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In Case You Missed It :: BET’s The Game [Recap]

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So, unless you live under a rock, have no social networking devices, or was still baffled by Beyonce having and naming her child "Blue...

Howard University Students Help Bring Life to Sudan

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Four sharp-witted engineering students are utilizing their skills acquired at one of the nation’s largest HBCUs to aid impecunious residents in North Africa. These socially...

The Coalition for Equity and Excellence in Maryland High Education Still Searching for Equality

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David Wilson, the president of Morgan State University is currently involved in what some may call the modern day Brown vs. Board of Education, the...

Congresswoman Maxine Waters to Keynote FAMU’s Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation

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The news coming out of Tallahassee is quickly reminding people why Florida A&M University is an annual, if not automatic, entry in any top HBCU...

Paine College Prepares For Its Conference on the Black Experience

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The 'history' of our HBCUs has always been emphasized, for you won't find a proud student or alum who do not know their history....

The CIAA Announces 16 Finalists for the 2012 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award

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The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) announces the finalists for the fourth annual CIAA Division of the highly regarded Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award program. An...
United Negro College Fund

The UNCF Gives Hope to HBCU Students with Their Invaluable Efforts

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The United Negro College Fund’s (UNCF) Annual Mayor’s Masked Ball is a premier fundraising and social affair, and last year’s event was a spectacle....

NAACP Attorney and Howard University School of Law graduate Robert L Carter Has Died

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Robert L. Carter, who as an NAACP civil rights attorney was an architect of the legal strategy used in the cases that led to...

Stewart Fulbright, 1st Dean of NCCU School of Business, Dies at 92

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DURHAM, NC— Stewart Fulbright, a trailblazing black educator who piloted a bomber during World War II as one of the Tuskegee Airmen and later...

Florida Memorial’s President Henry Lewis Wants Stronger Connection Between College & Community

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Florida Memorial University, the only historically black college or university in South Florida, moved from St. Augustine to Miami in 1968. Nearly forty-five years...

The Culture Examined: The Air Jordan Phenomenon

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Every year, different groups of people make a special journey to a hollowed ground or location to pay homage to or worship. Muslims are...

FAMU Students Bring Holiday Cheer to Families in the ‘Big Easy’

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – More than 100 Florida A&M University students visited New Orleans, La., for three days and two nights during the holiday season...

FAMU Board Approves Anti-Hazing Plan

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Amid ongoing investigations into the death of Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion, the school’s board of trustees has come to an agreement...

What If There Was No Federal Funding for HBCUs?

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HBCUs have become an essential part of the American education system. From its Believe it or not there could be a major dent of funding...

Do Black Students Learn Better from Black Teachers?

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As HBCU students, alumni, supporters and enthusiasts, most are obviously aware that the majority of the campuses are predominately African-American. There is diversity typically within...

Rust College Acquires Civil Era Estate

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Rust College is now expanding thanks to a property donation given to the Mississippi institution. Known as “Airliewood”, the property, a Gothic Mansion estate...

A Celebration of Life: Remembering our Lost HBCU Students & More

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In 2011, the HBCU community was rocked by the deaths of numerous students throughout the country. Some of their deaths still leave lingering questions...

Saint Louis Beats Texas Southern 71-39 For Fifth Straight Win

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Saint Louis (12-1) defeated Texas Southern (1-10) 71-39 at home in a convincing manner on Tuesday night. Brian Conklin’s 15 points led the Billikens  to...