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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Howard Graduate Faraday Okoro Wins $1 Million Award for Feature Film
Howard graduate Faraday Okoro won the AT&T Presents: Untold Stories Program which includes $1 million to make a film that will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival next year. The grant will go to production on his thesis film, Nigerian...
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FAMU Alumna Kelsey Scott Lands Emmy Nomination
Florida A&M University (FAMU) alumna, actress and screenwriter Kelsey Scott has been nominated for an Emmy for “Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series.” Scott has received critical acclaim for her role as Sierra on “Fear The...
Howard University Doctoral Student Gabrielle L. Gray Named American Political Science Association Fellow
Gabrielle L. Gray, a second-year Ph.D. student at Howard University recently was named a fellow for the 2017-18 American Political Science Association Minority Fellowship Program’s spring cycle. The ASPA established the program in 1969 to increase...
FAMU Grad Student Receives Honor from Department of Defense
FAMU graduate student Faheem Muhammed has been awarded the 2017 Department of Defense SMART (Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation) Fellowship, one of only two hundred nationwide across all fields. Muhammed is the first FAMU student...
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...
Dr. Artis will be the First Female President in the College’s 147-year History
Columbia, SC – The Benedict College Board of Trustees announced today that Dr. Roslyn Artis will become the 14th President of Benedict College on September 1, 2017. She will become the first female President in the College’s 147-year history...
NY Knicks’ Kyle O’Quinn Credits Norfolk State for NBA Career, Donates Major Gift
O’Quinn has also made a name as a high-level donor at NSU.
#Salute @Kyle_OQuinn pic.twitter.com/yZ50Dn46zy
— Tiffani-Dawn Sykes (@Tiffani_Sykes) June 25, 2017
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STEAM – Student Lead Instruction in Higher Education
STEAM – Student Lead Instruction in Higher Education by Prof. William Jackson – Educational Technology, Social Media and STEM #EducationalTechnology “there should never be the thought if we should teach STEAM to students of color...
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Howard University Grad, Boluwatife Aiki-Raji, Lands Software Engineer Position With Twitter
Boluwatife Aiki-Raji, also known as Bolu, has been offered a position from Twitter working as their Software Engineer upon graduating from Howard University. Prior to attended Howard University, Bolu attended a technical school after taking a year...
Kyle Kidd-Buckner
WSSU Pledges Support For Entrepreneurship In Winston-Salem
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – In an unprecedented and historic demonstration of solidarity, Winston-Salem State University joined leaders from five other Winston-Salem-based colleges and universities earlier last week – each pledging to incentivize...
Tamu Deskins
Here’s Why It’s Absolutely Shocking For Trump To Suggest Funds For HBCUs Is Unconstitutional
It’s no surprise that President of The United States has his gun always loaded towards his next target. And last week was no exception, now aiming guns towards HBCU Funding. After 25-years of the Government funding a federal program geared...
Here’s What Happens When You Don’t Listen To 50K Petitions From B-CU Community
B-CU graduating students booed and turned their backs on Education Secretary Betsy DeVos as she delivered on Wednesday the B-CU commencement address. From CNN: Education Secretary Betsy DeVos faced an auditorium of jeering Bethune-Cookman University...
Bethune-Cookman University Prez On Betsy DeVos As Speaker: ‘Mary McLeod Bethune Would Approve’
Dr. Edison O. Jackson — who has invited Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to speak at Bethune-Cookman University’s spring commencement — has responded to the criticism issued by B-CU community as graduation day approaches. Writing in the Orlando...
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Beyoncé Offering Scholarships To Two Female Students At HBCUs
Beyoncé has announced the funding of her new college scholarship for young women, Formation Scholars program. Beyoncé, who is celebrating the one-year anniversary of Lemonade, is giving scholarships to female students at four colleges, including two...
B-CU Students Launches Petition To Block Betsy DeVos From Speaking At Their Commencement
Bethune-Cookman University students and alumni launched a petition to rally support for their efforts to block Betsy DeVos from speaking at their commencement. The petition, “Stop Betsy DeVos from delivering the commencement address at Bethune...
Inaugural Maroon And Gray Affair Is A Smashing Success At TSU
HOUSTON (May 1, 2017) – Texas Southern University held its inaugural Maroon and Gray Affair on April 29 at the Marriott Marquis Houston and raised in excess of $800,000 in scholarship money for deserving TSU students. More than 1,100 people were in...
HBCU Journalism Students Tapped For Prestigious Summer Fellowship
WASHINGTON D.C. – Chevrolet is putting more students in the driver’s seat with the expansion of its Discover the Unexpected (DTU) fellowship program. Now in its second year, DTU provides college students from Historically Black Colleges and...
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