SHOW AIR DATE: Thursday, June 17th, 2010:
This week we talk about the importance of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) in America. There are officially 105 HBCUs in America and US Territories. Every one has had some significant im ...
Posted Wednesday, June 23rd 2010 at 5:40PM
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Finally - a place where you can voice your opinion. Welcome to the HBCU Online Radio Show. Come and join us this Thursday where we discuss HBCU issues and the HBCU community, things going on with the web site, HBCUConnect, and other general topic areas of discussion. Not only is this a call-in show, but if you do not want to call in but still take part in the discussion, we have a chat room that you can join while the show is in progress.
Join us this Thursday at 6:00 pm EST by going to ...
Posted Monday, June 14th 2010 at 5:17AM
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Hampton University President Dr. William R. Harvey has been awarded PepsiCo's Harvey C. Russell Inclusion Award. The award is part of PepsiCo's prestigious Chairman's Award, the highest honor the company bestows.
The Harvey C. Russell Inclusion A ...
Posted Tuesday, May 4th 2010 at 3:04PM
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Managed Health Services (MHS) will sponsor the Indiana Black Expo's (IBE) 40th Anniversary Family Reunion. It is a two-day Community Festival held Father's Day Weekend, on Saturday, June 19, 2010 from 9am to 7pm and Sunday, June 20, 2010, from 10am t ...
Posted Wednesday, April 28th 2010 at 12:37PM
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Ralph Metcalfe was serving his country in World War II when Xavier University of Louisiana made history at the 1942 Penn Relays Carnival. This weekend the former Xavier coach and the relay team he assembled will be honored at the 116th running of the ...
Posted Monday, April 19th 2010 at 5:51PM
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Benjamin L. Hooks, who as executive director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People for 16 years championed minorities in an increasingly conservative political era, died at his home in Memphis. ...
Posted Thursday, April 15th 2010 at 1:05PM
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The plan also includes $255-million a year to help historically black colleges, as outlined in the House bill.
President Obama signed into law some legislation to overhaul the student-loan system, promising annual inflation-adjusted increases in the maximum Pell Grant and more ...
Posted Thursday, March 25th 2010 at 1:10PM
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U.S. President Barack Obama is holding a competition for high school students to have a chance for him the speak at your High School graduation!
The White House and the Department of Education have announced the Race to the Top High School Commen ...
Posted Wednesday, March 3rd 2010 at 2:23PM
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American universities are accepting more minorities than ever. Graduating them is another matter.
Barry Mills, the president of Bowdoin College, was justifiably proud of Bowdoin's efforts to recruit minority students. Since 2003 the small, elite l ...
Posted Tuesday, February 23rd 2010 at 1:17PM
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Kenneth Dunkley earned a significant place in the history of black inventors by creating Three Dimensional Viewing Glasses (3-DVG). This patented invention displays 3-D effects from regular 2-D photos without any type of lenses, mirrors or optical el ...
Posted Thursday, February 18th 2010 at 2:13PM
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Check out the member discount on a very nice commemorative Obama figurine. HBCU Connect members get 10% off. Take advantage before offer expires. ...
Posted Friday, January 22nd 2010 at 5:46PM
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Congratulations to HBCUConnect's Daniel C. Moss for receiving the Educational Excellence Award awarded to him by the Ohio Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission. The Ohio Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission was established to recognize Dr. King's significance as a civil right ...
Posted Wednesday, January 20th 2010 at 4:25PM
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On February 20th, the Black College Football Hall of Fame with open its doors with the enshrinement of its first induction class. The BCFHoF, located in Atlanta, was founded in 2009 to celebrate the contributions of players and coaches at Historicall ...
Posted Tuesday, January 19th 2010 at 4:36PM
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As the economic downturn grows longer and more severe, it’s hard to find any proposals to cut costs that can be taken completely off the table. Programs that were recently considered untouchable have now been placed under the budgetary microscope.
In a couple of states — Mississippi and Geor ...
Posted Tuesday, January 19th 2010 at 4:29PM
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Alumni, students, and advocates for historically black colleges and universities marched to the state Capitol from the Mississippi State Fairgrounds today to recognize the birthday of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and to protest Gov. Haley Barbour's r ...
Posted Tuesday, January 19th 2010 at 4:18PM
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US News and World Report investigates an HBCU, Hampton University, and how it is fairing through this tough financial time. Check out the video...
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Posted Monday, January 11th 2010 at 1:00PM
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Using Howard University, US News and World Report dives into the notion of attending an HBCU as opposed to a primarily white institution. HBCUs make up only 3% of colleges in the US, but attributes up to 14% of African-Americans attending college. ...
Posted Monday, January 11th 2010 at 12:54PM
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The Barber-Scotia College is launching an aggressive individual giving campaign. Your donation along with what we hope will be many other individual donations will go to supplement the Barber-Scotia College Annual Fund. Portions will also go to suppo ...
Posted Friday, January 8th 2010 at 2:47PM
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1.5 Million dollars in the prize pool! 4 Rounds of Magic! Fraternities and Sororities compete against each other for this unprecedented event! Sign Your Team Up now! Go To http://www.spritestepoff.com to enter.
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Posted Thursday, September 24th 2009 at 7:37PM
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The hosts of The Daily Buzz dive into the issues of historically black colleges and universities offering scholarships to white high school graduates. Its gets a little heated. ...
Posted Monday, September 7th 2009 at 12:36AM
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Much of the recent news concerning private black colleges and universities has been depressing.
Paul Quinn College in Dallas recently lost its accreditation due to its precarious financial position. Tougaloo College in Mississippi and Florida Memo ...
Posted Tuesday, July 28th 2009 at 1:41PM
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Since being elected, Barack Obama has become a popular character in the world of comic books. An admitted comic book fan himself, Obama has made appearances in such titles as "Spider-Man," "Savage ...
Posted Monday, July 20th 2009 at 6:09PM
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The Inspiring Story of Shirley Chisholm
By: Omarr RaSharjd Lee
Shirley Chisholm was born on November 30, 1924, in the city of Brooklyn, NY to the proud parents of Charles and Ruby St. Hill. As a child, she was an exceptionally brilliant stude ...
Posted Tuesday, June 16th 2009 at 5:26PM
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Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr., National Hero of Jamaica, was a publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, Black nationalist, Pan-Africanist, and orator. Marcus Garvey was founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL).
Prior to the twentieth century, l ...
Posted Monday, February 23rd 2009 at 7:27PM
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John Brown (c.1810 - 1876) also known by his slave name, 'Fed', was a slave in Virginia. He moved at age ten to North Carolina where he was separated from his mother. He was moved to Georgia where he worked some years on a cotton farm in Milledgeville under harsh conditions.
After several at ...
Posted Monday, February 16th 2009 at 4:33PM
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