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Bethune-Cookman and the Survival of the HBCU, Part 3: Things Fell Apart
Editor’s note: Please read part 1 and part 2 of “Critical Condition: Bethune-Cookman and the Survival of the HBCU.” “Look to the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you shall also see the future, foretold.” — Marcus Aurelius text When the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)…
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Bethune-Cookman and the Survival of the HBCU, Part 2: An Inside Job
Editor’s note: Read Part 1, “Critical Condition: Bethune-Cookman and the Survival of the HBCU.” “O unhappy citizens, what madness? Do you think the enemy’s sailed away? Or do you think any Greek gift’s free of treachery? … Trojans, don’t trust this horse. Whatever it is, I’m afraid of Greeks. Even those bearing gifts.” — Aeneid,…
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Beyoncé Announces Scholarship for HBCUs Following Historic, Iconic Coachella Performance
You see, this is why people stay claiming Beyoncé is Illuminati. Nothing the Queen does ever seems to be without a deeper meaning, and apparently, her iconic Coachella #Beychella performance, which paid special homage to HBCUs, was no different. Monday, on the heels of that historic performance, Beyoncé revealed that through her #BeyGood initiative, four…
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Bethune-Cookman Student Arrested After Being Accused of Having Loaded AR-15 on Campus
A 20-year-old Bethune-Cookman University student was arrested over the weekend after a loaded AR-15 assault rifle was discovered on campus, in direct violation of the university’s policies, authorities say. Ronald Jacques Jr. was taken into custody Sunday night after campus security noticed a vehicle illegally parked. It was then that officers noticed the weapon in…
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Carrying On Mary’s Legacy at Bethune-Cookman University
I was lucky to find my Bethune-Cookman hoodie just before my Uber arrived to carry me to the airport. Well-worn and worn with pride, it always creates conversations on planes with folks who’ve never heard of it. “Bethune-Cookman College,” my row mate read slowly. “It’s University now,” I said, wishing I wasn’t desperately looking forward…
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Bethune-Cookman President Threatens to Withhold Students’ Degrees Amid Loud Boos for Betsy DeVos
The NAACP Florida State Conference was right. As Bethune-Cookman University graduates loudly booed U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos during her remarks at the school’s commencement ceremony Wednesday morning, university President Edison Jackson threatened to withhold their degrees. “If this behavior continues,” Jackson said angrily as DeVos uncomfortably stood beside him with a smile frozen on…