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As HBCU students, alumni, supporters and enthusiasts, most are obviously aware that the majority of the campuses are predominately African-American. There is diversity typically within the institution’s faculty and staff. Seeing as though college is a place of higher learning and education, it is important to recognize academic achievement among students. According to a recent St. Petersburg Times article, many states [...]

Since the first story broke about the untimely death of Robert Champion, 26 year-old Florida A&M drum major, many are trying to piece together information to make sense of it all. After performing at the 2011 Florida Classic, Champion was vomiting, complained about not being able to breathe and eventually collapsed on a band bus parked in front of the [...]

Hip-hop originated as a way out of oppression for those whose lives were affected by injustice, lawlessness and corruption. As time has gone by, the primary focus and message of hip-hop culture has been permanently tainted from its origins of poetic expression of the oppressed to an industry manipulated to sell an image. In the words of Cornel West, “hip-hop [...]

On the heels of one of the most entertaining seasons in recent memory, the NBA owners and players could not agree on a new deal over Basketball Related Income and the salary cap, and now face the possibility of entering what NBA Commissioner David Stern has called the “nuclear winter” of the 2011-2012 NBA season. When it comes down to [...]

Avery University versus Hillman College in the All Star Challenge Tournament, remember that episode of ‘A Different World?’ Dwayne Wayne and Whitley may have lost the quiz bowl but it demonstrates what an important role The Honda Campus All-Star Challenge has with HBCU schools.  Two top historically black colleges competing against one another not just for the $1500 prize but for prominent [...]

Are you one of those people who make it a point to tweet more than 100 times a day? Do you know anyone who does? Society is being formulated by new technology which leads to making applications to put it in use. Social Networking is one application to keep youth, even adults, constantly wanting more. But are these networks making [...]

Disgraced former Penn State defensive coordinator and alleged child molester Jerry Sandusky, who was arrested on Nov.5 for charges of sexually harassing eight boys over a 15-year period, was freed from prison by District Judge Leslie Dutchcoton on a $100,000 unsecured bail on Nov.14. Dutchcoton, who reportedly volunteered and donated between $500-1000 to Sandusky’s Second Mile charity, granted his bail [...]

On Thursday, November 10, 2011, history was made in Norfolk. A sea of green and gold cheered on their Spartans as they watched their beloved Norfolk State University defeat Hampton University in the 1st ever Battle of the Bay poetry slam between the two HBCUs in the New Student Center at Norfolk State University. This event marked the first time any HBCUs came together and put on [...]

HBCUs were originally established in the late 1800′s to transition African Americans into society towards the end of slavery. Not long after the establishment of these institutions, music programs were implemented into the curriculums and the marching band became an important factor in HBCU culture and a source of entertainment. The style of HBCU marching bands originally stuck to that [...]

  One week can change everything in an election. For Herman Cain, it’s more like half a week. Herman Cain has been accused of sexually harassing by 3 women this week, stemming from incidents that occurred in the 1990s when Cain and the women were working at the National Restaurant Association. The Cain campaign has not denied that there were accusations [...]

Midterms: EVERY college student’s worst nightmare. Things seem to be going along smoothly and then –BAM! This time of the semester is dreaded almost as much as final exams. There is a certain hysteria caused by midterm exams. They roll around so quickly that you may hear some people on the yard express how they don’t feel they’ve learned anything [...]

For decades our ancestors bled, fought and died in order to ensure our rights as equal citizens. The Ku Klux Klan, than a legal militant terrorist organization, developed as a result of white southerners’ violent opposition to blacks being able to play a part in legislature and voting elections. Hundreds of black people were mobbed, beaten, raped and murdered in order [...]

Earlier this month, a New York Police Department narcotics officer (often shortened to narc), blew a troublesome police scandal wide-open when he testified against corruption inside the department. Although I have always believed that there is a significant amount of corruption within police agencies as well as our government, this is the first case that I can remember where an [...]

American citizens have been protesters for change for decades. From the rallies against the inclusion of Americans in the Vietnam War to the marches throughout Georgia and the entire U.S. to  prevent the execution of Troy Davis, protesting is as common among citizens as their love for apple pie and baseball.  Struggling against the establishment is normal for those who [...]

HBCU’s Lead Too!             Students from several HBCUs received the chance of a lifetime this past weekend in Gloucester County, Virginia. I am blessed to be a part of The Emerging Leaders Program, Class of 2011-2012, thanks to a wonderful non-profit organization by the name of The Gloucester Institute. This program aims to serve as a way to assist current [...]

Earlier this week, a 14-year-old African-American girl by the name of Amber Cole was recorded performing oral sex for her boyfriend outside of their school grounds. Amber was supposedly recorded by friends of the boyfriend and almost immediately afterward, the video was uploaded onto the Internet for the world to see. Since the incident, Amber has been ridiculed for her [...]

Homecoming is a grand celebration at universities across the nation. The name alone gives everyone a rush as they return to their roots to show their love for their alma mater. This is an extremely spectacular event if you attend a HBCU. Family, friends, and proud alumni travel far and wide to attend the highly anticipated homecoming activities that prestigious [...]

Many would have you believe that the hurdles and obstacles that black athletes have had to overcome ended with the integration in baseball with Jackie Robinson. At that time, black baseball players were supposed to be enjoying the spoils of their civil rights accomplishment. The reality is that Jackie Robinson became baseball’s first African American player in 1947; the last [...]