June 2024 - Page 13

College Football Game Will Feature ā€œNeckā€ Song Without HBCUs Present

By Quintessa Williams HBCUs may not have made the cut for the College Football game, but hereā€™s an interesting twist: ā€œNeck,ā€ the revamped version ofĀ Cameoā€™s 1982 hitĀ ā€œTalkinā€™ Out The Side of Ya Neck,ā€ anĀ HBCU band stadium staple, is set to pump up the crowd in the College Football 25, according to reporting from Matt Brown

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CHARLOTTE, NC - SEPTEMBER 06: First lady Michelle Obama (L) applauds with her mother Marian Robinson (R) during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena on September 6, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The DNC, which concludes today, nominated U.S. President Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential candidate. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Marian Robinson, mother of Michelle Obama, dies at 86

By Faris Tanyos Marian Robinson, the mother of former first lady Michelle Obama, has died at the age of 86, her family announced Friday. “She passed peacefully this morning, and right now, none of us are quite sure how exactly we’ll move on without her,” the statement read. Robinson was born in 1937 and grew

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Presidential Candidates Pull Out of Historic HBCU Debate, First Lady Jill Biden Weighs In

By Ashleigh Fields President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have notified theĀ Commission on Presidential DebatesĀ that they will no longer participate in university forums. This move rips three of the scheduled debates off the campaign trail and draws attention to the newly added matchups slated for June and September. Virginia State University (VSU), Texas

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Nine Howard Students Selected by Scholastic to Write Decodable Books Featured in New Culturally Affirming Collection

By Brittany Bailer NineĀ Howard University School of EducationĀ students have been selected by Scholastic, the global childrenā€™s publishing, education and media company, to write culturally representative decodable books in the interest of creating curricular resources that authentically represent diverse children and families.Ā  Scholastic has worked with authors representing various backgrounds to create and publish 24 new

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The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Announces Study Abroad Grant Recipients

Courtesy of Florida A&M University The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nationā€™s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, today announced the recipients of a 2024 Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grant. The $1,000 grants were awarded to 125 students across the nation. The grants are designed to support undergraduates, both members

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Top-Performing High School Seniors Commit To Tennessee State University

By Emmanuel Freeman Over 275 of the nationā€™s top high school seniors have chosen to enroll at Tennessee State University for the 2024 fall semester. These exceptional students, along with their families, made their commitments during Admitted Students Day on May 18 at TSU. Deja Milan Nickerson of Marietta, Georgia, and Alanah Ellis from Chicago

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Charlie Baker tells NPR why the NCAA agreed to the $2.8 billion settlement

By Juana Summers A multi-billion-dollar industry, fueled by people who don’t see a cent of that money, is about to change. For years, many have argued that colleges were exploiting student athletes. But, just last week,Ā a $2.8 billion settlement reached between the NCAA and five major conferencesĀ paved the way for schools to pay athletes directly

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2024 Howard Graduates Declared as Class of ā€˜Courageā€™ and the Largest Graduating Class In School History

Courtesy of Howard University A rainy Saturday morning turned bright and sunny as more than 20,000 supportive friends, parents, and alumni filled Capital One Arena to celebrate the largest graduating class in Howard University history for the institutionā€™s 156th commencement convocation. While commencement exercises started earlier in the week, during the Saturday, May 11 ceremony,

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Are College Protest Encampments Legal?

By Matthew Arrojas The university-student relationship is being put to the test as thousands of students stage encampments to protest the ongoing Israel-Hamas war and their respective institutions’ investments in companies that support Israel. While the encampment and protests that began April 17 at Columbia University have garnered the most attention and headlines, the first

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