McDonald’s has a longstanding relationship with HBCUs and is proud to offer opportunities to outstanding students for their dedication to school and community. Over the weekend the legendary brand awarded two $10,000 McDonald’s Black & Positively Gol ...
Posted Monday, October 7th 2019 at 7:02PM
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When Jacquita Johnson graduated from Texas Southern University with a degree in health administration in 2017, she knew that being a change agent – and improving people’s lives – was in her future. She found the perfect avenue to make that happen – j ...
Posted Tuesday, October 1st 2019 at 7:39PM
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The author of Blockchain or Die is the first African-American author to Complete a Book Initial Coin Offering (ICO) on the Publica Blockchain
Arlington, VA, USA, September 3, 2019 –
Investors are making billions investing in cryptocurrencies, ...
Posted Friday, September 27th 2019 at 6:16PM
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We are pleased to announce that the University of Nebraska Lincoln is accepting applications for our annual New Storytellers: Summer Institute for Digital Ethnic Studies. This innovative, interdisciplinary, and collaborative two-week program will bring together scholars from Minority Serving Institu ...
Posted Friday, September 27th 2019 at 4:02PM
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The Thurgood Marshall College and Hennessy launched a new HBCU graduate student program called Hennessy Fellows. Thanks to a $10 million investment from Hennessy over the next ten years, TMCF will select 10 high-achieving, high-potential HBCU graduate students and provide soft skill resources, corpo ...
Posted Thursday, September 19th 2019 at 4:02PM
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This is the last chance to win free VIP tickets to the hotttest HBCU event in Atlanta this weekend!
Enter NOW to win VIP tickets to the 2019 MEAC/SWAC Challenge in Atlanta, GA on Sunday, September 1.
This year's event pits Bethune Cookman University against Jackson State University to start of ...
Posted Tuesday, August 27th 2019 at 8:31AM
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Thanks to a recent opportunity from Verizon, 2018 graduate Shannon Arthur will be spending the next several months as a candidate for the 2019 Verizon AdFellows Program.
The Verizon AdFellows Program offers an immersive, entry-level experience from a client and agency view spanning public relati ...
Posted Wednesday, July 31st 2019 at 8:05PM
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McDonald’s provided 2 Black & Positively Golden Scholarship winners with a VIP Experience at the Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour stop in DC on Saturday, July 27, 2019. Alabama A&M University students Joshua Baker and Ariana Griggs received an all ...
Posted Wednesday, July 31st 2019 at 6:31PM
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As published Leigh Guidry, Lafayette Daily Advertiser.
Most parents and guidance counselors advise high school seniors to apply to more than one college — to have at least one "backup school."
Well, Normandie Cormier of Lafayette had more than ...
Posted Monday, July 29th 2019 at 1:42PM
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June Dinner in Wilmar, Arkansas is a Juneteenth Festival that has been celebrated in Arkansas since the late 1800's. Every year we aim to make things bigger and better for our community and surrounding areas. We are reaching out to everyone to donate ...
Posted Monday, July 29th 2019 at 1:25PM
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The Dallas-Ft. Worth Alumni Chapter of the Clark Atlanta University National Alumni Association, Inc. organizes an annual capital campaign to raise funds to award scholarships to gifted high school graduates and current CAU students from the DFW area who will attend our beloved Clark Atlanta Univer ...
Posted Friday, July 26th 2019 at 7:51PM
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September 12-13 debate to be broadcast by ABC, Univision
HOUSTON (July 21, 2019) – Texas Southern University will serve as the venue for the third Democratic primary debate, to be held Thursday and Friday, September 12-13, 2019, in the Health & P ...
Posted Monday, July 22nd 2019 at 9:29PM
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Original story on UNCF.org
HBCUs Punching Above Their Weight, a research report released today by UNCF, makes a strong case for a powerful proposition: Given their small average size and a history of being under-resourced, the enrollment, degree a ...
Posted Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 at 3:39PM
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ASU's National Center Presents The E.D. Nixon Cultural Enrichment/Brown-Bag Series Lecture:
“The Truth Unveiled: The Jeremiah Reeves Story”
The story of a 16 year-old Montgomery resident who was legally lynched for the unsubstantiated rape of a w ...
Posted Tuesday, June 11th 2019 at 6:42PM
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Kaila Myrick is First ASU/HBCU Student/Graduate Certified by NASA as a Microgravity Science Glovebox Facility Operator. It all started via a Mentor-Prote'ge' Agreement Between the University and Teledyne Brown Engineering.
An alumna from an HBCU - ...
Posted Monday, June 10th 2019 at 10:01PM
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A former standout Alcorn State University football star that successfully transitioned to the medical field is enjoying the fruits of his labor with his most recent accomplishment.
Nate Hughes, who earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from Alcorn ...
Posted Friday, June 7th 2019 at 5:48PM
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An Alcorn State University alumna who has found success in the medical field and entertainment will be acknowledged at an upcoming event that celebrates accomplished Historically Black College and University (HBCU) graduates.
Dr. Jacqueline Walter ...
Posted Friday, June 7th 2019 at 5:44PM
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WVAS 90.7 FM; One of Alabama's Top-rated National Public Radio Stations is Celebrating 35 Years On-the-Air. Special guest is TV/Radio/Stage Star Roy Wood, Jr., a Correspondent for 'The Daily Show with Trevor Noah'
WHEN: June 15 (Saturday) from 6 ...
Posted Tuesday, June 4th 2019 at 5:20PM
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UNCF in conjunction with Strength of Nature presents the 'UNCF/Wear Your Crown with Confidence' UNDERGRADUATE Loan Forgiveness Program. This program is open to African American students with a minimum cumulative grade point average of a 2.5 on a 4.0 scale at the time of their undergraduate gr ...
Posted Thursday, May 30th 2019 at 2:33PM
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Several HBCU schools and individuals competed this past week for the 2019 NCAA Division II Track and Field Championships held in Kingsville, Texas held May 23-35.
Among those are the women's 100 meter champion Rene Medley, who also captured first ...
Posted Tuesday, May 28th 2019 at 7:57PM
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HBCUConnect.com and Nationwide Insurance wanted to share this really cool promotion that Nationwide is conducting in conjunction with thier Small Business lending partner, BlueVine. This is an opportunity for any small business owner to compete in a Shark Tank like competition with the chance to win ...
Posted Thursday, May 9th 2019 at 5:12PM
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Courtesy of African American Golfer's Digest
BY AAGD STAFF
May 2, 2019
Congratulations to Miles College Head Golf Coach, Leonard Smoot on being named SIAC 2019 Coach of the Year. The announcement was made on April 14, 2019 by SIAC Men’s Golf ...
Posted Thursday, May 2nd 2019 at 6:16PM
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Today, Representatives Alma S. Adams (NC-12) and Mark Walker (NC-6) introduced the bipartisan Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act to ensure continued funding for Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs), inclu ...
Posted Thursday, May 2nd 2019 at 5:56PM
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The Home Depot Announces Its 2019 Retool Your School Campus Improvement Grant Program Award Recipients with Special Guests Shannon Sharpe and Rickey Smiley. Ten Historically Black Colleges and Universities Were Awarded a Total of $500,000 in Campus I ...
Posted Wednesday, April 24th 2019 at 5:47PM
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