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10th Annual-high schools take the field at NCCU

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For the past 10 years, HBCUs and their high school counterparts have met on a football field in Durham to prove their mettle. The...

Slaves to the Partisan Political Rhythm

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By Kameko Thomas, HBCU Buzz Staff Writer During the 2011 political season, in the contest for Louisiana’s House District 3, African American voters were able...

Six HBCU’s reach partnership deal with Regions Financial.

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Regions Financial Corporation, which operates 1,700 bank branches and 2,400 ATM’s in 16 states, entered into a partnership with six historically Black colleges and...

Rapper 2 Chainz Fires Up Bowie State Fans

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By Anayka Pomare, HBCU Buzz Staff Writer It’s officially homecoming season and Tauheed Epps, better known as rapper “2 chainz” performed for Bowie State's homecoming...

HBCU Buzz Radio Show in Homecoming Season

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The HBCU Buzz Show will be featuring HBCU Schools who are having Homecoming on their show this week.  The show is aired each Tuesday...

Former FAMU cheerleader shares her triumph

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Rashida Ross left Florida A&M and had no idea she wasn’t going to return. Ross was a two-sport athlete from Houston, Texas, who came to...

Thirty honored as Black Achievers in Industry

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Thirty people were honored at the annual Black Achievers in Industry Awards dinner recently in Adam’s Mark Hotel. It was the 40th year for the...

Rap Game. Black/African Americans: This is Not Who You Are!

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Rappers Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, Kanye West, “P” Diddy, 50 Cent, and hip-hop businessmen Russell Simmons, and Robert Johnson, just to name a few, are...

Walking a controversial line: Do black people support Obama because he’s black?

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Surviving slavery, segregation and discrimination has forged a special pride in African-Americans. Now some are saying this hard-earned pride has become prejudice in the...

Black Men gala honors dreams, accomplishments

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Just because the Grenada County is full of folks who once “chopped” cotton doesn’t mean folks can’t dream big. That was the message from the...

WSSU student wins $10k

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Jonathan Figgers, a student at Winston-Salem State University, is the winner of a $10,000 scholarship from the 105 Voices of History HBCU National Concert...

HBCUs’ success hinges on financial aid

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Morgan State's president says lack of resources thwarts many African-American students Low graduation rates among African-Americans at Maryland's historically black colleges and universities present a...

Howard University Homecoming preview: Drake, Diddy, Meek Mill and 2 Chainz

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One week from today, thousands of students, alumni and curious hip-hop fans will pack Howard University’s main quad for Yardfest, the free day-long concert...

Supreme Court Case ruling may inspire HBCUs to recruit more black students

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Wednesday’s oral arguments in the Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin case has suggested a notion of potentially overruling the admission policies for...

ELECTION 2012: HBCU leadership is endorsed

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On Thursday, Oct. 18th, One Stop Early Voting begins in North Carolina. That means unless you plan to cast your ballots on Election Day,...

NCCU Band members deserving of support

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In a society where one is considered innocent until proven guilty; for 36 young men and women it was the opposite a few weeks...

Jackson State at Alabama State

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Joseph LeBeau doesn't need to glance at the SWAC standings to know the importance of Jackson State's Saturday game at Alabama State. And he also...

Grambling State University featured in Yahoo video; TV show

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Grambling State University is getting national attention thanks to Yahoo and CBS Sports’ online videos highlighting the football team, bands and various other groups. The...