The Obama Foundation’s Leaders program aims to inspire, empower, and connect regional cohorts of changemakers to accelerate positive and lasting change in their communities and throughout their region.
These emerging leaders from around the world, ...
Posted Tuesday, January 16th 2024 at 6:45AM
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Commemorate the outstanding legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. now through 1/18 with a selection of powerful movies by Black filmmakers that showcase the joy of family, freedom, and community.
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Posted Saturday, January 13th 2024 at 2:26PM
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Another month, another endorsement of a deeply racist conspiracy theory by multi-hyphenate billionaire Elon Musk.
Late last year, Musk threw a massive tantrum on stage following outrage at his calling an unhinged and antisemitic conspiracy theory "the actual truth."
Now, Musk has similarly endorsed a tweet suggesting Black students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have lower IQs and shouldn't become pilots. ...
Posted Friday, January 12th 2024 at 6:14PM
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On Friday, January 19, 2024, at 10:00 a.m., Rust College will announce its launch of a new academic program, an Interdisciplinary Filmmaking (film studies) degree. The college contracted Soarpreneur, a nonprofit company dedicated to the training of i ...
Posted Friday, January 12th 2024 at 5:42PM
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The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has awarded the National Institute for Student Success (NISS) at Georgia State University a $7.6 million grant to study how chatbots can improve student outcomes in foundational college math and English courses, ...
Posted Friday, January 12th 2024 at 5:37PM
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The community of Jefferson City, MO is calling for the immediate termination of Lincoln University President, Dr. John Moseley in the wake of Dr. Bonnie Bailey’s untimely passing.
Dr. Antoinette “Bonnie” Candia-Bailey sadly passed away this week o ...
Posted Friday, January 12th 2024 at 12:10AM
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As we begin the new year, 2024, it’s time once again to celebrate the musical highlights from the 2023 HBCU band season.
This annual list, curated with input from HBCU Sports’ social media followers and message board participants, features a rich ...
Posted Thursday, January 11th 2024 at 9:28PM
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day is approaching quickly – Monday, Jan. 15 — and this year, the federal holiday falls on the actual birthday of the celebrated civil rights leader who was assassinated more than a half a century ago.
As the United States c ...
Posted Thursday, January 11th 2024 at 9:17PM
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THE PROPEL CENTER, ANNOUNCED THE LAUNCH OF PROPEL LEARN, A STUDENT-FOCUSED APP TO SUPPORT HBCU STUDENT JOB-PREPAREDNESS.
HBCU students are getting the support they need to enter the real world.
According to a news release, The PROPEL Center, a ...
Posted Thursday, January 11th 2024 at 9:11PM
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.- The Winston-Salem State University indoor track and field team will be back in action on Saturday, January 13 at the HBCU Showcase sponsored by KPMG in New York, New York.
The meet will take place at the Nike Track & Field Cen ...
Posted Thursday, January 11th 2024 at 9:07PM
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Dreamchasers is about more than basketball and the HBCU MLK Day Unity Invitational is far more than what happens on the court, though that part aims to be fun and memorable.
The invitational is multi-day program Jan. 12 – 15 that commemorates the ...
Posted Thursday, January 11th 2024 at 2:14PM
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The United Negro College Fund announced a donation of $100 million from the Lilly Endowment Inc., the single largest unrestricted gift to the organization since its founding 80 years ago.
The gift announced Thursday will go toward a pooled endowme ...
Posted Thursday, January 11th 2024 at 1:26PM
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Captain Barrington Irving is focusing on the next generation of pilots.
He’s already made history as the first Black and youngest pilot to fly solo around the world. And now, he wants to help other people of color find careers in aviation. There i ...
Posted Wednesday, January 10th 2024 at 12:39PM
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Coppin State University’s President Anthony L. Jenkins has announced the largest capital campaign in its history. The “BE MORE” campaign, a $25 million initiative to fund student enrollment and achievement, invest in academics and research, support a ...
Posted Monday, January 8th 2024 at 5:30PM
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Have you taken time to think back to your entrance into our illustrious sisterhood, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. If you joined while in college, what were you thinking at the time? What was going through your head? Who was that girl interested in ...
Posted Monday, January 8th 2024 at 8:18AM
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