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Part of the commemoration of the 62nd Anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott WHEN: Monday (Dec. 4) from 6 - 8 p.m. WHERE: First Baptist Church, 347 North Ripley Street, across from the MPD head

Two of Alcorn State University’s most accomplished athletes are headed to the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Hall of Fame. Roynell Young and James Williams are among nine other heralded SW

ASU's National Center for the Study of Civil Rights & African-American Culture promotes our rich civil rights history WHAT: ASU's National Center Hosts its "Annual Patron's Legacy Gala." WHEN: Dec

Marc H. Morial, president and CEO of the nation’s largest civil rights organization, the National Urban League, will address about 380 Bowie State University graduates and their families at the winter

ASU'S Turkey Day Classic Event Schedule - It Kicks-Off Tuesday @ 7:30 a.m. with its Business & Community Breakfast at The Renaissance Hotel - - The ASU Turkey Day Classic Week Features a Host of Ex

On the verge of closing its doors, a struggling college in Texas called a desperation play: It cut its football program and turned the field into a farm instead. A decade later, the decision has transformed an entire community. By Laura Beil When Paul Quinn College was founded in 1872, it

Dr. Dwalah Fisher was selected as one of the nine class members to be inducted into the 2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Hall of Fame. The enshrinement ceremony will take place on Nov. 30

Stanley Nelson, the preeminent storyteller of the African-American experience and Firelight Films, the award-winning production company committed to making films about pivotal events, movements, and p

Johnson C. Smith University is happy to announce the receipt of $1,100,000 from Kenan Charitable Trust and $738,000 from the Department of Education for its Access to Innovation Initiative. This K-16

The holidays are a busy time of year for travel. According to U.S. Department of Transportation Statistics, the number of long-distance trips by Americans increases by 54 percent during the Thanksgiving travel period. The number rises by 23 percent during Christmas and New Year’s, compared to the av

The concerns of students at Alcorn State University have been heard. The university has ended the paper-based clearance forms process. Beginning with seniors eligible to earn degrees at the fall 2

North Carolina Central University (NCCU) Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences Instructor Eric Saliim has been designated as a Teaching Innovator by The Chronicle of Higher Education. Saliim is among 10 professors named for constantly revising their teaching practices and taking risks

The ASU Turkey Day Classic features a host of exciting homecoming festivities and fun for the whole family Alabama State University's 94th annual Turkey Day Classic (T.D.C.) and Hornet Homecoming

WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 16, at 11 a.m. WHERE: ASU’s John Garrick Hardy Center Ballroom (across from the Acadome). The star from television's "A Different World,” Charnele A. Brown, will have a 'ch