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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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
“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
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
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
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