All things HBCU related thread

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[Mister B. M. Ed.]

Spelman College Names News Arts Center After Alumna LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Samuel L. Jackson

A Spelman College alumna and her Morehouse College husband are being honored for a lifetime in the performing arts at her alma mater! Learn why it was

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Dopeness for Samuel Jackson and his wife Latanya.

 

[Mister B. M. Ed.]

This makes my heart sing. Teach the young black youth!

16-Year Old Headed to College, Chooses FAMU Over Yale and Harvard - HBCU Buzz

Curtis Lawrence, a 16-year old boy from Washington, DC that has already graduated high school, has been accepted to 14 colleges including Yale and Harvard. However, he wants to attend an HBCU and has already decided to attend Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. Two years ago...

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[Mister B. M. Ed.]

Howard’s Gregory Odom Jr. plays through grief to win PGA Works Collegiate golf title

Gregory Odom Jr., a 20-year-old junior on the Howard University golf team, loves the rap music of his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee. On Wednesday night, after …

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[Mister B. M. Ed.]

HBCU Grad Darren E. Bryant Makes History As Youngest Black Mayor in Illinois - HBCU Buzz

A Kentucky State University graduate is now the youngest black mayor representing any city in Illinois ever! Learn more about Darren E. Bryant and his journey through the mayor’s race in a Black Enterprise article from Charlene Rhinehart below. Darren E. Bryant takes office after an election...

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HBCUs Have Been Denied State Funding For Decades, Now State Lawmakers And HBCU Leaders Are Fighting For That Money

HBCUs have been underfunded by their states for decades as billions of dollars have been withheld. Now HBCU leaders are fighting to what they're owed.

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[Mister B. M. Ed.]

Howard University renames College of Fine Arts after Chadwick Boseman

Howard University has renamed its College of Fine Arts after actor Chadwick A. Boseman, the school announced Wednesday. Boseman, who died in August 2020 at age …

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Rest In Power to Chad Boseman.....big ups to Phylicia Rashad too.

 

[Mister B. M. Ed.]

An HBCU Artifact Was Randomly Discovered In A Florida Thrift Store - HBCU Buzz

A letter written by Union Army general Oliver Otis Howard, who Howard University is named after, was recently found in a thrift store, and many are reveling in this unique historic find. Learn the story of how it was discovered in a thrift store from the article from a piece by Ashley Graham at...

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Double HBCU Graduate Nicholas Perkins Becomes Sole Owner Of The $18M Fuddruckers Franchise - HBCU Buzz

The new owner of the Fuddruckers burger franchise is a graduate of both Howard University and Fayetteville State University! The move is one for the books, because his latest business move has made him the first 100% black owner of a national burger franchise. Read about Nicholas Perkins, the...

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Flags From 14 HBCUs Will Be Included In Upcoming NASA Space Orbit Flight - HBCU Buzz

The rich history of 14 HBCUs will soon be making it to space! A special NASA program is taking a capsule all around space during an upcoming orbital flight. Get the full exciting story in today’s release from Boeing below, and find out if your HBCU is included! The deep legacy of 14 historically...

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“The represented universities, with which Boeing also has a recruiting relationship, are Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College and Spelman College, part of the Atlanta University Center Consortium; Alabama A&M University; Florida A&M University; Howard University in Washington, D.C.; Morgan State University in Maryland; North Carolina A&T; Prairie View A&M University in Texas; Southern University and A&M College in Louisiana; South Carolina State University; Tennessee State University and Tuskegee University in Alabama.”

 

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A Morgan State Alum Is Poised To Become Pittsburgh's First Black Mayor - HBCU Buzz

Pennsylvania State Representative Ed Gainey is set to make history as Pittsburgh’s first black mayor after a rare win over the current mayor in a recent primary election. The presumable upcoming win is historic in two ways, as his his dethroning of a current mayor in the area hadn’t been done in...

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[IP360]

My niece will be attending Norfolk State this fall.

 

[Mister B. M. Ed.]

Dope.

@IP360 Does she play instruments? The Spartan Legion band is SUPER serious in Nawfolk.

 

[IP360]

Dope.

@IP360 Does she play instruments? The Spartan Legion band is SUPER serious in Nawfolk.

Naw. She just wanted to go to an HBCU.

 

[SeaSnake]

Dope.

@IP360 Does she play instruments? The Spartan Legion band is SUPER serious in Nawfolk.

Don’t ever spell it like that again lol

 

[Mister B. M. Ed.]

FAMU Mourns the Passing of Former President Dr. Frederick Humphries

Dr. Frederick S. Humphries, the eighth president of Florida A&M University (FAMU), died at his home in Orlando on June 24. He was 85.

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Rest In Power to FAMU's former President.

 

[Mister B. M. Ed.]

Shout out to the Drum Major being TBS as well.....sorors!

 

[Mister B. M. Ed.]

And so it shall be…

DSU - WC Acquisition

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The FIRST HBCU to acquire a PWI….

DS-DS-DS-DS….U!

Delaware (what?!)….Delaware State!!!

 

[Mister B. M. Ed.]

Dope stuff from Hampton....

Hampton University Debuts New $18 Million Entrepreneurship Program

Hampton University is working overtime to assist entrepreneurs and other business owners through a new entrepreneur program! Learn more about how a

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[Mister B. M. Ed.]

Interesting.....

Lincoln University Alum Antonio DePina Launches App, African Basketball League - HBCU Buzz

Antonio DePina is planning to make his mark in Africa through basketball and business. The Lincoln University alumnus already has an app, American basketball venture, and budding African basketball league under his belt. Learn about how he is liberating others professionally and financially...

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