Courtesy of Cheyney University Coach William “Billy” Joe’s reputation with Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) goes well beyond winning college football championships and being inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. The 81-year-old has made a commitment to providing HBCUs, such as Cheyney University where he launched his 35-year coaching career, with the
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By Hazel Scott/ASU Alabama State University’s BFA dancers were called into action to give an extravagant performance on a world stage and they used their skills to make it happen. The BFA dancers are featured at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham. BFA dance majors performed during the Opening Ceremony (July 7) and will perform
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Courtesy of Xavier University of Louisiana “Participating in the HBCU panel hosted by Essence was an eye-opening experience. It was great interacting with other local HBCU students while informing the youth of the importance of these institutions,” said Zion Rouege, Mister Xavier, and senior biology pre-med major. “Thank you to Essence and Coca-Cola for providing a platform
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By Eddie Francis From the first day of the ESSENCE Festival of Culture to the last, Dillard was represented in some way somewhere, seemingly everywhere. As thousands of elated festival fans converged on New Orleans, the Jewel of Gentilly found itself in the thick of one of Black America’s favorite celebrations. JaKiyah Steinbrook ‘23 was the first Bleu Devil
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Courtesy of Claflin University Claflin University announced that it has partnered with Barnes & Noble College to implement the Panther Direct Book Program, a course material delivery model that will drive student success by ensuring all students are prepared to begin learning on the first day of class. In its launch of the program, Claflin University will
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Courtesy of Lincoln University of Missouri Prospective students applying for admission to Lincoln University of Missouri may now submit their application with or without ACT/SAT scores. This change to the university’s admission requirements immediately goes into effect. “Since our founding in 1866, Lincoln University has helped students rise above barriers to quality education. This change
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By Thonnia Lee Dorothy Maye Gaithers, a former social and civil service professional and 1944 Tuskegee alumna, became the first recipient of the Helping Hands and Heart award because of her decades of support to Tuskegee’s social work students. The College of Arts and Science Department of Social Work presented the award during the National
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Courtesy of Fisk University Fisk University’s historic Erastus Milo Cravath Library will be preserved thanks to a $500,000 grant from the Historically Black Colleges and Universities grant program, which is funded by the Historic Preservation Fund and administered by the National Park Service (NPS) Department of Interior. With its large bulk and height, neo-Gothic detailing
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Civil rights leader and trailblazing educator Mary McLeod Bethune on Wednesday became the first Black person elevated by a state for recognition in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall. Florida commissioned the project after a grassroots campaign succeeded last year in removing a statue of Edmund Kirby Smith, among the last Confederate generals to surrender after the Civil War. Bethune joins John
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Courtesy of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s HBCU Program is designed to partner with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) & other minority-serving institutions. They partner on an annual cycle to achieve benchmarks that promote favorable policies and practices in LGBTQ inclusion. Participating institutions can access comprehensive
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