Stanley Nelson, the preeminent storyteller of the African-American experience and Firelight Films, the award-winning production company committed to making films about pivotal events, movements, and people in American history, unveil a new full-lengt ...
Posted Friday, November 17th 2017 at 5:17PM
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The holidays are a busy time of year for travel. According to U.S. Department of Transportation Statistics, the number of long-distance trips by Americans increases by 54 percent during the Thanksgiving travel period. The number rises by 23 percent during Christmas and New Year’s, compared to the av ...
Posted Thursday, November 16th 2017 at 3:41PM
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Courtesy of WCCO Minnesota
After a night of tallying the votes, and with 100 percent of precincts reporting, St. Paul has elected its first African-American mayor.
Former City Council Member Melvin Carter, an alum of Florida A&M University, will be the mayor of Minnesota’s capital city after r ...
Posted Wednesday, November 8th 2017 at 7:08PM
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Actors Jasmine Guy and Kadeem Hardison of NBC's "A Different World" visited Terrell, Texas to celebrate with the community and students of Southwestern Christian College. The small HBCU of just 125 students, are the grand prize winners of the inaugur ...
Posted Wednesday, November 8th 2017 at 4:59PM
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Your World/National News
Day 07
November 2017
Christian Movie News
Nation and World
The newest and latest Christian Movie "Same Kind of Difference As Me" opened for it's debut on October 20, 2017. Movie goers got a all star cast with the t ...
Posted Tuesday, November 7th 2017 at 4:45PM
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Wiley College is set to host the 2017 National HBCU Speech and Debate Championship Tournament on January 26-27, 2018. Currently, there are 33 teams vying for the championship trophy so may the best debating team win!
Thank you to Coach Chris Medin ...
Posted Friday, November 3rd 2017 at 7:02PM
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Over the years Tyler Perry has become a household name what with his films, plays, television shows, and his iconic character Medea. Through hard work and perseverance he has risen to an unequivocal level of success having started his work in the entertainment industry with a play that garnered almo ...
Posted Friday, November 3rd 2017 at 5:39PM
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Alabama State University Wins AT&T Magic City Classic “It Can Wait” Pledge Competition. University wins $2,000 “It Can Wait” pledge that highlights dangers of distracted driving/texting.
Alabama State University and Alabama A&M compete on ...
Posted Friday, November 3rd 2017 at 3:00PM
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YOUR WORLD SPORTS NEWS
DAY 03
November 2017
Houston, TX
Who?
Well, all about now you should know it was Houston that tightened up them bat strokes with their first major win ever in the Baseball World Series! It was a most exciting moment as ...
Posted Friday, November 3rd 2017 at 9:55AM
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Texas Southern University’s championship baseball and softball teams and the University’s renowned Ocean of Soul marching band will be included in tomorrow’s Houston Astro championship parade.
The women’s softball team, coached by Worley ...
Posted Thursday, November 2nd 2017 at 5:51PM
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Award-Winning Director Stanley Nelson And Firelight Films Launches HBCU Tour With Public Media Stations For Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story Of Black Colleges And Universities.
"Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story Of Black Colleges And Universiti ...
Posted Wednesday, November 1st 2017 at 3:54PM
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House Small Business Committee Vice Ranking Member Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) will host a Small Business Committee Roundtable to explore the resources Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) need to successfully develop entrepreneu ...
Posted Tuesday, October 31st 2017 at 4:43PM
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YOUR WORLD NEWS
Day 24
Month: October
Year: 2017
St. Petersburg, Russia
A controversial release from Director of the newly debut of the movie Matilida fired protests from at least 20 believers of the Russian Orthodox Church. The protesters ...
Posted Tuesday, October 24th 2017 at 1:14PM
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The Republican of Mobile serves as the co-chair of the HBCU Congressional Caucus in Washington
Alabama State University was host to U.S. Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Mobile) on Wednesday (Oct. 18) who met with President Quinton T. Ross, Jr. as the ...
Posted Friday, October 20th 2017 at 7:31PM
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