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That’s Dr. Chano to You: Chance the Rapper Praises the Great Name of Beyoncé in Dillard Commencement Speech
Chancelor Jonathan Bennett, known to most as Chance the Rapper or Lil Chano, gave a rousing commencement address to the graduates of Dillard University in New Orleans on Saturday, a not ahistorical speech, charging the graduates to strive to surpass those who came before them. “The highest form of respect that we can pay to…
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HBCU SpringComing Brings Black-School Spirit to New York City
Homecoming is traditionally a time for alums to return to their alma mater, kick it with old friends and pay respect to the institutions that (presumably) meant so much to them as graduates. For the alumni who showed up at HBCU SpringComing this past weekend, it’s like they never left. Lauren Grant and George Twopointoh…
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Beyoncé Partners With Google, Doubles Up on HBCU Scholarship Program Following 2nd Coachella Performance
Queen Beyoncé does nothing in halves. As such, she followed up her second Beychella performance—where she still managed to keep things fresher than fresh-pressed orange juice, demanding ransom for our edges—with yet another update on her scholarship for HBCUs. Our based, philanthropic queen is doubling down. According to a new press release from her website,…
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Tina Knowles-Lawson Was Worried That Coachella’s Predominantly White Audience Would Be ‘Confused’ by Beyoncé’s Performance
We all knew that Beyoncé’s Coachella performance, which was essentially her comeback to the stage since having twins Sir and Rumi, was going to be popping. Our queen is nothing if not a stellar performer and a perfectionist—no detail is too small. However, what we actually got Saturday night left many of us (aka Beyoncé’s…
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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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All Hail #Beychella: Beyoncé Makes History at Coachella
Greetings, big sister Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter. Dean of Pledges. Snatcher of Edges. Wearer of Bundles. On April 15, 2018, Beyoncé scalped America bald when she gave the blackest performance Coachella has ever seen. Since 1999, the music festival has had many artists perform on its stage, but it has never had a QUEEN. Until now.…
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Howard Students End Protest, Win Concessions From University
After nine days of occupying the campus Administration Building (renamed the Kwame Ture Student Center during the protest), Howard University students have ended their #HUSitIn, having reached a consensus with the trustees and university president. On Friday the board of trustees released a statement of commitments addressing student concerns, many of which were first outlined…
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Black-ish Explores the Decision Between Attending an HBCU or a PWI That So Many of Us Had to Make
ALL THE SPOILERS ARE HERE. THIS IS YOUR SPOILER ALERT. Last night’s episode of Black-ish hit home. Junior’s waiting on college acceptance letters, and he gets two at the same time: an acceptance and full ride to Howard University (father Dre’s alma mater) and an acceptance—but not as much money—to Stanford University. For Dre, the…
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Why Howard University (and What’s Happening There Right Now) Matters So Much
A few weeks back, I attended a talk at Howard University in which my fiancee was guest-teaching a class on public relations and integrated marketing. Before I got to the class, I went to the bookstore and bought a Howard University crewneck sweater. I’m a huge advocate for and supporter of HBCUs—I make a monthly…
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Former Morehouse President and Obama HBCU Chief John Wilson Selected to Lead Diversity at Harvard
Former Morehouse College President John Sylvanus Wilson has announced that he will take a leave of absence from Harvard University’s board of overseers to take a new position as Harvard University President Drew G. Faust’s senior adviser and strategist on diversity and inclusion initiatives. The new role will help the university understand the experiences of…