Historically black colleges and universities continue to have a powerful impact and are of "vital importance" to Arkansas and the nation, United Negro College Fund President Michael Lomax told a Little Rock audience Monday.
Lomax, a former university president and college literature professor, ...
Posted Tuesday, April 16th 2019 at 8:51PM
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Detroit emcee Big Sean returned home with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and Ally Financial, Inc., to host an entrepreneurship competition called “Moguls in the Making” among students of Historically Black College and Universities.The goal of ...
Posted Tuesday, April 16th 2019 at 8:44PM
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Bennett College’s 2019 Baccalaureate speaker on Friday, May 3, 2019, is Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley, pastor of Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, VA, and our Commencement speaker on Saturday, May 4, 2019, is Kwanza Jones, co-founder and CEO of the Kwanza Jones & José E. Feliciano SUPERCHARG ...
Posted Tuesday, April 16th 2019 at 3:45PM
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Grambling State kicker Marc Orozco is a name to remember, his name right now is flying up NFL Draft boards, after scouts were blown away with how strong his leg is.
The NFL Draft is quickly approaching and every team is looking for draft sleepers. ...
Posted Monday, April 15th 2019 at 3:42PM
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The NFL Draft will highlight the future of professional football in a couple of weeks. However, on Friday, Tennessee State University will celebrate former TSU players who competed in the pros, including 21 in Super Bowls.
“Salute to Greatn ...
Posted Monday, April 15th 2019 at 3:33PM
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Michellene Davis, a senior executive at RWJBarnabas Health, recently earned the "Thurgood Marshall Award of Excellence for New Jersey" from the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
According to a news release, the award is presented annually to an indi ...
Posted Monday, April 15th 2019 at 3:29PM
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Thanks to Lionsgate, students at Howard University in D.C. are getting a chance to learn the entertainment business through paid internship programs. Lionsgate is the first entertainment company to join forces with Howard University to start the ...
Posted Monday, April 15th 2019 at 3:25PM
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Wiley College President Herman Felton Jr. provided testimony April 9 before the House panel that decides the funding levels for all federal education programs.
The House Appropriations Committee’s Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education ...
Posted Monday, April 15th 2019 at 12:11PM
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His new book, ‘What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker,’ takes you into the brain of the most anxious black man in Pittsburgh
Damon Young is a Very Smart Brotha who is riddled with neuroses. And now, everyone who buys a copy of his first ...
Posted Wednesday, April 10th 2019 at 4:26PM
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Tarana Burke, the founder of the “Me Too” movement, might be coming to a historically black college or university (HBCU) near you.
She was on Howard University’s campus this week, kicking off a Me Too HBCU Tour. Her goal is to promote Sexual Assault Awareness Month and address where and how black ...
Posted Wednesday, April 10th 2019 at 4:18PM
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Green Bean Salad
Level: Easy
Total: 1 hr 20 min
Prep: 15 min
Inactive: 1 hr
Cook: 5 min
Yield: s: 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients
Kosher salt
1 pound slender green beans, ends trimmed
1 cup ...
Posted Monday, April 8th 2019 at 4:08PM
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After years of waiting on the Hollywood machine to produce Flyy Girl, the 1993 urban classic novel that jumpstarted so-called “contemporary urban street lit,” New York Times bestselling author and NAACP Image Award Winner, Omar Tyree, has decided ...
Posted Wednesday, April 3rd 2019 at 8:55PM
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Supermodel and philanthropist Gisele Bündchen shares personal stories, insights, and photos to explore lessons that have helped shape her life.
Gisele Bündchen's journey began in southern Brazil, growing up with five sisters, playing volleyball, ...
Posted Wednesday, April 3rd 2019 at 5:22PM
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Learning about love is never ending.
It brings pleasure to discover ways to
succeed.
Today I feel the lesson is:
"Say it with Love"
Take a moment before we respond
and create words that let the listener
know you are considerate and
aware ...
Posted Sunday, March 31st 2019 at 11:35PM
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by LaMont Jones
As schools struggle in various ways with how to stay viable in an increasingly complicated and competitive higher education landscape, small and private historically Black colleges faced with loss of accreditation have found a li ...
Posted Thursday, March 28th 2019 at 1:05PM
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South Carolina is one of the premiere college baseball programs in the country. The Gamecocks are a Power Five SEC school and ranked 24th in national baseball polls. They have perennially been one of the best teams in college baseball since 1970, pos ...
Posted Thursday, March 28th 2019 at 1:02PM
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Photo: NC A&T students present their mental health app during hackathonCLT 2019. Photo courtesy of Oluchi Chukwunyere
I always felt like comic book superheroes showed young people that it’s perfectly fine to be smart. Some of the most popular su ...
Posted Thursday, March 28th 2019 at 11:45AM
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My Mothers Doctor recommended this health supplement. Today is my second day taking it.
Are you familiar with it?:
Increase Oxygen Level In The Body With CellFood Supplements
Oxygen is needed by the cell and it helps provide the basic building ...
Posted Tuesday, March 26th 2019 at 1:15PM
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Two-time Stony Brook University graduate and Tuskegee University president, Dr. Lily D. McNair, has been selected to receive the Stony Brook University Distinguished Alumni Award, and will be honored by its Alumni Association on May 18, 2019, in a ...
Posted Friday, March 22nd 2019 at 3:37PM
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Earning a bid into March Madness isn't just for the basketball team, it's also the extension of the Sound Machine's season -- a group who plays a big role in the Eagles' success.
"Just because sometimes our energy affects the other team to where ...
Posted Friday, March 22nd 2019 at 1:13PM
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Texas Southern University Theatre presents “Home for Thanksgiving,” an engaging and humorous family drama written and directed by TSU Associate Professor of Theatre Thomas Meloncon. The story takes place in the modest home of Julia and Lola St. J ...
Posted Friday, March 22nd 2019 at 1:10PM
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Kentucky State University will host a Women’s History Assembly March 28 at 11 a.m. in the Carl H. Smith Auditorium in David H. Bradford Hall.
Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover, president of Tennessee State University, will offer the keynote address. Glov ...
Posted Friday, March 22nd 2019 at 1:07PM
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