Texas Southern University and the Houston Community will pay tribute to a Legend during this year’s Founders Day observance, scheduled for Friday, September 13th at 11 a.m. in the H & PE Arena on campus.
Long time TSU professor and founder/coach o ...
Posted Friday, September 6th 2013 at 4:00PM
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Internationally renowned Harvard scholar and Oakwood University Board of Trustees' member, Dr. David Williams, is being featured in national and international media this month.
The September 2013 issue of ESSENCE Magazine features an interview wit ...
Posted Friday, September 6th 2013 at 3:56PM
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Presents
The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross Premiering October 22 at 8 pm on PBS
New six-part, six-hour series takes viewers on an unprecedented journey through African-American history—from slavery to freedom, an ...
Posted Thursday, September 5th 2013 at 7:36PM
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Despite a foot-stomping, hand-clapping rendition of Madonna’s “Like A Prayer” on Tuesday night, America did not choose the Virginia State University Gospel Chorale to move on to the semifinal round of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent.”
The 45-member ch ...
Posted Thursday, August 29th 2013 at 4:56PM
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Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are featured prominently in a cover story in the August issue of US Airways magazine. The magazine reaches the airline’s 6.5 million domestic passengers and 3.6 million international readers.
The 48-page spread on HBCUs, which includes short ar ...
Posted Thursday, August 29th 2013 at 4:29PM
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WHAT: Alcorn State University is hosting its first ever Brave Hearts 5K Run/Walk/ 1 Mile Fun Run and Health Fair to bring attention to obesity as a disease and its disproportionate affect on Mississippians. The event also serves as a fundraiser for t ...
Posted Thursday, August 29th 2013 at 4:14PM
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The National Black MBA Association 35th Annual Conference and Exposition
September 10-14 - Houston, TX
Register Today!
http://www.nbmbaa.org/members/conference/
Events Include:
Institutes Keynote Breakfast - A Master Class with Judy Smith
Co-executive producer of the number one rated dra ...
Posted Wednesday, August 21st 2013 at 8:58PM
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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 Wednesday, August 21st 2013 at 7:51PM
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Three of the seven latest books on African American History in Texas and published by Texas A & M University Press in 2013 were authored by TSU professors and graduates. Merline Pitre, Southern Black Women in the Modern Civil Rights Movement, Karen K ...
Posted Tuesday, August 20th 2013 at 6:38PM
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The Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs will celebrate the launching of the Emergency Management and Homeland Security (EMHS) Bachelor of Science degree on August 23, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. in the McCoy Auditorium of the Barbara Jordan-M ...
Posted Tuesday, August 20th 2013 at 6:30PM
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The VSUGC is slated to begin their competition for $1 million dollars on Tuesday, August 20 on America's Got Talent. Trojan Family and supporters are asked to tune in and support them through the entire competition; and viewers can vote for their fav ...
Posted Monday, August 19th 2013 at 5:20PM
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The Heritage Sports Radio Network (HSRN) will broadcast plenty of exciting HBCU football games. The broadcasts will be national on Sirius XM Satellite Radio and on local stations across the country.
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Posted Monday, August 19th 2013 at 4:46PM
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America’s Most Loveable Dad "Bill Cosby" and the Original Dreamgirl "Jennifer Holliday" Come to Washington, DC for a One Night Only Event
Thurgood Marshall College Fund Prepares to "Develop Minds and Deliver Dreams" in November
The Thurgood Mar ...
Posted Friday, August 16th 2013 at 8:14PM
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Miss GSU 2012-13 is one of 10 HBCU campus queens in the national magazine
Miss Grambling State University 2012-13 has been chosen as one of 10 historically black university campus queens to be featured in the September issue of Ebony magazine.
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Posted Friday, August 16th 2013 at 6:29PM
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When Robin Thicke visualized the concept of his "Give It 2 U" video, his wife, actress Paula Patton, came up with the great idea to include Historically Black College or University (HBCU) Dance teams. The unique and tantalizing style of HBCU dance te ...
Posted Wednesday, August 14th 2013 at 8:43PM
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The Florida A&M Rattlers have named Trayvon Martin's father an honorary captain after a moving speech he gave the team on Sunday, coach Earl Holmes told the Orlando Sentinel.
Tracy Martin will perform the pregame coin toss for FAMU's season opener ...
Posted Tuesday, August 13th 2013 at 3:43PM
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Happening in Columbus, Ohio, StewJacks Productions, LLC will present it’s URBAN SKETCH COMEDY SHOW, taking place at The Short North Stage, 1187 N. High St., Col., Oh., 43201 on August 18, 2013@ 7:00PM featuring a LIVE BAND!
StewJacks Productions, ...
Posted Monday, August 12th 2013 at 5:39PM
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Texas Southern University is receiving national attention by earning rankings in separate educational polls.
AffordableCollegesOnline.org (AC Online) ranked Texas Southern University #30th out of 49 Texas universities with the greatest lifetime r ...
Posted Monday, August 12th 2013 at 5:29PM
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Damien Thaddeus, a junior Political Science major, has been selected to participate in the fall 2013 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Emerging Leaders Internship Program (CBCF). The CBCF Emerging Leaders Internship is a rigorous program that inc ...
Posted Monday, August 12th 2013 at 5:28PM
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2nd Annual HBCU Golf Challenge at the Lake Presidential Golf Club
Upper Marlboro, MD
August 9, 2013
Continental Breakfast 7am
Shotgun start 8am
Register online now at www.hbcugolfchallenge.org
Calling all Omegas, Kappas, Alphas, Sigmas, I ...
Posted Friday, August 2nd 2013 at 6:19PM
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The Alcorn family congratulates civil rights icon Myrlie Evers for being honored with the National Urban League Civil Rights Award. Mrs. Evers, who serves as Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence at Alcorn State University, accepted the award at the 201 ...
Posted Tuesday, July 30th 2013 at 3:07PM
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Forbes published their list of the top 650 colleges and universities in the U.S. and we have a handful of historically black colleges and universities that made the list. for this list, Forbes looked at factors that directly concern today’s incoming students (and their families) who will be footing ...
Posted Monday, July 29th 2013 at 9:23PM
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In a recently release report by Forbes Magazine ranking the 650 Top Colleges for 2013, Texas Southern University ranked 649. Texas Southern is the only HBCU in Texas to be listed and one of only two from the Southwestern Athletic Conference. There ar ...
Posted Monday, July 29th 2013 at 7:37PM
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HBCU CONNECT once again publishes the most complete listing of Homecoming dates and Football classics for our nation’s 105 Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
A tradition that has gone back now for over 100 years, Black College homecomings draw thousands of professional African American ...
Posted Monday, July 29th 2013 at 7:03PM
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