Florida’s oldest historically Black university will build its first dormitory in four decades because of financing secured through the Rice Financial Products Co. Edward Waters University announced Thursday that $25 million in financing from the Rice Capital Access Program will fund portions of the $33 million in capital improvements that will be made at the
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Shaw University alumni have formed the Save Our Shaw Coalition and filed a formal compliant with the North Carolina Attorney General’s Office, citing concerns with their alma mater’s administration and financial management, according to a report from ABC11 WTVD in Raleigh. The coalition’s concerns include a financial audit that found some $2 million in endowed
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For 30 Florida A&M University students, attending the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Leadership Institute in Washington, D.C., offered a chance to meet corporate professionals, engage with fellow HBCU scholars and explore career paths beyond the classroom. The four-day professional development conference, held Sept. 9-13, brought together hundreds of HBCU students from across the country. The
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Prairie View A&M head coach Tremaine Jackson announced on the SWAC Coaches Media Session on Oct. 12 that he has made midseason changes to his coaching staff, first reported by Terrance Harris of the Houston Defender. Following two straight disappointing losses to Mississippi Valley State (28-27) and Southern (28-14), Jackson said he reassigned Panthers offensive
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By Sherdell Baker Learn more about the prospective governor placements ahead of this year’s midterm election With only seven weeks left until Election Day, voters are diving deeper into their understanding of candidates. Across both major parties, there are Black candidates seeking election to be governor of their respective states. If these candidates are elected,
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Thousands of students and alumni gathered on the campus of Morgan State University for the school’s 159th homecoming celebration on Oct. 10. Homecoming offers alumni a chance to reconnect while celebrating the history, culture and enduring legacy of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Jonathan Brown, a telecommunications major, who graduated in 1999 said seeing
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HBCU Homecoming season just got even sweeter! Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock has announced a $97.1 million award in federal funding to support Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) research programs at 10 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) nationwide. Senator Warnock, a proud Morehouse College graduate, has long been a champion of HBCUs and successfully
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Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington, D.C.-area home was raided by federal agents in a predawn search Monday. Homeland Security Investigations, a unit of the Department of Homeland Security that conducts criminal probes, “executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the Department of Justice,” a DOJ spokesperson said in a statement to multiple media
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