historically black colleges and universities
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These Young Black People Are Real Geniuses
Graduation time honors the brightest, but these young people have been brilliant since birth.
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Producer Will Packer On 90s Movies, HBCUs, & Navigating Hollywood | Securing the Bag: Part 2
Packer talks about how attending Florida A&M prepared him for an entering an industry dominated by white people and 90s filmmaking.
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Get Ya Daisy Dukes Ready: A ‘Freaknik’ Documentary Is Coming to Hulu
Those who originally attended the 80s and 90s festival will enjoy reliving the memories.
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Inside the Whiskey-Cupcake Collaboration Helping HBCUs
In honor of Black History Month, Uncle Nearest and SusieCakes have come together to help raise $1 million for historically Black colleges and universities.
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Howard University’s All-Black Swim & Dive Team Gets Its Flowers
The program makes history as the first all-Black swim team to appear on the Sports Illustrated’s cover.
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WTF: 2 HBCUs Offered Football Scholarships to White Quarterback Who Used N-Word in Video
Albany State University, one of the HBCUs, has since pulled the scholarship they offered to Florida high school quarterback Marcus Stokes.
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Doing the Right Thing: Spike Lee Launches Fellowship Program at Three HBCUs in Atlanta [CORRECTED]
The Academy Award-winning director is also set to be honored with the WGA East’s Hunter Award for Career Achievement.
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First HBCU Gymnastics Team Slayed Their Debut Meet
Fisk University placed fourth at the largest collegiate gymnastics event
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Charles Barkley, Kevin Durant Make Big Donations To HBCUs
Their contributions add to a running conversation about the relationship between Black colleges and Black athletes