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Spelman Alumna, Ouleye Warnock Works to Develop a Solution to Human Trafficking

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Ouleye Ndoye Warnock, C'2007, is a pioneer. As the inaugural senior human trafficking fellow for the City of Atlanta, she was recently featured in...

Goal Surpassed: Bennett College Raised $8.2 Million To Help Keep Accreditation

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Bennett College's deadline to raise $5 million to help keep their accreditation arrived Monday. Following a 90-minute gathering Monday afternoon, school officials announced that...

Papa John’s Donates 500,000 to Bennett College

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GREENSBORO — Bennett College says it will get its largest-to-date donation from the foundation of a national pizza chain. The college announced the $500,000 gift from...

Anthony Anderson Plans To Graduate Howard University Class Of 2022 With His Son

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Anthony Anderson has big plans in the works. The Black-ish star tells Jimmy Fallon that he’s on the road to graduating from Howard University...

HBCU Rankings 2019: Top Black Colleges from U.S. News

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This U.S. News ranking measures the quality of the undergraduate education at historically black colleges and universities. These HBCUs were compared only with one another for...

New Morehouse President Moves Into The College’s Dorms For His ‘Freshman Year’

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Morehouse College's new president, David Thomas, is a different type of president for the storied institution in a couple of ways. First, he is...

Jackson State Makes HBCU History With NASA Partnership

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Bynum said the partnership will aid in recruitment efforts because “a big part of this program is about getting a lot of internship opportunities...

‘Black-ish’ Creator Kenya Barris Just Gave $1 Million To This HBCU

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After donating a huge gift to their alma mater, it’s clear Black-ishcreator Kenya Barris, and his wife, Dr. Rainbow Barris live by the motto,...

Southern University Set to Launch First Medical Marijuana Program

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Southern University and Agricultural and Medicinal College, a historically black university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has solidified its stake in Louisiana’s medical marijuana industry. On...

Beyoncé Set To Give 100k In Grants to 4 HBCUs Following Coachella

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For her second BeyGOOD scholars program, Beyoncé will award four Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with $25,000 grants for the 2018-2019 academic year​. The...

#HUSitIn: How the Home of a Financial Aid Scandal Became a Safe Haven for...

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Fifty years ago, solidarity between Howard University students brought national attention to the class of 1968 due to university’s failure to include student input...

Lincoln University Of Missouri Announces Its Newest President

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After a six-month search, Lincoln University has named Dr. Jerald Jones Woolfolk as their 20th President. The position is currently held by Interim President, Micheal...

Virginia Union Wins CIAA Title For First Time In Over A Decade

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The Virginia Union University men's basketball team claimed their first CIAA title since 2006 with an 82-52 victory over Johnson C. Smith University Saturday night...

Black College Alums Get Ready For Oprah (TSU Grad) 2020

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Since Oprah Winfrey's incredible "speech at a Hollywood awards show launched a round of presidential speculation," writes Steven Shepard at Politico, some voters across...

Texas Southern Student, Tarsha Jackson On Journey For Criminal Justice Reform

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On a blistering hot late summer day at a state prison in rural Rosharon, Marquieth Jackson sits behind security glass. His muscular arms poke...

CBC Members Launch Tour To Mobilize HBCU Students

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Members of the Congressional Black Caucus have launched a tour of black colleges and universities around the country, hoping to mobilize students, listen to their...

Intel To Pour $4.5 Million Into STEM Programs For HBCU Students

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The future of American jobs is in STEM. According to the 2016 U.S. News/Raytheon STEM Index, graduate numbers and salaries in the field of...

Howard President Wayne Frederick Signs Five-Year Extension

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Washington, DC – July 28, 2017 - The Howard University Board of Trustees announced earlier today the extension of President Wayne Frederick’s contract until...