By Dantee Ramos As Tennessee State University prepares teenagers to become the next generation of airplane pilots and technicians, it is marking a momentous occasion for the school and its students. According to WKRN, the U.S. Air Force selected TSU to host 19 aviation trainees from across the country and abroad, including students from Japan. As a result, dreams are coming true
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By Quintessa Williams San Francisco’s Mayor, London N. Breed, has announced a plan to bring a satellite campus of a historically Black college or university (HBCU) to the city as part of her 30 by 30 initiative. The proposal, named Black 2 San Francisco, aims to increase the city’s population by 300,000 residents and students by 2030. The Black
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By Stephen J. Gaither Fisk University sophomore Morgan Price made history on Friday and made the media rounds on Monday as she sat down with Gayle King and Company. Price was an in-studio guest on CBS Mornings on Monday after winning the national “All-Around” title on Friday. Her win made her the first athlete from an
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Written by the Howard University Newsroom Staff This Juneteenth, The Howard University and PNC National Center for Entrepreneurship will bring together hundreds of HBCU students, faculty, and aspiring and established Black entrepreneurs for its second annual Black Commerce Conference. Under the theme “Black Commerce: The Future of Entrepreneurship,” the event is designed to embody the
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By Randall Barnes The Ken Griffey Jr.-backed HBCU Swingman Classic is returning for a second year and the MLB recently announced the rosters for the event, which is once again set to take place during MLB All-Star weekend. The Swingman Classic is set to feature 50 talented players from 16 Division 1 HBCUs. The HBCU Swingman Classic aims
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Courtesy of Tuskegee University Tuskegee University is pleased to announce that $2.4 million in funding will be used to fortify its Student Affairs Division and enhance campus safety and student wellness programs. This financial boost comes from the $20 million gift announced last month from an anonymous donor and will help enrich the university experience
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Courtesy of Morgan State University Researchers at Morgan State University’s Patuxent Environmental and Aquatic Research Laboratory (PEARL) have active research programs that are improving Maryland’s aquaculture’s vitality and its urban coastlines’ sustainability. Toward those ends, Maryland Sea Grant (MDSG) has awarded two research grants to Morgan, amounting to more than $600,000. The grants support PEARL’s
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