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SACS Imposes No Sanctions Against AAMU

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The President of Alabama A&M University held a press conference Tuesday, December 6, to proudly share with a group of students, faculty and staff...

Big Apple Classic 2011 Brings HBCUs to the Bright Lights of New York City

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Out of the shadows of the Civil War, historically black colleges and universities were created to make educational advancements and bring order to the...

Gallery – Big Apple Classic 2011 Madison Square Garden

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Gallery – Big Apple Classic 2011 Madison Square Garden

Talladega College Receives MLK Memorial Dedication Gift

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In a community as close knit as Talladega, Alabama, it is important for everyone to look out for one another. So when James Nixon...

“25 to Life” Shows Howard University Graduate Living With AIDS

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In 2006, William "Reds" Brawner admitted in an Essence Magazine that he has been living with AIDS for his entire life. It sent shock waves...

HBCU Red Alert: World AIDS Day Awareness

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Every year on December 1st, people all across the country stop and observe a day that symbolizes hope, awareness, and urgency in our community:...

Former FAMU Band Director States That School Knew About Hazing Incidents

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  Former FAMU band director Julian White has broken his silence. Days after a letter from Florida A&M University president James Ammons terminating Julian White's tenure with...

Dillard University Choir Will Sing at The White House

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The Dillard University Choir will travel to Washington D.C. to sing on Dec. 7th at the White House. The choir will sing in the...

Hampton University Alum Jeromyah Jones & His Father, Jerome, Make Art History

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What do these "Ingenious Artistic Minds": Stevie Wonder, Cal Ripken, Jr., Shirley Chisholm, Bonnie Raitt, Arthur Ashe, Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, Chuck Mangione,...

Paine College to celebrate World AIDS Day with Annual Candlelight Walk

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(Augusta, GA)- Paine College will host several events for World AIDS Day. On November 30, the College will host a forum “The People vs....

Jacinta Fischer – WSSU Student Killed by a Drunk Driver

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A 19-year-old freshman at Winston-Salem State University was killed over the weekend in a crash involving a drunken driver, police in Onslow County told...

Out of the Night That Covers Me: Making Sense of FAMU & Hazing

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Since the first story broke about the untimely death of Robert Champion, 26 year-old Florida A&M drum major, many are trying to piece together...

Talladega College Alumna Wins Nikky Finney Wins National Book Award

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Talladega, Alabama—Poet Nikky Finney won the National Book Award for poetry this week at the National Book Awards in New York.  Finney is a...

The Spelman Community Comes Together for AIDS Walk Atlanta

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Since 2009, Georgia has ranked in the top 10 states with the highest record of AIDS diagnoses in the nation. Making a choice to...

Howard Social Work Student Seeks Campus Support in Bid for Miss Africa USA Crown

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WASHINGTON – Howard University graduate student and reigning Miss Tanzania USA, Monica Haule, has been hard at work with her pageant coach studying current...

Bennett College Gets Sneak Preview of “The Loving Story”

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Richard and Mildred Loving were a normal couple living an ordinary life in Caroline County, Virginia. Like thousands of other couples, Mildred and Richard...

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...

Howard University Radio Expands to SiriusXM

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WHUR 96.3 FM, the Howard University-owned radio station celebrating its 40th anniversary, announced today that it will launch H.U.R. Voices on Thursday, Dec. 1...