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Historically Black Colleges Receive Second Round of Bomb Threats In A Month
Six HBCUs such as Howard University and Bethune Cookman received bomb threats on Monday morning.
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New March Clip Showcases the Strength and Influence of HBCU Band Culture
The CW’s eight-episode series following Prairie View A&M University Marching Band premieres Jan. 24.
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Q&A: Trymaine Lee Discusses Being Black at Harvard and Weighs in on the HBCU vs. PWI Debate
The MSNBC correspondent discusses his fellowship and what it means to be Black at Harvard
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The CW To Premier Docu-series Based on Prairie View A&M Marching Band
The Marching Storm is making its television debut.
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Justice Department Continues Investigations Into Civil Rights Era Killings After Closing Emmett Till Case
Among the list of open cases are police shootings of Black victims, an arson that killed a 9-year-old girl in Philadelphia and the assassination of Edwin Pratt.
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The CW Orders Docuseries on Famous HBCU Marching Band
March docuseries to follow top ranked HBCU marching band Prairie View A&M University Marching Band.
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Scripps National Spelling Bee Winner Zaila Avant-Garde Offered Full-Ride Scholarships to Multiple Universities
Avant-garde became the first African-American to ever win the competition.
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Louisiana Pediatrician Accused of Punching and Using N-Word While Verbally Assaulting Black Woman Student
A Louisiana pediatrician was arrested in Baton Rouge Wednesday and charged with punching and verbally assaulting a Black student-athlete at Southern University. KATC 3 reports that 54-year-old Shane McKinney, a pediatrician at Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital in Baton Rouge, has been charged with simple battery after he was questioned by police about…
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10 Thoughts on Tell Them We Are Rising, the Documentary About the Story of HBCUs
As an alumnus of Morehouse College and a staunch advocate for HBCUs, I was very excited to finally see the Stanley Nelson film Tell Them We Are Rising, a documentary about HBCUs. Overall, I thought it was cool, with some very interesting stories and facts, but I believe it suffered from a time crunch. Ultimately,…
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5 Questions About the Southern University Sex-Tape Scandal
In case you haven’t heard, there is a Southern University sex-tape scandal that is making the rounds on social media. Well, the actual footage isn’t making the rounds, but news of the footage is definitely blazing the Internet. Not only does it appear to show a very married senior member of Southern University’s staff, but…