By Shayla Farrow, Tia Humphries and Rebecca Johnson NewsVision and Howard University News Service Celebrated media maven Cathy Hughes, the namesake of Howard University’s School of Communications, kicked off Women’s History Month on March 2 by reminding students to persevere, never give up and stay focused on their goals in life. Senior journalism student Amber […]
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UNCF State of the HBCU Address
By Imani Wj Wright Special to the AFRO On March 3, the United Negro College Fund(UNCF) held their second annual State of the HBCU Address. Attendees gathered at the Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, D.C. as the UNCF informed the community of Congress’ involvement in improving Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), per their suggestions, […]
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Williams Duo Leaves HU As Greats
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com This week’s Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference will mark the end of an era for two of the most accomplished players in the history of Howard University’s basketball program. Ayonna and Charles Williams, who aren’t related, other than as siblings of the program, will be remembered as highly decorated […]
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BSU Loses in CIAA
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Bowie State’s women rode the wave of their defense to bring them to within 5:00 of their first CIAA championship since 1999. Ultimately, however, it was the defense of Fayetteville State which proved to be the difference down the stretch of the finals in a gut-wrenching 61-53 […]
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BSU Benefits From CIAA Corporate Partner To Feed Students
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com One of the corporate partners from Bowie State University’s athletic conference is making a contribution so that students won’t go hungry on campus. Food Lion, which has been a long time supporter of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), partnered with Prince George’s County’s Historically Black university […]
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HU Report: North Carolina A&T Sweeps Howard
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Kenny Blakeney’s first year at Howard may not have netted as many wins as he hoped for, but his team continues to fight. At the start of the final regular season road trip to North Carolina, the Bison had the chance to pull off the biggest upset […]
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Hampton and Norfolk State Unravel History Together
By Nichelle Smith and Monique Calello The Associated Press via The News Leader As a historically Black institution of higher learning, Norfolk State University teaches students their history, including slavery, as they pursue career tracks such as business, engineering and technology. Founded in 1935, the school is adding the country’s first master’s program in cyberpsychology […]
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50 Years After Historic Win
By Rodney V. De Leaver Special to AFRO In 1970, four young men made Baltimore City history by winning two out of three possible academic challenge games on WMAR TV station. The show called, High School Bowl, was based on quickest responses to an array of questions based on subjects like math, science, and history. […]
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HBCU Experience: The Impact of Seasoned Faculty
This article was written by a cohort from Morgan State University’s Urban Ed. Leadership doctoral program. I was born and raised in New York…and learned early on how it felt to have a “double consciousness”– what DuBois describes as the feeling of having a divided identity. Up until middle school, I lived in a majority […]
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AFRO Photographs on Display At BSU
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Bowie State kicked off the celebration of Black History Month by launching an exhibition of photographs from the AFRO chronicling the local civil rights movement through the lens of former photographer Paul Henderson. During a career that spanned almost 40 years, Henderson recounted some of the most significant […]
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‘400 Years Later…’Free-ish’
By Kai McDaniels Special tp the AFRO The HBCU Storytellers Project is a unique culmination of social justice activism and meaningful cinematic arts. With funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and The Nate Parker Foundation Inc. made this dynamic program possible. These organizations partnered with the purpose of positioning young black storytelling at the forefront […]
