In 1978, the Florida Classic found a lasting home at Tampa Stadium, affectionately known as “The Big Sombrero” and home to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. FAMU athletic director Hansel Tookes Sr. and Bethune-Cookman athletic director Tank Johnson helped establish the event after years of searching for a venue capable of accommodating a rivalry that had
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Courtesy of Delaware State University Delaware State University students received more than white coats at the University’s 4th Annual White Coat Ceremony. They also received advice from health care professionals who have already traveled many of the paths they hope to follow. Held Tuesday, September 29, the ceremony brought together students from the College of Agriculture,
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As Black sorority and fraternity members from all over the country plan to party and stroll across the Atlanta University Center this fall, a few miles away, one man is hunkered down in front of two massive embroidery machines racing the clock to produce paraphernalia for homecoming season. Ashanti Johnson, also known as A.J., is
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The National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame Foundation (NBCAHOF) will honor two-time North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University alumnus Geoff Foster during its annual Hall of Fame Induction and recognition ceremony Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta Hotel in Atlanta. Foster was selected for induction in the Industry category as part
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The first-ever Central Illinois Historically Black Colleges and Universities fair was held Thursday night at University High School in Normal. The fair brought HBCU’s from around the country to Normal in order to connect with young Black students. This fair is usually held in Chicago, but to make it more accessible, students in Normal organized
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By Khristian Vickers, American Red Cross This Sickle Cell Awareness Month, HBCU students across Tennessee are using their voices to encourage blood donation and educate their peers about the critical need for a diverse blood supply. Through the American Red Cross HBCU Ambassador Program, student leaders help promote blood donation, raise awareness about community health
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Multiple historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are in Birmingham for the first ever Penny Games Debate Competition at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC). Event officials said the debate will create a national platform for some of country’s brightest HBCU students to engage in rigorous debate on issues in communities across the country. The competition
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There was a time when Homecoming at our historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs)meant one thing: everybody was coming home. Students, alumni, cousins, aunties, old classmates and the friend of somebody’s cousin who somehow got a tailgate pass. Now, “coming home” is starting to look like shelling out hundreds on a simple concert ticket and
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Two of Texas’ largest historically Black universities are set to receive a combined $8.7 million in federal funding through a U.S. Department of Education program supporting HBCUs. Texas Southern University will receive $4.2 million, while Prairie View A&M University will receive $4.5 million through the Supplemental Historically Black Colleges and Universities Mandatory Grants program, according
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By Courtney Kube WASHINGTON — Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., plans to introduce three bills Thursday to block the Trump administration from scrapping plans to name an aircraft carrier in honor of a Black war hero and instead naming it after President Donald Trump. Two U.S. officials said that Navy leadership has been discussing changing the
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