Is It Worth Going to Howard University?
HU Reaction went around campus and asked students 3 questions: 1. Why did you decide to go to Howard? 2. How have you changed since you’ve been at Howard? and 3. Is It Worth Going to Howard University…?
HU Reaction went around campus and asked students 3 questions: 1. Why did you decide to go to Howard? 2. How have you changed since you’ve been at Howard? and 3. Is It Worth Going to Howard University…?
Virginia State University’s former head cheerleading coach, Dr. Paulette Johnson (middle) will be inducted into the John B. McLendon, Jr. Hall of Fame, announced by the CIAA.

Virginia State University’s former head cheerleading coach, Dr. Paulette Johnson (middle) will be inducted into the John B. McLendon, Jr. Hall of Fame, announced by the CIAA.
The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) will welcome Dr. Paulette Johnson and six other individuals as its 2011 class of inductees into the John B. McLendon, Jr. Hall of Fame. The honorees will officially be enshrined on Friday, March 4, 2011 at the Charlotte Convention Center at 11:00am- as part of the CIAA Tournament’s week of events.
Dr. Paulette Walker Johnson spent 35 1/2 years coaching the nationally recognized Virginia State University “Woo-Woos” Cheering Squad. Setting the standard for HBCU cheering programs, the Woo Woos and Dr. Johnson have been featured on the BET television network, Urban Sports Network, ESPN and have had numerous appearances on locally based television stations. In the 1990’s the squad performed at a boxing match staged by the legendary promoter Don King. In 1999, the Mayor of the City of Petersburg established “Dr. Paulette Walker Johnson Day”. Johnson is noted as the first female athletic director in VSU history and coached the VSU softball team to win its first CIAA Softball Championship. In the conference she was the first president and founder of the CIAA Cheerleader Coaches Association. She is 2003 inductee of the VSU Wall of Fame.

Deadline: March 18, 2011 The HBCU STEM Fellowship Program is offered to students who have graduated from a HBCU. Applicants accepted into the program will receive up to $77,000 for tuition, fees, and living expenses for a two-year STEM masters program.
Deadline: March 18, 2011

Must be a citizen or permanent resident of the U.S.
The HBCU STEM Fellowship Program is offered to students who have graduated from a HBCU. Applicants accepted into the program will receive up to $77,000 for tuition, fees, and living expenses for a two-year STEM masters program. Applicants must gain admission into Masters’ level programs in STEM areas of study at colleges and universities in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware or Washington, DC. However, it does not include majors linked to direct patient care.
In addition to financial support we monitor the progress of the students, to nurture the next generation of scientists, researchers and engineers. The Fellowship Program is administered by the Educational Advancement Alliance (EAA) and sponsored by the National Nuclear Security Administration, a U.S. Department of Energy agency. Our website has changed. Please visit us now at http://www.gradopps.org for an application and additional information.
The application should be completed and received by March 19, 2011. The remaining required documentation can be sent in later. Applications can be sent by fax, email or mail.Once again, all the supporting documents are not needed to file the application.
EAA also has a National Minority STEM Fellowship Program which also provides funding up to $77,000.00 for a two-year program. Applicants must be residents of New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia or Maryland. Deadline for this program is April 15, 2011.You can find additional information on the National Program at http://www.NMSFP.org Information on other EAA programs can be found at http://www.eaalliance.orgWilliams was the general manager of UFL’s Virginia franchise in 2010. The former Grambling quarterback was the MVP of Super Bowl XXII with the Washington Redskins.
Nothing but Proud for Shaw University Mens and Womans Basketball Team for winning the CIAA Championship 2011 Title.
Victory wasn’t assured until a desperation three-pointer by Livingstone misfired, setting off a celebration inside Time Warner Cable Arena. Smith was named Tournament MVP, and he joined the Bears’ Tony Smith and Devon Mclendon on the All-Tournament team. They led the Bears (22-8 overall), the No. 2 Southern Division seed, to victory over a game Livingstone squad making its first CIAA finals appearance.
“I can’t say enough about this team,” Shaw Head Coach Cleo Hill, Jr. said. “I’m proud of them and we fought throughout this tournament.”
Mclendon added 19 points and 14 rebounds and Tony Smith scored 11 points for the Bears, who shot 52 percent from the floor including 54 percent in the second half. Livingstone, who put Darius Cox and Greg Henry on the All-Tournament team, shot 46 percent for the game including 50 percent in the second half, to make the game close.
