By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com Howard University is leading with 12 finalist nominations in the 2019 HBCU Awards. Presented by HBCU Digest, the HBCU Awards are the first and only national awards ceremony honoring individual and institutional achievements at history Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Known as “The Mecca,” or “Black Ivy” some of […]
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Kamala Harris Boosts Outreach to Historically Black Colleges
By ERRIN HAINES WHACK Associated Press Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is stepping up her campaign outreach to the Black community. The California senator is seeking to mobilize students and graduates of historically Black colleges and universities — known as HBCUs — as well as the country’s nine Black fraternities and sororities. The effort getting […]
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Proposed Bill Honors Parren Mitchell Legacy
By Afro Staff Last week Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (MD-07) introduced the Parren Mitchell Minority Business Education and Empowerment Act of 2019. The Parren Mitchell Minority Business Education and Empowerment Act will facilitate federal partnerships between the Small Business Administration (SBA) and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The bill requires that the SBA distribute […]
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Howard Mourns Passing of Dr. LaSalle D. Leffall, Jr.
By George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Staff Writer Dr. LaSalle D. Leffall, Jr., surgeon, oncologist, professor and civic leader died on May 25, leaving his family, friends and the Howard University community grieving. “It is with a heavy heart that I write to share that an icon of Howard University and a giant in the field of […]
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Williams Will Return to Howard
By Mark F. Gray , Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Howard University got a major lift for its basketball program next season by not losing its best remaining player, who was the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference first team shooting guard last season. According to the HBCU Gameday website Charles “C.J.” Williams will return for his senior after […]
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MSU Students’ “Before I Let Go Challenge” Video Recognition from Beyonce is Covered in the News
Morgan State University is currently benefitting from a viral moment thanks to our students and the Office of Student Life and Development. Not only did they put together a pretty awesome video highlighting our talented students, but their push to get Beyonce to notice it paid off tremendously. The MSU #BeforeILetGoChallenge video is not only trending worldwide […]
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Howard U and UDC
By AFRO Staff On Saturday May 11 graduates and their families from the nation’s capital’s HBCU’s, Howard University and University of the District of Columbia (UDC), celebrated scholastic achievement and completion with commencement exercises. Howard’s 151st commencement was held on the main yard. The Walter E. Washington Convention Center housed the UDC commencement. Howard’s keynote speaker […]
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‘It’s Your Time,’ Says Roland Martin
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.com Facing the challenges of a new world order and armed with degrees, over 700 students were conferred as graduates of Bowie State University on May 17. With confidence and enthusiasm the latest group of BSU alumni was charged by peers, their president and the keynote speaker, Roland Martin […]
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Success, Diversity Took Center Stage at Morgan’s 143rd Commencement
Congressman Elijah Cummings Called MSU Graduates to Action BALTIMORE, Md. – More than 700 bachelor’s candidates and 228 master’s and doctoral candidates received their degrees at Morgan State University’s (MSU’s) jubilant 143rd Spring Commencement Exercises, which included a ceremony for undergraduates held on May 18, and a School of Graduate Studies ceremony on May 16. U.S. Rep. […]
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Speaker Stuns 2019 Morehouse Grads, To Pay Off Student Debt
By ERRIN HAINES WHACK AP National Writer A billionaire technology investor stunned the entire graduating class at Morehouse College when he announced at their commencement Sunday that he would pay off their student loans __ estimated at up to $40 million. Robert F. Smith, this year’s commencement speaker, made the announcement while addressing nearly 400 […]
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HBCU Commencements Targeted by Controversial Westboro Baptist Church
By Mo Barnes, NNPA Newswire For the past four years students of Morehouse College, Spelman College, and Clark-Atlanta University have labored for educational and personal development in pursuit of their degrees. But this year, the upcoming commencement and baccalaureate ceremonies at these Atlanta HBCUs have been targeted for a hateful protest by the religious hate group […]
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Hennessey Fellows Program Commits $10M to HBCU’s
By S.E. Williams, NNPA News Service Last month, The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) in partnership with Hennessy & Co., introduced the Hennessy Fellows Program. The new initiative commits an unprecedented $10 million to be awarded to high-achieving graduate students. The fellowship awards will be available to students in a variety of undergraduate majors from liberal […]
