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Arizona State Fraternity, Tau Kappa Epsilon Suspended for MLK Day Party

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An Arizona State University fraternity's operations have been suspended following accusations that the local Tau Kappa Epsilon chapter hosted a distasteful party in commemoration...

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...

Former Alcorn State Interim President Rudolph E. Waters Dies

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Dr. Rudolph E. Waters Sr., interim president (1994-1995) at Alcorn State University, died Sunday at River Region Health Systems in Vicksburg at the...

It’s a Not So Happy Founder’s Day for ‘Sorority Sisters’ Reality Stars

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Updated 1:50 pm EST, 1/25/2015 It was a tragic way to spend Founder’s day for some of the reality television stars on VH1's show 'Sorority...

‘Blood, Sweat And Heels’ Star And Howard University Grad, Daisy Lewellyn, Loses Battle To...

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Daisy Lewellyn, author and cast member of Blood, Sweat & Heels, and also a Howard University graduate, has sadly lost her battle to cancer at...

Man charged for cyberstalking Jackson State president

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A 20-year-old Raymond man is charged with two counts of felony cyberstalking for allegedly threatening Jackson State University President Carolyn Meyers via social media,...

Bowie State homicide spurs state’s attorney to host Sisterhood Summit

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Ever since Bowie State University freshman Alexis Simpson, 19, of District Heights was charged with fatally stabbing her roommate during an alleged dispute over...

WSSU Mourns Sylvia Sprinkle-Hamlin, Who Made a Lasting Impression On City’s Arts, Educational Landscape

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A Winston-Salem State University and Clark Atlanta University alumna is being mourned. Get the full story about the life of Sylvia Sprinkle-Hamlin from Fran...

Millions of Ex-Felons Voting Rights Denied

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Four states permanently disenfranchise ex-felons. In Florida, Iowa, Kentucky and Virginia, it takes a decree by the governor or a clemency board to restore...

5 DSU athletes charged in UD dorm thefts

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Reported by Delaware Online Five members of the Delaware State University football team have been charged in a pair of dormitory burglaries at University...

Howard University Sit-in Stretches On As Students Keep Up Demands

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Students at Howard University, a historically black university in Washington, D.C., are entering the fourth day of their sit-in as they negotiate their demands...

Update: Arrest Made in Deadly SC State Shooting

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Will Cheyney University Lose its Accreditation This Month?

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After years of financial trouble and heartbreaking enrollment decline, Cheyney University, one of the oldest Black institutions of higher education in America, is on...

Fashion Icon And NCCU Alumnus Andre’ Leon Talley Has Passed Away

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North Carolina Central University alumnus Andre' Leon Talley has sadly passed away at age 73. He is mourned not only by his HBCU, but...

Student Shot in South Carolina State Shooting Pronounced Dead

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Officials at South Carolina State University say a student who was shot outside an on-campus dormitory has died. The university says the man was shot...

Jesse Jackson: Adequately Fund SC State, Don’t Kill It

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Since 2008, HBCUs have lost more than $300 million in tuition revenue due to changes in federal loan and grant programs. South Carolina State...

Union Pulls United Negro College Fund Support After Koch Brothers Gift

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By Jessie Holland Yahoo A powerful government workers' union will end its support for the United Negro College Fund after the group accepted $25 million...

List of Organizations Accepting Monetary Donations for Flint & Bottled Water, Michigan

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The city's water supply is contaminated with toxic levels of lead, and residents are unable to drink the water that comes through their taps. Gov....