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McDonald’s Gives Four National Scholarships to HBCU Students on #GivingTuesday
November 27th was #GivingTuesday, but all season long one brand has been rewarding HBCU students who give back to their cohorts and communities. McDonald’s USA is committed to being deeply rooted in t
Alcorn State University track and field named after sports legend, Mildrette Netter White
The track and field at Alcorn State University have been named in honor of one of the university's most celebrated sports legends. The Mildrette Netter White Track and Field Naming Ceremony was hel
The Birth of a Nation | Based on a True Story
The Birth of a Nation | Based on a True Story The Birth of Nation was the first major motion picture success, and because of its historical inaccuracy, the Ku Klux Klan was revived for another roun
Georgia Voter Suppression
Georgia Voter Suppression Jim Crow-level voter suppression in Georgia is likely to determine the governor's race. But this isn't just a local crisis. These racist tactics threaten the core tenets
GOP Senate candidate tells supporters wrong date to vote for her
GOP Senate candidate tells supporters wrong date to vote for her Rachel Maddow shares a brief clip of Mississippi Republican Senate candidate Cindy Hyde-Smith accidentally saying the wrong date for
'If you say hanging in Mississippi you can only be talking about an instrument of racial suppression'
'If you say hanging in Mississippi you can only be talking about an instrument of racial suppression' Howell Raines, former Executive Editor of the New York Times on the runoff between Republican i
Wildfires Woes in a Paradise : What’s Next?
Your World National News Day 20 November 2018 Paradise, California Horrible fires have cause thousands in the recent California fires burning everything to the ground. Many have lost homes an
Harder to create viral posts now: Facebook
The company is also making a handful of other major changes to its content moderation efforts Bloomberg Facebook’s founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Photo: Reuters Facebook Inc. chief executive officer (CEO) Mark Zuckerberg said the company is taking more drastic measures to reduce the spr
Feeding America CEO & Former Wal-Mart Exec to Keynote Grambling State Graduation
Claire Babineaux-Fontenot to share December 14 at University’s Fall Commencement Photo: Fontentot-Claire Today, Grambling State University announced Feeding America CEO Claire Babineaux-Font
Give to Medgar Evers College Education Foundation
Did you know that of the 7,000 students enrolled at Medgar Evers College, 58% are recipients of Pell grants? Pell is a need-based grant awarded to low-income students attending college. Despite Pell
University progresses with medical marijuana program with first $2.15M payment
Southern University, through the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center, continues to move forward with being the only HBCU in the nation to grow and cultivate medical marijuan
Birth of Cool: Miles Davis exhibit brings stylish flair to JSU
It was Wednesday night in the capital city, and inside Jackson State University’s Downtown Campus Gallery, 101 W. Capitol St., something was stirring. Soul stirring if one had to define it. JSU Pre
Wordnik Word of the Day for November 16, 2018
disselboom One of the poles supporting a wagon. The waggons, of which, including my two, there were ten, were drawn into the form of a square, and the disselboom of each securely lashed with
Never Too Late: Ray J decides to pursue a college degree at HBCU
By Jay Scott Smith It’s often said that you’re “never too old” to go to college, and that message also applies to celebrities. Love & Hip Hop Hollywood star Ray J. is looking to be another example of that as the 37-year-old has decided to pursue his business degree at Philander Smith Colle