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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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Texas Southern University Cancels Republican Sen. John Cornyn’s Commencement Speech
There’s one HBCU that didn’t want to follow in the footsteps of Bethune-Cookman University by having a Republican give the Class of 2017 commencement speech. After a successful petition, students at Houston’s Texas Southern University won’t have to listen to Texas Sen. John Cornyn speak. The students’ petition referenced Cornyn’s support of stricter voter-ID laws,…