The 6th annual BE Smart Hackathon, hosted by Black Enterprise and American Airlines, has concluded, revealing an array of prize-winning teams that represent the best tech talent from the nation’s HBCUs. Team Morehouse, composed of five students from Atlanta-based Morehouse College, scored first prize in the tightly-contested final showdown. Its Free-Fly travel app greatly impressed
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Virtual UNCF Maya Angelou Women Who Lead Luncheon raises more than $205K for HBCUs and their Students thanks to Broad Support from Individuals and Corporations – GlobeNewswire During an historic day, UNCF celebrated its 18th annual UNCF Maya Angelou Women Who Lead Luncheon as a virtual fundraising event, for the first time on Sept. 26.
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Florida A&M University (FAMU) announced this week that it will expand its COVID-19 testing capabilities two-fold as the latest academic institution that joins a growing list of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) benefiting from Thermo Fisher Scientific’s $25 million donation of diagnostic equipment, test kits and related supplies. The agreement is designed to support
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