ByĀ Claretta BellamyĀ and Mike Hixenbaugh Houstonās 90-degree weather could not stop crowds of people from protesting outside theĀ National Rifle Associationās 151st annual convention on Friday,Ā just days afterĀ a school shootingĀ in Uvalde, Texas, killed at least 19 children and two teachers. The hourslong protest ā which was organized by Black Lives Matter Houston, Fiel Houston, Indivisible Houston and
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By Brittany Ireland Did you know that the earliest traces of the ever popular āMemorial Dayā holiday began with former slaves more than 150 years ago? Itās no secret that hundreds of thousands of Black soldiers and laborers served in Union armies. Following the American Civil War, in 1865, a group of slaves worked together
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By Arrman Kyaw Morgan State University will award honorary degrees on Saturday to civil rights activist and former football player ColinĀ Kaepernick; Morgan alum and filmmaker David E. Talbert; and Morgan alum David Burton, chief proponent in the Coalition for Excellence and Equity in Maryland Higher Education (HBCUs) vs. the State of Maryland lawsuit. The three
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By Xavier University of Louisiana Xavier University of Louisiana raised more than $1 million during its annual online, social media-driven fundraising event ā Give.Love.Xavier (GLX) Day on Tuesday, April 5, 2022. This yearās theme was āIn the Spirit of Love.ā Ā The Office of Alumni Relations launched the Give.Love.Xavier initiative 10 years ago to strengthen alumni
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Courtesy of Bowie State University The Prince Georgeās County Council issued a proclamation Tuesday morning honoring the Bowie State football and womenās bowling teamās program success, including the 2021 and 2022 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Championship at the Wayne K. Curry Administration Building. The Bulldogs womenās bowling team captured its sixth-straight CIAA championship; the
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By Andrew Skerritt Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer made a pitch for 134 newly hooded Florida A&M University College of Law graduates to stay and playĀ a role in shaping the community for future generations. āSome of you may be headed out of town to realize your dreams. For those of you who are undecidedā¦ For those
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Courtesy of Meharry Medical College Senior Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer LaMel Bandy-NealĀ was recently honored by the Nashville Business Journal as one of the cityās ā2022 Women of Influence.ā The NBJ says the award is given to āthe women shaping how we do business in Nashvilleā According to their website, āthe NBJās
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By Bruce Goodwin II The college athlete pay debate just got even more controversial. It hasnāt even been a year since it was ruled legal for players to receive checks fromĀ name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals, and Alabamaās head football coachĀ Nick SabanĀ is already hating on it. While at a 50-day countdown event for the World
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Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday visited a school in Fairfax, Virginia to announce the $500 million 2022 Clean School Bus Rebates program intended to help school districts purchase buses with low or zero carbon emissions. āYellow school buses are our nationās largest form of mass transit. Every day in our country more than 25
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By Arrman Kyaw The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) will be hostingĀ UNITE 2022,Ā a summit focused on improving HBCUs, June 12-16. The event ā set to take place at the Atlanta Airport Marriott Gateway ā is centered on āDelivering on the Promise of Black Higher Education.ā The summit will be held in person ā for the
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