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George E. Bonney, Howard University professor, dies at 65

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George E. Bonney, a statistical geneticist and biostatistician who was professor of community health and family medicine at Howard University’s medical school, died June...

UAPB linebacker dies in accidental shooting

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Just over a month away from the start of a new season, the Arkansas-Pine Bluff football program is dealing with the kind of loss...

Woman sexually assaulted on Howard University campus – Updated

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A new police report sheds light on the sexual assault that was reported on Howard University's campus early Monday morning, with officials now saying that an...

Wiley College Honor Student Inexplicably Beaten by Police “I Awoke Spitting My Teeth Out...

On June 29th 2013, Gabriella Calhoun’s life changed forever.  The night was warm and clear, and after partying with friends, Gabriella and her friends decided...

Disrespectful ‘Angry Trayvon’ App Sparks Outrage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=zeSLQ4BN_I0 If you find George Zimmerman’s defense team’s grotesque framing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin as a violent, weed-smoking teen who caused his own untimely death repulsive, then...

Omar Sykes, Howard University Student Shot, Killed In Attempted Robbery

http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1 A Howard University student was fatally shot and another student was beaten in an overnight attempted robbery in Northwest D.C., officials say. According to DC...

Three HBCU programs in FCS banned from postseason

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Three programs banned from post-season play.foxnews.com/sports/2013/06… — FCS Football (@FCS_Football) June 12, 2013 Three programs from the two FCS conferences for historically black colleges and universities...

Howard trustee says university in ‘trouble’

A vice chairwoman of Howard University’s board of trustees recently told the board that the historically black school in Northwest Washington “is in genuine...

FAMU hazing defendant Shawn Turner agrees to plea in Champion’s death

FAMU hazing defendant Shawn Turner, who claimed he was drum major Robert Champion's "protector" and not an attacker, agreed today to plead no contest to...

Lawsuit filed over Bethune-Cookman student’s death

A wrongful death lawsuit claims Bethune-Cookman University failed to stop fraternity hazing that led to the death of a Marching Wildcat band member. Marcus Thomas,...

1 in 10 young adults lose jobs because of social media posts

Be careful what you post on Facebook or Pinterest — those pictures of you drunk at a club last weekend may cost you more...

St. Paul’s College to shut down in June

St. Paul’s College in Lawrenceville is closing for good on June 30. The historically black school ran into a number of problems in the last...

HBCU College Grad Gets 30-year Prison Sentence 6 Days After Graduation

Olivia Moody, 21, from Chicago graduated from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice. Six days later...

Spelman parent vows to stop support after being locked out of graduation

http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1 Melvin Cox spent more than $1,400 in airfare and accommodations to attend his daughter's graduation at Spelman College, which took place on Sunday at...

Murder Trial Beginning A Year After VSU Killing

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A little more than a year after a shooting left a Petersburg man dead and a Virginia State University student wounded just off campus,...

Howard University Exec used N-word to describe top workers

Former Howard University Vice President for Human Resources James Jones referred himself and others as "H.N.I.C.," or "Head Nigger in Charge" and now he...

Rape and Kidnapping Charges for Morehouse Athletes

ATLANTA -- Three Morehouse College athletes and another student have been accused of rape and other charges. These stem from two alleged assaults in March and...

VIDEO – Elizabeth City State University Police Chief Sam Beamon on leave, following Sexual...

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http://www.fox43tv.com/video_player/swf/EndPlayVideoPlayer_v1_4_FP10_2.swf?v=101712_0Vic speaks out after chief placed on leave The victim of a sexual assault spoke exclusively to WAVY.com the same day her university's police chief...