The win gave Shaw a sweep of the men’s and women’s tournaments, which is a first for the private Raleigh, N.C., school. Hill, Jr., claimed his first crown in only his third season as head coach after being an assistant coach on the 2001-02 team which won the CIAA Tournament with former NBA player Ronald “Flip” Murray, who was the NCAA Division II player of the year for the Bears at the time.
Livingstone (17-12 overall) put on a good showing in its first CIAA final. The No. 3 Southern Division seed, the Blue Bears came within a bucket of winning, but Shaw made the big baskets when it counted.
With Shaw holding a slim 55-52 lead, Raheem Smith drained a clutch three-pointer and David Jones made a layup to push the score to 60-52 with 3:38 to go. Livingstone managed to get within 70-69 with three seconds left on a three-pointer by Cox before Smith nailed the game-winning free throws.
t is the fifth time the Lady Bears (21-11) have defeated Johnson C. Smith (23-4) in the CIAA Championship and the fourth time in the last nine years the Lady Golden Bulls, the 2009 CIAA champion, have finished as the tournament’s runner-up.
“Although in defeat, we are extremely proud of our women’s basketball team and what they’ve accomplished thus far,” said Johnson C. Smith coach Vanessa Taylor, the CIAA Women’s Coach of the Year. “We hope that it is enough for the NCAA to say to us that we can live to play another day.”
The Lady Bears were down 43-37 with 10:05 remaining in the game after Johnson C. Smith’s Terran Quattlebaum and Terrica Jones combined for 13 points in an 18-5 run. But Aslea Williams, who finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds, scored seven straight points in a span of 1:40 to spark Shaw’s decisive run of the game, a 12-0 spurt that handed the Lady Bears a 51-45 edge they would never relinquish.
“She struggled early, and was frustrated early and mentally, was out of the game,” Curtis said of Williams. “But she can change a game, and she’s probably the best power forward in the CIAA. She wanted the ball and she wanted to score.”
Johnson C. Smith, the Southern Division champion, closed within three points twice in the final 15 seconds, but Shaw made five of six foul shots – converting two one-and-ones — in the closing seconds to preserve the victory.
Click to see the MENS whole CIAA Bracket
Click to see the WOMENS whole CIAA Bracket
VOTE NOW!! For the 2010-11 BCSP ProFile Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year
NFL GAMES OF JAN. 2, 2011
2010-11 BCSP NFL PRO PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
For the 2010-11 Season
OFFENSE
VOTE NOW!! For the 2010-11 BCSP ProFile Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year
DONALD DRIVER, WR, Green Bay (12th season, ALCORN STATE) – 51 receptions, 565 yards, 11.1 yards per catch, 4 TDs, for 10-6 Packers – Named BCSP ProFile Player of the Week once (10/3) in the 2010-11 season. JACOBY JONES, WR/KR, Houston (4th season, LANE) – 51 recepDRIVER
tions, 562 yards, 11.0 yards per catch, 3 TDs. One 100-yard receiving game (12/26) – 23 kickoff returns for 21.5-yard average, O TDs. 29 punt returns for 7.0 yard average, O TDs. Named BCSP ProFile Player of the Week Ô¨Åve times (9/12, 9/19, 10/13, 10/20, 10/28) in the 2010-11 season.
JONES
ISAAC REDMAN, RB, Pittsburgh (2nd season, BOWIE STATE) – 52 carries for 247 yards, 4.8 yards per carry, O TDs. 9 recepREDMAN
tons, 72 yards, 2 TDs. Named BCSP ProFile Player of the Week five times
(9/26, 10/17, 11/21, 11/28. 12/5) in the 2010-11 season.
SHIANCOE
VISANTHE SHIANCOE, TE, Minnesota (6th season, MORGAN STATE) – 47 receptions, 530 yards, 11.3 yards per catch, 2 TDs.
Named BCSP Pro Player of the Week once (11/7) in the 2010-11 season.
ERIC WEEMS, WR/KR, Atlanta (4th season, BETHUNE-COOKMAN) – 6 receptions, 61 yards, 10.0 yards per catch, O TDs; 40
WEEMS
kickoff retuns for 1,100 yards, 27.5 yard average (3rd in the NFL), 1 TD (102 yards); 18 punt returns, 230 yards, 12.8 yard average, 1 TD (55 yards); 16 special teams tackles. Named to NFL Pro Bowl as Special
Teams starter. Named BCSP ProFile Player of the Week five times (10/10, 10/24, 11/14, 12/5, 1/2) in the 2010-11 season.
DEFENSE RON BARTELL, DB, St. Louis (6th season, HOWARD) – 61 tackles, 1 forced fumble, 10 passes defended, 0 interceptions; Named
BCSP ProFile Player of the Week twice (10/17, 11/28).
