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Women’s Basketball Player To Honor Aunt Murdered In Charleston Church Massacre With #9 Jersey

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ATLANTA —  June 17 will mark two years since a domestic terrorist motivated by racism and hate walked into a black church in Charleston,...

Ashley Peterson: Poultry accusations based on opinions, not science

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Re: “Salmonella warning: Shore residents more likely to be infected; microbiologists look for links,” Sept. 9 Remarks The Daily Times attributed to Salina Parveen, a...

Brian Jenkins Officially Head Football Coach At ASU

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Montgomery Advertiser reports that Former Bethune Cookman University Football Coach, Brian Jenkins, has officially been named as ASU's head coach. Though the news came...

Beyoncé Partners With Peloton To Gift HBCU Students Multi-Year Membership

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In what it’s calling the “most epic collaboration ever,” exercise equipment and media company Peloton is collaborating with superstar Beyoncé! In a separate statement,...

UNCF HBCU Innovation Summit Application 2018

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All expenses are paid! Travel costs including flight, lodging, and food all covered by UNCF (United Negro College Fund) Dates: October 10-13, 2018 Conference Hotel Address: 1800 Old Bayshore...

Former Alcorn Sounds of Dyn-O-Mite Band Director Samuel Griffin Passes

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The man behind what we know today as the Sounds of Dyn-O-Mite has passed. Samuel Griffin aka Griff passed away Friday August 4 in...

Love and Hip Hop: Episode 9- The Drama Continues

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VH1’s latest episode of Love and Hip Hop started with Yandy, Olivia and Emily discussing what else but the Chrissy vs. Yandy drama. This episode comes...

Howard’s AKAs now accused of witness tampering

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Howard University's Alpha Kappa Alpha chapter was recently accused of witness tampering in the ongoing lawsuit case of Laurin Compton and Lauren Cofield. (On Feb. 28...

14 Air Force Jr. ROTC Cadets Complete Flight Training Program At ECSU

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Elizabeth City State University is one of less than 20 universities across the entire nation that was able to hold a flight training summer...

Will Cheyney University Lose its Accreditation This Month?

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After years of financial trouble and heartbreaking enrollment decline, Cheyney University, one of the oldest Black institutions of higher education in America, is on...

HU Hospital among those chosen for Best Fed Beginnings national initiative

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The National Initiative for Children’s Healthcare Quality has selected 90 hospitals to participate in Best Fed Beginnings, a national effort to improve breast-feeding support...

Howard University Suspends All Athletics

In an article published by the Washington City Paper, Howard University announced that effective immediately they will be suspending all athletic teams for what...

Professor Gets U.S. Patent for Drug Discovery treating infections commonly found in HIV/AIDS

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Cryptolepine will help combat infection in AIDS, chemotherapy and organ transplant patients. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Seth Ablordeppey, a Florida A&M University (FAMU) professor in the...

NSU says hires will address state auditor’s concerns

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Norfolk State University has made three hires in its finance and administration department and will continue training employees in accounting to help address concerns...

Ebony’s Mitzi Miller Says to Claflin Grads: ‘Know Your Self-Worth. Believe in Yourself’

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On Tuesday, Jan. 26 Ebony's Editor-in-chief Mitzi Miller delivered an address to Claflin University’s 2015 Graduates. Miller spoke to the graduating class about what...

Questions Remain After Former JCSU Standout Jovontay Williams Dies In Police Custody

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The family of Jovontay Avery Williams is mourning his loss and fighting for answers after he passed away in police custody earlier this month....

HBCU Hackathon Coming to Grambling State University

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GRAMBLING – Black Founders has made Grambling State University the next stop on their HBCUHacks hackathon tour. Black Founders' HBCUHacks program visits black college...

Iota Phi Theta Applauds The Nomination Of Ketanji Brown Jackson To The United States...

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#HBCUfam, let’s applaud the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court. In a social media post, beloved Iota Phi Theta Fraternity,...