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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings donates over $100M to HBCUs, talks importance of supporting Black colleges

In an effort to cut down on the level of debt students graduate with, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and philanthropist...

DeMicia Inman / June 17, 2020

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5 reasons to watch Maame-Yaa Aforo’s short film ‘Brown Paper Pageant’

In the upcoming short film Brown Paper Pageant, filmmaker Maame-Yaa Aforo highlights the continuous need and importance of Black female storytellers...

Amber Corrine / June 10, 2020

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Morehouse, Spelman students are tramautized by Atlanta police encounter

Taniyah Pilgrim and Messiah Young have become faces of the Black Lives Matter movement since being snatched out of their

Biba Adams / June 4, 2020

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Atlanta cops who assaulted Spelman and Morehouse students fired, put on desk duty

The Atlanta cops who tased and pulled Spelman and Morehouse students out of their car on live television have been...

Stephanie Guerilus / May 31, 2020

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Army dad surprises Morehouse grad in at-home graduation, thanks to Spelman sisters

A Morehouse College student received the ultimate surprise ahead of his graduation, and he has his sisters to thank for...

Ny Magee / May 24, 2020

Detroit Education Featured HBCU News Politics

Trump mulls opening historically black college in Detroit: ‘It’s an interesting idea’

While Black American voters largely remain unimpressed and oftentimes bewildered by the Trump administration, the president isn’t giving up on...

Ny Magee / May 24, 2020

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Frank Baker gifts $1 million to fund scholarships, graduates’ tuition at Spelman College

A group of Spelman College students has received a blessing, akin to one that Morehouse College graduates received last year. Frank...

Matthew Allen / May 23, 2020