Wilbert W. James, President, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky Named as Keynote Speaker
Wilbert W. (Wil) James will be the keynote speaker at The Urban League of Hampton Roads 32nd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Leaders’...
President Barack Obama Full of Optimism
The best word to describe President Barack Obama's last the State of the Union address: optimism.
Obama's the SOTU speech yesterday was no doubt a historic...
Free Entrance to All National Parks in Honor of MLK Day
Admission to all national parks will be free on Jan. 18 in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the park service has announced.
The discount gives...
Cleveland Browns Hire Hampton Alum as VP of Football Operations
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Browns' new executive VP of football operations has been a man on the rise in the sports business world. Brown...
Black Colleges Continues to Promote and Progress Young Black Students
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were initially developed in the 1800s as land-grant colleges to afford underrepresented African Americans their rights to inexpensive,...
Spelman Alumna Named New Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Bank of America
A Spelman alum has been promoted to chief diversity and inclusion officer at Bank of America, taking over a position held by Geri Thomas,...
WSSU Guaranteed Admission into Competitive Masters, Doctoral Therapy Programs
Students earning a bachelor’s degree from Winston-Salem State University will have a leg up on their competition when they apply to the university’s highly...
Engineering Students at JSU Develop Technology to Reduce Diabetes-Related Amputations
Engineering students at Jackson State University have designed a “smart mat” that gauges foot temperature of diabetics to help thwart the danger of lower...
Local Group Wants WVU Vice President To Become Next Leader of WVSU
The Associated Press
INSTITUTE, West Virginia — A search committee has been formed to find the next leader at West Virginia State University, and a...
DSU Youngest-Ever Doctoral Candidate Receives Ph.D.
Jalaal A. Hayes, a 22-year-old resident of Philadelphia, Pa., proudly received a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Applied Chemistry. In June 2015 he successfully...
Nigerians Who Escaped Boko Haram Graduate From Texas Southern
Before the tragic story of the more than 200 Nigerian girls who were abducted from Government Secondary School, Chibok in April 2014 ever went...
The 2015 Celebration Bowl a Huge Success
Yesterday, the North Carolina A&T Aggies beat the Alcorn State Braves 41-34 in the inaugural Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl at the Georgia Dome in...
Central State University College of Business Receives First-Ever 10-Year ACBSP Accreditation
The College of Business at the only public historically black university in the state of Ohio recently was recognized for its “commitment to teaching...
Ruben Studdard Returns to AAMU For Master’s Degree
The “What If” singer announced that he received a Master of Arts degree at Alabama A&M University on Friday (Dec. 11), where he majored...
NSU Procurement Services Wins Xcelerator Awards
(NSU NEWSROOM—Dec. 7, 2015)---Norfolk State University’s Office of Procurement Services recently won two Xcelerator Awards from the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Department of General Services...
FAMU Expanding The College of Pharmacy
TALLAHASSEE, FL—Skanska USA has signed a $30.7 million contract to construct the phase two expansion of Florida A&M University (FAMU)’s College of Pharmacy and...
Jerry Richardson, Carolina Panthers Owner Donates $250,000 to JCSU Gap Scholarship Fund
Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson has donated $250,000 to the Johnson C. Smith University President’s Gap scholarship fund that helps students with college costs,...
Hampton Senior, Ivana Thomas Awarded Prestigious Schwarzman Scholarship
Hampton, VA - Ivana Thomas, a senior at Hampton University, has something extra, and very special, to be grateful for this Thanksgiving. On Nov. 24, 2015,...
