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Toni Braxton
Toni Braxton will soon receive an honor that, to her, is just as prestigious as her seven Grammy Awards.
The R&B/pop star will be presented with Lupus LA’s Loop Award for her work on behalf of the orga ...
Posted Thursday, April 25th 2019 at 11:38AM
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The Home Depot Announces Its 2019 Retool Your School Campus Improvement Grant Program Award Recipients with Special Guests Shannon Sharpe and Rickey Smiley. Ten Historically Black Colleges and Universities Were Awarded a Total of $500,000 in Campus I ...
Posted Wednesday, April 24th 2019 at 5:47PM
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Mr. Oakwood 2019-2010 Joseph Smittick developed a platform called "Let's Eat!" -- a metaphor that encourages Oakwood students to embrace their “hunger” for success, so they can make the best use of the opportunities that come their way and reap the r ...
Posted Thursday, April 18th 2019 at 8:10PM
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by Taylor Staggers
The legendary Cathy Hughes has been inducted into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB). This esteemed honor from NAB certainly seals the Urban One founder’s place among the greatest entrepreneurs and media personalities of all time.
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Posted Thursday, April 18th 2019 at 7:00PM
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Check Out the Trailer to Beyonce’s ‘Homecoming’
A 137-minute documentary about Beyoncé’s headlining set at Coachella
If the Beyhive members on your staff are sleepy today, let them be. They’re in a blessed place.
Early Wednesday morning, Net ...
Posted Wednesday, April 17th 2019 at 7:08PM
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“We need more research, we need more treatments, and we need a more robust safety net for people who struggle...” -Anita F., LUNG FORCE Hero
Research holds the key to a world free from lung disease.
We’re working on so many groundbreaking proj ...
Posted Wednesday, April 17th 2019 at 1:35PM
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Angela Rye, who brings a unique perspective of strategy and policymaking inside the beltway of the nation’s capital, will be the speaker at Texas Southern University’s Spring 2019 Commencement. The ceremonies will take place at 8 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. ...
Posted Tuesday, April 16th 2019 at 6:55PM
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HBCUConnect.com is proud to present The NABOB Media Sales Institute Scholarship for 2019!
If you ever wanted to get your foot in the door to becoming a sales executive, then this is the perfect opportunity to not only receive a full scholarship to ...
Posted Tuesday, April 16th 2019 at 6:16PM
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Bennett College’s 2019 Baccalaureate speaker on Friday, May 3, 2019, is Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley, pastor of Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, VA, and our Commencement speaker on Saturday, May 4, 2019, is Kwanza Jones, co-founder and CEO of the Kwanza Jones & José E. Feliciano SUPERCHARG ...
Posted Tuesday, April 16th 2019 at 3:45PM
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His new book, ‘What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker,’ takes you into the brain of the most anxious black man in Pittsburgh
Damon Young is a Very Smart Brotha who is riddled with neuroses. And now, everyone who buys a copy of his first solo ...
Posted Wednesday, April 10th 2019 at 4:26PM
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Tarana Burke, the founder of the “Me Too” movement, might be coming to a historically black college or university (HBCU) near you.
She was on Howard University’s campus this week, kicking off a Me Too HBCU Tour. Her goal is to promote Sexual Assault Awareness Month and address where and how black ...
Posted Wednesday, April 10th 2019 at 4:18PM
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WHEN: Wednesday (March 27) @ 2:30 p.m.
WHERE: ASU's William Harper Councill Hall, room 216.
Alabama State University's music business students will get up close to one of the entertainment industry’s power-players, when former rapper turned actor ...
Posted Tuesday, March 26th 2019 at 6:57PM
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Achievement First is looking for champions and those who believe all students are capable of greatness and achievement far beyond what society has been conditioned to accept. They're looking for you.
Achievement First is a growing network of public charter schools in New York, Connecticut and Rh ...
Posted Tuesday, March 26th 2019 at 4:36PM
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As the discussion around sexual violence continues and we collectively consider how best to combat it at its roots, education is key—as is accountability. With that in mind, this spring, ‘me too.’ is launching a first-time, five-stop HBCU tour across ...
Posted Friday, March 22nd 2019 at 1:04PM
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YOUR WORLD NEWS
DAY 19
March 2019
Nepal, India
HOLI!
It's a day of festival and colours. India is bright will rainbow colours and the people of the country celebrate a day of Holi. Thousands paint faces, and use powders to decorate their ...
Posted Wednesday, March 20th 2019 at 4:45PM
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