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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

Dr. William R. Harvey Hampton University named Citizen of the Year

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Hampton University President Dr. William R. Harvey has been named the Daily Press Citizen of Year for 2010.

Howard University ResFest Step Show & Stroll Off 2011

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All the major dorms at Howard University (Quad, Drew, Annex, MDOT, Slowe & Towers) went against each other in the ResFest Dance competition 2011 with the theme, ”Night at the Mirage”

Morgan State Launches Mobile Journalism Lab, Leading HBCU’s in Worldwide New Media Network

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Awarded her a $25,000 grant to create a cutting-edge mobile journalism (“MOJO”) lab at Morgan.

Newly Elected Florida Gov. Rick Scott Cuts All Funding To Florida’s Two HBCUs

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Bethune-Cookman University, a private school in Daytona Beach stands to lose more than $2 million in state revenue.

HBCU Students Acknowledged by The White House for Leadership in Ending Violence Against Women

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Vice President to attend a reception at the home of Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden to honor the 16th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)

Florida A&M University Wins 7th Championship Title at National Academic Competition

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48 Schools Battled for the Top Prize This Weekend at the 22nd Annual Honda Campus All-Star Challenge