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Contemplating a new job? Look at the various opportunities here at CDW

Are you contemplating a different job right now? Whether this is a serious discussion in your head or you just wanted to see what else you could be doing than what you are doing now, we invite you to check out the opportunities at CDW. They have open positions in Information Technology, Sales, Custo

Reginald Culpepper · Wednesday, August 8th 2018 · 5,934 views · 1 comments

Nationwide analysis of traffic stops and searches - Blacks vs Whites vs Hispanics

Based on The Stanford Open Policing Project Police pull over more than 50,000 drivers on a typical day, more than 20 million motorists every year. Yet the most common police interaction - the traff

Reginald Culpepper · Wednesday, August 8th 2018 · 3,831 views · 1 comments

Alcorn State University wins FCS Academic Progress Rate (APR) Most Improved Award

Student-athletes at Alcorn State University remain persistent in being dedicated to their academic progress. The Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association recently named Alc

Reginald Culpepper · Tuesday, August 7th 2018 · 1,621 views · 1 comments

FAMU Band Announces New Drum Majors, First Female Drum Major

FAMU Director of Bands Shelby Chipman, Ph.D., has announced the newest drum majors of the world-renowned Marching “100” Band. The roster includes some of FAMU’s most accomplished students, including one female musician that has made University and band history. “On behalf of the FAMU band

Legasaurus Sister · Tuesday, August 7th 2018 · 2,320 views · 1 comments

Environmental passion honed through Hinds’ CC Honors program

Christopher Lockhart is as plugged into the “connected” world as any self-respecting millennial. But, he hasn’t forgotten his love of the outdoors since graduating from Hinds just a few years ago.

Legasaurus Sister · Tuesday, August 7th 2018 · 5,248 views · 1 comments

Alabama State University donated funds to help an injured Tuskegee University football player.

Alabama State University and Tuskegee University put their football rivalry aside recently to lend support for an injured Tuskegee player. Hill-Eley presented the Golden Tigers a $1,500 check for f

Legasaurus Sister · Tuesday, August 7th 2018 · 2,385 views · 1 comments

NEW YORK CITY PREMIERE OF SPIKE LEE'S BLACKKKLANSMAN WITH TANISHA LAVERNE GRANT

From visionary filmmaker Spike Lee comes the incredible true story of an American hero. It’s the early 1970s, and Ron Stallworth (John David Washington) is the first African-American detective to serv

Tanisha Grant · Sunday, August 5th 2018 · 6,532 views · 1 comments

Alcorn State University ranked third on Value Colleges’ Top 50 Best Value HBCUs list for 2018

Alcorn State University is being recognized again as one of the nation's top historically black colleges and universities. The University is ranked third on the Top 50 Value Colleges' Historically

Reginald Culpepper · Thursday, August 2nd 2018 · 1,804 views · 1 comments

TIFFANY HADDISH TALKS WITH TANISHA LAVERNE GRANT ABOUT MANIFESTING SUCCESS

Actress and comedienne Tiffany Haddish hit the red carpet Monday night for the New York City premiere of Spike Lee's highly anticipated "BLACKKKLANSMAN" the gorgeous funny girl spoke with entertainmen

Tanisha Grant · Thursday, August 2nd 2018 · 5,698 views · 1 comments

Texas Southern University welcomes new business dean

Texas Southern University announces the selection of Dr. Peter Aghimien as the new dean of the Jesse H. Jones School of Business. Dr. Aghimien assumed his duties on July 16 to lead a cutting-edge, inn

Reginald Culpepper · Wednesday, August 1st 2018 · 2,036 views · 1 comments

Rare Rosa Parks Letter about KKK Home Bombing Bought by Very Family Bombed in Montgomery

Rev. Robert & Jeannie Graetz bought Parks' letter at NYC auction for $9k, donating it to ASU Archives A rare handwritten letter by civil rights icon Rosa Parks about how the Ku Klux Klan bombed a n

Reginald Culpepper · Wednesday, August 1st 2018 · 6,040 views · 1 comments

National Technical Association 90th Annual Conference

Good afternoon, I am writing to invite you all to the 90th Annual National Technical Association Conference at Hampton University SEP 26, 2018 - SEP 28, 2018! Student and Professional Technica