BARTELL
ANTOINE BETHEA, FS, Indianapolis (5th season, HOWARD) 106 tackles (Tied for 29th in NFL), .5 sacks, 1 forced fumble, 1 interception, 5 passes defended; Named BCSP ProFile Player of the Week
twice (9/26, 12/19).
BETHEA
MARCUS BERNARD, DE, Cleveland (2nd season, JACKSON STATE) – 28 tackles, 7.5 sacks (32nd in NFL), 2 passes defended;
BERNARD
Not named BCSP ProFile Player of the Week. DON CAREY, FS, Jacksonville (2nd season, NORFOLK STATE) – 55 tackles, 1 interception, 1 pass defended. Named BCSP ProFile Player of the Week once (12/11). NICK COLLINS, FS, Green Bay (6th season, BETHUNE-COOKMAN) – 70 tackles, 0 sacks, 4 interceptions (Tied for 19th in NFL), 12 passes defended; Named to NFL Pro Bowl as starting safety.
CAREY
COLLINS
Named BCSP ProFile Player of the Week four times (10/24, 11/7, 12/27, 1/2). JUSTIN DURANT, LB, Jacksonville (5th season, HAMPTON) 55 tackles, 0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 passes defended; Named BCSP
ProFile Player of the Week once (10/31).
DURANT
DRAYTON FLORENCE, DB, Buffalo (8th season, TUSKEGEE) – 58
FLORENCE
tackles, 1 forced fumble, 3 interceptions; 15 passes defended; Named BCSP ProFile Player of the Week three times (11/21, 12/5, 12/19). WILLIAM HAYES, DE, Tennessee (4th season, WINSTON-SALEM STATE) -32.5 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 forced fumble; Not named BCSP
ProFile Player of the Week.
HAYES
SAMMIE LEE HILL, #91, DT, Detroit (3rd season, STILLMAN) HILL
30 tackles, 2.5 sacks; Not named BCSP ProFile Player of the Week. KENDALL LANGFORD, DE, Miami (3rd season, HAMPTON) – 47 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 forced fumbles; Named BCSP ProFile Player of the Week once (12/19 RASHEAN MATHIS, DB, Jacksonville (8th season, BETHUNECOOKMAN) – 58 tackles, 1 interception, 1 forced fumble, 6 passes defended; Not named BCSP ProFile Player of the Week.
LANGFORD
RASHEAN MATHIS
ROBERT MATHIS, DE, Indianapolis (8th season, ALABAMA A&M) – 60 tackles, 11 sacks (Tied for 10th in NFL), 1 forced fumble, 1 pass defended; Named starter to NFL Pro Bowl; Named BCSP ProFile Player of the Week four times (9/19, 12/19, 12/27, 1/2). D‚ÄôMITRI PATTERSON, DB, Philadellphia (6th season, TUSKEGEE) – 52 tackles, 1 sack, 4 interceptions (Tied for 19th in NFL), 1 TD, 11 passes defended; Named BCSP ProFile Player of the Week
ROBERT MATHIS
PATTERSON
twice (11/15, 12/12). DOMINIQUE RODGERS-CROMARTIE, DB, Arizona (3rd year, TENNESSEE STATE) – 44 tackles, 3 interceptions, 2 TDs, 17 passes defended; Named BCSP ProFile Player of the Week twice (10/10, 12/27). GREG TOLER, DB, Arizona (2nd season, SAINT PAUL‚Äôs) – 90 tackles (Tied for 58th in the NFL), 1 sack, 2 forced fumbles, 2 interceptions, 1 TD, 9 passes defended; Named BCSP ProFile Player of the Week three times (9/12, 10/3, 12/27).
RODGERSCROMARTIE
TOLER
Amin Stevens scored 21 points, 16 rebounds as Florida A&M upset Hampton in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game Monday night.
The Rattlers (7-12, 2-5), who had lost seven of eight entering the game, knocked the Pirates (15-5, 5-2) out of a first-place tie with Bethune-Cookman, which beat Howard. FAMU rallied in the second half, during which Stevens scored 17 and grabbed nine rebounds.
The Rattlers saw a three-point halftime deficit reach eight before their surge. Kwame Morgan’s layup made it 39-31 with 11:18 left. FAMU went on a 15-9 run that Stevens capped with a jumper, trimming Hampton’s lead to 48-46 with 5:32 left.
Brandon Tunnell’s free throw gave Hampton a three-point lead before the Rattlers ran off 10 unanswered points, with Stevens’ jumper at 4:46 giving his team the lead for good.
