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Megan Thee Stallion Returns to TSU To Hand Out Scholarships

Megan Thee Stallion returned to her alma mater, Texas Southern University, to gift 20 lucky students with scholarships toward their education.

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By Lois G. Russell/ASU. Alabama State University President, Dr. Quinton T. Ross Jr., announced today that the University has established the George Floyd/Greg Gunn Memorial Scholarship in honor of the memory of two men who lost their lives unjustly at the hands of law enforcement officers. “During

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Joe Biden Claimed He Attended Historically Black University; University Disagrees - African American News Today - EIN Presswire

… current population includes a 63% African-American enrollment and an increasing number …

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MUSIC MONDAY: Playlist Celebrating the Detroit Roots of Techno (LISTEN)

(Kevin Saunderson, Derrick May and Juan Atkins in Detroit / Photo credit: Unknown) Techno has come to be associated with European club culture, but it was born from the Black community in Detroit. …

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Albert N. Whiting, Former MSU Dean, NCCU President, Dies at Age 102

Albert N. Whiting, a former dean at present-day Morgan State University and former president and chancellor of North Carolina Central University, died on June 4 at Howard County General Hospital in Columbia of pneumonia. He was 102.

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COVID-19 Closures Could Hit Historically Black Colleges Particularly Hard

As the COVID-19 crisis forces many schools to close their campuses and move all courses online, some worry that the pandemic could have a bigger negative impact on the nation’s historically black colleges and universities, than for other campuses. Here, The Conversation US has assembled a panel of

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History of African Americans in Texas

African Americans formed a unique ethnic identity in Texas while facing the problems of societal and institutional discrimination as well as colorism for many years. The first person of African heritage to arrive in Texas was Estevanico, who came to Texas in

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Morehouse School of Medicine Joins New Effort to Battle COVID-19

A new $40 million initiative aimed at fighting the coronavirus pandemic among ethnic minorities and rural and socially vulnerable communities involves a newly created partnership between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Minority Health and the Morehouse School of Medicine

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Hurricanes, COVID-19 and mental health - Part V: 'Such a betrayal' - Dallas Examiner

Hurricanes, COVID-19 and mental health – Part V: ‘Such a betrayal’ By DEAN RUSSELL Columbia Journalism Investigations and JAMIE SMITH HOPKINS Center for Public Integrity (Texas Tribune) – Few Americans are protected from

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As Clinical Trials Halt, U.S. Covid Cases Surge - Voice and Viewpoint

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Eli Lilly announced this week that it would pause a government-sponsored COVID-19 clinical trial because of a potential safety concern. The drug manufacturer did not specify the concern, but the experimental vaccine is reportedly

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Toni Morrison

Born on February 18, 1931 in Lorain, Ohio as Chloe Anthony Wofford, Toni Morrison is an American author, editor and professor who won the 1993 Nobel Prize in literature for being an author “who in novels characterized by visionary force and poetic import, gives life to an essential aspect of

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SWAC officials set to meet Monday after playing football, fall sports - DefenderNetwork.com

The SWAC presidents are meeting Monday to discuss whether to cancel or postpone football and the rest of the fall sports season, The Defender has learned. Contrary to some reports out there, no decision has been made one way or the other at this point but with MEAC and three other leagues already

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Women’s Suffrage Centennial Traces Roots to Black Women in Houston - Houston Forward Times

Activists paved the way for Democratic VP nominee Kamala Harris, Congresswoman Barbara Jordan and every… The post Women’s Suffrage Centennial Traces Roots to Black Women in Houston appeared first on Houston Forward Times.

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Public Visitation, Service for Dr. Thomas Freeman Scheduled for June 16

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Texas Southern University (1947- )

Texas Southern University, a state-supported institution of higher learning located just southeast of downtown Houston, was established on March 3, 1947 when the Fiftieth Texas State Legislature passed a bill establishing a Negro University with a law school to be located in Houston. This bill

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KTSU introduces new station The Vibe and welcomes all-star leadership - DefenderNetwork.com

Texas Southern University’s Division of University Advancement is excited to announce the continued expansion of KTSU 90.9 FM with a new digital station. The Vibe will be the digital and innovative Urban Alternative station, powered by KTSU. The new format will appeal to Millennials and the

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Mercy Corps to Offer Internship for HBCU Grads

One of the leading humanitarian relief organizations focused on addressing diversity is partnering with the nation's historically Black colleges and universities to recruit more African Americans.

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Peyton Manning Endows 6 HBCU Scholarships

Former NFL great Peyton Manning has established endowment scholarships at six historically Black colleges and universities.

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Disney Creates A New Taskforce Aimed At Recruiting More Talent From HBCUs

Earlier this month, Disney hosted a series of virtual career sessions exclusively for HBCU students interested in opportunities with the company.

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IBM Invests $100 Million In HBCUs

The initiative is for seeing diversity in tech's future.

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As Clinical Trials Halt, U.S. COVID Cases Surge - Los Angeles Sentinel

The difficulty in producing a vaccine for the deadly virus comes as a new wave of COVID-19 infection has begun. Data provided by Johns Hopkins University in Maryland revealed that the U.S. surpassed 51,000 new daily cases on Oct. 13, marking the first time in over two months that the number

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Beloved Holman Street ‘Shepherd’ Manson Johnson dies due to COVID-19

HOUSTON – Family, friends and the community is mourning the loss of Pastor Manson B. Johnson, of Holman Street Baptist Church, who died Sunday after suffering complications due to

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Verdict from Halls of Academe, Caribbean academics in North American: Arthur was top notch leader | New York Carib News

If the halls of academe are places which elicit conflicting assessments, that is not the case when it comes to Owen Arthur. For as Caribbean immigrants reflect on the life and times of the former Barbados Prime Minister and his place in history, this much is clear: academics at North American

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African American Museum Continues Nationwide Tour

… miles with the African Americans in Aviation Traveling Museum. The African Americans in Aviation … the museum is saying to African American students “Look, you are … . Teaching African American students about the success of other African Americans in a …

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TSU’s Thurgood Marshall School of Law declared in full compliance - DefenderNetwork.com

On Monday, August 24, 2020, the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association (“The Council”) announced that Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law (the “Law School”) remains an approved law school, after declaring the school

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TSU Modifies Fall Academic Calendar: Semester to end before Thanksgiving - Houston Forward Times

Texas Southern University (TSU) has recently made the decision to move to a modified 13-week… The post TSU Modifies Fall Academic Calendar: Semester to end before Thanksgiving appeared first on Houston Forward Times.

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Former TSU asst. dean accused of theft - DefenderNetwork.com

A former Texas Southern University Law School assistant dean has been charged with theft after being accused of stealing from the university. According to authorities, 52-year-old Edward Wayne Rene is accused of awarding double tuition scholarships to at least two students and then making them

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Biden’s Build Back Better Plan Proposes Free Tuition To HBCUs

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is focusing on Black education and success as part of his Build Back Better proposal; offering free tuition to HBCUs. According to Essence, Biden’s campaign…

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Washington, Craig Anthony (1941 - )

Craig Anthony Washington, former Congressman from Houston, Texas, was born in Longview, Gregg County, Texas on October 12, 1941 to Roy and Azalia Washington. He attended Prairie View A & M University in Texas and received his B.A. in 1966. In 1969 he graduated from the Thurgood Marshall School

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