WE NEED YOUR VOTE! This is a reach out to all of our HBCU alumni, students, future students, faculty, staff, fans and supporters. If you have a Facebook account, please vote for us in the Mission Main Street Grants Program that will award $250,000 to us if we get at least 250 votes (more) ...
Posted Friday, November 1st 2013 at 7:55PM
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During this press conference HT President Larry L. Earvin, Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole, Council Member Mike Martinez, and others will present the community’s support and address the need for expanded mental health services in Central Texas. Huston-Til ...
Posted Friday, November 1st 2013 at 7:10PM
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GSU president invites civil rights activist to help with a period of healing, moving forward
Grambling State University President Frank G. Pogue invited national civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson to visit campus as a part of a period of h ...
Posted Thursday, October 31st 2013 at 3:44PM
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HBCU Lacrosse Consortium and Howard University Recreation, Intramural and Club Sports Announce First Annual HBCU National Lacrosse All Star Game to be held Sunday, November 17, 2013
The Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU) Lacrosse Co ...
Posted Wednesday, October 30th 2013 at 6:00PM
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GRAMBLING STATE PRESIDENT: ‘WE NEED CASH’
University president asks community, others for donations, pledges
Grambling State University President Frank G. Pogue is asking university alumni, faculty, staff, students, friends and supporters to show ...
Posted Friday, October 25th 2013 at 3:31PM
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The 9th Annual National Black Pre-LAW Conference and Law Fair 2013
The Nation's Premier Information-Sharing and Networking Empowerment Event For Aspiring Black Lawyers!
This world-class event is FREE OF CHARGE!
Friday, November 15,2013 and Saturday, November 16, 2013
The Westin Houston, Me ...
Posted Thursday, October 24th 2013 at 9:07PM
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Created Equal: America’s Civil Rights Struggle Film to be Screened at TSU’s
Robert J. Terry Library
To mark the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s March on Washington, and to introduce four documentaries with riveting new footage illustrat ...
Posted Monday, October 21st 2013 at 4:26PM
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POLICING THE POLICE: AN EXAMINATION OF THE HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THEIR ROLE, REPUTATION AND EFFICACY IN THE COMMUNITY
The Earl Carl Institute for Legal & Social Policy Inc., Texas Southern University’s Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of ...
Posted Monday, October 21st 2013 at 3:20PM
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"MasterChef" runner-up Joshua Marks was in "the battle of his life fighting mental illness" when he killed himself Friday, his family said Sunday.
His family blames the lack of mental health treatment facilities and the easy access to guns as fact ...
Posted Monday, October 14th 2013 at 7:36PM
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Zuck it up - now anyone can find you.
By Jack Clark - The Register
Facebook is binning a feature that lets people retain their anonymity on the social network.
The retirement of the "Who can look up your Timeline by name?" privacy setting was ...
Posted Friday, October 11th 2013 at 4:42PM
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The Black College Football Hall of Fame will announce the finalists who will be on the ballot for induction into the Fifth Annual Black College Football Hall of Fame on October 23.
The finalists from which they will select includes 20 players, fiv ...
Posted Friday, October 11th 2013 at 3:37PM
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Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was sentenced Thursday to 28 years in prison for corruption, the apparent last step after a series of scandals destroyed his political career and helped steer a crisis-laden city even deeper into trouble.
Kilp ...
Posted Thursday, October 10th 2013 at 8:10PM
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The Chicago Scholars Foundation Board of Directors recently announced its selection of Dominque Jordan-Turner as President and Chief Executive Officer.
Jordan-Turner joins the The Chicago Scholars Foundation from The Posse Foundation, where she ...
Posted Monday, October 7th 2013 at 5:56PM
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The 9th Annual National Black Pre-Law Conference and Law Fair will be held from November 15-16, 2013 in Houston, TX. This event reaches out to aspiring Black lawyers to provide an unparalleled opportunity for them to gain critical "insider" information, resources and contacts.
HOUSTON -- Thinking ...
Posted Thursday, October 3rd 2013 at 5:33PM
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Southern University’s Dr. Alma Thornton, director of the Center for Social Research, has been awarded a three-year, $900,000 federal grant to assist in the prevention of HIV/AIDS and substance abuse.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services ...
Posted Thursday, October 3rd 2013 at 4:37PM
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America’s traditionally black colleges and universities are facing extraordinary challenges and must change institutional practices if they are to thrive into the 21st century, Phillip L. Clay, a member of The Kresge Foundation’s Board of Trustees, c ...
Posted Wednesday, October 2nd 2013 at 8:03PM
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Howard University President Sidney A. Ribeau abruptly stepped down Tuesday after months of internal debate over the management and financial health of one of the nation’s premier historically black universities.
Ribeau, in office for five years, a ...
Posted Wednesday, October 2nd 2013 at 7:44PM
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Renowned Anheuser-Busch "Great Kings and Queens of Africa" Art Collection Inspires Scholarship and Mentoring Program
Brewer grants $150,000 in scholarships along with professional development to HBCU student leaders nationwide
A popular and in ...
Posted Monday, September 30th 2013 at 7:35PM
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The invigorating energy of motivational speaker Harvey Alston fired up an audience of faculty members at Grambling State University’s service learning lunch appreciation ceremony on Thursday (September 19th).
He focused on stressing the importance ...
Posted Thursday, September 26th 2013 at 5:21PM
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Alcorn State University and WhereToGo411.com will host the Minority Vendor Expo: Connecting Suppliers and Buyers 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon, October 1 at the Center for Ecology and National Resources on the University’s Lorman campus.
Businesses at the ...
Posted Monday, September 16th 2013 at 2:51PM
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U.S. News and World Report - HBCU Rankings
These historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) were compared only with one another for these rankings. In order to be on the list, a school must be designated currently by the U.S. Department of Education as an HBCU. ...
Posted Thursday, September 12th 2013 at 5:29PM
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The Johnson C. Smith OPEN HOUSE: You + JCSU
October 19,2013 - February 8, 2014 - March 22, 2014
Tentative Itinerary:
8am-9am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9am-11am
Welcome and Program Opening
11am-12pm
Tours
12pm
Farewell/S ...
Posted Thursday, September 12th 2013 at 3:09PM
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THE BLACK SPORTS LEGENDS FOUNDATION TO PRESENT A 2014 COLLEGIATE FILM FESTIVAL TOUR PREVIEW AND 2013 HOMECOMING MEMORIAL CELEBRATION
"45th Year Anniversary"
"The 1968 Morgan vs. Grambling Football Game"
Dear Fellow Alumni,
The Black Sports ...
Posted Tuesday, September 10th 2013 at 6:16PM
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The No. 1 Magazine For Black College Football Is Back!
Once again we're excited to provide you with exclusive, in-depth coverage of all the MEAC, SWAC, CIAA and SIAC football teams.
This year's issue is jam-packed with over 40 pages of news, fe ...
Posted Tuesday, September 10th 2013 at 6:10PM
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Alcorn State University has named a Jackson pastor as rector of the Historic Oakland Memorial Chapel and director of Student Religious Life, concluding a two-year search. The Rev. C. Edward Rhodes II, pastor of Mount Helm Baptist Church, begins his t ...
Posted Friday, September 6th 2013 at 4:02PM
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