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Lent is under way, and that means fish fries and Lenten restaurant specials are popping up everywhere. Around the metro area, plenty of churches (especially Catholic) and fraternal organizations such

Music Forward Foundation Awarded $150,000 Grant From Living Legacy Foundation to Expand Impact and Establish David Eugene Ballard Scholarship House of Blues Music Forward Foundation today announc

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People often give up chocolate during this time By Sofia Petkar MANY think of Lent as a time to give up something, such as chocolate or booze, but it is also an important event in the Christian calendar. Let’s take a closer look at why it is so special and why people give up one of their

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Photo: Students meet and great study abroad professionals. Hampton University’s Office of International Studies hosted their Annual Study Abroad Fair for undergraduate students, providing endless o

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New UNCF Congressional Honor Roll recognizes members of Congress for support of HBCUs like Shaw University Today, UNCF (the United Negro College Fund) released the first HBCU Congressional Hon

By Pam Wright Communities Struggling to Recover from Devastating Tornado Damage At a Glance - Alabama residents are beginning the difficult task of rebuilding their lives after Sunday's deadly tornado outbreak. - Here are ways in which you can help the victims. The search continued T

Chicago was once called the worst school district in the United States. Today, though, high school graduation rates there are rising, as are ACT scores, GPAs, and the number of students enrolled in AP

Author: Dr. Susan Berry The largest pro-life youth organization in the United States has launched its first chapter at a Historically Black College and University (HBCU). “It’s time that we spar

Photo: Students say not only did Dr. Nathan Alexander teach the entire lecture holding the baby, but stayed after to answer questions with the child still in his arms. (Images courtesy of Nick Vaughn / @Original_Vaughn) By Tanasia Kenney A Georgia college professor is being praised after le

Chicago State University, a public university with a predominantly Black student body, received a generous donation of $100,000 from Alpha Kappa Alpha. Breanna Edwards Mar, 04, 2019 The nation’s

Photographed on February 22, 2019. Melania Trump waves to the media before getting into a waiting vehicle at Boeing Field in Seattle on Monday afternoon. The first lady visited Microsoft to talk a

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sted On March 5, 2019 187 Views Dr. Derrick L. Wilkins, chief of staff in the Office of the Chancellor at Elizabeth City State University, has been selected as a protégé for the Class of 2019 Millen

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Photo: Jaffus Hardrick is the interim president of Florida Memorial University, the only historically black university in South Florida. He was a top administrator at the public Florida Internation

Sheep, Moron! Cardi B and Tomi Lahren in Twitter spat over government shutdown Rapper Cardi B and right-wing commentator Tomi Lahren brought Democratic and Republican arguments to a dramatic Twitter s

I'm Back on stage! Thank you for having me Charlotte. Here are a few highlights for my performance at the Toyota Fan Fest and Cricket Wireless meet and greet!

Senior guard Antrice McCoy saw time winding down on the shot clock, drove the lane and, as she was fouled, threw up a prayer. And, someone answered it. After converting the old-fashioned three-p

After years of disappointing starts, finishes, and a bunch of other things in between, the Miles men’s basketball program finally gets to stamp a phrase into its history. SIAC Champions. The Gol

Virginia State University held off a strong second-half rally to defeat the Shaw Bears, 77-66, in the 2019 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Men’s Basketball Championship game Saturd

Dillard held off a feisty Edward Waters squad in the final seconds to win 64-62 Sunday afternoon in the final of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Championship at the Adams-Jenkins Community Sports &

Shareka McNeill broke the CIAA Tournament scoring record with a 37-point effort as Virginia Union University won its second consecutive CIAA Women’s Basketball Championship with a 75-41 win over Fay