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Historically Black College in South Carolina Offers Free Tuition

  A small historically Black college in South Carolina is offering all full-time students free tuition for the upcoming 2021-22 academic year. Clinton College President Lester McCorn made the announcement last week for qualifying full-time students at the school in Rock Hill. The school had already made the commitment to slash fall tuition by 50% for its students, and offer every student a new tablet, news outlets reported. But now the college is making tuition free as the school hopes to ensure their students get a college education despite financial hardships brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Each full-time student

Mastercard to Partner with Spelman and Leading HBCUs to Further Black Economic Inclusion Efforts

By Jazmyn Burton Mastercard today announced a $5 million grant to support the forthcoming Center for Black Entrepreneurship. Established in partnership with the Black Economic Alliance Foundation, and located on the campuses of Spelman and Morehouse, the CBE will serve as an incubator for high-potential, Black owned start-ups, and a new generation of Black entrepreneurial talent. The grant will fund new adjunct faculty, the creation of an online entrepreneurship program and support the development of experiential courses that will enable students to put their classroom instruction into practice. “We are excited by the possibility of building an entrepreneurship curriculum within our outstanding department of economics” said Mary Schmidt Campbell, Ph.D., president

Regions Foundation Awards Tuskegee University a $250,000 Grant for Scholarships

By  Kawana McGough. Office of Communications, Public Relations and Marketing Tuskegee University has received a $250,000 grant from the Regions Foundation to support scholarships for students. The scholarships are expected to support at least 50 students as they pursue their degrees. The Regions Foundation is a nonprofit initiative that is primarily funded by Regions Bank. The foundation supports investments in education and workforce readiness, economic and community development, and financial wellness. The $250,000 scholarship grant announced Wednesday is part of a two-year, $12 million commitment announced in 2020 by the Regions Foundation and Regions Bank to support various organizations that

Resilience and Innovation:Our Journey during the Covid-19 Pandemic

By Dr. Leonard Brown and Dr. Justin Moses, With a pandemic that has directly or indirectly impacted us all, multiple acts of violence projected on communities of color, and political unrest, we have all felt an overwhelming burden. Countless lives around us have been lost including some of those in our NSU community. Despite these losses, we have supported and uplifted one another by sacrificing what was normal to us. We’ve taught, we’ve learned, we’ve worked remotely, and many of us worked on campus to support the operations and provide support for students that remained on campus. We shied, adjusted,

Young man’s school grad draws attention with $1 million in scholarships

By Jacob Sanchez, Akin White has been an artist for as long as he can remember. Whenever inspiration struck, Akin would grab whatever piece of paper nearby and a pencil and start drawing. His mom, Keisha White, recognized her son’s talent one day when he drew Superman, and the sketch looked exactly like the comic book superhero. White knew Akin’s talent could blossom into a career, so she nurtured it and allowed him to draw his own path forward. “A lot of parents would have been like, ‘Oh no, you go to get a real job,’ but (mine) encouraged it,”

Online Gaming Group Contributes $1M to Virginia HBCUs

By Norfolk State University Newsroom, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, Golden Nugget Online Gaming (GNOG) and its small, women, and minority (SWaM)-certified equity partner, Virginia Sports Technology Group (VSTG), presented a $1 million donation to Virginia’s historically Black colleges and universities. The funding will be distributed equally to all five of the Commonwealth’s HBCUs — Hampton University, Norfolk State University, Virginia State University, Virginia Union University and Virginia University of Lynchburg. The event coincides with the pending launch of GNOG’s online sports wagering in Virginia. In addition to the donation, and in conjunction with the ongoing operation of online wagering within

Clark Atlanta University Partners with Apple and Tennessee State University to Become a Community Center for Coding and Creativity

By Clark Atlanta University Clark Atlanta University announced it will become a community center for Coding and Creativity as part of Apple’s Community Education Initiative and Tennessee State University’s HBCU C2. The teaching and learning initiative is designed to empower Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to expand technology and creativity experiences within their institutions and broader communities. “We continue to move with momentum to ensure our scholars at Clark Atlanta University have access to a world class education and that mission includes offering initiatives that focus on technology and enhancing their analytical thinking skills,” said Clark Atlanta University president,

Americana Music Association Names Fisk Jubilee Singers® as one of this year’s slate of Lifetime Achievement Award Honorees

By Fisk University Newsroom, The Americana Music Association will present musical pioneers The Mavericks, Keb’ Mo’ Trina Shoemaker, Carla Thomas, and the Fisk Jubilee Singers® with Lifetime Achievement Awards during the Association’s 20th Annual Americana Honors & Awards show on Wednesday, September 22 at the Ryman Auditorium. The Fisk Jubilee Singers® will be presented with The Legacy of Americana Award. The Legacy of Americana Award will be presented to the Fisk Jubilee Singers® in partnership with the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) to shine a light on their extraordinary accomplishments and influence on American roots music. “It is

Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival Workshops and Panels Aims to Empower the Next Generation of Filmmakers and Activists

By Morehouse College, ATLANTA—The Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival (MCHRFF) returns Sept. 23-25 for the third year with TV and film industry experts leading several online, on-demand workshops and roundtable sessions as well as in-person, post-screening discussions at The Plaza Theatre. Programming includes sessions on developing authenticity as an actor, character development for writers, producing and directing tips for short films, as well as a workshop on how to create a film in Atlanta, sponsored by Atlanta Film Society, the Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Film and Entertainment, and Fulton Films Office at Fulton County Government. Additionally, a virtual awards

U.S. News & World Report: Morehouse College Advances to No. 4 HBCU in Country

By Morehouse College Morehouse College has moved up to No. 4 on the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) list, according to the 2022 U.S. News and World Report rankings, up two positions since 2021. The College also moved up 27 spots to No. 128 in the National Liberal Arts Colleges rankings. Morehouse College has the No. 2 business program among HBCUs and the program is ranked No. 190 nationally. Additional national rankings for Morehouse College among National Liberal Arts Colleges include: 18 in Top Performers on Social Mobility (No. 3 in Georgia; No. 1 among institutions men can attend in

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