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Former NFL star Michael Vick officially hired by Norfolk State on Friday
2 days, 22 hours ago

Former NFL star Michael Vick officially hired by Norfolk State on Friday

Associated Press  

NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk State officially named Michael Vick its head football coach Friday, the latest hire of a talented NFL player with no college coaching experience to lead an HBCU program. Vick’s addition was unanimously approved by the school’s board of visitors, Norfolk State athletic director Melody Webb said in a release from the university. “I am blessed and …

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Harris will spend election night at Howard University, the HBCU that helped shape her
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Harris will spend election night at Howard University, the HBCU that helped shape her

NPR  

Harris will spend election night at Howard University, the HBCU that helped shape her toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP Vice President Harris will spend election night at her alma mater, Howard University, the historically Black college in Washington that she has said had a big impact on her identity and her desire to become a lawyer. “I recognize that Howard shaped …

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Fewer Black men are enrolling in HBCUs. Here's why and what's being done
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Fewer Black men are enrolling in HBCUs. Here's why and what's being done

NPR  

Fewer Black men are enrolling in HBCUs. Here's why and what's being done toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images The absolute number of Black men enrolled at Historically Black Colleges and Universities is the lowest it's been since 1976. All Things Considered host Juana Summers spoke to Calvin Hadley — assistant provost for academic partnerships and student engagement at Howard University …

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How The Thurgood Marshall College Fund Uplifts Black HBCU Students
2 months, 2 weeks ago

How The Thurgood Marshall College Fund Uplifts Black HBCU Students

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING After Texas banned diversity, equity and inclusion programs at public universities in 2023, many colleges and universities nationwide have since followed suit and cracked down on DEI within the past year. The Thurgood Marshall College Fund has been advocating for students at historically Black colleges and universities, as well as predominantly Black institutions, for over 30 years. …

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Kamala Harris’s biggest opponent for young Black voters isn’t Trump
3 months ago

Kamala Harris’s biggest opponent for young Black voters isn’t Trump

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. James Christian, who is from Prince George’s County …

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Election 2024 Latest: Trump and Harris focus on tax policy ahead of next week’s debate
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Election 2024 Latest: Trump and Harris focus on tax policy ahead of next week’s debate

Associated Press  

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will debate for the first time next Tuesday as the presidential candidates fight to sway voters on the biggest stage in U.S. politics. ▶ Trump suggests that tariffs on imported goods can help with high child care costs in US Former President Donald Trump has suggested that his plans to increase tariffs on foreign imports …

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Bloomberg gives $600 million to four Black medical schools’ endowments
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bloomberg gives $600 million to four Black medical schools’ endowments

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Michael Bloomberg’s organization Bloomberg Philanthropies committed $600 million to the endowments of four historically Black medical schools to help secure their future economic stability. Speaking in New York at the annual convention of the National Medical Association, an organization that advocates for African American physicians, Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor and billionaire founder of Bloomberg …

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Florida A&M, a dubious donor and $237M: The transformative HBCU gift that wasn’t what it seemed
6 months, 1 week ago

Florida A&M, a dubious donor and $237M: The transformative HBCU gift that wasn’t what it seemed

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — It would have been the largest-ever private gift to a historically Black college or university: $237 million — far beyond the recipient’s endowment. Kimberly Sue Abbott, a founding board member who told the AP that she was incorrectly listed as co-CEO, cast doubt on Gerami’s self-reported value of the shares and said Batterson Farms “is not farming …

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A mega-gift for an HBCU college fell through. Here's what happened — and what's next
6 months, 4 weeks ago

A mega-gift for an HBCU college fell through. Here's what happened — and what's next

NPR  

A mega-gift for an HBCU college fell through. As the school's foundation and board of trustees held public Zoom meetings to discuss the matter, more details about the donation emerged: While Gerami said the money was "in the bank," Friday-Stroud said the donation was made in the form of 15 million shares of stock in Batterson Farms, Gerami's privately held …

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Biden makes new outreach to Black voters as support slips
7 months ago

Biden makes new outreach to Black voters as support slips

Raw Story  

US President Joe Biden is trying to shore up his support among vital Black voters with a series of events starting Thursday, including a visit to the former university of civil rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr. Biden is honoring "the legacy of those who paved the way for progress and hard-fought rights for Black Americans," said White House Press …

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Harris congratulates HBCU graduates in video message for graduation season
7 months, 1 week ago

Harris congratulates HBCU graduates in video message for graduation season

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Graduating students at historically Black colleges and universities across the country are receiving well wishes via a video greeting from a prominent fellow alumna: Vice President Kamala Harris. Last year, she included HBCUs in a nationwide tour to rally young voters to “fight for fundamental freedoms and rights.” “We were ecstatic to get the message,” said Quinton Ross, …

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‘Harry Potter’ set at an HBCU? LaDarrion Williams wrote the book he always wanted to read
7 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Harry Potter’ set at an HBCU? LaDarrion Williams wrote the book he always wanted to read

LA Times  

“Blood at the Root,” LaDarrion Williams’ first novel in a three-book deal — a series that centers on a Black boy in a YA fantasy saga — is the kind of fiction he wishes existed when he was a kid. In Williams’ case, success has finally arrived with “Blood at the Root,” his first novel in a three-book deal, a …

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Charlotte hires Tomekia Reed as women’s coach after highly successful tenure at HBCU Jackson State
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Charlotte hires Tomekia Reed as women’s coach after highly successful tenure at HBCU Jackson State

