June Jordan, a major writer shaped by the black arts and the feminist movements of the 60s and 70s, refused to let her art, her sexuality, or her politics be put in a box. At a recent MEC forum on Jordan held at the Brooklyn Library, schola ...
Posted Tuesday, May 2nd 2017 at 12:25PM
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The Dual Degree Engineering Program at Clark Atlanta University has been awarded a nearly $40,000 grant to host a summer STEM program for exceptional high school students. The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) through the Minority Serv ...
Posted Tuesday, May 2nd 2017 at 11:51AM
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Author: Emmanuel Freeman
Tennessee State University has received a $35,000 grant to help incoming freshmen who may need to do a little brushing up on math, reading and writing.
The one-week residential Summer Completion Academy is made possible through the Tennessee Board of Regents Stud ...
Posted Tuesday, May 2nd 2017 at 11:48AM
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CBS News correspondent DeMarco Morgan told nearly 700 undergraduates during Jackson State Universitys commencement Saturday morning that he was destined not to become another statistic despite finishing at the bottom of his class, being told by an English teacher he would amount to little and rejec ...
Posted Tuesday, May 2nd 2017 at 11:43AM
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In the days leading up to graduation, Huston-Tillotson University will profile members of the Class of 2017. We hope you enjoy their stories!
Graduate Mary Holt
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Mary Holt and Hatton Sumners Board Member Scott Higginbotham
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Posted Tuesday, May 2nd 2017 at 11:37AM
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Jasher Cox, former Assistant Commissioner of Communications and Broadcasting at the Horizon League, has been named Sports Information Director at Tuskegee University. Cox brings over 18 years of experience in intercollegiate athletics to the department.
I am happy to have someone of Jashers cha ...
Posted Tuesday, May 2nd 2017 at 11:31AM
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Bethune-Cookman University President Edison Jackson has written a letter to the Wildcat community, addressing the schools position on the invitation of U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to serve as the keynote speaker for the schools commencement exercises.
The full ...
Posted Tuesday, May 2nd 2017 at 11:25AM
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Invaluable tidbits of info on getting loans, franchises, legal & more for current or soon to be businesses
Peer-to-peer learning, best practices, idea sharing and take-away ideas to improve a business or start it up
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Posted Monday, May 1st 2017 at 2:27PM
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Saint Augustines University graduate and Los Angeles native April Qualls is on fire! From practicing in the Seby Jones Theater on campus to walking the official stage of Empire, April has shown herself to be quite the go-getter in the young professionals entertainment ind ...
Posted Monday, May 1st 2017 at 1:02AM
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Dozens of community residents and university students could save a life tonight. Or tomorrow. Or the next day. They streamed into training sessions on the use of naloxone, a medication that if administered in time, could block the effects of opioids and p ...
Posted Monday, May 1st 2017 at 12:53AM
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Langston University is thriving after years of "quietly going about its business," said President Kent Smith, who has worked to promote the institution since arriving five years ago.
Langston which just celebrated its 120th anniversary is one ...
Posted Monday, May 1st 2017 at 12:40AM
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By Miles Mooreland/SPECIAL TO THE COMMERCIAL
Over the past few years, social media has seen a meteoric rise in use and popularity. Societyfs attachment to outlets such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter has increased annually and, as a result, itfs much easier now than ever before f ...
Posted Monday, May 1st 2017 at 12:34AM
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Virginia State University hosted area teachers at Randolph Farm to learn about incorporating agricultural concepts into the curriculum
By John Adam
Staff Writer
ETTRICK Teachers from around the Tri-Cities area took a field trip to Virgin ...
Posted Monday, May 1st 2017 at 12:23AM
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The University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents has appointed Aminta Hawkins Breaux as president of Bowie State University (BSU), one of the USMs 12 institutions. Breaux has served as the vice president for advancement at Millersville Unive ...
Posted Friday, April 28th 2017 at 2:36PM
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More than 500 bachelors, masters and doctoral degree candidates will receive their diplomas at Delaware State Universitys 2017 Commencement Ceremony, which will be h ...
Posted Friday, April 28th 2017 at 10:39AM
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