Our

Hollywood stylist Jason Bolden and his husband interior designer Adair Curtis owners of JNS were honored Saturday March 7, 2020 at the 6th annual Truth Awards. An organization created to honor excelle

On Saturday March 7, 2020 black women throughout the diaspora gathered at the 3rd DIASPORA DIALOGUES : INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF POWER LUNCHEON to honor women who are shifting the culture and speaking tr

Congratulations to our Morehouse Honors Student, Alexander Taylor, for presenting at the UN European Headquarters in Geneva! Now the major organizer for the annual 1M2030 summits in collaboration betw

Call for Applications Colombia is home to the third largest Afro-descendent population in the African Diaspora after the United States and Brazil. However, while there has been a long history of ac

Synopsis When a museum celebrating the Ku Klux Klan opens in a small South Carolina town, the idealistic Reverend Kennedy (Academy Award®-winner Forest Whitaker) resolves to do everything in his po

Applications are now open for the 2020 Nyra Renee Shaw-Hemphill Memorial Scholarship. This memorial fund was started to honor the memory of a beloved only child and daughter by her mother, supporting family, and friends. Nyra passed away of a congenital heart disease while participating in an on-ca

Oscars award winning actor Lous Gossett Jr. honored.

The Delaware State University “Approaching Storm” &#8213; a high-energy, high-stepping, entertaining collection of talented musicians &#8213; will perform inside Franklin Field as part of the 100th an

The 4th Annual American Black Film Festival Honors took place Sunday night at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA celebrating the contributions African-Americans are making in film and tel