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Last night President Barack Obama as at the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

Recently I penned an article about Jay-Z and Roc Nation Sports explaining the multimillion dollar venture and how his agency would be the go to agency for the hottest in the game. Well add Skylar Diggins to the roster. The former Notre Dame basketball star was selected third overall in the WNBA draft by the Tulsa Shock. Today Life and Times welcomed the basketball playing beauty to [...]

The white kid got moves. Watch Omega Psi Phi members hop at a college campus. [The title of the video says "Ques Hop and Stroll with white fraternity" but it seems like they are actually members of the fraternity.] About Omega Psi Phi: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. was founded on November 17, 1911, at Howard University in Washington, D.C. [...]

Need something to watch with a little substance? Check out The Central Park Five documentary and let us know what you think. About The Central Park Five: A new film from award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns, tells the story of the five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem who were wrongly convicted of raping a white woman in New York City’s Central Park [...]

Have you heard the single “Accidental Racist?”  Well you know The HBCU Buzz Show crew had some opinions on that! Also Britney Griner for the NBA or not? You be the judge! Our special guest was the beautiful & talented Dawn Richard (formerly of Danity Kane & Dirty Money)! Enjoy! Check it out now at: http://blis.fm/hbcu-buzz/22-accidental-racist/

The Dance Theater of Harlem has had its fair share of trials and tribulations over the last several years. But if Virginia Johnson, the artistic director of Dance Theater of Harlem, has her way, the theatre is on its way to being revitalized.  After a 9 year hiatus, the Dance Theatre of Harlem is making a return. Beginning Wednesday the company will perform at [...]

Tired of the ‘new’ Harlem Shake that has turn into an internet meme? Perhaps this video of Alpha Phi Alpha members at Baruch College can take you back down memory lane. About Alpha Phi Alpha: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity develops leaders, promotes brotherhood and academic excellence, while providing service and advocacy for our communities. HBCU Buzz is the Leading Source [...]

The Brothers of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. at Morgan State University recently hosted its 7th annual stroll competition. Check out the video above, and ‘Ow Ow’ to the bruhs. About Iota Phi Theta: Founded September 19, 1963 on the steps of Hurt Gymnasium at Morgan State College, now known as Morgan State University, Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. strives [...]

Nu Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. is hosting their ‘Sigma Week’ this week, March 25-31 on the campus of Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio. Check out some of their events by viewing the provided picture. Is your chapter’s week ‘worthy’ enough to be posted on the Buzz? Send us a link by commenting below. About Phi Beta [...]

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is regarded as one of the most prominent faces of the Civil Rights Movement, hailed for his triumphs and sacrifices throughout the 1950s. And while his legacy has lived on today, many do not know that Dr. King was almost assassinated several years prior to his rise as the most iconic and celebrated Civil Rights leader. In September 1958, Dr. [...]

Tina Turner is making headlines around the globe for gracing the cover of Vogue Germany. This is the first time the 73-year-old grande dame of rock and R&B has graced a cover for the storied magazine franchise. For the April 2013 issue of the international imprint, the “legendary singer is seen rocking her signature honey blonde-highlighted hair, a silky navy blouse and [...]

HBCU Buzz’s Senior Editor Tommy Meade sits down with Eny Oh, Head Stylist of In the Eye of the Beholder EL, LLC. Feeding her soul through enthusiastically creating new ideas and constantly being an innovator, Eny Oh is a force to be reckoned with in the beauty and fashion industries. Question: Why Bennett College: How has Bennett help you toward [...]

We’re shouting out the best “Harlem Shake” (song) videos from HBCUs. Not to be confused with the dance founded in Harlem and popularized when G. Dep and Diddy took it mainstream in “Special Delivery,” the Harlem Shake is a song by DJ and producer Baauer that has developed into an internet meme. Check out some of the funniest HBCU Harlem [...]

HBCU Buzz’s Senior Editor Tommy Meade sits down with Central State University graduate Christian A. Drye (again) for an exclusive interview about HBCU life, the “real world” and black culture. Christian A. Drye is the founder of Complex Heart, a “movement” in which its logo stands for the real life scenario all people face: trials and hardships and the will [...]

“Here we go again,” writes Laura Beck about a 16-year-old white model playing the role of a “African Queen” in an editorial. Check out Beck’s account here: Here we go again. Here’s 16-year-old white model Ondria Hardin; she’s doused in a very deep bronze in an editorial for Numéro magazine called “African Queen”. Ugh. Foudre makes the excellent point/sums it [...]

“Fashion is architecture: it is a matter of proportions.” – Coco Chanel They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder — but a good mathematician would tell you that beauty lies in a ratio known as the Divine Proportion. Phi (ɸ), the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet, helps explain this proportion. While phi is widely accepted [...]

When Beyoncé recorded ‘Run the World (Girls),’ she almost certainly spoke for herself.   Grammy Award winner Beyoncé Knowles electrified fans the world over during her performance at NFL Super Bowl XLVII. The living legend simultaneously found time to rock social media, too. Some of the funniest interpretations of the ‘Beyoncé Bowl’ came from Twitter. Sports analyst Stephon A. Smith [...]