U.S. House Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn to Keynote FAMU Fall Commencement Ceremony
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – House Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn will serve as the 2011 Florida A&M University (FAMU) fall commencement speaker on Friday,...
Howard University Doctors Praised by the Medical Community
WASHINGTON -- More than 20 of doctors from Howard University Hospital and the Howard University Faculty Practice Plan have been named by their peers...
Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough Named 7th Dillard University President
Dillard University announced the appointment Tuesday of Walter M. Kimbrough, president of Philander Smith College in Little Rock, as Dillard's seventh president. The school's...
FMU President Appointed to National Board of World’s Largest Medical Library
United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius recently appointed Florida Memorial University (FMU) President Dr. Henry Lewis III to the...
Dillard University gets $25 Million to Study, Correct Health Disparities
Dillard University has been awarded a $25 million federal grant -- the biggest in its history -- to expand its research of health-care disparities...
HBCU Alumna & Pulitzer Prize Winner Isabel Wilkerson Comes to Bennett College
For the first time since arriving at Bennett College, I was in the throes of a panic attack.
I couldn’t turn down this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. ...
National HBCU Conference Launch Pad for Entrepreneurs
Data Solutions & Technology Incorporated (DST) today announced that it is making available its Alabama State University-Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Conference white...
Presidential Donors Hear Their Gifts “Brought Joy” at UMES
The Division of Institutional Advancement held its annual President’s Donor Reception Oct. 13 to express appreciation to loyal supporters who helped the university reach...
FVSU gets specialist program in School Counselor Education
When the final bell rings for Middle Georgia students, they empty lockers, pack textbooks and catch buses home. The school day ends for them,...
Dillard to Announce Multimillion-Dollar National Institutes of Health Grant on Oct. 24
Dillard University will announce on Monday, Oct. 24 at 10 a.m. that it has been chosen to receive a multimillion-dollar grant from the National...
DSU Breaks its Enrollment Record for the 2nd Consecutive Year
For the second consecutive year, Delaware State University broke its enrollment record with a fall semester 2011 total enrollment of 4,179 students – which...
Florida A&M snaps eight-game losing streak to South Carolina State
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (Oct. 22)- Lavante Page scored a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns as Florida A&M snapped with their eight-game losing streak to South...
4 HBCUs Participate in the First Annual Memphis HBCU HOOP Classic
Building Blocks Mentoring Program has assembled 4 high caliber college basketball teams for the first annual Memphis HBCU Basketball Classic. The classic will provide a platform...
Fiscal support for HBCUs makes sense
The Republican-led House of Representatives and its near majority in the Senate want to shrink government. This season a GOP leader (Virginia's very own...
Dillard University Theatre to Open 76th Season with “Mahalia,” a Gospel Musical
The Dillard University theatre program will open its 76th season this month with a six-performance run of “Mahalia,” a celebration of the life and...
Claflin University’s Jasmyne Barber Wins Orangeburg County Fair Art Competition
Jasmyne Barber wasn't always into art. In fact, she only began cultivating her soon-to-be passion in the twilight of her senior year of high...
Grambling State University Welcomes Students to its 2011 High School Day
On Saturday morning at 6:30 a.m. students and faculty of Grambling State University united to partake in the 2011 high school day. High schools...
FAMU Alumni Breaking New Ground with The Cravings Truck
Young, Black Entrepreneurs make their mark in Florida’s Capital City
By: Tauheedah Shukriyyah Asad
In today's unstable economy, young African Americans like Kianta Key and Johnathan...
