NEW YORK, February 28, 2023--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Diageo North America is providing an additional $1.75 million in endowments to support Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority-Serving Institutions. The additional funding is an ...
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Google recently collaborated with Spelman Innovation Lab to host the 2023 HBCU Game Jam. Held at the Atlanta University Center library, the HBCU Game Jam was a 48-hour hackathon, where participating HBCU student teams competed for industry-sponsored ...
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In 2019, a natural gas explosion near downtown Durham, N.C., killed two people and injured 25 others, including nine firefighters, after contractors installing underground cables mistakenly cut through a gas line.
A passing driver first reported t ...
Posted Wednesday, March 1st 2023 at 11:14AM
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland HBCU's will receive a total of $3 million in grants over the next four years for the BGE Scholars Program.
Governor Wes Moore was joined by BGE CEO Carim Khouzami and leaders from Bowie State University, Coppin State ...
Posted Wednesday, March 1st 2023 at 11:12AM
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On Monday night, the Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team defeated Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 66-54 at Moore Gymnasium.
The win marked the first time in 43 years that Grambling surpassed the 20-win barrier, with the team's last 20-win seaso ...
Posted Wednesday, March 1st 2023 at 10:27AM
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Newsflash — Deion Sanders is no longer at an HBCU. The former Jackson State head coach is now at Colorado, but it’s clear he’s looking to replicate some things about his HBCU experience — including particularly from the marching band.
Sanders rec ...
Posted Wednesday, March 1st 2023 at 10:10AM
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Agile Mile, Inc. is proud to continue our scholarship program with a mission of supporting Black students studying urban planning or computer science. The application process is quick and the deadline is March 31, 2023.
We are awarding two $2,000 ...
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Today, the Peace Corps and Prairie View A&M University announced a new partnership centered on an undergraduate certificate program called Peace Corps Prep. Scheduled to launch on March 1, 2023, students in the Peace Corps Prep program will combine t ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2023 at 4:25PM
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In August 2022, Harris-Stowe State University’s (HSSU) Office of Institutional Advancement launched the Annual Faculty and Staff Giving Campaign, aiming for the goal of $50,000. At the Spring 2023 Faculty and Staff Institute, the Office of Institutio ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2023 at 4:11PM
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WASHINGTON D.C. (WSET) — U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced Monday $9,685,734 in federal funding to support the expansion of broadband at three Virginia Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
The funding w ...
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Lilly HBCU Virtual Hackathon | Friday, March 3, 2023 - Monday, April 17, 2023 | Virtual Event
The Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Hackathon at Lilly is a targeted event for HBCU students interested in exploring STEM opportuniti ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2023 at 4:03PM
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When your #BlackHistory includes:
Beating an 8 year crack addiction (Date of Freedom: February 24, 1992), giving birth twice without a hospital in sight, becoming an award-winning author/publisher, producing a radio network for the continued book co ...
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RAIRIE VIEW, Texas — Ruth Simmons, president of Prairie View A&M University, nationally recognized leader in higher education, and president emerita of Smith College and Brown University, will serve as a senior adviser to the president of Harvard Uni ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2023 at 3:52PM
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A former white student at Howard University's law school is suing the HBCU on allegations of racial discrimination.
According to Fox News, Michael Newman, who attended Howard School of Law starting in the fall of 2020 before he was expelled in ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2023 at 3:38PM
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National Geographic Content proudly names the recipients of its National Geographic Media Scholarship geared toward Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) students. Now in its second year, National Geographic granted a $10,000 financial ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2023 at 3:27PM
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ATLANTA – A new bill with bipartisan support would, if passed, take the first step toward creating “prosperity planning districts” around Georgia’s ten Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
“These planning districts allow … gover ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2023 at 2:31PM
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If you’ve been doom-scrolling since the start of the year, you probably missed this tidbit of good news. Earlier this month, the Department of Education granted $18 million to teaching programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and othe ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2023 at 2:15PM
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The producers of The Takeover, one of the longest operating and largest African American travel club events, announce plans for the first festival for alumni of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). FABA (For Alumni, By Alumni) Festiv ...
Posted Tuesday, February 28th 2023 at 12:21PM
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Feb. 27 (UPI) -- Calling high-speed Internet a "basic necessity," Vice President Kamala Harris announced $175 million in Internet funding for historically Black colleges and universities.
Harris told a crowd Monday at Benedict College in South Car ...
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Houston, TX – Black History Month marks an exciting new chapter for Texas Southern University (TSU) with the announcement of a groundbreaking collaboration with PING x HIDEOKI that will secure custom gear and apparel for TSU’s men’s and women’s golf ...
Posted Monday, February 27th 2023 at 4:50PM
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Today, the Virginia State University Trojan Explosion Marching Band made history when they performed as part of the White House Black History Month Program. The VSU band provided the musical backdrop as guests arrived for the annual White House Black ...
Posted Monday, February 27th 2023 at 4:16PM
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The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) today announced a partnership with MasterClass, the streaming platform where anyone can learn from the world’s best across a wide range of subjects, to provide free annual memberships to every student enrolle ...
Posted Monday, February 27th 2023 at 3:42PM
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Third-seeded Xavier University of Louisiana dominated the final 14:45 to rally for a 79-63 men's basketball victory Sunday against top-seeded LSU-Shreveport in the championship game of the Red River Athletic Conference Tournament.
Tournament MVP X ...
Posted Monday, February 27th 2023 at 1:14PM
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Johnson C. Smith University’s College of Business and Professional Studies is pleased to announce its co-production of the first ever “HBCU Esports and Gaming Week” event in partnership with one of the world’s leading esports and gaming corporations, ...
Posted Monday, February 27th 2023 at 1:09PM
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