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FAMU’s Joe Taylor will retire after 40 years of coaching

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Expressing a sense of fulfillment after 40 years of coaching that included the last five seasons at FAMU, Joe Taylor stunningly announced Saturday morning...

First Lady visits Hampton U

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First lady Michelle Obama asked Hampton University students Friday to change their plans for the weekend and volunteer for President Barack Obama's reelection campaign's...

Bulldog men picked to finish last in MEAC basketball poll

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It will be a full decade next year since the South Carolina State men’s basketball team last appeared in the NCAA tournament. The rest of...

Hawkins Selected to MEAC Preseason All-First Team

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The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference released the 2012-13 preseason rankings and honors early Tuesday afternoon and the Delaware State University women's basketball team is predicted...

18 Famous Historically Black College and University Alumni

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Many of pop culture's biggest names have their own remarkable origin story. A lucky break, a serendipitous career move, or the life experience and...

Former Howard U dean, Austin Lane passes

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Austin D. Lane, 79, who retired from Howard University in 1986 as dean for special student services, died Oct. 27 at a nursing home...

Miss Mykie: From Howard University to ‘106 & Park’

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It's always hard for fans when the hosts of “106 & Park” change. Though AJ and Free, the original hosts, left the show in...

FAMU professor awarded U.S. patent to indentify bacteria stains

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Marlon S. Thomas, bioengineer and professor in Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) College of Agriculture and Food Sciences, has been awarded United States Patent...

HBCU Power Rankings

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This is the first I’ve seen/read of this, but Boxtorow has just released its latest HBCU Power Rankings. It’s the third week of such...

The HBCU Football Experience

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The HBCU Football Experience

Farrakhan leaves Bowie State students with a message

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The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan delivered an inspirational message of empowerment and responsibility to a capacity crowd of mostly students inside the Martin Luther...

Inside the Early Vote: African Americans

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As we continue our daily updates on the state of the ground game, we want to turn attention to the African American vote. The...

Finalists for TSU Presidency

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There are four finalists for the job as Tennessee State University president, in which all four conducted an interview with HBCU Buzz. Dr. Bennie...

Exclusive: HBCU Buzz interviews Dr. Ainsley Carry, candidate for TSU president

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Four finalists for Tennessee State University president were screened and selected by the Tennessee Board of Regents committee from eighty-six applicants around the country,...

Coppin State University President Steps Down

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From The Examiner: After relentless efforts towards increasing retention rates, expanding technological innovation and building a new online business degree program, President Reginald S. Avery...

Breaking: Over 300 Wilberforce University students rally, threaten to leave school

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WHIOTV.com WILBERFORCE—Hundreds of students at an area university are threatening to leave the school for another. More than 330 of 489 students at Wilberforce University on...

Howard Graduate Campaigning for President of United States?

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The debates are over, and if you’re still unimpressed with candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, I have a suggestion. With two weeks remaining before...

African American female burned, in critical condition

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Sharmeka Moffitt, a 20-year-old Louisiana woman, was reportedly set on fire by an apparent Klu Klux Klan attack, police said Monday. Moffitt is being...