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Eight HBCUs Host Ending Violence Against Women Events to Promote Denim Day

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3,500 Students Participated in Denim Day is a project of Peace Over Violence

Bowie State University to Host Girls Wellness Conference

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Henry Wise Wellness Center will coordinate with the organization, Every Girl Can, in holding the 4th Annual "Smart Image" Conference: Healthy Body, Healthy Image Saturday, May 7 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Prairie View A&M University Flight Team to Compare DNA Radiation Damage

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Group of students are developing a “biology cannon” whether x-rays are more harmful to human DNA

South Carolina State University’s Police Chief Receives Criminal Justice Award

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Bartley, a 20-year law enforcement veteran, received the award recently at the SC

Florida A&M University Launches Online Store, e-Rattler.com

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Florida A&M University (FAMU) announced the launch of its new online store, e-Rattler.com. The new online store, powered and supplied through Cintas

Michelle Obama Accepts Spelman College 124th Commencement Invitation to serve as Speaker

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The First Lady of USA will be a speaker at the 124th commencement on May 15, 2011

Stylish Buzz of the Week: Craig Johnson of Delaware State University by The Profashional

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His style is very sharp, and clean cut. It has a class and sophistication, to tag team with his swag.

New Orleans Bounce Through Visual Art by Jer’lisa Devezin Dillard University

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New Orleans can be considered "the home" to Bounce music, an energetic style of hip hop music.

FAMU Partners with the Prince Hall Shriners Foundation to Host Annual Diabetes Classic

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I am confident that this will be a successful partnership as we support a great cause.

Jonathan Bailey South Carolina State Student Shot & Killed, Family Asks Why? #BuzzKiller

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Jonathan Bailey, 22, was shot then tried to drive away, crashing into the school's Campus Building.

Shaw University Football Coaches Suspended after Arrests #BuzzKiller

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Torey Ross and Jermonty Kimbrough were arrested recently and have been suspended without pay.

Saint Augustine’s Rashad Ingram Named CIAA Player of the Year

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Shortstop Rashad Ingram (Sr./Savannah, Ga.) of Saint Augustine's College was named 2011 CIAA Baseball Player of the Year Tuesday by the CIAA and the CIAA Baseball Coaches Association.

Albany State Shows off Aerospace Lab

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Albany State University gave area media a glimpse Monday of NASA’s educational efforts in Southwest Georgia.

HBCU Grads Outperform Black Graduates of Predominately White Institutions

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African-Americans who graduate from a historically Black college or university do better financially than Blacks who graduate from traditionally white colleges and universities, according to a new study by economists at Morehouse College and Howard University.

Shaw University suspends classes for remainder of semester following NC tornado damage

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Shaw announced that it will suspend classes for the rest of the spring semester due to the damage.

At Least 10 people Dead in NC by Tornadoes Storm / Damage Shaw University...

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The fatal storm system that surged through central NC. areas of Shaw University & Saint Augustine’s College.

127th Morehouse College Commencement Ceremony

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The 127th Morehouse College Commencement ceremony will be held on Sunday, May 15, 2011, at 8 a.m. on the Century Campus.

Virginia State University Board approves tuition, fee increase #BuzzKiller

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Tuition and mandatory fees for in-state, undergraduate students will be $7,090, up 7.9 percent from last year