TSU aviation student David Thompson is one step closer to becoming an airline pilot after receiving his Private Pilot Certificate following a practical examination in a Cessna 172 at Ellington Field. Thompson is the first student to become a certifie ...
Posted Monday, January 30th 2017 at 11:04AM
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Jackson State University’s Department of Criminal Justice and Sociology will host the 48th annual Alabama-Mississippi Sociological Association (A-MSA) conference on Feb. 23-24. This year’s theme is “Race in the Deep South.”
Dr. Bessie House-So ...
Posted Monday, January 30th 2017 at 11:01AM
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The St. Philip’s College President’s Lecture Series provides opportunities for the college and the community to hear speakers’ perspectives on a broad range of local, regional, national and international issues. The lectures are provided at no cost t ...
Posted Monday, January 30th 2017 at 10:56AM
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The Center for Outreach in Alzheimer’s, Aging and Community Health (COAACH) has been awarded a $2 million grant from the Merck Foundation to expand the capacity, operations and sustainability of the center, officials with the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University center announce ...
Posted Monday, January 30th 2017 at 10:44AM
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The Center for Outreach in Alzheimer’s, Aging and Community Health (COAACH) has been awarded a $2 million grant from the Merck Foundation to expand the capacity, operations and sustainability of the center, officials with the North Carolina Agricultu ...
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Written by Latoya Crowe
Howard University announces the appointment of two new members to its board of trustees, James J. Murren, chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International and Chris Carr, executive vice president and chief procu ...
Posted Monday, January 30th 2017 at 10:42AM
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Posted by April Garon
The Hinds Community College-Utica Campus hosted a fashion show in December at the Bobby G. Cooper Fine Arts Auditorium that featured Hinds students as models and cosmetology and barbering competitors from community college ...
Posted Monday, January 30th 2017 at 10:25AM
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We're excited about the 2017 BELIEVES schedule featuring CEOs and leaders with impactful journeys all throughout the year.
The theme for the first three months of the year will be "Getting to Truth," beginning with a pan ...
Posted Sunday, January 29th 2017 at 10:42AM
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Posted Sunday, January 29th 2017 at 10:24AM
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Enjoy this week's copy of LOPnewsmag with news about The Obama Foundation, oser releases news on Employing Persons' With Disabilities, NAMI NEWS ON MENTAL ILLNESS, LEGISLATIVE DAY, ETC. FROM NAMI, NAMI-MD, NAMI-Metro. Baltimore, ...
Posted Saturday, January 28th 2017 at 3:13PM
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An ASU assistant professor was recently honored as a recipient of a national award that recognizes millennial “influencers.” ASU's Dr. Yvette Holmes, an assistant professor of Marketing, has distinguished herself and the University upon being awarded as one of the "Top 35 Millennial Influencers of A ...
Posted Friday, January 27th 2017 at 2:11PM
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Tennessee State University’s Super Bowl legacy will once again be in the spotlight when its Pro Football Hall of Famers are recognized at Super Bowl LI.
The National Football League will host Hall of Famers from Historically Black Colleges and Uni ...
Posted Friday, January 27th 2017 at 10:41AM
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Alabama State University student Colby Smith hopes to get his innovative concept off the ground by winning a “Shark-Tank”- style competition sponsored by IgniteMGM. The competition is set for this Saturday (Jan. 28), from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Sanctuary ...
Posted Friday, January 27th 2017 at 10:39AM
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North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will honor the courageous legacy of Jibreel Khazan (Ezell Blair Jr.), Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil and David Richmond -- better known collectively as the A&T Four – on Wednesday, Feb. 1, in the Alumni Foundation Event Center as part of the ...
Posted Friday, January 27th 2017 at 10:37AM
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by Steven Gaither
These days, more than ever, college athletics is a big business. And, as with any big business, marketing is key. Of course, marketing costs money.
That’s where many HBCUs fall behind, especially at the Division II level.
N ...
Posted Friday, January 27th 2017 at 10:23AM
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Florida A&M University (FAMU) released their 2017 Football Schedule Wednesday, a lineup of games which features a season-opening home game for the first time since 2010.
The Rattlers, will open their third season under head coach Alex Wood on Satu ...
Posted Friday, January 27th 2017 at 10:17AM
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Tennessee State University released its 2017 football schedule on Wednesday. The Tigers’ slate is highlighted with a game at FBS Georgia State and matchups with two longtime HBCU rivals.
TSU will travel to Atlanta to face Sun Belt member Georgia S ...
Posted Friday, January 27th 2017 at 10:06AM
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Jackson State University’s Margaret Walker Center has received a $300,000 grant from the NoVo Foundation to work with young women of color throughout the South in conjunction with the Lighthouse project and its creator Natalie Collier.
Founded by a gift from businessman Warren Buffett, the NoVo F ...
Posted Thursday, January 26th 2017 at 2:15PM
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I’ll be Live on Facebook with Warren Buffett this Friday at 3 pm EST talking about how investing in innovation can have a remarkable impact on the world.
What questions do you have for us?
https://www.facebook.com/BillGates/photos/a.10150331291841961.334784.216311481960/10154245074391961/?thea ...
Posted Thursday, January 26th 2017 at 12:59PM
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How safe are the bridges in Metro Nashville that you drive across everyday?
The answer may be in the work Tennessee State University engineering students are doing around the city.
As part of the fairgrounds improvement project, the students’ f ...
Posted Thursday, January 26th 2017 at 10:16AM
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE!
BLACK CLASSIC PRINTER IS HAVING A BOOK FAIR!!!
You are invited to participate in the Independent & Self Published Authors Book Fair at Mondawmin Mall presented by BCP Digital Printing.
WHEN: Saturday, February 18, 201 ...
Posted Wednesday, January 25th 2017 at 7:49PM
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