To better reach friends and supporters of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), the HBCU Forever Foundation, Inc. hosted its first-ever Pig Pickin Tho-Down on Aug. 6 at the home of its President, Samuel T. Rhoades, Esq.
The event wa ...
Posted Tuesday, August 9th 2016 at 5:17PM
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FeRita Perna Carter was named vice president of student services at Riverside City College in California. She is the former dean of the School of Business and Technology at Saint Augustine’s University in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Dr. Carter is a g ...
Posted Tuesday, August 9th 2016 at 1:43PM
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Six Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU’s) in the Delta region have been selected to advance entrepreneurship among their students and grow the region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem through the inaugural HBCU Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Ini ...
Posted Tuesday, August 9th 2016 at 1:31PM
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Hampton, Va - Hampton University assistant professor April Woodard to co-host "Coast Live" a new weekday lifestyle morning show at 10am on WTKR News 3.
Woodard, an award winning journalist and Chesapeake native returns to the station where she be ...
Posted Tuesday, August 9th 2016 at 1:09PM
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Shaw University - Elizabeth City State University - Johnson C. Smith University - Fayetteville State University - Livingstone College - North Carolina A&T State University - North Carolina Central University - Saint Augustine's College - Winston-Sale ...
Posted Monday, August 8th 2016 at 6:52PM
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Anthony Collier, a History and Political Science major at Texas Southern University, recently won first place in the International Competition for Entrepreneurs in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Collier, a junior, and his team of four other Texas Southern st ...
Posted Monday, August 8th 2016 at 2:28PM
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Oakwood University faculty, staff and administrators gathered at the McKee Business & Technology Complex for University Colloquium, August 1-4, to officially start the new school year. Colloquium is an annual event for the purpose of equipping and in ...
Posted Thursday, August 4th 2016 at 2:24PM
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Javanna Plummer has published two novels, “Mo’s Mix” and “Mo’s Mix: Queen-dom” which are part of a novel series aimed at analyzing the effects of certain issues within the African-American community. This series tackles the implications of wealth, pr ...
Posted Thursday, August 4th 2016 at 2:16PM
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The Putnam City School District board of education voted recently to fill four administrative positions.
High schools
Tyrea Craig and Twylla Hester were hired as high school assistant principals. Craig will serve at Putnam City North High Schoo ...
Posted Thursday, August 4th 2016 at 10:52AM
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As everyone knows, getting accepted into college and staying in college are 2 separate animals. In today's world, unless you are running on a full scholarship, it takes quite a bit of your own money to attend college. Some people work part-time to st ...
Posted Wednesday, August 3rd 2016 at 3:00PM
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CUTTING EDGE SPORTS MANAGEMENT ANNOUNCES THE CREATION OF THE INAUGURAL HBCU SPIRIT OF AMERICA BOWL
Cutting Edge Sports Management, hosts of Dream Bowl Weekend, continues its celebration of football and Americana, by announcing the establishment o ...
Posted Tuesday, August 2nd 2016 at 7:52PM
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ASU is awarded a collaborative prostate cancer research program between ASU & University of North Texas
Alabama State University has received over $285,000 from the U.S. Department of Defense to help fund a collaborative initiative between ASU and ...
Posted Tuesday, August 2nd 2016 at 7:45PM
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Writer and Director Shayla Racquel is currently fundraising for her newest film project, Riverment. Riverment is a short fictional film that explores the evolving fight for Black rights in America and it’s generational toll on families. The film disc ...
Posted Tuesday, August 2nd 2016 at 6:48PM
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The longest serving airman in United States Air Force history was among those gathered on the ASU campus recently to honor Lt. Col. Tangela D. Spencer, commander of ASU’s ROTC Detachment 019, upon her retirement from the armed services.
Alabama S ...
Posted Monday, August 1st 2016 at 7:50PM
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Dr. Carter brought new programs, boosted fundraising and forged national profile
Johnson C. Smith University President Ronald L. Carter today announced his plans to leave the university at the close of the 2016-17 academic year, after more than ei ...
Posted Monday, August 1st 2016 at 7:44PM
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