By Rachel James-Terry Rita Brent is back and sold out. The multi-hyphenated comedian and Jackson State University alum has returned to the Capital City to host âRaised in the Sippâ Saturday, Sept.17, at Duling Hall. It is her first Jackson, Mississippi, comedy show after a three-year hiatus due to a pandemic that surprised most of the
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Courtesy of Claflin University Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona visited Claflin University Tuesday for a panel discussion with nine outstanding scholars on topics that included voter registration, mental health, and entrepreneurship. Harris’s visit coincided with National Voter Registration Day and HBCU (Historically Black Colleges/Universities) Week. “Today we are celebrating
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By Alexis Clark For Zaria Hunter, this semester marks her triumphant return to Tennessee State University as she continues the battle of her life against a rare form of cancer. In 2021, Hunter started her spring semester of sophomore year off strong, studying agriculture sciences with a pre-veterinary medicine concentration. But Hunterâs school year took a
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Courtesy of Morgan State University Morgan State Universityâs Team ZillowBears earned top honors amid a competitive field of more than 200 students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) showcasing their ingenuity and savvy in Zillowâs second annual HBCU Housing Hackathon. The realty-based case competition awarded top prizes to teams that developed innovations to help renters
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Courtesy of Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Over one-third of students know someone who dropped out of college due to food insecurity during the pandemic, according to national studies about food insecurity amongst US college students. While COVID-19 helped shed light on the issue of students going hungry, Cheyney University was addressing food and basic needs insecurities prior
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By Sholnn Z. Freeman Howard University, in partnership with Fiserv, Inc. and humble ventures, is announcing that applications are open for the first cohort of the GrowHU program â Howardâs growth-focused accelerator for entrepreneurs. The GrowHU accelerator aims to bring together Howard University and the broader HBCU community through a growth-focused accelerator for diverse founders scaling their businesses. The program is open to
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By Quiana Shepard The North Carolina Central University (NCCU) Board of Trustees is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, at 9 a.m., in the Banquet Hall, located on the first floor of W.G. Pearson Dining Hall. Draft minutes from the June 22, 2022 meeting and July 28, 2022 special call meeting, as well as the agenda for the Sept. 28, 2022 meeting of the NCCU Board of Trustees, can be found here. North Carolina Central University (NCCU) prepares students
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By Jackie Torok North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has been named a Fulbright Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Institutional Leader for 2022. For the third consecutive year, the U.S. Department of Stateâs Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) is recognizing selected HBCUsâ strong engagement with the Fulbright Program, the U.S. government’s
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By Tom Williams Michelle Obama plans a six-city tour this fall in support of her new book, âThe Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times,â beginning mid-November in Washington. D.C. and ending a month later in Los Angeles. âIâm looking forward to making some new connections â and of course, seeing some familiar faces from the last
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By C. Sanchez A new Baltimore Police Department program has been designed to cultivate talent from two nearby HBCUs. Learn more in the story by Nick Fenley at Yahoo News. To bring about meaningful change, the Baltimore Police Department has developed an internship program to get local HBCU-goers into law enforcement. This 10-week programâs inaugural cohort will be
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