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by Deborah A. Culp The movie Hidden Figures about African American women working in the space program in the ‘60s kicked off in January with a proverbial loud bang as it emerged and shed some power

Actor, dancer, and director Jasmine Guy has been slated to give the keynote address for the annual Women’s History Month Celebration at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. The free, public event

By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) President Trump signed an executive order to focus more attention on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) on Tuesday, February 28. Although HBCUs comprise just three percent of higher education institutions in the U.S., “HBCU

Congressman John Conyers, Jr (MI-14) today released the following statement: “Last night, the Department of Education published a press release with a quote from Secretary of Education Betsy Devos

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE! CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH & BEHAVIOR: According to a new report by the Child Mind Institute, an estimated "17.1 million U.S. children and adolescents now have, or have had

Black pepper is one of the most widely used spices on the planet. It’s valued not only as a flavoring agent in our meals, but also for a variety of other purposes, such as medicinal uses, as a preserv

On Friday I learned that I was selected to give remarks today for the meeting at the White House with members of the Trump administration, most notably Secretary Betsy DeVos. We learned this weekend that there would be closing remarks by Vice President Pence, but the goal was for officials from a nu

Nick Birdsong The 7,000-seat arena in Lorman, Miss. where Alcorn State plays its home games bears the name of legendary coach the late, great Davey L. Whitney. In nearly 30 seasons at the helm

Aspiring journalists from Houston’s HBCU discuss the importance of African-American experiences in the other 11 months of the year. Marissa Cummings February is black history month, but the st

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE! In his first in-depth interview since Donald Trump's inauguration, former President George W. Bush gave his take on the current commander in chief's first month in office,

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE! As pressure mounts on the Trump administration and congressional GOP leaders to come up with a replacement for Obamacare that won't lead to huge losses in health care cov

FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE FROM DPW BALTIMORE DIRECTOR RUDOLPH CHOW! Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) Director Rudolph S. Chow, P.E., today announced that Boating Season at Libert

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE! Last Thursday, UW graduate Aimee Chou spoke to student journalist about her work as a Media and Communications specialist with Forefront, a suicide prevention organization

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE! Black History Month Matching Game to Play All Year! From our current president to Ruby Bridges, and from Charlie Parker to Maya Angelou, play the Black History Month M

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FROM EDUCATIONAL REVIEW! ESSA UPDATE In a letter to Chief State School Officers, the Secretary provided clarity on Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) implementation, in

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One Howard University student writes about how she decided to attend a HBCU over a predominantly white institution. Alexis Young A HBCU was never my first choice. When i was applying to colleges I had my heart set on UCLA and NYU for film and knew I was going to get in. I avoided historica

What began as a college endowment research project by Kira Russell-Johnson, 24, ended with a shocking and disappointing revelation. Russell-Johnson, who did not attend a black college, discovered the endowments of HBCUs are significantly less than their white counterparts. That's when she decided

Dr. Samuel Sullivan to Participate in White House HBCU Listening Session with Senior Trump Administration Officials and Lawmakers Dr. Samuel Sullivan, President, announced earlier today that he w

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