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Jackson State University freshman biology major Adrienna Williams,

Started from the Bottom: JSU Freshman Overcomes Hardship, Becomes Gates Scholar

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Tears flowed from Adrienna Williams after learning she was selected as a Gates scholar and more recently while explaining that her then-single mother once worried whether she did enough as a parent for her children in their poverty-stricken Yazoo community. Williams, a Jackson State University freshman biology major with ambitions of becoming a physician, candidly […]

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Florida A&M University (FAMU) President Dr. Elmira Mangum

Growing Pains, Institutional Change, and Leadership at FAMU

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Symbols are an important piece of American society. Symbols can inspire and they can also remind of us of a time passed. People take their symbols seriously, sometimes religiously. One only needs to look at the current climate around the removal of the confederate flag from the South Carolina capitol building to understand this to

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HBCU Lifestyle Podcast Episode 25 with Eddie Francis

HL 025: Dr Larry Walker, Student Leadership and JCC Criminal Justice Program

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HBCU Lifestyle contributor Dr. Larry J. Walker is featured on Episode 25 as he explains why he believes HBCUs are one of the best places for incarcerated youth to move toward successful lives. The episode also includes another Claflin man, Dennis Richmond, Jr., and we learn what makes Jarvis Christian College’s Criminal Justice program one

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Coppin State alum Stephanie Ready reporting for Fox Sports.

Coppin Alumna Ready is the 1st Full-time Female NBA Analyst

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FOX Sports Southeast announced that Coppin State alum Stephanie Ready will make the move from the Charlotte Hornets sidelines to the broadcast booth with Eric Collins and Dell Curry, becoming the first full-time female NBA game analyst. Ready has been a fixture with the Charlotte Hornets. She will be entering her 12th season with the

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The Apple HBCU Scholars Program is the first of several programs under the new Apple and TMCF Diversity Initiative.

Apple Launches HBCU Scholarship in Partnership with TMCF

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The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) has launched the application process for the inaugural year of the Apple HBCU Scholars Program, the largest and most comprehensive scholarship effort in HBCU history. Thirty successful undergraduate student recipients will be awarded sizable scholarships and receive year-long mentorships by Apple employees to include a paid internship at Apple

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MVSU President William B. Bynum

Mississippi Valley State President Bynum Receives Extension

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The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning has extended the contract of Dr. William B. Bynum, president of Mississippi Valley State University, until June 30, 2019. Since becoming president of the rural institution, Bynum has increased enrollment, improved town and gown relations, reinstalled the University College model, began a general studies degree

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