New Nike Soccer Camp in the Washington, DC area delivers a fun and engaging soccer experience for players looking to gain skills and improve performance.
US Sports Camps, the official provider of Nike Sports Camps, is excited to announce its new N ...
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SALISBURY, N.C. - Music Composer James V. Cockerham is adding the title of Author to his decades-long journey as a recognized African-American Music Composer. Following the 2019 Performance of his orchestral arrangement of "Fantasia on Lift Every V ...
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It’s a curious feature of America’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) that they rarely have any diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) administrators or policies on their campuses, beyond what federal law requires.
Howard Univer ...
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Wilberforce University has named Vann Newkirk the new president of the country’s oldest private historically Black college, The Columbus Dispatch reports.
Beginning in July, Newkirk will serve as the university’s 23rd president — succeeding retiri ...
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SUMTER, S.C. — Morris College is what Sumter is celebrating today, 115 years to be exact.
The HBCU, which stands for Historically Black College and Universities, has been in the city’s downtown, serving residents for over a century.
"The col ...
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WCCS student DeAndre Washington was recently selected to serve on the Complete College America (CCA) HBCU Digital Learning Infrastructure (DLI) Student Advisory Council.
The event will be held on April 28-30 in Birmingham.
Washington, a freshma ...
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Terrika Foster-Brasby is making an impact at The Walt Disney Company as a proud HBCU alum. Her time spent at Saint Augustine’s University and as a member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. prepared her for success at ESPN where she serves as talent fo ...
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Cam Newton didn’t attend an HBCU, but in his most recent video, he made a pretty good argument for prospects to look at them.
The 2010 Heisman Trophy winner recently spoke to a group of high school prospects about the realities of recruiting and c ...
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When Chief Gary Hill was a police recruit in Missouri in the 1990s, he was one of two Black students in his academy class. Although he has faced racism in his years on the force since then, he believes that policing can be a public good, and that rei ...
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Justin Pearson is headed back to the Tennessee state House after Shelby County Commissioners reappointed him Wednesday (April 12) to the seat that Republicans expelled him from less than a week ago.
The GOP-dominated House accused Pearson and fell ...
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BOWIE, Md. – Music icon Dionne Warwick graced a private function at Café Milano in Georgetown to benefit Bowie State University as a prelude to the unveiling of the newly named Dionne Warwick Theater in the Fine and Performing Arts Center at BSU..
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CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A couple of historically black college and universities took the lead in celebrating Jackie Robinson Wednesday.
At the Reds Youth Academy, Wilberforce University and Kentucky State University played in the 2023 Joe Morgan HBCU ...
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WASHINGTON, April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Minority Serving - Cyberinfrastructure Consortium (MS-CC) and Internet2 today announced the selection of recipients for the first phase of their proof-of-concept grant program that is funded as a compone ...
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WASHINGTON, April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Minority Serving - Cyberinfrastructure Consortium (MS-CC) and Internet2 today announced the selection of recipients for the first phase of their proof-of-concept grant program that is funded as a compone ...
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Pledged to Serve proudly invites your participation to our premier show April 13, 2023, Co-Hosted by Veterans Daisy Brown and Demetra Davis, LIVE on TRIBE Family Channel.
Today's Guests are Clarence "Tiger" Davis and Shades of Blackness.
5:30pm ...
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The mental health of Black women is at the top of actress Taraji P. Henson’s list when it comes to bringing safe spaces for wellness to HBCU campuses.
Henson’s new ‘She Care Wellness Pods,’ brightly painted shipping containers offering a range of ...
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Leadership from Benedict College, global edtech company TalentSprint and Google will host a special event on April 14 at 10am to celebrate the successful implementation of the TechWise program. Benedict is among the first schools in the U.S. to be in ...
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This morning, the Atlanta Falcons announced the launch of the HBCU Fellows Program. A paid eight-week in-season program, the HBCU Fellows Program aims to offer marketable skills, career development and networking opportunities, among other business s ...
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Elfred Anthony Pinkard, the current president of Wilberforce University in Ohio, was named Brown’s inaugural HBCU presidential fellow, according to an April 11 University press release. Pinkard will begin at Brown July 1.
In his role, Pinkard will ...
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During a bleak time, a bright idea blossomed from Position Sports.
Sparked by the shutdown of sporting events and social justice movements during the pandemic, the Phoenix-based agency wanted to make an impact.
Eventually, the agency merged s ...
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Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have a rich history of producing successful graduates in various fields, including medicine. Many HBCUs offer pre-medical programs that prepare students for medical school and, ultimately a career ...
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ATLANTA — The Home Depot is giving back to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, with two being right here in metro Atlanta.
On Tuesday, The Home Depot Retool Your School program held its annual awards celebration at the Mercedes-Benz Stad ...
Posted Wednesday, April 12th 2023 at 5:17PM
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She wants to be an example for other young women!
Jordan Buck is an agriculture business management major at Alcorn State University, Alcorn.edu reports. An active student, she’s served in a number of capacities at Alcorn working on various commit ...
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Have you ever thought about the types of people who pursue accounting?
Even though we all have our own unique quirks and preferences, the truth is accountants tend to share specific characteristics. If you’re reading this article, there’s a good c ...
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The director of an influential college hockey organization indicated that it plans to work with the NHL to introduce the sport at HBCUs.
Mike Snee, the director of College Hockey Inc., explained Friday during a press conference at the Frozen Four ...
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