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Morgan State University Hosts Black Lives Matter Protest
On Saturday, June 6, 2020, Morgan State University alumni, students, staff, faculty and the President of the University, Dr. David Wilson, participated in an organized, peaceful protest march through the campus and the Northeastern neighborhood that surrounds
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5 things to expect from 'Colin in Black and White'
From the minds of Ava DuVernay and Colin Kaepernick, Colin in Black and White is set to drop on Netflix The post 5 things to expect from 'Colin in Black and White' appeared first on TheGrio.
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Fight On! Atlanta’s ZuCot Gallery Showcases New Book Singing the History of African American Spirituals
/EIN News/ -- ATLANTA, June 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ZuCot Gallery, one of the nation’s premier galleries highlighting the works of acclaimed African-American artists, is celebrating the release of the new book, Fight On, which visually expresses the story of the African American spirituals
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Morgan State University Hosts Black Lives Matter Protest - Watch The Yard
On Saturday, June 6, 2020, Morgan State University alumni, students, staff, faculty and the President of the University, Dr. David Wilson, participated in an organized, peaceful protest march through the campus and the Northeastern neighborhood that surrounds it. The aptly named March for Black
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Appreciation for the Chicago Crusader | The Crusader Newspaper Group
I look forward with great enthusiasm to the delivery of the paper to my home in Houston and reading your coverage of local Chicago stories, historical accounts of Black history in America and the paper’s coverage of national
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Southern defensive end Jordan Lewis named Buchanan Award finalist news -The Black Chronicle
Southern University Athletics Southern defensive end Jordan Lewis was in diapers the last time an HBCU athlete won the Buck Buchanan Award. Now, the Jaguars’ sack specialist is on
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UAPB, others observe Morrill Act of 1890
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, 1890 Universities Foundation, the 1890 University System and other higher education leaders, are observing the 131st anniversary of the Morrill Act of 1890.
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SWAC releases football championship game hosting scenarios
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- On Sunday, the SWAC released its hosting scenarios for the upcoming Cricket Wireless SWAC Football Championship presented by Pepsi Zero. If Arkansas-Pine Bluff wins its final regular-season game…
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Black folks who want to grill July 4 and stay woke -- honor Tuskegee instead
We have been in quarantining, social distancing and ignoring the reality of the COVID-19 threat (depending on what state you live in and where you get your information) for roughly 110 days. Ironically, about the same number of days since Breonna Taylor was killed in her own home by police officers
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Black Colleges Use Esports to Attract Students and Hook them on Science and Engineering – The Wilmington Journal
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Magic City Classic 2021: ASU Powerhouse Recognized on 30th Anniversary
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Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Officials Loot Pfumvudza Inputs
[New Zimbabwe] ZANU PF youths allegedly looted maize seed and fertilizer during the recent launch at Sipambi Business Centre in Masvingo.
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Claudette Colvin, Who Refused To Give Up Her Bus Seat In 1955, Wants Her Record Expunged - Blavity
Claudette Colvin , who was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white person on a Montgomery, Alabama , bus in 1955, is now fighting to clear her record. According to CNN, attorneys for the civil rights pioneer said they will file a request with a Montgomery County court on
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.® Contributes $1.6 Million to Black Colleges and Universities | UnityFirst
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®, in partnership with the Educational Advancement Foundation (EAF), has presented its third round of endowment funds in the amount of$1.6 millionto 35 additional HBCUs as part of a four-year fundraising campaign led by AKA International President and Chief
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Nigeria: Sack Looms As NFF Set to Overhaul Super Falcons
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Bill Unveiled to Establish Permanent Student Scholarship Programs at Select HBCUs
Congressman David Scott (D-GA) has introduced legislation in the House of Representatives aimed at permanently increasing scholarship monies for students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), specifically those who
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A&M defeats Alabama State in 79th Magic City Classic
WSFA Staff     Alabama A&M defeated Alabama State 38-14 in the 79th annual Magic City Classic. The game was rescheduled from the fall and featured no tailgating and no bands. A&M (4-0, 3-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference) wins its first Eastern Division crown since 2011 and will face Arkansas-Pine
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FAMU votes to exit MEAC, join SWAC
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The ‘world had a chance to see’ Southern reestablish its identity in dominance of Jackson State
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New Book Highlights Founding of Alabama State University
By Erin Harney alabamanewscenter.com In the recently released “From Marion to Montgomery: The Early Years of Alabama State University, 1867-1925,” author Joseph Caver brings to light new information about the founding in a detailed history of one of the country’s earliest historically black
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Relatives of Subjects In Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment Take Part In Ad Campaign Targeting Black Americans Hesitant to Get COVID Vaccine
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