Central State students march for peace, justice and prayer in Trayvon Martin case
"More justice! More peace! More justice! More peace! More justice! More Peace!"
About 100 people marched for peace and prayer for Trayvon Martin's family at Central State University...
Hit show Scandal comes to BET
Olivia Pope is officially joining the BET family.
The network has made an exclusive deal with ABC to air new episodes of Scandal this fall....
Star witness Rachel Jeantel offered full scholarship to any HBCU from Tom Joyner
Tom Joyner offered Rachel Jeantel, the close friend of Trayvon Martin and the last person to talk to him before he was fatally shot, a...
Obama reacts to George Zimmerman verdict
President Barack Obama released a statement on the George Zimmerman verdict in the death of Trayvon Martin, urging Americans to widen the circle of compassion...
What happens if George Zimmerman walks free?
Checking up on Twitter, Facebook and other popular social media first thing in the morning is something that is routine now for many people...
Neufville Named Coppin State University President
Dr. Mortimer Neufville, a veteran higher education administrator, was named president of Coppin State University president July 9 by William E. Kirwan, chancellor of...
FAMU Business pitch competition designed to help Latino Entrepreneurs
FAMU's Small Business Development Center will host a July 17 presentation on the La Idea Business Pitch Competition.
An initiative of the U.S. State Department...
Rand Paul is right, “Republicans haven’t changed”
Remember the lecture ‘Professor’ Rand Paul gave at Howard University, when the Republican senator explained black history to students in the School of Business...
Five HBCU players taken in Major League Baseball draft
Led by Savannah State pitcher Kyle McGowin, five HBCU baseball players were selected in the 2013 Major League Baseball three day Draft.
McGowin, the Mid-Eastern Athletic...
Central State investing $20M to become more energy efficient
Central State University will undergo $20 million in renovations to make the campus more energy efficient.
The university looks to add interior and exterior lighting, building...
TSU Receives $600,000 Scholarship Donation from Late Alumna’s Estate
Tennessee State University graduate Vernice Marie Taylor Gray died nearly nine years ago, but not before makings plans to ensure that students in need...
Wiley College Honor Student Inexplicably Beaten by Police “I Awoke Spitting My Teeth Out...
On June 29th 2013, Gabriella Calhoun’s life changed forever. The night was warm and clear, and after partying with friends, Gabriella and her friends decided...
Disrespectful ‘Angry Trayvon’ App Sparks Outrage
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If you find George Zimmerman’s defense team’s grotesque framing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin as a violent, weed-smoking teen who caused his own untimely death repulsive, then...
George Zimmerman Trial Live
Watch live streaming video from the courtroom below.
Warning: Foul language and/or graphic images may be used in the courtroom
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Optimism prevails as Alabama A&M touts financial recovery
All that was missing from Thursday's upbeat committee meetings of the Alabama A&M University Board of Trustees was a win in the Magic City...
Morris Brown College proposes multimillion dollar deal to keep the HBCU afloat
Morris Brown, Georgia’s first historically black college, has reached the multimillion dollar deal with FD LLC to restructure and reorganize the troubled school.
Court papers...
Omar Sykes, Howard University Student Shot, Killed In Attempted Robbery
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A Howard University student was fatally shot and another student was beaten in an overnight attempted robbery in Northwest D.C., officials say.
According to DC...
Guess which HBCU gave Mike Tyson honorary doctorate
Central State University gave "The Baddest Man on the Planet" Mike Tyson and boxing promotor Don King honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters degrees in 1989.
"Mike demonstrates...
