Minister Louis Farrakhan, the longtime Nation of Islam leader, will speak to students and the public at a lecture event Friday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. at Bowie State University’s Martin Luther King Communication Arts Center, Myers Auditorium.
The event, hosted by Bowie State’s Student Government Assoc ...
Posted Monday, October 22nd 2012 at 7:57PM
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Understanding how local communities can promote food and nutrition is the focus of Bowie State University’s Second Annual Food Day Symposium, which will engage area residents and students in discussions about healthy eating and behaviors Wednesday, O ...
Posted Friday, October 19th 2012 at 3:35PM
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The story of African Americans is one of the central stories that will be told in the National Museum of the American People.
The National Museum of the American People, which would sit near the heart of our nation’s capital in Washington, DC, will tell the story of African Americans along with t ...
Posted Monday, October 15th 2012 at 3:43PM
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Story By: Robert Booker
On Oct. 26, a ballroom at the downtown Holiday Inn will be filled with the largest group of former Knoxville College athletes and fans ever assembled. The event will mark the 84th anniversary of the first varsity basketball ...
Posted Friday, October 12th 2012 at 1:16PM
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by TRUTH Minista Paul Scott
“She’s so self conscious/has no idea what she’s doin’ in college”
All Falls Down- Kanye West
On the block, he was once known as “Big Ferg,” now ,after a couple of years at Hillman College he prefers to go by his g ...
Posted Tuesday, October 2nd 2012 at 8:09PM
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"Recognizing academic excellence and achievement at Alcorn," stated Alcorn President M. Christopher Brown II. "And celebrating our institution’s legacy and proud history each year during Founders Day is a top priority."
Alcorn students, alumni, fa ...
Posted Monday, October 1st 2012 at 6:47PM
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The U.S. Department of Education has announced grants totaling nearly $228 million that will be awarded to 97 historically Black colleges and universities. The five-year, Strengthening Historically Black College and Universities grants will be used f ...
Posted Monday, October 1st 2012 at 3:48PM
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The 2013 Military Friendly Schools list recently was released by Victory Media and Texas Southern University has been named one of this year’s top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools in the country that are doing the most to embrac ...
Posted Tuesday, September 25th 2012 at 5:52PM
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SAVE THE DATE!
The ANNUAL Dr. Dorothy I. Height N.E. HBCU COLLEGE FAIR & Health Fair
SPONSORED BY: GENESIS
Theme: THE POWER OF HBCU’S
FEATURING
Historically Black Colleges & Universities
Health Screening, Workshops, Scholarships, Raffles, ...
Posted Tuesday, September 25th 2012 at 5:19PM
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Washington Monthly, September/October 2012: College Rankings Issue.
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Rankings
Among liberal-arts colleges, Tougaloo College (MS) is ranked 17th out of 254. The editors write:
Tougaloo College ...
Posted Monday, September 24th 2012 at 9:01PM
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The US Department of Education awarded Saint Augustine’s University with the Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities grant. The five year grant totaling $2,406,826 is focused on SAFRA (Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act) ac ...
Posted Monday, September 24th 2012 at 8:44PM
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In the spring of 2012, U.S. News conducted its sixth annual separate peer survey among administrators at 80 HBCUs, asking the president, provost, and admissions dean at each to rate the academic quality of all other HBCUs with which they are familiar ...
Posted Monday, September 24th 2012 at 3:29PM
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Hello to all my fellow ATLiens and Georgia area members! On Thursday, September 27, you can see the new movie, Pitch Perfect, which comes out in select theaters on September 28th, and opens nationwide on October, 5 2012, during a free screening to only invited guests. Guess what? We have some free p ...
Posted Thursday, September 20th 2012 at 6:35PM
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Attend a FREE screening of the movie Pitch Perfect in New York City! On Wednesday, September 26, we will help present a new movie, Pitch Perfect, which comes out in select theaters on September 28th, and opens nationwide on October, 5 2012. Yes, that's right! You get a chance to see it for FREE bef ...
Posted Thursday, September 20th 2012 at 6:21PM
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Members!
Enjoy an evening of fun and laughter in Chicago this Thursday as we help present a new movie, Pitch Perfect, which comes out in select theaters on September 28th, and opens nationwide on October, 5 2012. Yes, that's right! You get a chance to see it for FREE before everyone else.
We ...
Posted Tuesday, September 18th 2012 at 2:51PM
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Florida A&M University says drum major Robert Champion knew the dangers of hazing and signed an anti-hazing pledge.
Florida A&M University is not responsible for drum major Robert Champion's hazing death, the university contends in a court documen ...
Posted Wednesday, September 12th 2012 at 3:36AM
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As written for Carols Daughter
by By Lawrence "LAW" Watford
It’s funny, I had just submitted my next piece for TM.com; a piece about the dangers of, what I call “hair imprisonment,” the condition of so many women who hold their hair as the sum to ...
Posted Thursday, September 6th 2012 at 7:42PM
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http://www.leteverythingthathasbreathinc.com/#!press-release/c1765
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Ambit Energy Independent Consultant and Silent Partners Throw Support Behind "Let Everything That Has Breath National Gospel Competitio ...
Posted Thursday, September 6th 2012 at 2:20PM
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Bowie State University presents “Bearden at Bowie,” an art exhibition of limited edition prints and other works by celebrated African-American artist Romare Bearden, running Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 - Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012 at the new BSU Fine and ...
Posted Wednesday, September 5th 2012 at 8:09PM
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President M. Christopher Brown II on behalf of Alcorn State University sends its deepest sympathy to the family of Michael Clarke Duncan as they mourn his death. Duncan died today at age 54 at a Los Angeles hospital.
Alcorn mourns the loss of a be ...
Posted Tuesday, September 4th 2012 at 2:57PM
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Call up your neighbors, friends, and family; put on your dancing shoes and set your GPS to fun! On Saturday, September 8, 2012 from 3-6, OFA invites our friends and neighbors to a Community Outreach Block Party which will be held at a the Community V ...
Posted Tuesday, September 4th 2012 at 1:55PM
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HBCUConnect.com, the #1 resource for students and alumni of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, is proud to offer the 2012 HBCUCONNECT.COM Scholarship Program for HBCU students.
HBCU CONNECT as an organization is the largest student and alumni organization of Historically Black College ...
Posted Thursday, August 30th 2012 at 2:55PM
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The Talladega College fall semester has been off to a great start with a record enrollment of freshmen plus new and exciting ventures. The college’s Opening Convocation is scheduled for next Thursday, September 6 at 10 a.m. in the Tornado Alley Gymnasium on the campus. The featured speaker of the e ...
Posted Tuesday, August 28th 2012 at 5:59PM
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Olivia Moody, 21, from Chicago graduated from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice. Six days later she went to jail to begin a 30-year prison sentence for second-degree murder.
Life changed in an in ...
Posted Monday, August 27th 2012 at 3:23PM
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As posted by Yahoo Finance - Aug 16
If you want to know how long you will live, you might stop fretting over genetics and family history and instead look at your educational achievements. Education is certainly not the only variable associated wit ...
Posted Monday, August 20th 2012 at 4:24PM
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