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iPad Technology Advantage Scholarship Initiative at Jackson State

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For the first time over 900 students at Jackson State University will be receiving iPad’s to help them assist with their learning this week...

U.S. Republicans Today: A Collection of 21st Century Liars and Hypocrites

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Imagine if today’s Republicans were not so deceptive, conniving, and dishonest—President Barack Obama would have successfully completed a lot more work during his first...

Robert Champion’s Parents Blast FAMU’s Response To Hazing Lawsuit

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Florida A&M University's insistence that it is not to blame for a drum major's death during a hazing ritual shows school officials are not...

Former UMES President Thompson joins Bowie State

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Former UMES President Thelma B. Thompson has been named visiting professor of English at Bowie State University in Bowie, according to the Journal for...

Derrick Washington gets second chance at Tuskegee

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According to the Associated Press, former Missouri running back and team captain who served 120 days in prison for a sex assault is back...

Shaquille O’Neal targeting HBCU’s – Binge Drinking: Be Safe and Be Smart

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[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRmbJUn6d2w] Shaquille O’Neal (Shaq) and The Century Council are partnering to fight binge drinking on college campuses! Shaq, who recently attended film director’s school, will work...

Morgan State Students Rally For Peace after Campus Shooting

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At Morgan State University, students gathered at the "Academic Quad" in a call for peace following Wednesday's violence. "This is more than a campus,...

A Story of Resiliency from American Baptist College

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The statement, “It’s never too late!” is all too true for Lem Major’s life.  Majors worked the majority of his life with an eighth...

Black Los Angeles Honor Roll Student Sent Home for Breaking Dress Code

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Deja Tunstill, eleven year old, was sent home by a teacher assistant at Mount Gleason Middle School because the color of her brown stretch...

Muhammad Ali To Receive Liberty Medal In Philadelphia

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Retired boxing great Muhammad Ali will visit Philadelphia to receive the Liberty Medal, an award recognizing his longtime role as a fighter outside the...

FAMU Environmental Specialist wins Energy Innovator Award

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Florida A&M University (FAMU) Senior Environment Specialist Ryan Mitchell has received an Energy Innovator Award for his sustainability contributions to the university and the...

Harris-Stowe to Host the U.S. Department of Education’s “Education Drives America” Cross-Country Back-to-School Tour...

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Harris-Stowe State University is proud to be one of many stops on the U.S. Department of Education’s third annual “Education Drives America” bus tour,...

For-Profit Colleges: Good for Black Students?

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While black students are between 10 and 13 percent of the students at two- and four-year public colleges, they're 22 percent of for-profit colleges....

New anti-hazing efforts revealed to FAMU student body

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It's a new beginning for many students and staff at Florida A&M University. Since former president James Ammons announced his resignation July 11, 2012, FAMU’s...

N.C. A&T agrees to 4-year football series with Elon

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N.C. A&T will play a four-year, home-and-home series against in-state FCS foe Elon from 2013 to 2016, Aggies director of athletics Earl Hilton said...

HBCU Football Review: Clark, B-CU, Morehouse, SCSU, FAMU, Norfolk, UAPB, Lane, and Alabama A&M

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Morehouse runs past Edward Waters David Carter ran for 208 yards with three touchdowns to lead Morehouse College past Edward Waters College 39-18. Carter became the...

NCCU’s Sound Machine Band suspended while allegation of hazing investigated

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N.C. Central University has suspended the drum line of its Marching Sound Machine band while it investigates hazing allegations. The suspension went into effect on...

Kentucky State University ranks among the country’s top liberal arts institutions

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Kentucky State University ranks among the country's top liberal arts institutions, which emphasize undergraduate education, according to the 2013 U.S. News and World Report...