“You tell them my story. You tell them your story. You tell them the story of greatness. You tell them the HBCU story.” These were the parting words from HBCUStory, Inc. founder and executive editor, Dr. Crystal A. deGregory. On October 24th and 25th, HBCU researchers, administrators, faculty, and advocates gathered to do just that […]
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The United Athletes Foundation (UAF) Be “U” Hackathon League is an event designed to leverage the talents and resources of the emerging minority collegiate community to enable students/entrepreneurs to create innovative technologies. Reggie Howard, UAF Executive Director and Co-Founder, stated, “These diverse collegiate student teams shall have the opportunity to create innovative business ventures /
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The Edward Waters College National Alumni Association and friends raised more than $20,000 for the institution during the College’s Homecoming celebration. The presentation was made during half-time of the Homecoming game, where the Edward Waters College Tigers defeated the Newport News Apprentice School Builders 47-21. Members of the Edward Waters College Alumni Association included Edger Mathis, Class
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Campus tours are an excellent way to learn about life on an HBCU campus. You’ll get a first-hand look at classrooms, lecture halls, dining facilities, dorms, apartments, campuses and virtually everything else connected with college life. Better still, you’ll get to see a variety of campuses for far less money than you’d pay visiting each
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With the holidays quickly approaching, now’s the perfect time to start thinking about your black college gift list for family, friends, students and alumni this season! To help, we’ve put together our first HBCU Lifestyle Holiday Gift Guide to help you choose from a variety of gift categories that meets your needs. Don’t see the
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‘Power Concedes Nothing Without A Demand. It Never Did And It Never Will.’ – Frederick Douglass A portion of a quote from a revered Black leader who understood how the push and pull of political power works in America. Douglass spoke those prophetic words almost 200 years ago. To be sure the retail entry to
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Following nearly three months of competition, Lay’s potato chips – one of the marquee brands from PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay division – today announced Lay’s Kettle Cooked Wasabi Ginger flavored potato chips as the winner of this year’s Lay’s “Do Us A Flavor” contest. Meneko Spigner McBeth a 2001 graduate Hampton University, who submitted the idea for
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Episode 15 features a conversation with Geno Brooks about the web television series “Black Boots”. Also, Dr. Marybeth Gasman and Felecia Commodore talk about their article “HBCUs: Where African American Lives and Minds Are Valued”. Black Boots Eddie talks to Geno Brooks, the producer, director and writer of the internet television series, “Black Boots”. The
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