Timmy Richardson, a junior drum major in the Shaw University Band, has landed a major role in an upcoming TV series by Tyler Perry. Richardson will star as a character named “Justice” in Perry’s If Loving You is Wrong (formerly Single Mom’s Club). Th ...
Posted Tuesday, July 15th 2014 at 5:29PM
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We are excited to extend a discount to our valued HBCU Connect Community Partners:
General Admission to Urban Tech Weekend in Houston, Texas is free of charge. We are extending a special 10% exclusive discount off VIP Ticket admission to HBCU member ...
Posted Tuesday, July 15th 2014 at 2:23PM
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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has strongly backed the national education guidelines known as Common Core. The standards in math and English that specify what skills a student should have for every grade.
Common Core has been criticized by ...
Posted Tuesday, July 15th 2014 at 2:01PM
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By Rosetta
Yesterday, I hiked Koko Head Crater here in Honolulu, Hawaii with my boyfriend and some of his friends. Koko Head is one of the more challenging hikes on Oahu because it’s a really steep climb up about 1,000 steps on an old railroad path.
I don’t particularly enjoy hiking (or any fo ...
Posted Tuesday, July 15th 2014 at 1:20PM
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By: Morgan State News
Chinese Government signs Memorandum of Understanding
with Historically Black Colleges & Universities in Beijing Today
HBCUs and Chinese universities meet to discuss implementation
of 1,000 scholarships for HBCU students ...
Posted Monday, July 14th 2014 at 1:42PM
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Chinese Government signs Memorandum of Understanding with Historically Black Colleges & Universities in Beijing Today
HBCUs and Chinese universities meet to discuss implementation of 1,000 scholarships for HBCU students to study in China
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Posted Friday, July 11th 2014 at 2:18PM
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Three Black businessmen started the popular Chicago Football Classic 17 years ago and the event is still thriving.
Larry Huggins, Tim Rand and Everett Rand are the founders. With the event only a two months away, the Defender thought it would be a ...
Posted Friday, July 11th 2014 at 1:54PM
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By Marilyn Young, Editor
To Nat Glover, his path to becoming president of Edward Waters College was a series of seemingly unrelated events over most of his life.
The daily chore he had to do while attending the historically black college on a ...
Posted Friday, July 11th 2014 at 1:44PM
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The people of Columbus came out yesterday to attend the unveiling of the Long Street Bridge. The highlight of this new Bridge that links the King and Lincoln district to downtown is the Wall.
The wall is over 200 ft long, and 60 feet high. There a ...
Posted Friday, July 11th 2014 at 1:07PM
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ASU President Gwendolyn E. Boyd is calling on all alumni and supporters to join in the University's new giving campaign, "30 Days of ASU."
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ASU has launched a new and simple avenue for supporters to invest in the University. President Gwendo ...
Posted Friday, July 11th 2014 at 12:20PM
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Andrew Capasso, First Coast News
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Nathaniel Glover, the president of Edward Waters College, is one of four finalists for HBCU Male President of the Year.
The award recognizes what the presidents of historically black colleg ...
Posted Wednesday, July 9th 2014 at 4:27PM
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Posted by Rodney Carmichael
When the Interdenominational Theological Center announced its "Saving the ITC" campaign with the hope of raising $2.5 million earlier this year, it sounded like another of Atlanta's historically black institutions might ...
Posted Wednesday, July 9th 2014 at 3:53PM
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Creating and Leading the Experience
Oprah Winfrey
"I want us all to fulfill our greatest potential. To find our calling and summon the courage to live it," Oprah Winfrey says.
Friday, Oprah takes the stage in a profound, moving and intimate one-woman show. She brings her story and vision to l ...
Posted Tuesday, July 8th 2014 at 12:11PM
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Join us along with artists Kojo Kamau and Larry Winston Collins, Cultural Wall honorees, family and friends, and residents of the King-Lincoln and Discovery Districts, as we proudly unveil the first of its kind Long Street Cultural Wall.
Together ...
Posted Tuesday, July 8th 2014 at 11:07AM
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Wayne A.I. Frederick talked about the challenges facing Howard University and other historically black colleges, as well as the state of higher education in the United States. Mr. Frederick also spoke about his career as a surgical oncolo ...
Posted Monday, July 7th 2014 at 11:34AM
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With the help of students, staff and the Raleigh community we were able to show the world this is what makes us "happy." Thank you Pharrell Williams for the movement! ...
Posted Monday, July 7th 2014 at 10:46AM
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Representatives from Alabama State University recently attended a ceremony at the world acclaimed Carnegie Hall, where ASU was honored for impacting both the Civil Rights Movement and the “theater world.”
The event, titled “The Black Stars of the ...
Posted Monday, July 7th 2014 at 10:35AM
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has appointed an alumnus from Tennessee State University to the Tennessee Court of Appeals, Western Section.
Chancellor Kenny W. Armstrong of Memphis, Tennessee will replace Judge Holly Kirby, who has been appointed to t ...
Posted Thursday, July 3rd 2014 at 11:00AM
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We are inviting new and seasoned Alums to get your shine on in the next issue of HBCUConnect.com The Magazine! Now is the time to showcase your professional skills and experience, let our HBCUConnect.com audience know what you’ve accomplished. ...
Posted Tuesday, July 1st 2014 at 2:55PM
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Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act on Wednesday!
WHEN: Wednesday at noon - 1:30 p.m.
WHERE: 1345 Carter Hill Road - ASU's National Center - across from the Heritage Barbershop; near the big ASU Water tower.
ASU's Nat ...
Posted Tuesday, July 1st 2014 at 11:28AM
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By Mia Watkins | mwatkins@al.com
Stars gathered at the Sunday night BET Awards to pay tribute to Alabama native Lionel Richie who received ceremony's Lifetime Achievement Award.
Pharrell Williams gave Tuskegee a shoutout while schooling the crowd on Richie's history and roots with The Commod ...
Posted Monday, June 30th 2014 at 4:10PM
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The short video below explores the issue of “performance funding” and how it may impact HBCUs. Many schools are funded based on how many full-time equivalent students are enrolled at the start of the semester. Many states are going over enrollment- ...
Posted Monday, June 30th 2014 at 1:18PM
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Courtesy SWAC.org
Mon, June 30, 2014
By George Bremer
The Herald Bulletin
INDIANAPOLIS — Last month, Qua Cox was the star of the first day of the Indianapolis Colts' rookie mini-camp, deftly stepping in front of a pass from quarterback Seth L ...
Posted Monday, June 30th 2014 at 10:48AM
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By Rosaland Tyler
Associate Editor
New Journal and Guide
Nicholas M. Perkins recently donated $1 million to his alma mater Fayetteville State University, inspired in part by two glaring sets of footprints.
The first trail of footsteps ...
Posted Friday, June 27th 2014 at 3:46PM
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