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New Members Of TMCF Board Of Directors Include Top Fortune 500 Executives From Wal-Mart...

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WASHINGTON: Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Board Chairman, Jim Clifton, announced the appointment of Phyllis P. Harris, senior vice president and general counsel of...

Harris’ Campaign Focuses On Black Colleges For Support

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ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — California Sen. Kamala Harris has described her experience as a student at a historically Black college as “one of the...

FAMU Leadership Meets with Federal Officials to Discuss Center of Excellence

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Florida A&M University (FAMU) has been diligently meeting with the private sector, federal officials and key legislative staff over the last several months to...

Grambling’s Bring it Home 2018 Kicks Off with $218,000 in Raised

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This July, Grambling State University’s Bring it Home kicked off with a number of major donations from alumni, staff, and corporate donors raising $218,000...

Take-Aways from Edcamp Tampa Bay 2017

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Take-Aways from Edcamp Tampa Bay 2017 William Jackson, EdCamp Participant, Organizer and Advocate #MyQuestToTeach #EdCampDuval in 2018 EdCamps are wonderful opportunities for educators of all backgrounds, years of...

Black Colleges Still Waiting: Trump’s Promise

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Written by Andrew Kreighbaum: Trump promised best effort ever for HBCUs but has left top position at key advocacy office unfilled for longer than...

Huff Post: “There’s Finally A Museum Devoted To Telling The Story Of HBCUs”

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The first museum devoted to honoring and documenting historically black colleges and universities has opened its doors in Washington, D.C. The HBCU Museum, located on...

Shooter At Large After Killing 2 Men At Grambling State University

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Authorities are trying to find the person who fatally shot two young men at Grambling State University early Wednesday morning. One victim was identified as...

CBC Members Launch Tour To Mobilize HBCU Students

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Members of the Congressional Black Caucus have launched a tour of black colleges and universities around the country, hoping to mobilize students, listen to their...

Former AG Loretta Lynch to speak at UAPB

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Pine Bluff, Ark. (September 4, 2018)  -   Loretta Lynch, the 83rd Attorney General of the United States (2015-2017), will be speaking at the...

FAMU Grad Student Receives Honor from Department of Defense

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FAMU graduate student Faheem Muhammed has been awarded the 2017 Department of Defense SMART (Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation) Fellowship, one of only...

Bowie State Continues EPA Partnership To Boost Student Careers In The Federal Government

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Bowie State University President Aminta H. Breaux joined U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Cosmo Servidio today to sign a five-year agreement...

New UNCF Report: African American Youth’s Perceptions of Education Landscape

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UNCF releases its third installment of African American perceptions research on key issues in K-12 education. Nearly 70 percent of low-income African American youth surveyed...

Two Black Men Arrested At Starbucks Are Settling for $2

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The two black men whose arrest at a Philadelphia Starbucks last month set off a wave of protests against the coffee giant for discrimination...

Betsy DeVos Tries to Apologize for Her HBCU Comments

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Betsy DeVos, the top education administrator in the country, is still trying to figure out what the word “choice” means. The Secretary of Education spoke to...

Central State University Alum Willie Walker Named To A Full Board Position For The...

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A Central State University alumni was named to a full board position for the African-American Community Fund. He becomes the youngest member of the board. "The...

Tuskegee Athletics Donates Shirts To Hurricane Harvey Victims

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The Tuskegee University men’s and women’s basketball teams have joined college basketball coaches across the country to help support victims from the devastating floods...

Harvey Successfully Launches Book At Prestigious Beijing Book Fair

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HAMPTON, Va. (Jan. 12, 2018) — Dr. William R. Harvey, Hampton University President, successfully launched his latest work “The Principles of Leadership” in China...