UNCF Chicago hosts virtual UNCF “A Mind Is...” Gala Supporting HBCUs and Students.

ASCAP Launches HBCU Internship Program

ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, announced on June 19 the launch of a new paid internship program for students enrolled in historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the

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HBCU Love: Morehouse Was ‘The Best Decision’ Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed Ever Made

The day Steven Louis Reed became Montgomery, Alabama’s first Black mayor, the country, the city, the civil rights leaders who recognized the auspicious occasion for what it was, celebrated with

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Obama steps out as nation confronts confluence of crises

Aides said Obama will call for turning the protests over Floyd’s death into policy change and will urge specific reforms to ensure safer policing and increased trust between communities and law

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Southern Company Gas donates $1 million to Morehouse School of Medicine for health equity

This contribution is a part of the $50 million commitment from Southern Company and its subsidiaries to historically black colleges and universities

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Source: Atlanta Tribune

Congressman John Lewis’ Legacy Celebrated With ‘Good Trouble’ Campaign To Inspire Social Change

LOS ANGELES (June 19, 2020)- Participant, the leading media company dedicated to entertainment that inspires audiences to engage in positive social change, today announced the “Good Trouble” impact campaign to coincide with the release of the new documentary John Lewis: Good Trouble and in

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Author discusses book on Jackson State shootings of 1970

Eleven days later, (white) employees of the Jackson, Miss., police and the Mississippi Highway Patrol opened fire on a protest outside a women's dormitory at historically black Jackson State College (now

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African Methodist Episcopal Church

For individual church buildings/congregations of this name, see African Methodist Episcopal Church

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Black Entrepreneurs Challenge Protesters to Buy Black and Share Their Receipts From Juneteenth to July 4

In addition to demanding police reform and an end to systemic racism, Kezia M. Williams is challenging Black Lives Matter supporters to protest with their purchases by buying black and sharing their receipts from Juneteenth through Independence

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‘Will You Adopt Me?’: Young Man Makes Tearful Request to Stepfather In Viral Video

On Father’s Day, in a now-viral video, a 17-year-old from Suffolk, Virginia, named Keon Wiggins-Saunders held back tears as he shakily read his letter to Donzell Powell, the man who stepped up as Keon’s father since he was 1 and married his mother, Keona, when he was

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Black mecca

A black mecca, in the United States, is a city to which African Americans, particularly professionals,[1] are drawn to live, due to some or all of the following

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In 14th year, Allstate Tom Joyner Family Reunion has only gotten bigger

Rarely has an event grown big enough that it has outgrown Walt Disney

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Morehouse cancels fall sports as HBCUs grapple with rapid changes

The news on Morehouse sports came at the same time the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), one of the NCAA’s two Division I conferences composed of all HBCUs, was explaining on a virtual news conference how it would survive a fourth program leaving in three years, with

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Alcorn State University (1871-- )

Founded in 1871, Alcorn State University is the oldest historically black land-grant institution in the United States and the second oldest state supported institution in the state of Mississippi. The college is located outside of Lorman in Claiborne County. Alcorn was founded in vacated Oakland

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In Letter to Congress: Black Wealth 2020 Sends Plea for Unity in Pandemic Relief Black-owned businesses got little relief under PPP

As the U. S. House of Representatives awaits the political fate of another multi-trillion dollar coronavirus relief bill, called the “Heroes Act”, Black Wealth 2020 (BW2020), a national catalyst for economic justice for African-Americans, is pressing Congressional leaders to unify for equity for

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Provides Scholarships For George Floyd’s Daughter and Granddaughters To Attend HBCUs

The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (AKA) announced on Friday that the organization is planning on providing scholarships to the daughter and granddaughters of police shooting victim George Floyd to attend an HBCU of their

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Paul Quinn College (1872- )

Paul Quinn College, founded by members of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Austin, Texas in 1872, is the oldest African-American liberal arts college in the state and one of the oldest west of the Mississippi River. The institution was named for Bishop Paul Quinn who presided over

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In Letter to Congress: Black Wealth 2020 Sends Plea for Unity in Pandemic Relief | Afro

Black-Owned Businesses Got Little Relief Under PPP

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Le Moyne-Owen College (1862- )

Le Moyne-Owen College is a private, historically black, four year, co-educational, liberal arts institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. It is affiliated with the United Church of Christ. The institution can trace its roots back to 1862, when the American Missionary Association (AMA) sent

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Frank Baker pays off tuition for 50 Spelman College graduates

Frank Baker, an African-American and founder of Siris Capital in New York, has paid off the debt for nearly 50 students graduating from Spelman College, the all-women historically black college in

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Tennessee Software Exec Fired After Sharing Racist Obama Lynching Meme

Case in point, a Tennessee man is now out of a job after posting an offensive meme of Obama being lynched and suggesting that he’d attend a pay-per-view of said racist

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Sharpless, Mattie R. (1943- )

On October 1, 2001, President George W. Bush nominated Mattie R. Sharpless to be the next United States Ambassador to the Central African Republic. After confirmation by the U.S. Senate, Sharpless was at her post in the nation’s capital at Bangui by mid-December 2001. Sharpless served in Bangui

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Rock & Roll Icon Little Richard Laid To Rest In Huntsville, Alabama

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“Virtual Vibe” Launches March to Charm City CIAA | Afro

Four of America’s hottest deejays will help the nation’s oldest HBCU athletic conference begin the countdown to it’s march to Charm City with a day party in

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Alabama A&M University [Normal] (1875-- )

Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical (Alabama A & M) University is a historically black university located in the city of Normal, Alabama. The school began in 1875 when Alabama officials used the Morrill Act of 1862 allowing state governments to establish colleges for African American

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Tuskegee University (1881-- )

Tuskegee University, one of the largest historically black universities in the United States, is a private university located in Tuskegee, Alabama. It was founded by Lewis Adams, a former slave, and George W. Campbell, a former slave

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SPC PITCH program graduates on the COVID front lines in Pinellas County

Through the Providing Instruction for Tomorrow’s Collegians and Hires (PITCH) program, a partnership between St. Petersburg College and the City of St. Petersburg’s Cohort of Champions program, Bill and Timothy Baptiste earned their Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) Certificates from SPC in 2018

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Lincoln University [Pennsylvania] (1854 - )

Lincoln University in Pennsylvania was founded in 1854 by John Miller Dickey, a Presbyterian minister and his wife, Sarah Emlen Cresson. It is located on Baltimore Pike in southern Chester County, a rural part of southeastern Pennsylvania. Lincoln was originally founded under the name Ashmun

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HBCU Bingo to Honor 2020 Grads With Over $1 Million in Game Prizes and Cash

Celebrity Surprise Guests, Trash-Talking, and Competitive Bingo make for an Epic HBCU experience to honor the 2020 graduating class of Historically Black Colleges and Universities; Live Pop-Ins Recorded Messages During ‘TeeJ’s Bingo Nite: HBCU 2020 Grad Edition from an Emmy Winner, a Grammy

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Our HBCUs: They Have Overcome And Will Do So Again.

I have every confidence that, like Harvard, flagship HBCUs such as Hampton and Howard Universities will adapt and continue to provide excellence in education and opportunities for the next generation to learn and develop the skills needed to compete in the domestic and global

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Sewell, Terri (1965- )

Terryinca “Terri” Sewell, the current U.S. Representative for Alabama’s 7th district, was born January 1, 1965 in Huntsville, Alabama to Andrew and Nancy Sewell. Sewell grew up in Selma, Alabama where both of her parents were employed by the local school district. Her

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