The Paine College Athletics Department hosted its annual awards banquet on Tuesday evening at the HEAL Complex to honor the achievements, hard work and dedication of its student-athletes.
Natalie White, the Vice-President of Basketball Operation ...
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Abrahana James is the FVSU Spring 2017 graduate with the highest grade point average. She may be from Atlanta, GA, but she felt like she was at home the minute she stepped foot on campus. Her grandmother convinced Abrahana when she was a young child that she was going to be great. She believed her g ...
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By Delvakio Brown
Dreams can become reality but so often we find that many college students are sold a dream. Many are painted a picture full of happiness and joy coming into college that portrays a career that upholds various hopes and dreams of accomplishment if you work hard and diligently, h ...
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Meet Edisher Uriatmkopeli and Levan Tsiklauri. Call them Eddie and Levan. These two junior business majors are from a Georgia half a world away.
They hail from Tbilisi, the capital of the Republic of Georgia, the largest city in a mostly rural cou ...
Posted Friday, May 5th 2017 at 9:21AM
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Winston-Salem State University announced today a three-year extension to the contract of Athletics Director Tonia Walker. Walker has served in the role since May 2014 and has led the Rams athletic department to success on the field and in the classro ...
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Clark Atlanta University will hold its graduation ceremonies in Panther Stadium.
Successful businessman William Pickard will be the featured speaker at Clark Atlanta University’s commencement Monday, May 22.
Pickard ...
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The College of Agriculture, Environment and Nutrition Sciences at Tuskegee University has been awarded a competitive USDA/NIFA grant of $2,000,000 to strengthen organic farming infrastructure in the Southeast. This multi-state, multi-disciplinary project includes the priorities of stakeholders for f ...
Posted Wednesday, May 3rd 2017 at 11:01AM
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MEC President Rudolph F. Crew was honored with the Medgar Wiley Evers Champion of Change Award Saturday afternoon at the Annual Spring Scholarship & Leadership Awards Luncheon of the Community Council for Medgar Evers College.
The council, a non-profit established to maintain community support an ...
Posted Wednesday, May 3rd 2017 at 10:57AM
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Retired corporate affairs and business executive Hilda Pinnix-Ragland is the keynote speaker for commencement exercises for The Graduate College at North Carolina A&T State University. The ceremony is at 1 p.m., Saturday, May 13 in the Greensboro Coliseum.
Pinnix-Ragland ’77 is acknowledged for b ...
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–The Chicago Bears selected North Carolina A&T running back Tarik Cohen (5-6, 179, Bunn, N.C.) with the 119th overall pick in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft Saturday. Cohen became the first Aggie drafted in 12 years. His fourth-round selection is the earliest a N.C. A&T running back has ever ...
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Finding a suitable barber or hairstylist without a credible referral can be a challenge for many. This difficulty is often amplified when the person is African American and new to an area, as can be the case with students attending college out of state. The solution to this problem may be as simple ...
Posted Wednesday, May 3rd 2017 at 10:42AM
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By Kiersten Willis
Zariah Nolan already enrolled at Dillard University for the upcoming fall semester. (@zeenoxo Twitter)
As many students are beginning to settle on what college theyˇ¦ll attend in the fall, one Memphis, Tenn., high school senior already knows not only where sheˇ¦ll go but ...
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Students of Bethune-Cookman University Are Honored for Their Participation Within the Mass Communications Department
The Mass Communications Department 2017 Massy Awards recognized students for their achievements within the areas of public relations, advertising, broadcast journalism, producti ...
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By Jonas Pope IV
jpope@heraldsun.com
Former North Carolina Central All-MEAC defensive lineman Freddy Henry-Ajudua was invited to attend the Jacksonville Jaguars rookie minicamp.
Henry-Ajudua went undrafted, but will get a chance to earn a roster spot with the Jaguars, who finished 3-13 ...
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It's almost graduation time here in Central Georgia. College students will don their caps and gowns to grace the stage for that coveted diploma.
One Fort Valley State University senior who is preparing for this major milestone is just a little more senior than his classmates.
While most retir ...
Posted Tuesday, May 2nd 2017 at 12:32PM
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The Medgar Evers men's and women's track and field teams were back in action this past weekend as they traveled to Pennsylvania for the Annual Penn Relays hosted by the Univer ...
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June Jordan, a major writer shaped by the black arts and the feminist movements of the ‘60’s and ‘70’s, 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 ...
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Clark Atlanta University has named two-time WNBA champion Yolanda Moore as the next head coach for women's basketball. Moore had a standout career at Ole Miss before playing professionally. She has been a head coach on both the Junior College and NCAA Division I levels.
"We are very excited to h ...
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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 ...
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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 University’s 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 ...
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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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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 Jasher’s cha ...
Posted Tuesday, May 2nd 2017 at 11:31AM
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By JL Carter Sr. -
Bethune-Cookman University President Edison Jackson has written a letter to the Wildcat community, addressing the school’s position on the invitation of U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to serve as the keynote speaker for the school’s commencement exercises.
The full ...
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