Members, chapters and the national offices of the Divine Nine are helping communities every day, and I feel strongly that we need to tell those stories. That is why, in 2014, I began tracking news stories from and about the Divine Nine. I want these news stories to accomplish three things. First, I hope we […]
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Last week’s premiere of “Bama State Style,” the reality television series featuring ASU’s Mighty Marching Hornets band, helped the Lifetime Network rank as the number one cable network with original programming in its Friday time period. If last week’s premiere of “Bama State Style,” the new Lifetime Network reality television featuring ASU’s Mighty Marching Hornets
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It’s graduation time for the nation’s HBCU’s and they have once again lined up an impressive roster of speakers for their upcoming commencement ceremonies. From entertainers, celebrity personalities to top professionals and political figures, these commencement speakers are a diverse group of internationally recognized African American leaders. Take a look at this year’s lineup. Alabama
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Hill, the associate professor and chair of the Southern’s School of Nursing and Allied Health‘s Undergraduate Nursing Program, was inducted into the honored group in recent ceremonies at the 14th annual Louisiana Nurses Foundation Nightingale Awards and Gala. To be included in the hall fame, Hill said, “means that as a little girl I made
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Johnson C. Smith University formally recognized President Emeritus Dr. Dorothy Cowser Yancy with the April 11 naming ceremony of the Information and Technology Hall in her honor. The first and only woman to be appointed president in JCSU’s 148-year history, she has become revered as our “Technology President.” The ceremony opened with a welcome by
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Savannah State University (SSU) has been approved to offer in-state tuition rates to residents of border states. This includes residents of Florida, Alabama and South Carolina. The effort is part of the Complete College Georgia initiative. The University System of Georgia (USG) Board of Regents (BOR) notes in its guidance document that “providing out-of-state tuition
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Simmons College has officially been named to the country’s list of historically black colleges, according to school officials. The recognition, by the U.S. Department of Education, makes it only the second HBCU in Kentucky and also the oldest. School President Dr. Kevin W Cosby tweeted the news on April 13th. I have never had a
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Organizers of the 15th Annual Black Tie Scholarship Gala scheduled Friday, April 24, have announced this year’s entertainment for the evening. “American Idol” winner and R&B vocal sensation Ruben Studdard will perform for the 2015 event slated for Huntsville’s Von Braun Center in the North Hall at 6:30 p.m. Studdard, a former student at AAMU,
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