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July 30, 2022
Dr. Marie V. McDemmond, the first woman named president of Norfolk State University, died Wednesday at the age of 76.
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July 22, 2022
Sanders has committed to giving up half of his coaching salary to ensure that his team's facility upgrades are completed…
July 20, 2022
Nataki Garrett, who was hired in 2019, and has been elevated to a leading role at the theater festival, held…
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July 10, 2022
Alena Analeigh Wicker, at just 13-years-old, has been accepted into the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Heersink School of Medicine.
July 9, 2022
The Virginia HBCU named retired Army Gen. Darrell K. Williams its 13th president, succeeding William R. Harvey after 44 years…
June 30, 2022
There are 11 schools that are eligible to compete for the university-affiliated research center, the first affiliated with a Black…
June 13, 2022
Black Lives Matter and Barack Obama have prompted more Black high school graduates to turn to HBCUs for higher learning.
June 2, 2022
The Future of STEM Scholars Initiative has raised more than $17 million to help fund 1,000 scholarships through 2025.
May 28, 2022
HBCU SpringComing has been in New York the past seven years and moved to the Deep South for the first…
Black mental health thegrio.com
May 26, 2022
The doc features “a no-holds-barred" discussion around mental health within the HBCU communities and particularly amongst young males.
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May 17, 2022
Rapper Travis Scott and his Cactus Jack Foundation award $1 million in scholarship funds to aid 100 HBCU seniors.
May 15, 2022
The New Orleans Advocate reported that Nadia James earned a 4.0 GPA and a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal…
May 15, 2022
Video footage of Georgia officers searching a Delaware State University sports team's bus contradicts the sheriff’s account of the incident.
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May 14, 2022
Omoye Assata Lynn, Common's daughter, earned her law degree after three years at the esteemed HBCU Howard University.
May 13, 2022
Lincoln College attracted its scholars and employees from different parts of Illinois, which contributed to its diverse community.
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May 10, 2022
Warner Music Group celebrates success of its inaugural WMG HBCU immersion program, a pipeline for students to enter the music…
May 10, 2022
President David Gerlach said of Lincoln's closing, "The loss of history, careers, and a community of students and alumni is…
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May 9, 2022
11-time Emmy nominee Anthony Anderson has graduated from Howard University with a BFA from the Chadwick A. Boseman College of…
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May 9, 2022
Graduates of HBCU Wiley College learned at their commencement ceremony that an anonymous donor had paid their balances, officials said.
May 7, 2022
The vice president also stressed her connection to the Tennessee State graduates as a fellow graduate of a historically Black…