Darrion Pellum’s 19 points led Hampton, while Morgan added 17.
Phone Numbers ft. Trae Tha Truth and Big Sean
Wiz Khalifa Record Label -taylor Gang, Rostrum Records, Atlantic Records
Theres no doubt in my mind that this was going to happen soon. Numerous of Students, Faculty & people from the Community receive the usual $40 dollar ticket, Without Warning. Some Students received up to 8 tickets within the same week….
Hampton University student crashed into an ABC liquor store in Virginia. Hampton University student Brittany Porter was particularly surprised by how fast news of this accident spread.

Today, March 1, 2011; she left me with a mind moving message. “Shift the Tide”
Ralph began her career on the stage and was nominated in 1982 for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role as Deena Jones in Dreamgirls, Named Best College Actress in 1974. In June 2000, Ralph sued The National Enquirer for one million dollars over a piece they had written about her and her husband. She was voted one of TV’s Favorite Moms for her portrayal of step mom Dee on the number-one rated television series Moesha. She also appeared on the Showtime series, Barbershop, as the popular, post-operative transsexual, Claire. Recently, Sheryl brought a new face to the sufferings of war in the NBC hit series ER.
Today, March 1, 2011; she left me with a mind moving message; “Shift the Tide” Meaning its about time for change. Its about time for our community, (black community) to do better. She wants our women to change their reasoning for going to college. Explaining that today we are in school for sex, drugs, and parties, but its time to shift the tide. Its time for your females to learn for the Kardashian out piece but choose a better bath. “Inner Dialect should never be outer Dialect”; meaning our country is expecting us to use profanity and speak our mind, but we shouldn’t give them the satisfaction. These are numerous of quotes from her that left me thinking;
By, Luke Lawal Jr
Bowie State University
The Educational Foundation is pleased to announce that AMERICAN SYSTEMS will sponsor two $5,000 scholarships for students actively pursuing an undergraduate degree in an eligible major at an accredited Historically Black College or University (HBCU) institution in the United States. The scholarships will commence in 2010.
AMERICAN SYSTEMS
Sponsors Scholarships in honor of VADM Gravely
The Educational Foundation is pleased to announce that AMERICAN SYSTEMS will sponsor two $5,000 scholarships for students actively pursuing an undergraduate degree in an eligible major at an accredited Historically Black College or University (HBCU) institution in the United States. The scholarships will commence in 2010.
Scholarships of $5,000 will be awarded to full-time students pursuing an undergraduate degree in an eligible major and currently enrolled in an accredited Historically Black College or University (HBCU) institution in the United States. Distance-learning or online programs affiliated with one of these institutions are eligible. Candidates must be at least second-year college students, enrolled full time as sophomores or juniors at the time of application.
Eligibility:
Degree-seeking candidates must be U.S. citizens.
Students must be currently enrolled and attending either a two-year or four-year accredited HBCU institution in the United States. Students also may be enrolled in an accredited distance-learning or online degree program affiliated with one of these institutions.
Applications will be accepted from qualified sophomore and junior students enrolled full-time in a eligible Bachelor of Science program.
Eligible majors include the following or related fields: electrical, aerospace, systems or computer engineering; computer engineering technology; computer information systems; information systems management; computer science; physics; or mathematics. Majors directly related to the support of U.S.intelligence or homeland security enterprises with relevance to the mission of AFCEA will also be eligible.
Special consideration will be given to military enlisted candidates/military veterans.
If you have any questions regarding your eligibility, please contact the Educational Foundation via the email below.
Important:
PLEASE NOTE: In addition to the online application, other required documents include: current transcript issued by the school Registrar’s Office and at least two letters of recommendation from relevant faculty.
Instructions for electronic submission of the recommendation letters will be provided to the endorsers as part of the on-line application process – please do not mail separately. Letters will be addressed to:
Mr. Fred H. Rainbow
Vice President and Executive Director
AFCEA Educational Foundation
4400 Fair Lakes Court
Fairfax, VA 22033
An official transcript reflecting all college-level study will also be required by the deadline date – electronic submission preferred.
If electronic submission is not possible, please send official document to the AFCEA address listed above to arrive by the deadline date.
Contact Info:
Name: Matt Burgess
Phone: (703) 631-6138
Email
Click here for the online application.
