Sheās theĀ U.S. Open champion. One of the highest paid female athlete in the world. And a frustrated Floridian. AmericanĀ tennisĀ playerĀ Coco GauffĀ has never been afraid to use her voice. Not when she delivered an impromptu speech at a Black Lives Matter rally at the age of 16. And not now at age 20 when sheās preparing to
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Courtesy of Tuskegee University Tuskegee University students from different majors worked together to complete a reimagined design of Legion Field Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama. The project is part of a partnership with the NFL and the Robert R. Taylor School of Architecture and Construction Science that was announcedĀ last fall. The students participated in this multi-disciplinary
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By Aimee Picchi The White House on WednesdayĀ saidĀ it has approved $7.7 billion of student debt cancellation for 160,500 borrowers, part of its ongoing effort to provide relief after the Supreme Court last yearĀ blockedĀ President Joe Biden’s plan for broad-based college loan forgiveness. With the latest round of forgiveness, the administration has erased a total of $167
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Courtesy of Bowie State University The Prince Georgeās County Alumnae chapter of Delta Sigma Theta marked its 50thĀ anniversary with donations $50,000 and $1,000 to support scholarships at Bowie State University.Ā āWe thought about how to cement partnerships in Prince Georgeās County and also to elevate our commitment to education,ā said Miriam Brewer, chapter president. āWeāve
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ByĀ Danielle Layton Thereās nothing quite like watching a historically Black collegeās marching band rouse a crowd during halftime ā except, perhaps, six HBCU marching bands performing back to back. Last year, Alabama State University hosted theĀ Honda Battle of the Bands, making it the first college to host the event on campus. The next show is
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Written by the Howard University Newsroom staff Howard University President Ben Vinson III, Ph.D., joined leaders from the Atlanta University Consortium (AUC) to announce the establishment of EDTECH Africa, an initiative serving as an emerging technology bridge between Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and African scholars aimed at cultivating educational exchanges in the ever-evolving
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ByĀ Greg RosensteinĀ andĀ Morgan Chesky Jaimarius Barnes, an 11-year-old in the Wichita, Kansas-based League 42 baseball organization, planned on suiting up for games this season just feet away from a Jackie Robinson statue. āHe really inspires me because he played baseball and I now play baseball,ā Jaimarius said in an interview. āIt means a lot. Heās a
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Courtesy of Morgan State University A young man from a mining region of Ghana traveled abroad to become an engineer and leveraged that education to become one of the worldās most influential businesspeople, then chancellor of western Africaās top-ranked university. A mother, educator, wife, and pastor of a church in Baltimore found inspiration in her
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By Quintessa Williams The Biden-Harris Administration announced a new record in Federal funding and investments in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) totaling more than $16 billionĀ from Fiscal Years (FY) 2021 through current available data for FY 2024. This new reported total is up from the previously announced over $7 billion and captures significant additional
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Written By Howard University Newsroom Staff Howard University released a retrospective assessment of the progress made toward aspirations set by the Howard Forward Strategic Plan. Launched in 2019 under the leadership of President Emeritus Wayne A. I. Frederick, M.D., MBA, Howard Forward has bolstered academic excellence, research capacity, and financial stability at the University. Led
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