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N.C. Senate kills WSSU request to buy Bowman Gray; Childress is a potential buyer

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Winston-Salem State University's effort to buy Bowman Gray Stadium from the city was snuffed out today when state lawmakers killed the university's request for...

Judge Set To Announce Charges In FAMU Hazing Death

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A judge has set an October trial date for 11 marching band members charged with felony hazing in the death of a Florida A&M...

Congratulations Black America, We’ve Made The KKK Very Proud – Letter from the KKK

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In early 2011, the Ku Klux Klan released a letter applauding young black males for their efforts, and thanking them for their contribution to...

Police seek gunman in deadly shooting near Johnson C. Smith University.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Police are searching for the gunman in a shooting that killed a man Saturday night just northwest of Charlotte's uptown. The shooting...

UAPB to host Regional AIDS Summit

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PINE BLUFF, Ark. – The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) will host the Campaign To End AIDS (C2EA) Southwest Regional Summit June...

Nigeria Plane Crash: Over 150 Feared Dead After Plane Crashes in Residential Area

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The search for bodies and, hopefully, survivors in Nigeria's most populated city continued through the night and into Monday, hours after an airliner crashed...

Tuskegee University breaks ground on new science building

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Tuskegee University will be expanding science education with the addition of a new building to its 5,000-acre campus. In a ceremony on Friday on...

VSU enters concurrent enrollment agreements with Charles City and Franklin Public Schools

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VSU President Keith T. Miller signs concurrent enrollment agreement with Charles City County School Superintendent Dr. Janet Crawley (L) and Franklin School Superintendent Dr....

FAMU Appoints Long-Time Administrator as New Dean

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Michael Thompson, assistant dean for Clinical Affairs and professor of pharmacy practice at Florida A&M University (FAMU), has been appointed the new dean in...

DIllard Alumna and Board Member Dr. Ruth Simmons Honored

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At its Thursday evening dinner celebrating the 11-year presidency of Ruth J. Simmons, the Corporation of Brown University announced its decision to rename Lincoln...

Winston-Salem State University student fee hike could pay for Bowman Gray Stadium purchase

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Winston-Salem State University has officially made an offer to buy Bowman Gray Stadium, but the school is considering raising student fees 5 percent in...

Morgan State Student Charged in Dismemberment Missing Man

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A man who lived in the same townhome as a missing Joppa man now feared dead was arrested and charged with first-degree murder Wednesday,...

Man charged in March crash killing WSSU student

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The driver of a car that crashed into a utility pole in Winston-Salem, killing a Winston-Salem State University student and injuring another, has been...

Grambling could suffer from proposed budget cuts

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Imagine a sawmill owner doing something that had not much to do with his core, primary business. Imagine that guy deciding that, for the good...

Current New York Jets, Former Hampton University football player gets plea deal in on-campus...

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A New York Jets football player who was charged with malicious wounding while he was a student at Hampton University two years ago signed...

Band mates say FAMU victim volunteered to be hazed

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Robert Champion was known for his opposition to the hazing rampant in the Florida A&M University marching band, but he was vying to be...

Prosecutors release evidence in FAMU hazing death of drum major Robert Champion

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Prosecutors today released hundreds of pages of evidence in the hazing death of Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion. The evidence includes the probable-cause...

Bethune sees hike in band tryouts because of FAMU scandal

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Florida A&M University's longtime rival, Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, has seen a 10 percent to 20 percent uptick in the number of students wanting to try out for its marching...