Courtesy of Morgan State University Ā In the follow-up to a momentous performance in France as the first-ever HBCU band to participate in the annual D-Day memorial parade, Morgan State Universityās Magnificent Marching Machine marching band will add another historic first to its already impressive list of achievements. During a special halftime presentation at Morganās 2024
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Courtesy of Miles College At the conclusion of the 2023-2024 academic year, Birmingham-Southern College in Alabama ceased its operations 168 years after its founding. Recently, representatives from Miles College, an Alabama-based HBCU, have signed a purchase agreement to acquire Birmingham-Southernās 192-acre campus. With the addition of Birmingham-Southernās campus, Miles College plans to expand its academic
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By Cheyanne Mcdaniels A new voter initiative focusing on Black men in battleground states launched Tuesday. The Collective PACās Vote to Live campaign is a $4 million investmentĀ that will work to educate Black men on election access and provide free transportation with 100,000 rides to polls during early voting in Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio,
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By Shanelle Genai On Monday, Oct. 7,Ā Cissy Houstonāthe mother of the late musical icon Whitney Houston, passed awayĀ in her home in New Jersey. Per her daughter-in-law Pat HoustonĀ in a statement, Houston was surrounded by family and friends at the time of her death while under hospice care for Alzheimerās disease. She was 91-years-old. As the
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Courtesy of the University of the District of Columbia The University of the District of Columbia has proudly unveiled its newly renovated athletic field, an exciting enhancement to the Van Ness campus that has been a decade in the making. The university held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the official opening of the state-of-the-art turf
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By Megan Messerly Kamala Harris during a Tuesday appearance on āThe Viewā is expected to announce a new policy aimed at helping families care for aging seniors. The vice president will propose establishing a home care benefit through Medicare focused on helping families afford the cost of caring for seniors at home instead of in
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By Ashley Brown In an inspiring virtual meeting, Dr. Chance Glenn, Sr., a professor of electrical engineering at Alabama A&M University, and four students had the unique opportunity to interview NASA astronaut Dr. Jeanette J. Epps. Epps has spent over seven months aboard the International Space Station. Their conversation provided a firsthand glimpse into life
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