June Dinner in Wilmar, Arkansas is a Juneteenth Festival that has been celebrated in Arkansas since the late 1800's. Every year we aim to make things bigger and better for our community and surrounding areas. We are reaching out to everyone to donate ...
Posted Monday, July 29th 2019 at 1:25PM
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Florida will soon have a new figure in Washington D.C.’s statuary hall. Education advocate and Civil Rights Pioneer Mary McLeod Bethune will have a place among American founders, explorers, inventors and presidents. Bethune’s statue replaces that of ...
Posted Sunday, July 28th 2019 at 7:13PM
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Chevrolet is back for the fourth annual HBCU Journalism
Fellowship. The organization has once again partnered with the National Newspaper Publishers Association to select six students from historically black colleges and Universities, (HBCUs).
The results are in and the 2019 D ...
Posted Saturday, July 27th 2019 at 7:06PM
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Photo by Kevin L. Dorsey
North Carolina A&T State University has been picked to defend its MEAC football championship, as the Aggies topped the league’s annual preseason poll for 2019. Voting for the poll was conducted by the MEAC’s nine head ...
Posted Saturday, July 27th 2019 at 6:54PM
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Delaware State University’s Division of Institutional Advancement hosted its 9th annual HBCU Philanthropy Symposium July 22-25, attracting fundraising professionals from 29 Historically Black College and Universities from across the country.
Held at the Dover Downs Hotel and Casino, about 100 ...
Posted Saturday, July 27th 2019 at 6:49PM
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The Dallas-Ft. Worth Alumni Chapter of the Clark Atlanta University National Alumni Association, Inc. organizes an annual capital campaign to raise funds to award scholarships to gifted high school graduates and current CAU students from the DFW area who will attend our beloved Clark Atlanta Univer ...
Posted Friday, July 26th 2019 at 7:51PM
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The sale of the photo archive of Ebony and Jet magazines chronicling African American history is generating relief among some who worried the historic images may be lost.
But it's also causing some to mourn since the images, including photos of Em ...
Posted Friday, July 26th 2019 at 10:51AM
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Last night was the kickoff to a Music Summit series sponsored
by AT&T, founded by Chairman and Founder of Revolt TV,
Sean "Mr. Motivation" Combs!
From the looks of things, it was a great launch t the Kings
Theatre in Brooklyn, New York. Attendees were able to
indulge in everything Music, Ar ...
Posted Thursday, July 25th 2019 at 9:13AM
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The Black Girl 44 Scholarship was created by former Obama White House alum Deesha Dyer and includes contributions from more than 55 Black / African-American women who worked in the Obama White House. This private and independent initiative will award three $1,500 scholarships to Black/African-Americ ...
Posted Wednesday, July 24th 2019 at 3:41PM
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This is more than a job opportunity. It's an innovation to help us define the next era.You dream bigger. You team harder. You innovate farther.
You want more than a career. You want an opportunity to change the world - making it better, brighter and sustainable for all. Team up with the leader in ...
Posted Tuesday, July 23rd 2019 at 7:28PM
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WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) and the Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caucus announced two media opportunities during the second annual Diversity in Tech Summit. The Summit will bring toget ...
Posted Tuesday, July 23rd 2019 at 5:36PM
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Legislative Package Reduces Penalties and Funds Record Sealing Program
Tonight, July 22, 2019, Columbus City Council made a declarative statement – inequities relating to medical and recreational marijuana in the criminal justice system must end. ...
Posted Tuesday, July 23rd 2019 at 10:31AM
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Cuts to federal student loans for graduate and professional students could be devastating to African-Americans and, in a ripple effect, historically Black colleges and universities, according to a study by the AccessLex Institute.
As Congres ...
Posted Tuesday, July 23rd 2019 at 10:28AM
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Tuskegee University faculty are partnering with colleagues at Alabama State University and three other institutions in the region to better diversify the nation’s biomedical workforce.
The five-year grant, funded by the National Institut ...
Posted Tuesday, July 23rd 2019 at 10:25AM
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The Bison with some sleek upgrades
It’s a new era for Howard football with Head Coach Ron Prince at the helm. After showing some promise over the past few seasons, the Bison are looking to make a true statement this season.
But in this era of constant style upgrades, the Bison made some chan ...
Posted Tuesday, July 23rd 2019 at 10:23AM
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