Student loan debt and managing repayment after graduation is a major burden for many new college graduates and professionals already in their careers. It is a topic of national concern and impacts career choices, college completion rates, family economic health and America’s global competitiveness. ...
Posted Friday, September 30th 2016 at 2:41PM
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Texas Southern University is well represented in the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) in Washington, D.C., with a painting from John Biggers, founder of TSU’s Art Department; sketches from TSU alumnus K ...
Posted Friday, September 23rd 2016 at 2:22PM
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The application for the 2017 Public Policy & International Affairs Junior Summer Institute is now open.
The PPIA Junior Summer Institute program prepares undergraduates to be competitive candidates for top degree programs in the fields of public p ...
Posted Wednesday, September 7th 2016 at 4:27PM
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ASU Observes 50th Anniversary of Black Power Movement
WHEN: August 26, from 8:30 a.m. through 5 p.m.
WHERE: ASU's National Center, 1345 Carter Hill Road.
LUNCHEON: 12:15 until 1:45 p.m. at Dexter King Memorial Baptist Church, downtown.
Alabam ...
Posted Wednesday, August 10th 2016 at 1:43PM
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Writer and Director Shayla Racquel is currently fundraising for her newest film project, Riverment. Riverment is a short fictional film that explores the evolving fight for Black rights in America and it’s generational toll on families. The film disc ...
Posted Tuesday, August 2nd 2016 at 6:48PM
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WHEN: Saturday (July 23) from 9:30 a.m. until 4 p.m.
WHERE: Levi Watkins Learning Center (ASU Library).
Alabama State University’s Library - Levi Watkins Learning Center (LWLC) - in partnership with the ASU National Center for the Study of Civil ...
Posted Wednesday, July 20th 2016 at 1:58PM
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Paid, Fall Internships! Now is your chance to apply for paid fall internships with the Federal Diversity Internship Initiative! This is your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to intern with the federal government, so apply now! Applications are due July 27, 2016. Accepted students will have a chance to intern for 15 weeks at the: - Federal Aviation Administration - Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - U.S. Department of Treasury - U.S. Census Bureau These positions are fully-funded: students receive a twice-monthly stipend, and some support for travel to and from the internship site. ...
Posted Friday, July 15th 2016 at 1:22PM
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Members of the family of Anna Knight have various roles in the upcoming film, "Free State of Jones," starring Academy Award-winner Matthew McConaughey.
The movie is inspired by the life of Newton Knight, a poor, defiant farmer from Mississippi, wh ...
Posted Thursday, June 23rd 2016 at 3:15PM
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The Southern Africa Classic Tour is the most complete tour of the wonders of southern Africa. From cosmopolitan Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa to the wildlife-rich Chobe National Park in Botswana, to majestic Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, discover the best of southern Africa.
Enjoy th ...
Posted Friday, June 17th 2016 at 6:25PM
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WVAS Presents Montgomery Screening of ‘The Amazing Nina Simone’
WHAT: Compelling documentary on the life of singer, songwriter, pianist and activist Nina Simone.
WHEN: Saturday, June 11; reception begins at 3 p.m., documentary starts at 4 p.m.
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Posted Wednesday, June 8th 2016 at 1:53PM
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Alabama State University’s Levi Watkins Learning Center (LWLC) is featuring a new exhibit titled "Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Alabama State University Connection."
On display on the first floor of the LWLC until September 2016, the three-pane ...
Posted Monday, May 23rd 2016 at 2:46PM
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Alcorn State University students, faculty, staff, legislators and community leaders gathered to help the School of Education and Psychology celebrate their momentous achievement.
The School celebrated becoming the first historically black college ...
Posted Tuesday, May 3rd 2016 at 2:04PM
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Harriet Tubman and President Andrew Jackson lived on opposite sides of the American experience.
Tubman, a black woman, escaped slavery to become a conductor on the Underground Railroad, risking her life to lead slaves to freedom. Jackson, the son ...
Posted Thursday, April 21st 2016 at 2:22PM
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Alabama State University's National Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African-American Culture is hosting a special Black History Month program examining a modern-day tragedy, which is the lynching of Elmore Bolling.
The event is free and ...
Posted Tuesday, February 16th 2016 at 2:40PM
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Courtesy of BlackNews.com
Students and parents looking for financial aid to help pay for college are rejoicing about the release of a new 67-page book entitled, Get That Money, Honey! Top 101+ Scholarships (and Internships) for African Americans a ...
Posted Tuesday, February 2nd 2016 at 12:08PM
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Content Provided Courtesy of AT&T 28 Days at http://www.ATT.com/28Days
Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick had been called a “Super Doctor” and named among “America’s Best Physicians” by national publications long before he was unanimously elected Howard U ...
Posted Monday, February 1st 2016 at 6:53PM
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Holly Adrienne Hogrobrooks, civil rights pioneer who helped to organize Houston’s first sit-in on March 4, 1960, died January 22 after a lengthy illness. Her efforts helped pave the path to end segregation in Houston. She was 75.
Hogrobrooks, was ...
Posted Friday, January 29th 2016 at 2:13PM
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Richard Allen, the founder of the AME Church and it’s first bishop, will be featured as the next issue in the U.S. Postal Service’s Black Heritage Commemorative Series.
Allen, along with the Reverend Absalom Jones, helped found the Free African So ...
Posted Tuesday, January 26th 2016 at 2:35PM
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Published by Philly.com
BY KRISTEN E. HOLMES, Staff Writer for Philly.com
WHEN JALAAL HAYES of North Philadelphia applied to a doctoral program in applied chemistry, even the admissions staff at Delaware State University did a double take.
Hay ...
Posted Tuesday, January 26th 2016 at 1:56PM
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Watch Alcorn State University take on North Carolina A&T State University in the inaugural Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl, in conjunction with ESPN and 100 Black Men of Atlanta. Join us on Saturday, December 19th as these these MEAC and SWAC football champion powerhouses collide in Atlanta’s Ge ...
Posted Friday, December 11th 2015 at 6:27PM
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Are you a military veteran (post 9/11), college graduate, or a person thinking about changing careers? How would you feel about pursuing opportunities in media sales? What is media sales, you ask? We are talking about radio, television, cable, print, digital, and interactive sales – you know … media ...
Posted Friday, December 11th 2015 at 6:21PM
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We need volunteers: accountants, financial services professionals, HBCU students, faculty, HBCU staff, and anyone who would like to offer their pro bono or volunteer services. Help your favorite HBCU win a $20,000 award and give good community service. Click here for more details ... ...
Posted Friday, November 6th 2015 at 7:25PM
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Earl Francis Lloyd (1928-2015) was the first African American to play in the NBA for the Washington Capitols in 1950. Subsequently, he was also the first African American to both win an NBA Championship (1 ...
Posted Thursday, September 3rd 2015 at 5:35PM
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By Alexander Nazaryan 8/18/15 at 4:37 AM
Coutesy of NewsWeek - http://www.newsweek.com/black-colleges-matter-363667
Medgar Evers College, an overwhelmingly black branch of the City University of New York, sits atop a hill in central Brooklyn. ...
Posted Friday, August 28th 2015 at 6:08PM
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