Read more
http://www.afcea.org/education/scholarships/undergraduate/Gravely.asp
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks 2011 Homecoming brought to you by HBCUBuzz;
Hundreds of former University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks are flocking to the Shore to take part in the Homecoming 2011 events carved out for the weeklong celebration, Feb. 20-27. Many are open to the public. For the Hawks, homecoming is centered around basketball. Game time is 2 p.m. for women’s basketball and 4 p.m. for men’s basketball against Howard University. Doors open at noon with a $20 general admission entrance fee. The parade begins at 11 a.m Returning to the homecoming lineup is the President’s Interfaith Prayer Breakfast. Justine Willis Toms, radio talk-show hostess and author of “Small Pleasures: Finding Grace in a Chaotic World” will serve as the keynote speaker for the Feb. 25 event beginning at 8 a.m. in the Student Services Center ballroom. Hosted by UMES President Thelma B. Thompson, the breakfast also features entertainment by the Rev. Mishael Miller, a music ministry vocalist from Baltimore. Tickets are $40 each or $350 for a table of 10. “The student body is generating a buzz about the upcoming Homecoming Concert featuring R&B and hip-hop recording artists Rick Ross, Jeremih, Dondria and the TCB Band,” said James Lunnermon, director of Student Activities at UMES. “The Homecoming Step Show and the Late Night Comedy Show are also always popular.” B-Phlat, Big Shawn and Lil Duval are the guest comedians for the comedy show. The Homecoming Concert rocks the Hytche Athletic Center on Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 for students and $35 for nonstudents. Tickets for the Late Night Comedy Show on Feb. 26 at 9 p.m. in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts are $10 for general admission. Greek-lettered organizations will showcase their talent in the art of stepping on Feb. 25 at 6 p.m. in the Hytche Athletic Center. General admission tickets are $10.
By Luke Lawal Jr.
We are hoping this is one of many to be produced on a regular basis to give our Alumni, Friends, Family, and Supporters another avenue to stay in touch with the Bulldog Nation.
Maybe not officially on paper, but based on the crowd’s response to SCSU and the standing ovation they received from the entire dome after their performance, if a winner was chosen, they would clearly be!
Series of OFFICIAL Events.. Parties.. Games.. & Tournaments for CIAA 2011. We will make sure you don’t miss anything.
Time Warner Cable Arena – TWCA Charlotte Convention Center – CCC
Monday, February 28, 2011
Food Lion Women’s Tournament Begins
1:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m., 9:00 p.m.
TWCA
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Food Lion Women’s Quarterfinals
3:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m., 9:00 p.m.
TWCA
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Men’s Tournament Begins
1:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m., 9:00 p.m.
TWCA
CIAA Education Day NEA’s CIAA High School Program CCC
CIAA Middle School Program CCC
Wale Perfoming Live!!!!!!
The SUMMIT
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Men’s Quarterfinals
1:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m., 9:00 p.m.
TWCA
CIAA Career Expo 2011 Co Sponsored by the CIAA &
Metrolina Consortium of Colleges 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
CCC – Ballroom A-D
CIAA Toyota Fan Experience (FREE!) Doors open at 5:00 p.m. CCC – Hall A & B
RICK ROSS & WALE
THE MANSION
Food Lion Day at the CIAA TWCA
Yolanda Adams Morning Show Live Broadcast presented by Lowe’s Doors open at 5:30 a.m.
Showtime at 6:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. CCC – Hall A & B
CIAA Toyota Fan Experience (FREE!) Doors open at 5:00 p.m. CCC – Hall A & B
Food Lion Women’s Semifinal
1:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m.
TWCA
Men’s Semifinal
7:00 p.m., 9:00 p.m.
TWCA
Day Party With BAD Boy Ent @ Breakfast Club
@The Breakfast Club
225 North Caldwell St. Charlotte NC.
CIAA McDonald’s Step Show Doors Open at 5:00 p.m. (New Time!)
Showtime at 7:00 p.m. (New Time!) CCC – Hall C Sister 2 Sister presents THE SHOW Hosted by
Doug E. Fresh with DJ Biz Markie & DJ Kid Capri 9:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m. CCC – Crown Ballroom
2011 CIAA STEP SHOW
Saturday, March 5, 2011
McDonald’s Super Saturday (FREE!)
Doors Open at 8:30 a.m. Begins at 9:00 a.m. TWCA
CIAA Toyota Fan Experience (FREE!) Doors Open at Noon CCC – Hall A & B
Food Lion Women’s Final
5:00 p.m.
TWCA
Men’s Final
8:00 p.m.
TWCA
CIAA Post Tournament Party featuring Jeffrey Osborne Doors open at 10:00 p.m.
Show starts at 11:00 p.m. CCC – Crown Ballroom
**Events & Times subject to change**
OTHER EVENTS