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FAMU Board Approves $425,000-a-year Contract for Elmira Mangum

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In a unanimous vote the Florida A&M University Board of Trustees finally approved the contract of new president Elmira Mangum. Division on the contract extended...

Mother and Daughter Scheduled to Graduate at FAMU

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Susan Dunbar will share a significant milestone with her daughter, Ayonna Dunbar, as they both graduate from Florida A&M University (FAMU).

I Love My HBCU — Hampton University [Q&A Series]

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Your Name: LaTavia McQueen Major: Strategic Communications HBCU: Hampton University Q: What makes your HBCU unique? Hampton promotes a standard of excellence that I believe is unmatched by any...

Talladega College Men’s Basketball Ranked #1 in the NAIA

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(Mike Gross/ Talladega) It’s been a long road but the student athletes of the Men’s Basketball Team at Talladega College now understand hard work...

Top 8 Dangerous HBCU Campuses by StartClass

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According to research done by StartClass, an online media outlet that provides information on a variance of data and who also recently named "The 25...

2015 SWAC Track And Field Championship to Texas Southern Men

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The 2015 Southwestern Athletic Conference: SWAC  Indoor Track and Field Championship was awarded to the Tigers of Texas Southern University Sunday afternoon...

Former Jackson State Football NFL Hopefuls Cut From Pro Day

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Just as a reminder, Pro Days events are looked to by every athlete as the one chance of making the big league and in this...

Paul Quinn Administrator Hopes 1910 Lynching Helps Dallas Confront Racist Past

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Dallas Morning News A Paul Quinn College administrator says he’s trying to help Dallas confront its racist history. So last week, Dr. Christopher Dowdy published a website on...

Talladega Advances To NAIA Final Four

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(NAIA Media Relations) KANSAS CITY, Mo.– Wendell Pierre scored the game-winning basket with four seconds remaining to give No. 2-seeded Talladega (Ala.) a 64-62...

UMES Players Attend Hoops Event

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University of Maryland Eastern Shore men's basketball players Mike Myers and Isaac Smith III were invited to participate in the Portsmouth Basketball Summit, which...

Florida Congressional Reps Join New HBCU Caucus

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Sunshine State News Four representatives from Florida -- Democrats Corrine Brown, Gwen Graham, Alcee Hastings and Frederica Wilson -- joined more than 30 other members...

Denzel Washington Urges Graduates to Put God First – 2015 Dillard University Commencement

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Actor Denzel Washington was full of advice while delivering a commencement address to college grads on Saturday. The Training Day star told the 2015 graduating...

Newswire: New Congressional Caucus Champions HBCUs

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Greene County Democrat WASHINGTON (NNPA) – A little help may be on the way for historically Black colleges and universities struggling against falling financial support...

The Endowment Gap Between PWIs and HBCUs Has Doubled Over The Years

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Today, hundreds of students completed their undergraduate studies and became Morehouse Men and Spelman Women. It was only two years ago, during the same...

Missing HBCU Student, Alexis Jones-Rhodes, Found Safe in Illinois

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DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - UPDATE: Police say Alexis Jones-Rhodes was located safe in Illinois. No foul play is suspected in her disappearance. ----- Nicole Johnson is in...

Coppin State University Names New President

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TSU News Service NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Dr. Maria Thompson, a Tennessee State University graduate, and former vice president for Research and Sponsored Programs, is the new...

South Carolina State University Welcomed Nearly 750 Freshman

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The morning kicked off with an assembly that was standing room only. Interim President Dr. W. Franklin Evans spoke to students and parents about...

Black Alumni Networking Expo Recap: Young Black Adults Share Professional Experiences

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This past weekend, Arlington Virginia was the home to the second annual Black Alumni Networking Expo, a new and flourishing company geared to young...