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All The Best Moments From This Week’s HBCU Homecoming
Florida A&M University, Southern University, Grambling University and others had an explosive week.
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Tennessee Republicans Made Massive Change To This HBCU, and People Aren’t Having It
Tennessee Republican lawmakers voted to replace the entire Tennessee State University board.
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Peyton Manning Honors Prestigious Alums With Scholarship Endowments at 6 HBCUs
Sometimes it’s hard to keep secrets when your actions speak for themselves. When Grambling State alum Doug Williams learned that an anonymous foundation endowed a scholarship in his name at his alma mater, he was hell-bent on finding out who it was. “When I asked who did this, I was told the donor wished it…
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Oprah Discusses Partnership With NashvilleNurtures to Provide Food Relief for 10,000 Families
On Tuesday, members of the press participated in a Zoom roundtable conference with journalist, mogul and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey, Tennessee State University President Dr. Glenda Glover, and Bishop Joseph Warren Walker III of Mount Zion Baptist Church in Nashville, Tenn., to discuss her latest COVID-19 relief donation through the Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation. Initially, Winfrey…
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To a School for Greater Service, 1 That We Adore: Tennessee State University
The school year begins in August with freshmen moving into Wilson and Watson halls on the gorgeous campus of Tennessee State University in Nashville. The Aristocrat of Bands is preparing for another year representing as one of the baddest bands in the land, and the sound of “TSU Funk” fills the air. Student Government Association…
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Memphis Teen Sold Newspapers for 5 Years so His Single Mom Wouldn’t Have to Pay His College Tuition
When 17-year-old Kevuntez King was just a preteen, he decided that not only was he going to college, but his mother, a single parent, wasn’t going to pay for it. “She just taught me how to be independent like she had it, [and] she just wanted me to go get it myself,” Kevuntez told Fox…