Born May 14, 1955, Marian Rogers Croak is an African American engineer who was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for her work. Ever heard of VoIP? VoIP stands for Voice over Internet Protocol — it’s a technology that lets you make phone calls over the Internet instead of traditional telephone lines. Still
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Secure the Senator Bill & Tracy Frist Endowment Scholarship for research grants in planetary and human health at Meharry About Meharry Medical College Meharry Medical College, founded in 1876, is the nation’s largest private, independent historically Black academic health sciences center dedicated solely to educating minority and other health professionals. True to its heritage, it
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Experience Taraji Henson’s inspiring Spelman Graduation Speech; she empowers the Class of 2025 with heritage and unity. Taraji Henson’s Viral Spelman Graduation Speech Inspires Unity Spelman College is a private, historically black women’s liberal arts college in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1881 as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, Spelman awarded its first college degrees in
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Toni Braxton proudly celebrates son Diezel’s graduation from Howard University, honoring Black excellence and legacy. It was a proud HBCU moment as Grammy-winning singer Toni Braxton celebrated a major milestone—her son, Diezel Braxton, graduated from Howard University. The multi-platinum R&B legend shared the joyous news on social media, highlighting a powerful moment of legacy and
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Students rally against the FAMU presidential search, fearing a DeSantis ally could reshape Florida A&M’s mission and legacy. Florida’s only public historically Black university could soon be run by an ally of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has restricted the teaching of African American history and banned public colleges from using taxpayer money on diversity programs. Marva Johnson, a lobbyist and
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Experience HBCU Youth Empowerment at The Mann Festival—uniting arts, community, and college pathways. When the COVID-19 pandemic occurred in 2020, it caused unprecedented setbacks for young people. During this challenging time, Cathy Cahill, president and CEO of the Mann, and Shelley Sylva, TD Bank’s Head of Business Development and Community Outreach in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, came together with a
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Learn how UMES athlete pay settlement affects HBCU student-athlete compensation, NIL rights, and recruitment strategies. The University of Maryland Eastern Shore declared its intent to the NCAA and Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference to opt into the House v. NCAA settlement. While awaiting final approval of roster limits, UMES declared its intention to opt in. Understanding the UMES
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Learn how Verizon DEI policy changes enabled FCC approval of its $20B Frontier deal and reshaped corporate DEI trends. Verizon has become the latest big company to end policies around diversity, equity and inclusion, or “DEI,” in order to keep the U.S. government happy. Verizon DEI Policy Reversal: Strategic Motivations It seems to have worked: on Friday, the
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Shaquille O’Neal is no stranger to making headlines, but this time it wasn’t for a slam dunk or a viral TV moment—it was for repping Alabama State University and announcing his plans to become a college professor at an HBCU. During a May 8, 2025 episode of Inside the NBA, Shaq showed up on set in a
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A film created by Southern University students has won the HBCU Sports Emmy. During the 2025 Sports Emmy Awards in New York City on Tuesday, May 20, SU student and director Loren Sullivan accepted the Emmy Award for the documentary “The Hidden Sport.” Sullivan was joined by team members Sydney Cuillier, Ashley Lovelace, Verbon Muhammad,
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