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Alcorn State performs in the first ever Honda Battle of the Bands eight-band drumline finale

2016 Honda Battle of the Bands: 63,000+ Witness HBCU Marching Band Excellence

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A near capacity crowd rocked the Georgia Dome at the 2016 Honda Battle of the Bands (HBOB) Invitational Showcase. The annual marching band event for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) provided eight top marching bands with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to deliver a dynamic performance on a national stage, while earning grants and positive attention

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2016 Ailes Rising Apprentice: Gentel Blair, a senior mass communication major at Saint Augustine’s University

Ailes Rising Apprentice: Miss SAU Wins Award from Fox News

HBCU Colleges /

Gentel Blair, a senior mass communication major with a concentration in broadcasting at Saint Augustine’s University, has won the prestigious 2016 Ailes Rising Apprentice scholarship from Fox News. The scholarship, which is awarded to two minority students from across the nation, includes a $10,000 education grant and an internship at the Fox News offices in

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Prairie View A&M University Celebrates 140 Years of Excellence

Prairie View A&M University Celebrates 140 Years of Excellence

HBCU Colleges, HBCU News /

For 140 years, Prairie View A&M University has been a leader in serving underserved communities and has maintained a strict adherence to its founding principles of teaching, research and service. Prairie View A&M University is the second oldest public institution of higher education in Texas. On August 14, 1876, the Texas Legislature established the “Agricultural

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CEO of Sanderson Farms, Inc. Joe Sanderson, Jr. and his wife Kathy.

Sanderson Farms Family Donates $1Million to Alcorn State

HBCU Colleges /

CEO of Sanderson Farms, Inc. Joe Sanderson, Jr. and his wife Kathy donated $1 million to the Alcorn State University Foundation, Inc. Walter Washington Scholarship Endowment to aid students with their academic needs. The donation is the largest individual gift in Alcorn’s 145-year history. The donation was inspired by the Sanderson’s connection to Alcorn’s longest

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Nominate a deserving high-school teen for a $5,000 scholarship and a mentorship experience at the Coca-Cola Pay It Forward Academy.

Coca-Cola Pay It Forward Scholarship: Nominate Yourself or A Teen

College Bound, HBCU Applications /

The Coca-Cola Pay It Forward program returns with a stronger focus on African American moms and their impact on the academic success of their teens. Building on the initiative’s accomplishments, the 2016 program will offer up to Fifteen contest winners each a $5,000 scholarship and mentorship experience at the Coca-Cola Pay It Forward Academy in

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The Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Building at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.

Biochemistry Degree Coming to the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

HBCU Colleges, HBCU News /

The Department of Chemistry and Physics at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff will be offering a new bachelor’s degree in biochemistry beginning in the Fall 2016 semester. Dr. Grant Wangila, interim chair of the department of is overjoyed to be part of starting the new degree track for undergraduate students. This program is

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Ludacris to perform at Honda Battle of the Bands

Ludacris Returns the Stage at the Honda Battle of the Bands

HBCU Colleges /

Hometown legend Ludacris will dazzle an expected capacity crowd at the 2016 Honda Battle of the Bands (HBOB) Invitational Showcase. The marching band event of the year will be held January 30, 2016 in Atlanta. Get tickets now: http://www.hondabattleofthebands.com/tickets Talented student musicians from the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) will once again provide

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President Nathaniel Glover addresses Edward Waters College faculty, staff, students the university’s 150th anniversary kick-off event.

Edward Waters College Celebrates its 150th Anniversary

HBCU Colleges, HBCU News /

In 2016, Edward Waters College will be commemorating its 150th anniversary and will be celebrating the momentous milestone with a yearlong celebration. The exciting kick-off event included a balloon release and celebratory cake-cutting on Wednesday, January 20th on the Centennial Lawn. President Nathaniel Glover, EWC faculty, staff, students, and alumni held a brief program honoring

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