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Full Slate Of HBCU Baseball Scheduled For This Weekend
A full schedule of Historically Black College and University (HBCU) baseball games are on tap this weekend, February 22-24. Now that the season is in full tilt, there will be some exciting matchups on
Morehouse Sophomore Is Named as a Luard Morse Scholar
Artimus Cunningham, an English major from Sycamore, IL, has been named as a 2019 Luard Morse Scholar. The sophomore was one of three HBCU students selected for the prestigious English-Speaking Unio
DMV HBCU Report: Howard Looks For Answers As BSU March Toward CIAA Tourney
With two weeks left in the regular season, teams are hoping to peak and ride the momentum into the conference tournaments that will set them up for a potential postseason championship run. Howeve
NC A&T Aggies rank second in national HBCU football recruiting
Rival NCCU has sixth-best black college signing class North Carolina A&T has the second-best recruiting class among Division I black college football programs according to a national websi
NASCAR team found 'mint' $5 bill stuck in grille during Daytona 500 pit stop
By: Michelle R. Martinelli | Follow @MMartinelli4 NASCAR pit crews deal with all sorts of weird and unexpected issues when their cars pull down pit road for a stop, including quickly swiping th
2019 TMCF Presidents and Chancellors Meeting Recap & Reference Materials
TMCF convened over two dozen of its member-school Presidents and Chancellors from our nation’s publicly-supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs) on February 6-7, 2019 in Washington DC. On day one of the Fly-In, the Presidents and C
Florida A&M expects to close on USDOE loan in March; break ground on residence hall in April
Photo: A conceptual rendering for 700-bed residence hall planned for Florida A&M University. A conceptual rendering for 700-bed residence hall planned for Florida A&M University. (Photo11: Specia
Tarik Cohen named top pro from HBCU school
The Bears running back, who starred at NC A&T, was honored by the NFLPA Brett Friedlander Tarik Cohen didn’t go into the NFL Draft with high expectations. “I tried not to have too many high
National Football League Named Title Sponsor of 2019 HBCU Battle of the Brains
"The commitment of the NFL illustrates its shared belief in the product of our HBCU institutions." ---Gregory Gibson, Jr. Founder & Executive Director, HBCU Battle of the Brains. #ChangingTheGame
How Nike And Jordan Brand Invested In The City Of Charlotte This NBA All Star Weekend
For arguably the most inspirational player to step on to a basketball court, All-Star Weekend being hosted in the Carolinas and specifically Charlotte, NC brought a unique opportunity to Michael J
Be focusED
BeCulturED hosts our LIVE launch event where teams and audience participants will compete for prizes and the title of reigning HBCU trivia champion! This 2-hour interactive experience is being hosted by Wilmo Robinson. You do NOT have to be an HBCU grad to attend this game show, just bring your lo
ECSU Ranks in Top 12 HBCU Social Mobility Innovators in the Nation
Elizabeth City State University is ranked seventh in the top 12 listing of CollegeNET, Inc.’s Social Mobility Index. CollegeNET, Inc., a provider of web-based on-demand technologies for higher educ
HBCU Innovation Award winner featured in NSF More Science Video
Earlier this month Lara Thompson (third from left in group photo) won an HBCU Innovation Award at the 2019 BEYA STEM Conference in Washington D.C. The associate professor of mechanical engin
Tuskegee, Miss. State partner to present exhibition celebrating acclaimed African-American photographer P.H. P
Mississippi State University Libraries, in partnership with Tuskegee University and the MSU-based Southern Literary Trail, is presenting an exhibition celebrating the work of acclaimed African-Ameri
On Presidents Day, how well do you know your U.S. history?
In advance of Presidents Day, a U.S. history quiz was written by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. Some 41,000 Americans took it, with dismal results. Even in the state with the be
Phil Jackson in conversation with John Salley
Phil Jackson in conversation with John Salley at Live Talks Los Angeles, June 12, 2012, discussing Jackson's book, 'Eleven Rings." For more information on Live Talks Los Angeles, visit: www.liveta
Bears' Cohen, Colts' Leonard share NFL's top HBCU player award A&T, SC State alums honored by Hall of Fame
The NFL’s top players from historically black colleges have Carolinas roots. North Carolina A&T’s Tarik Cohen and South Carolina State’s Darius Leonard shared the 2018 Black College Football Pro Player of the Year award given by the NFL Players Association. Cohen, a Chicago Bears running back/k
U.S. Senate approves measures to help HBCUs
The U.S. Senate has approved a pair of bills that will help historically Black colleges and universities across the country if the measures are approved by the House of Representatives and Preside
A tale of two colleges: USC’s HBCU exchange program
Adrianna Carter (left), a senior majoring in global medicine and biological sciences at USC, and Alexandria Frank (right), a sophomore majoring in psychology at Howard University, are taking part in a
The University of the Virgin Islands Becomes First HBCU to Provide Free Tuition
The University of the Virgin Islands has become the first historically Black college or university to provide its students with free tuition. After Hurricane Maria in 2017, the student retention rate at the university fell significantly. This new program was introduced by Lieutenant Governor and
TSU President Glenda Glover Surprises 20 Visiting High School Seniors with Full Scholarships at ‘Tigerdaze’
Twenty high school students on a site visit Friday to experience the Tennessee State University campus culture, did not leave empty handed. To their surprise, they all received full scholarship offers
Lessons learned from Mr. Barack Obama and Mr. Sean Carter
1. They'd rather we don't pay attention to the Gossip and Drama spread about their Industries. 2. If someone special offers you Marijuana, don't mess with it. 3. A man who loves you will take your hand and lead you away from Danger and Fighting others. 4. You don't have to meet a Man in
Janette Ikz's Transition from Singleness to Marriage and Now Motherhood /Season Finale
I had the pleasure of sitting down to talk with poet, speaker wife and mother, Janette Ikz. She is more commonly known by the name Genetics and is familiarly known for her popular spoken word pieces "
Virginia church eliminates debt for some Howard University students
Photo: Photo For The Washington Post By Evelyn Hockstein. Mya Thompson, a 25-year-old senior at Howard University, walks to class on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. Thompson is a recipient of a gift from
HBCUs deserve adequate funding
By Spring 2019 Editorial Board February is a month during which it is integral to look at the past and learn from the country’s failures and triumphs. This month, especially, is a time to