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May 8, 2011
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) - The stadium roared in approval of Powell's comments on the president's move last week to quell…
April 29, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Roman Caple posted: "St. Augs is holding classes tomorrow and students in Falcrest still don't have power.…
April 23, 2011
OPINION - The United Negro College Fund and its Building Green at Minority Serving Institutions program shows that minority colleges…
April 18, 2011
RALEIGH, N.C. - Shaw University announced Sunday afternoon that it will suspend classes for the rest of the spring semester…
March 8, 2011
OPINION - We tried understanding. We did the suspension thing, the revoking the chapter charter thing. Now it's time to…
March 5, 2011
VIDEO - This is the CIAA basketball tournament -- offering fierce athletic competition, strong school loyalty, and the second largest…
March 3, 2011
OPINION - 'A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste' was and is a brilliant slogan for HBCUs who've historically…
February 23, 2011
Are HBCUs still relevant? It's the recurring question that has been seen in many op-ed pieces as of late...
February 23, 2011
VIDEO - NBC News affiliate WSFA interviewed Alabama State University students who felt embarrassed by the fight and the image...
February 21, 2011
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Barriers often include lack of funds, fear of racism, worries about delayed graduation, and few role models…
February 1, 2011
TheGrio's 100 - President Obama set the goal for the U.S. to have the highest proportion of college graduates in…
December 26, 2010
SLIDESHOW - In light of the bad economy and attacks on Obama from all directions, the public has lost sight…
December 13, 2010
"I never thought I'd live to see this happen," says 88-year-old Charles Evers, a longtime Mississippi civil rights activist...
December 9, 2010
On Monday, The Commission released its annual briefing report on The Educational Effectiveness of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)...
November 26, 2010
OPINION - Philander Smith is a small historically black college in Little Rock, Arkansas, and was pretty known for being…
November 22, 2010
OPINION - The status quo is unacceptable, the comfortable need to be afflicted, and when it comes to the education…
November 14, 2010
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Blacks comprised about 12 percent of total enrollment in higher education in 2007 but were 21 percent…
November 4, 2010
SLIDESHOW - From the talented marching bands, campus step shows, to seeing your favorite music artists perform on 'the yard';…
October 28, 2010
OPINION - Today as in times past, HBCUs give the best and the brightest an education which can catapult them…
October 27, 2010
ATLANTA (AP) - The initiative is designed to increase the pipeline of HBCU students into the financial services industry...