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American Honda hosted it’s 27th annual Campus All-Star Challenge, where students from Historically Black Colleges across the country battled it out with their brains answering a series of trivia questions on Monday, April 4, at Honda’s Torrance headquarters.
Howard holds on to the No. 1 spot while Atlanta-area HBCUs make a dominant showing this year. The Peace Corps announced that for the fifth consecutive year Howard University holds the top spot on the agency’s 2016 list of Top Volunteer-Producing Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Atlanta-area HBCUs are prominent on the list with Spelman College nabbing the No. 2 spot and Clark Atlanta University and Morehouse University tying for fourth place. Florida A&M University appears on the list for the first time ever, debuting at No. 3. Since 1961, 211 alumni of Atlanta HBCUs have served as Peace
(From left to right): Chairwoman of the NNPA Denise Rolark Barnes, legendary lyricist and hip hop pioneer MC Lyte, President and CEO of the NNPA Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., Dean of the School of Communications at Howard University Gracie Lawson-Borders and Chevrolet’s Diversity Marketing Manager Michelle Matthews-Alexander break for a photo-op during the launch of the NNPA’s “Discover the Unexpected” Fellowship Program Sponsored by Chevrolet. (Freddie Allen/AMG/NNPA) WASHINGTON – The nation’s black newspapers will get a new infusion of talent from Howard University and young journalists will get hands-on training from seasoned professionals this summer under a program by the
Southern University Alumni Los Angeles Chapter President Keith Mott (not pictured) and Scholarship Committee Co-Chair Micaela LeBlanc (pictured, 4th from left) were among the City of Los Angeles employees honored by 8th District Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson on Feb. 26 during Harris-Dawson’s, “HBCU Day.” Harris-Dawson (pictured, in Morehouse jacket) is a Morehouse College graduate. More than 100 City employees who are graduates of the 107 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), along with other HBCU supporters in Los Angeles, attended HBCU Day. Other Jaguar honorees included Zackrea Jones (pictured, far left), Nikia Thomas (pictured, in gold jacket), Diane Gilbert (pictured, in
The Jerome Alston Memorial Foundation hosted a 5k run at Griffith Park in late February to raise money for college scholarships. “People like to support education, children, and—more importantly—young men,” said founder and executive director of the foundation Whitney Alston. Alston created the foundation to honor her late father, Jerome Alston. Jerome was a teacher and mentored a group of boys, naming them ‘Men of Distinction.’ “What the foundation is doing is keeping his legacy alive,” said Alston. “The foundation focuses on youth development,” Participants paid $35 and the proceeds went to the scholarship. “This year, we ended up bringing
The Home Depot recently announced its 2016 Retool Your School Campus Improvement Grant Program. Now in its seventh year, the program offers Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) the opportunity to apply for grants that provide sustainable renovations to their campuses.
Thousands of students with folders of college information filled the Los Convention Center as the 17th Annual Black College Expo brought representatives from across the country to show Los Angles what historically Black colleges and universities have to offer on Sunday, Feb. 8 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The halls were full of young, Black students with gleaming eyes ready to speak to representatives of close to 100 colleges and educational programs, including Howard University, Tuskegee University and Fisk University. Not only was there information, but students also had to opportunity to apply and get accepted on the
Hampton, Va. – With Dr. and Mrs. William R. Harvey’s latest $100,000 gift to the William R. Harvey Leadership Institute, HU’s University President has given more than $3 million to the institution of higher learning that has grown exponentially under his leadership. That personal donation dollar amount is $3,066,327. The gift speaks to the couple’s heartfelt commitment to the “Standard of Excellence” that is Hampton University. Dr. William R. Harvey and Mrs. Norma B. Harvey are more than President and First Lady of the Hampton University community. They have dedicated their lives to the success of the university. All university
Stephen A. Smith, co-host of ESPN show “First Take” has committed to donate $50,000 every year for five years to his Alma Mater, Winston-Salem State University (WSSU), according to the Winston-Salem Journal. Smith made this commitment during the WSSU fundraiser breakfast, 400 people attended the event and the university raised $33,000 from the breakfast. Winston-Salem is a historically black college (HBCU) that was founded in 1892. Smith attended on a basketball scholarship, though injuries hindered his playing time, and graduated from the university in 1991. His service to the university made Smith a member of the Big House Gaines Hall
Receiving a college education is a major step for students of color. As a fellow Historically Black College (HBCU) alum, I including many others fell in love with the HBCU experience when we saw shows like “A Different World” and “The Cosby Show”.
The Central Intelligence Agency and a national organization that financially helps students at historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) announced during a press conference there on Saturday November 14, they are working on a plan to increase the number of African American spies and analysts at the nation’s foremost spying agency. Johnny Taylor Jr., president of The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), and CIA Director John Brennan said they had not worked out the details of the plan, but had agreed to make increasing the number of African Americans at the agency a priority. There are not enough black agents
Like many teams at historically black colleges and universities across the nation, Howard University’s football team lost its first two games of the season by embarrassingly large margins; for Howard, a combined score of 118 to 0. The second trouncing, a 76-0 loss to Boston College, made national news when referees shortened the game to avoid injuries and further embarrassment. Meanwhile, Morgan State, a perennial MEAC powerhouse, lost 63 to 7 in its first game and 67 to 14 a week later. Other HBCU teams posted similar results. In all, they lost by combined scores of 492 to 92 in
Fifty-five students, from all across the state of California are preparing to become part of the freshman class at Paul Quinn College, an HBCU in Dallas, Texas on August 2.
The end of summer is near and students are preparing to ship off to college. 55 students from sunny California will soon prepare to become a part of the freshman class at Paul Quinn College, a private HBCU in Dallas, Texas, on August 2.