Associated Press  

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte announced the hiring of Tomekia Reed as women’s basketball coach on Thursday after she helped Jackson State win five consecutive Southwestern Athletic Conference championships during a highly successful six-year tenure with the Tigers. Reed was named the SWAC’s top coach four times from 2020-24 along with being a three-time national coach of the year for historically …

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Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff speaks to basketball clinic, meets All-Stars, takes in HBCU game
10 months ago

Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff speaks to basketball clinic, meets All-Stars, takes in HBCU game

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff was in the first row on Saturday. “It’s what brings us together,” Emhoff said of sports in an interview with The Associated Press. “When there’s things that aren’t fair, in particular to women and girls, I can use this microphone to advocate that that’s just not right,” Emhoff told the girls as they broke …

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Winston-Salem State tops Virginia Union in NBA HBCU Classic
10 months ago

Winston-Salem State tops Virginia Union in NBA HBCU Classic

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — While Virginia Union coach Jay Butler would have liked a different outcome, both teams had a winning experience at the NBA HBCU Classic. Ketron Shaw scored 15 points and Jaylen Alston had 14 points and 11 rebounds to pace Winston-Salem State to a 64-47 victory Saturday in the NBA HBCU Classic. I forgot a game was still happening, …

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Historically Black Missouri college in turmoil after suicide of administrator who alleged bullying
11 months ago

Historically Black Missouri college in turmoil after suicide of administrator who alleged bullying

Associated Press  

— Many students at a historically Black college in Missouri returned from Christmas break this week dressed in black, mourning the suicide of a beloved administrator who had alleged bullying and racism by the school’s white president. “As a University community, we want to prioritize the mental health of everyone here and make sure each employee and student is treated …

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$100 million gift from Lilly Endowment to United Negro College Fund will support HBCU endowments
11 months, 1 week ago

$100 million gift from Lilly Endowment to United Negro College Fund will support HBCU endowments

Associated Press  

The United Negro College Fund announced a donation of $100 million from the Lilly Endowment Inc., the single largest unrestricted gift to the organization since its founding 80 years ago. The gift announced Thursday will go toward a pooled endowment for the 37 historically Black colleges and universities that form UNCF’s membership, with the goal of boosting the schools’ long-term …

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At Florida’s only public HBCU, students are wary of political influence on race education
11 months, 2 weeks ago

At Florida’s only public HBCU, students are wary of political influence on race education

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A core mission of Florida A&M University from its founding over a century ago has been to educate African Americans. At Florida’s only public historically Black university, some students now fear political constraints might get in the way of teaching parts of their history. “This has basically been used as a veneer to impose an ideological agenda, …

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In AP poll’s earliest days, some Black schools weren’t on the radar and many teams missed out
11 months, 2 weeks ago

In AP poll’s earliest days, some Black schools weren’t on the radar and many teams missed out

Associated Press  

The men’s basketball teams at Tennessee State in a three-season span from 1956 through 1959 were nearly unbeatable and somehow largely unnoticed. “We could have competed with any NCAA team at that time.” Tennessee State — which did make two appearances in the coaches’ poll in 1959, toward the end of its back-to-back-to-back run as NAIA champions — and other …

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More about culture than competition, HBCU classics are like a family reunion in the Black community
1 year, 3 months ago

More about culture than competition, HBCU classics are like a family reunion in the Black community

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! This particular intersection of sports and culture was outside Hard Rock Stadium, where the historically Black universities Florida A&M and Jackson State were playing in the annual Orange Blossom Classic. “One thing that I have been doing is inviting my kids to these events so they …

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With ‘Prime Time’ in rearview, T.C. Taylor is powering a new era of Jackson State football
1 year, 3 months ago

With ‘Prime Time’ in rearview, T.C. Taylor is powering a new era of Jackson State football

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Jackson State fans who traveled nearly 400 miles from Jackson, Mississippi, to Atlanta belted “T.C.” chants as the Tigers’ new leader exited the field. “When I started hearing them say that, it took me back to my playing days,” said Taylor, a former Jackson State quarterback …

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After Jacksonville shootings, historically Black colleges address security concerns, remain vigilant
1 year, 3 months ago

After Jacksonville shootings, historically Black colleges address security concerns, remain vigilant

Associated Press  

Before the fatal shootings of three Black residents in Jacksonville, Florida, over the weekend, the gunman, a young white man with swastikas painted on his rifle, pulled into a parking lot at Edward Waters University and began putting on tactical gear. “This notion of us against them, Black versus white, is being promoted.” While the shootings took place at a …

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What’s next for Stephen A. Smith? A life outside of sports can be in the future
1 year, 3 months ago

What’s next for Stephen A. Smith? A life outside of sports can be in the future

New York Times  

Stephen A. Smith takes many questions from listeners — the kind of questions some might not expect. It’s part of what he does on “The Stephen A. Smith Show.” Someone wants to randomly know how Smith feels about a man dating taller women, and the long-time sports personality provides an answer, openly and honestly. He’s still motivated to be the …

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HBCU president lauds students, officer for stopping Jacksonville killer before racist store attack
1 year, 3 months ago

HBCU president lauds students, officer for stopping Jacksonville killer before racist store attack

Associated Press  

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A campus security officer tipped off by observant students likely stopped the killer who fatally shot three people at a nearby Dollar General Store from carrying out his racist attack at Edward Waters University, the president of the historically Black institution said Monday. Students reported seeing a young, white man, pull into a campus library parking lot …

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