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Rev. Jackson Speaks in Support of Cash-Strapped Chicago State

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Chicago Tribune The Rev. Jesse Jackson told students at the cash-strapped Chicago State University on Friday that he is an ally to all Illinois public universities waiting for money...

Twitter User Says Spelman College Tried To Silence Her After She Was Raped By...

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How many times do we have to go through this? Tweets alleging four Morehouse College students gang raping a Spelman College student rocked the black...

Fort Valley State Partners With UGA To Help Foster The Future Of Pharmacists

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Fort Valley State University has partnered with the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy to help support students and future pharmacists through their new “3 + 4” program, which allows students to gain an earlier start in the pharmaceutical industry.

Morris Brown College Remains Focused, Despite Having Just 42 Students

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Driving around the Atlanta University Center one sunny afternoon, Dr. Kevin E. James, Morris Brown College’s interim president, had a lot on his mind....

CBC Members Launch Tour To Mobilize HBCU Students

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Members of the Congressional Black Caucus have launched a tour of black colleges and universities around the country, hoping to mobilize students, listen to their...

Rep. Alma Adams: Historically Black Colleges And Universities Take ‘Devastating Hit’ In Trump’s Budget

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President Donald Trump previewed a budget plan "that could have a severe impact on black colleges" earlier last week, according to HBCU advocates. Briana...

19 HBCU Athletes named All Americans by The U.S. Track & Field and Cross...

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NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) has announced those that earned USTFCCCA All-America distinctions for the...

Wiley College Wins Poll for Best Choir

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Congratulations are in order to Director Steven Hayes and the Wiley College a cappella choir after the group won the Tom Joyner Foundation website...

Kordero D. Hunter – Central State football player shot, Killed in downtown Night Club

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DAYTON — A Central State University student-athlete was shot and killed early Friday morning inside a downtown club. Kordero D. Hunter, who turned 21 on...

NIH grant Awarded to Hampton University to Study Treatment for Infectious Diseases

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The Hampton University Department of Biological Sciences has been awarded a $900,000 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of...

CSU Summer Camps Provide Help to Pre-College Students

Spending the summer in school may not be as bad as it seems. In fact, it is a great way to earn college credits,...

HBCU leaders displeased with Obama’s cuts

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Monday, July 22, 2013 Some presidents and advocates of the nation's 105 historically black colleges & universities (HBCUs) are reportedly disappointed with President Obama.  Among...

Breaking: Rick Ross Targeted in Drive-By Shooting

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(BET) -- Hip hop star Rick Ross, who is celebrating his 37 birthday today, was reportedly shot at early this morning during a drive-by...

Bennett College Accreditation Restored, Plans to Sue Accreditation Board

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GREENSBORO, N.C. – Bennett College announced that its accreditation was restored earlier in the day by a federal judge in Atlanta. The court’s decision reflects...

Ruth Ray Jackson Named 17th President Of Langston University

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Ruth Ray Jackson has recently been appointed as the seventeenth president of Langston University, which is a historically Black university located in Oklahoma. She has...

UMES Names Chairwoman of Human Ecology Department

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The Associated Press PRINCESS ANNE, Md. –– Dr. Grace Wasike Namwamba is the new chairwoman of the Department of Human Ecology at the University of...

Why Don’t More Black Greeks On Campus At HBCUs Come Out As Gay?

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In early 2015, I wrote about one particular Central State University student who asked the Black Greeks on campus at the school one simple...