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Birthright Citizenship is Under Attack…Again

Birthright citizenship unites people of color. The principle is under attack again. The two professors who wrote the book suggesting the Supreme Court was wrong to recognize the rule insist they are not motivated by race.

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Claflin Hosts Silicon Valley Investors for Discussion on Tech Innovation, Entrepreneurism at HBCUs

Venture capitalists and elected officials joined Claflin University students, administrators and others to discuss how historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are preparing their students for entrepreneurship and careers in technology. The visit to the university in Orangeburg, South Carolina was one of many stops in the “Comeback Cities Tour South” organized by Representatives James […]

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Returning to her Rural Roots: bell hooks

On a Friday morning late last spring, bell hooks was sitting comfortably on a couch perfectly situated in a spacious single-family home that Berea College purchased and had since converted into an Institute bearing her name.

TMCF Gala Raises $5.6M for HBCU Students

During its 31st Anniversary Awards Gala on Monday evening, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) raised more than $5.6 million to support students attending that nation’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Charitable giving from more than 1,000 civic, corporate, government and education leaders raised TMCF’s total anniversary gala fundraising to over $50 million since […]

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Family Storytellers Inspired Professor-Historian

Dr. Allyson Hobbs comes from a family of storytellers, perhaps chief among them her Aunt Shirley.

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Millennium Leadership Initiative Boasts Record Participation in 20th Year

Demand exceeded expectations Monday when 89 higher education leaders from underrepresented populations registered for the Millennium Leadership Initiative (MLI) gathering at the annual meeting of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU).

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Author Ntozake Shange Dead at 70

Playwright, poet and author Ntozake Shange, whose most acclaimed theater piece is the 1975 Tony Award-nominated play “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf,” died Saturday, according to her daughter. She was 70. Shange’s “For Colored Girls” describes the racism, sexism, violence and rape experienced by seven Black women. It has […]

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Grambling State Approved to Offer First Cybersecurity Program in Louisiana

Grambling State University (GSU), the top creator of African-American computer science graduates for the state of Louisiana, received University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors approval last week to offer the state’s first bachelor’s in cybersecurity. “With the vision of your team and the support of this Board, we are confident Grambling is prepared to educate cybersecurity […]

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Dearth of Black Male Teachers Discussed at Colloquium

Colleges and universities should be much more aggressive in recruiting and preparing Black males to become school teachers. That was one of the many sentiments expressed on Thursday among scholars and practitioners who gathered at the International Colloquium on Black Males in Education in Dublin.

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Morgan State, AFRO-American Newspaper Partner for African-American Polling Initiative

Morgan State University (MSU) and AFRO-American Newspaper are partnering to launch a statewide polling and research initiative to understand African-American’s opinions on a variety of issues. The institution and publication’s research collaboration will start with a poll on Maryland’s gubernatorial race and continue surveying and analyzing African-American attitudes on relevant community issues such as economics […]

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International Colloquium Creates Space for Women Scholars and Undergrads

The International Colloquium on Black Males in Education kicked off this week with pre-colloquium events, including a Graduate School Academy and a Black Female Forum.

UNCF and Nissan North America Create new Program for Fisk & Tennessee State Universities

The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) has continued its partnership with Nissan North America and announced the creation of a new scholarship program for sophomore and junior students enrolled at Fisk University and Tennessee State University, two historically Black colleges and universities. The new scholarship program, called the Nissan Scholars Program, will donate four $5,000 […]

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