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Congressional Black Caucus looks into HBCU Medical Schools for Equal Healthcare Strategies

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Just last week the annual Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Legislative Conference was held in Washington DC. Among the crucial issues tacked by the CBC...

B-CU and FAMU Presidents Join Together, Share Friendly Rivalry, to Make Florida Classic Announcement

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President Dr. Trudie Kibbe Reed and Florida A&M University (FAMU) President Dr. James H. Ammons, in concert with the Florida Classic Consortium, announced Wednesday...

NCCU Chancellor Nelms Announces Retirement

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North Carolina Central University Chancellor Charlie Nelms will retire from his position effective August 6, 2012. Nelms began at NCCU in August 2007. An interim...

Omar Sykes, Howard University Student Shot, Killed In Attempted Robbery

http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1 A Howard University student was fatally shot and another student was beaten in an overnight attempted robbery in Northwest D.C., officials say. According to DC...

High School Graduate With 4.2 GPA, 15 College Acceptances Chooses Morgan State

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A Maryland high school graduate with a life full of achievements will be welcomed into Morgan State University in the fall! Olivia Carter hasn't...

Justice Antonin Scalia: Voting Rights Act is a “perpetuation of racial entitlement”

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There's some controversy over the new cover of the NAACP's quarterly journal The CRISIS that depicts Justice Antonin Scalia with a Confederate bandana. The cover...

Racism? White teenager returns African-American Scholarship

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There was laughter during the awards night at the Martin Luther King High School in Riverside, California last month when a white student, Jeffrey...

HBCU Buzz Senators Program to Unite & Represent All HBCUs

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For Immediate Release  HBCU Buzz, the leading source for news and commentary for all HBCU students, has announced a new HBCU Buzz Senators initiative to...

Smithsonian Breaking Ground on Black History Museum

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The Smithsonian Institution will officially begin construction Wednesday on a new museum dedicated to African-American culture and heritage -- a complex committed to the...

President Barack Obama Reflects On Personal Heroes During Forum At NCAT

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"How you do it is less important than your commitment to use whatever platforms you have to speak to issues that matter...Get engaged, get...

Norfolk lures MEAC hoop tournaments

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NORFOLK The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's and women's basketball tournaments will come to Norfolk for at least the next three years, officials will announce...

WSSU To Host Entrepreneur Summit on October 4th

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Several notable local business leaders and media personalities will participate when Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) hosts an Entrepreneur Summit on Oct. 4 at 5...

Hampton University Men and Women Sweep MEAC Indoor Track

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Hampton University’s Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference women’s indoor track championship was expected. The Lady Pirates were favored, they’d won three in a row and 10 of the...

Grind To Prestige (Behind The Scenes of Howard University Homecoming 2011) PROMO

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Grind To Prestige (Behind The Scenes of Howard Homecoming 2011) PROMO   [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhrC4v-WX-o&w=480&h=303]   Follow @BisonHomecoming for future Updates

Diddy teams up with actor Mark Wahlberg in new business venture

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BREAKING NEWS! @iamdiddy AND @mark_wahlberg JOIN FORCES TO LAUNCH REVOLUTIONARY NEW PERFORMANCE WATER, @aquahydrate diddy.it/AQUAhydrateDay — iamdiddy (@iamdiddy) February 27, 2013 Former Howard University student, record...

Robert Champion’s parents refuse $300k settlement

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FAMU has offered to pay $300,000 to the family of drum major Robert Champion, who died after a hazing aboard a charter bus in...

Seven Cadets Commissioned on May 6 at ECSU

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  The Military Science Department at Elizabeth City State University held its Spring 2011 Commissioning Ceremony for seven cadets on May 6, 2011. Cadets Danny Adams,...

Tuskegee community honors life of Bobby J. Smith, Jr.

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In a memorial sprinkled with tears and laughter, fellow students and friends reminded the Tuskegee community to “smile for B.J.” Hundreds gathered in the...