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NCCU basketball player facing drug charges

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A North Carolina Central University basketball player was arrested Thursday after Durham County deputies found marijuana and thousands of dollars of cash in his...

Central State’s new president unveils plan

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Central State University’s new president Cynthia Jackson-Hammond has set “compelling priorities” for the historically black institution, but says she realizes the changes will come...

NIH Awards $23M To Howard University Partnership Program In Clinical And Translational Science

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WASHINGTON - The Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS) has received a $24.3 million Clinical and Translational Science Award from the National Center...

Morgan State University To Offer Three Degree Programs In Ghana Following Board Approval

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BALTIMORE — Morgan State University (MSU) is slated to establish an international presence on the African continent by way of a new pilot program. During...

Teens Invent Condom that Changes Color Based on STI Status

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CNN Sexually transmitted infection-- it's a sensitive topic that many people find difficult to discuss, but a group of teenage boys think they may have...

UAPB’s Farmer Impresses on ‘American Idol’

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The Commercial One can tell on first sight that 25-year-old Daniel Farmer isn’t from around these parts, or at least took a trip away from...

North Carolina Central University Law School Helps Those with IRS Woes

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North Carolina Central University School of Law has a new addition to its complement of nationally ranked clinical programs, this one aimed at helping...

TSU Employee Turned Away From Polls: a Letter From Robert Hoggard

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A Tennessee State University employee attempted to use her state-issued employee photo ID to vote yesterday and was turned away. The rules and regulations...

Murder Trial Beginning A Year After VSU Killing

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A little more than a year after a shooting left a Petersburg man dead and a Virginia State University student wounded just off campus,...

Obama Discusses Criminal Justice Reform During NAACP National Convention

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President Barack Obama chose Philadelphia and the NAACP 106th National Convention as the place and space to announce his criminal justice overhaul proposal. More than...

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Reportedly Investigating ‘Disgusting’ Video

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Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. has launched an investigation following a video on social media that led to complaints that the fraternity's image is being tarnished. Per...

NFL Draft HBCU Players Overview: TSU’s Anthony Morris Is A Steal

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Four players at HBCUs were drafted, and as many as 12 players so far were signed to Free Agent contracts after the draft. Since the...

Tokyo Olympics List of HBCU Athletes

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From a being postponed due to a pandemic, to a series of controversies, year's Olympics have undoubtedly gripped the world's attention. Yet amid all...

Mitt Romney Booed at NAACP Convention

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On Wednesday, July 11, 2012 Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney addressed the 103rd NAACP Annual Convention in Houston, Texas where he spoke on civic...

The HBCU Buzz Show & Blis.FM To Host Inauguration Party!

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Come Celebrate the Inauguration of President Barack Obama with The HBCU Buzz Show and rest of the Blis.FM Team!    Semi Formal Affair (strictly enforced) Historic 2nd Inauguration of our President in the Nation's...

Why Doesn’t Silicon Valley Hire Black Coders?

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Bloomberg Business Howard University fights to join the tech boom. In the fall of 2013 a young software engineer named Charles Pratt arrived on Howard University’s...

White Student Sues Howard University For Alleged Racial Discrimination

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The Howard University School of Law is facing a $2 million lawsuit for racial discrimination from a white student alleging the school created a "hostile education environment."
MLK International Chapel at Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA.

Morehouse College Student Removes Israel Flag From Campus Chapel In Viral Video

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Video footage of an unidentified Morehouse College student taking down an Israel flag at the campus MLK chapel has generated widespread circulation on social...