Black pepper is one of the most widely used spices on the planet. It’s valued not only as a flavoring agent in our meals, but also for a variety of other purposes, such as medicinal uses, as a preservative and in perfumery. In recent decades, researc ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2017 at 12:14PM
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On Friday I learned that I was selected to give remarks today for the meeting at the White House with members of the Trump administration, most notably Secretary Betsy DeVos. We learned this weekend that there would be closing remarks by Vice President Pence, but the goal was for officials from a nu ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2017 at 11:09AM
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Nick Birdsong
The 7,000-seat arena in Lorman, Miss. where Alcorn State plays its home games bears the name of legendary coach the late, great Davey L. Whitney.
In nearly 30 seasons at the helm, during a career that spanned six decades, Whitne ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2017 at 11:04AM
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Aspiring journalists from Houston’s HBCU discuss the importance of African-American experiences in the other 11 months of the year.
Marissa Cummings
February is black history month, but the students in Professor Sandifer-Walker’s journalism c ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2017 at 10:58AM
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One Howard University student writes about how she decided to attend a HBCU over a predominantly white institution.
Alexis Young
A HBCU was never my first choice.
When i was applying to colleges I had my heart set on UCLA and NYU for film and knew I was going to get in. I avoided historica ...
Posted Monday, February 27th 2017 at 10:43AM
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What began as a college endowment research project by Kira Russell-Johnson, 24, ended with a shocking and disappointing revelation. Russell-Johnson, who did not attend a black college, discovered the endowments of HBCUs are significantly less than their white counterparts. That's when she decided ...
Posted Monday, February 27th 2017 at 10:36AM
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Dr. Samuel Sullivan to Participate in White House HBCU Listening Session with Senior Trump Administration Officials and Lawmakers
Dr. Samuel Sullivan, President, announced earlier today that he will join presidents who lead UNCF member instituti ...
Posted Monday, February 27th 2017 at 10:32AM
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Dear Faculty, Staff, Students, and Alumni:
I am writing to make you aware of an opportunity that has been made available to Langston University through our partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF). Langston University has been in ...
Posted Friday, February 24th 2017 at 4:52PM
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Planning is underway for Tennessee State University’s 2017 Homecoming celebration, and organizers have taken steps to make it one of the best.
For the first time, an external committee of seasoned professionals from the community has been assemb ...
Posted Friday, February 24th 2017 at 12:36PM
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Traci Otey Blunt has been appointed president of RLJ Entertainment’s Urban Movie Channel (UMC), the first premium subscription-based streaming service created for African-American and urban audiences featuring quality urban content across all genres, including feature films, original series, stand-u ...
Posted Friday, February 24th 2017 at 12:24PM
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As part of Wiley College's commitment to the NAIA Champions of Character program, it recognizes student-athletes that have exhibited a high level of scholarship, sportsmanship, integrity responsibility and community service.
Baseball player Darian ...
Posted Friday, February 24th 2017 at 11:56AM
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Judge Frank Caprio knows that his job isn’t just about upholding the law, but about being fair and just when examining one’s circumstances. Even when drivers are in the wrong and violate the rules of the road, he takes into consideration the fact that we are all human, and that we all make mistakes! ...
Posted Friday, February 24th 2017 at 11:40AM
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He’s challenging the status quo and getting national recognition for it.
Last month, HBCU Digest, an online commentary and news website, named North Carolina A&T Chancellor Dr. Harold Martin the most influential leader of the nation’s 107 historic ...
Posted Friday, February 24th 2017 at 10:14AM
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Posted Thursday, February 23rd 2017 at 11:22AM
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By Donnell Suggs
As the buzzer sounded Darrell Walker casually made his way over to the scorer’s table at L.S. Epps Gymnasium and took the microphone. The first-year men’s head basketball coach at Clark Atlanta University had just engineered his Panthers to a 71-66 victory over AUC rival Moreh ...
Posted Wednesday, February 22nd 2017 at 10:55AM
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Flax seeds have been consumed as food for around 6,000 years and may have very well been the worlds first cultivated superfood!
Flax seed benefits could help you improve digestion, give you clear skin, lower cholesterol, reduce sugar cravings, bal ...
Posted Wednesday, February 22nd 2017 at 10:19AM
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The University of the Virgin Islands is celebrating the University’s Emerald Anniversary with a revolutionary philanthropic initiative. “55 for 55: The Great Alumni Challenge!” encourages UVI alumni to make history by achieving a 55 percent alumni gi ...
Posted Tuesday, February 21st 2017 at 11:36AM
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The Southern men’s basketball team wasn’t in trouble until it was.
The Jaguars almost blew an 18-point lead late in the second half, needing a late technical foul call on the Alabama State coach to stave off a last-minute comeback bid by the Horne ...
Posted Tuesday, February 21st 2017 at 10:24AM
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BY MIKE GEGENHEIMER
That the Southern women's basketball team wasn’t down by 30 to Alabama State at halftime was nothing short of a miracle to coach Sandy Pugh. In fact, it was part of her locker room speech.
The Jaguars inexplicably clung to ...
Posted Tuesday, February 21st 2017 at 10:21AM
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Kevin Williams, Jr. has been playing steel pan for a long time although the youngster is still in 9th grade. His talent sees him serenading incoming tourists at the territory’s various ports; he has traveled to Denmark to perform; Mr. Williams is a sought-after performer at many events year-round, a ...
Posted Tuesday, February 21st 2017 at 10:06AM
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By Jeremy Jones @GAFollowers
Congratulations to Savannah State University’s cheerleading team for making history by becoming the very first HBCU to win CheerSport Nationals.
CheerSport is the nation’s largest cheerleading competition held at th ...
Posted Tuesday, February 21st 2017 at 10:01AM
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LifeCycle Program Announced
On February 9, former First Lady Michelle Obama's organization "Partnership for a Healthier America" selected Oakwood University as the site for its first-ever convening of HBCUs on the topic of campus health.
Partn ...
Posted Tuesday, February 21st 2017 at 9:47AM
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