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I'm a Senior at Howard University Leaving Campus Because of the Coronavirus. Here's What That Looks Like
Wednesday, March 11, started out as a regular morning. I got to work at 4 a.m., got off at 10:30 a.m. and caught a train from downtown Washington, D.C. back uptown to Howard University, where I’m a senior, just in time for class. As it turned out, my first class was canceled and we were instructed…
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Welcome Home: $50 Million Amistad Paintings Returned to HBCU Talladega College
Talladega College, an Alabama-based historically black college, will be the new home for a collection of paintings that recount the story of the Amistad slave ship mutiny. ABC News reports that the murals, valued at approximately $50 million, were originally commissioned by the school in 1938 and painted by artist Hale Woodruff. For nearly 70…
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HBCU Grad Student Saves an 8-Year-Old From Being Kidnapped
It’s not every day one does something that both labels them a hero and gets them free breakfast. That’s exactly what happened with a North Carolina A&T graduate student. Fox 8 reports that Cody Byrd, a graduate student studying computer science, stopped Timothy Fry from attempting to kidnap an 8-year-old at a Biscuitville restaurant. Heather…
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5-Year-Old Drumming Prodigy Receives Scholarship Offer From HBCU Alcorn State University: 'It's Mind-Blowing Every Day'
Musical prodigies showcase their otherworldly abilities at a young age, but Jeremiah Travis is unlike anything we’ve ever seen before. And the historically black Alcorn State University apparently feels the same way, as it has offered the 5-year-old wunderkind a full band scholarship well over a decade before he even graduates high school. USA Today…
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Spelman College Creates First-Ever Queer Studies Chair at An HBCU With $2 Million Donation From Billionaire Jon Stryker
As the global leader of the liberal arts education of black women, Spelman College is keen on its tremendous responsibility to educate and empower the next generation of leaders and innovators. To that end, in a press release provided to The Root, the historically black college announced a matching gift of up to $2 million…
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8 Reflections on SpelHouse's Blessed and Highly Favored 2019 Homecoming
This past weekend in the capital of African America—Atlanta—a gathering of Black Excellence took place on hallowed grounds in the city’s West End neighborhood. SpelHouse, the famed and noble portmanteau of two of Black America’s most illustrious and storied institutions—Morehouse College and Spelman College—celebrated its annual homecoming. For those of us who come every year…
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Not With The F@#$ery: Kamala Harris Backs Out of Presidential Forum After Trump Receives Criminal Justice Award From HBCU
Kamala Harris may be alright after all. She’s not down with the f#$% shit and she sure ain’t drinking Kanye Kardashian Kool-Aid. The Democratic presidential hopeful announced she will skip a planned appearance at South Carolina’s Benedict College—the same HBCU that honored Poor POTUS for his criminal justice efforts. Ummmmm. Yes. That is correct. On…
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Live Blog: From Houston, the Democratic Debate at Texas Southern University
HOUSTON—Will Kamala Harris drag Joe Biden up to high heaven before her colored brethren at Texas Southern University? I don’t know if white men have edges, but I am sure the Senator from California will try and snatch Biden’s for sure. And will Cory Booker make another Kool-Aid reference? The youngins love Bernie Sanders, so…
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4 Students Shot at Block Party at Atlanta University Center Library
On Tuesday night, four students suffered injuries during a shooting outside of an Atlanta University Center library. WSB-TV reports that the shooting occurred at approximately 10:30 p.m. at the intersection of James P. Brawley Drive and Beckwith Street during a block party celebrating the first day of class. Students from Clark Atlanta University, Spelman and…