What an exciting time for Paul Quinn College! Last month, Lyft rideshare corporation officially announced it’s philanthropic partnership with the historically black college located in Dallas, Texas. Paul Quinn is a work college, meaning full...
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Kendra Sharp
Wilberforce University Enters Partnership with Seattle Central College
It’s been almost one year since Herman J. Felton became President of Wilberforce University, the oldest private HBCU to be owned and operated by African Americans in the nation. Since then, Dr. Felton has remained resilient and strategic in...
Saint Augustine’s Grad Creates “Uber for Kids” Ride Service
HBCU graduates continue to come up with innovative ways to brand practical, everyday services as their own and LaQuita Foreman is no exception to this new phenomenon. A D.C. native, LaQuita started her professional journey in 2008, while attending...
Saint Augustine’s Grad April Qualls Is Building Her Own Personal ‘Empire’
Saint Augustine’s University graduate and Los Angeles native April Qualls is on fire! From practicing in the Seby Jones Theater on campus to walking the official stage of “Empire,” April has shown herself to be quite the go-getter in the...
NCCU Alumna Starts Non-Profit to Prepare Young Ladies for College
Chosen Productions, Inc. was created and founded by NCCU alumna, Lynn Douglass to serve as a program for adolescent girls where they can receive a hands-on college readiness experience that will prepare them for success beyond the halls of their...
Saint Augustine’s Graduate Leaves Lasting ‘Impressions’
Miyoshi S. Polk is a hot commodity right now in the event planning and wedding consulting industry. Polk graduated from Saint Augustine’s University in 2011, where she studied Mass Communications. While matriculating at Saint Augustine’s University...
Courtroom Where Emmett Till’s Murderers Were Acquitted To Be Converted Into History Museum
A professor at University of Kansas is leading a project to memorialize the horrific killing of 14-year-old Emmett Till in 1955 and the subsequent trial and acquittal of his murderers. Associate professor of communication studies at the University...
Former Saint Augustine Star Signs Deal To Play Professional Basketball In Romania
Meet 2013 former Saint Augustine star and guard, Raheem Jolliffe. Jolliffe is the latest basketball phenomenon taking over the HBCU community with a recent contract deal to play professional basketball in Romania. Jolliffe, a Fayetteville, North...
NCCU To Hold Forums As Search Continues For New Chancellor
As the North Carolina Central University (NCCU) community continues to mourn the death of former Chancellor, Dr. Debra Saunders-White, efforts to find a new Chancellor are officially underway. Chairman of the Board of Trustees at NCCU George R...
North Carolina A&T To Offer Master’s Program In Industrial Bioscience
Calling all STEM fanatics! Are you interested in Industrial Bioscience? Want to attend an HBCU? Well, later this year, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical University will begin to offer a Professional Science Master’s (PSM) in Industrial...
