The Organic & Natural Health Association has teamed up with Williams-Franklin Foundation to raise at least $50,000 over the next five years. Their goal is to assist HBCU students financially and create meaningful connections between the HBCU community and professionals within the health and natural products industry. Karen Howard, executive director of Organic & Natural
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Today would be the legendary Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin’s 79th birthday. National Geographic’s “GENIUS: ARETHA” and Watch The Bands, an online platform that focuses on preserving and promoting the marching band and dance culture of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), announced the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Marching Band as the winner
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Howard University student Abigail Hall took to social media, specifically Twitter, to announce her recent acceptance into Harvard Law School, and her tweet is going viral. Since tweeting her good news, the 21-year-old Jamaican American and Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority member has received thousands of congratulatory responses and messages— so many that she has had
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Job hunting just got a little bit easier for recent HBCU graduates and other professionals. HBCU Lifestyle, a platform that provides news, awareness, and information on all things HBCU life and culture, such as Greek life, scholarships, careers and life after college, announced its new HBCU Career Hub. The new platform aims to connect job
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The Office of HBCU Outreach educates the public and builds strategic alliances that support North Carolina’s Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) commitment to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce, and it is one of the most important segments of the department. It’s office continuously centers its efforts on innovation, development, research and education so that the
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Evangeline M. Mitchell, a graduate of Prairie View A&M University in Texas, the University of Iowa College of Law, and the Harvard University Graduate School of Education K, was selected by Lawyers of Color, a nonprofit devoted to promoting diversity in the legal profession, as one of the Top 10 Most Influential Black Lawyers of
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Starting July 1, Nike will be the official athletic wear provider for all Florida A&M University sports apparel, equipment and footwear, lengthening a relationship that started more than two decades ago. “FAMU is an elite institution with rich traditions, and our student-athletes deserve an experience that is second to none,” said Kortne Gosha, the Vice
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ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith, a graduate of Winston-Salem University in North Carolina, is creating a new docuseries that will focus heavily on the history and importance of America’s HCBUs. The show is being produced with director Elaine Oliver, the director and co-creator of OWN’s Black Love and a fourth generation HBCU graduate of Howard
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At one point in his career, rapper, producer, business mogul and philanthropist Master P (aka Percy Miller) wanted to have his own NBA team. Now, he’s changed his tune and instead of venturing into sports, he is putting his impact to good use with plans to own an HBCU. The 50-year-old ‘No Limits Record’ founder
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Beginning March 23, 2021, a new talk show will regularly air on Detroit Live. Hosted by Alvin Woods, a graduate of Southern University and A&M College, a PR and advertising expert and founding father of the Media Model, a brand strategy and consulting company in New York City. The show will heavily consider political news
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