Reginald Culpepper · Tuesday, July 31st 2018 · 4,414 views · 1 comments

“Queens On The Rise” Fundraising To Send Young Females On An HBCU Tour in August

Tymeya Thompson, a graduate of Lincoln University of PA, is the founder of a new mentoring program in Philadelphia called, “Queens On The Rise”. Queens On The Rise Mentoring Program is a new Philadelphia based non-profit organization geared towards supporting young queens in the community and helpin

Reginald Culpepper · Sunday, July 29th 2018 · 9,168 views · 1 comments

DIRECTOR JOHN SINGLETON and CAST TALK "SNOWFALL" SEASON TWO WITH TANISHA LAVERNE GRANT AT THE NYC PREMIERE

(NEW YORK) – July 24, 2018 FX Networks screened the season 2 premiere episode of “Snowfall” in New York City for an exclusive group of influencers and press. Guests arrived at The Landmark at 57 West

Tanisha Grant · Saturday, July 28th 2018 · 6,948 views · 1 comments

Oakwood University is One of Top Institutions That Sends the Most Black Students to U.S. Medical Schools

According to data from the Association of American Medical Colleges, in the 2017-18 academic year, there 6,188 Black students enrolled in U.S. medical schools. Meharry Medical College in Nashville and

Reginald Culpepper · Thursday, July 26th 2018 · 4,996 views · 1 comments

Oakwood University Student Responds to PR Council Diversity Challenge with Winning Concept

Last week, the PR Council (PRC) announced the winners of the second annual Student Innovation Challenge “One Day” by Giana Darville and David Pérez. Darville is a public relations student at Oakwood U

Reginald Culpepper · Thursday, July 26th 2018 · 1,400 views · 1 comments

Alabama State University Alumnus Nominated for an MTV Video Music Award

Those who are plugged into social media feeds just might have recognized the work of a talented local artist who graduated from Alabama State University and who just got a nomination nod for an MTV Vi

Reginald Culpepper · Thursday, July 26th 2018 · 2,777 views · 1 comments

Why You Should Consider Working for Nationwide from an HBCU Graduates Perspective ...

Nationwide is All About Diversity and Inclusion. We had the distinct pleasure of sitting down with Trenton Manning, AVP of Talent Acquisition at Nationwide in Columbus, Ohio to discuss some of the reasons why an HBCU grad might want to work for Nationwide. Nationwide is a key partner for HBCU

Reginald Culpepper · Wednesday, July 25th 2018 · 22,595 views · 1 comments

Alcorn State University to offer first in the nation master’s degree in NCAA Compliance

Beginning this fall 2018, the Alcorn State University Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER) will offer a master's degree program in NCAA Compliance and Academic Progress Rate

Reginald Culpepper · Tuesday, July 24th 2018 · 1,573 views · 1 comments

NCAA awards over $1.8 million in grants to 9 schools, including three HBCUs

Accelerating Academic Success Program designed to help student-athletes graduate The NCAA has awarded more than $1.8 million in grants to nine Division I schools to support academic programs that h

Reginald Culpepper · Monday, July 23rd 2018 · 2,053 views · 1 comments

McDonald’s Teams with Zonnique for an Unforgettable Experience with HBCU Students for Global McDelivery Day

In celebration of Global McDelivery Day, singer and television sensation Zonnique surprised Texas Southern University students on July 19 with a classic lunch, courtesy of McDonald’s®. With Zonnique’s

Reginald Culpepper · Monday, July 23rd 2018 · 3,802 views · 1 comments

Dr. Terrell L. Strayhorn Appointed to Leadership Post at LeMoyne-Owen College

Dr. Terrell L. Strayhorn, a prominent education researcher and author, has been named interim vice president for academic and student affairs at LeMoyne-Owen College, a private historically Black coll

Reginald Culpepper · Monday, July 23rd 2018 · 4,801 views · 1 comments

WENDY WILLIAMS TALKS HER DRUG ADDICTION AND "BE HERE" CAMPAIGN WITH TANISHA LAVERNE GRANT

As announced on The Wendy Williams Show, Daytime EMMY® Award-nominated television host, New York Times best-selling author and philanthropist Wendy Williams, in conjunction with The Hunter Foundation

Tanisha Grant · Sunday, July 22nd 2018 · 4,055 views · 1 comments