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Latest #HBCU attacked in recent months, after two others experienced shootings in October during homecoming weekends.
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#Columbia #HBCU Fellowship Program
Open to seniors and recent graduates of Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs)
Application Deadlines
Master of Science (M.S.) application due January 7th, 2026
HBCU Fellowship Program application due January 7th, 2026
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How to #Dressage by #Brazilian Silva de Oliveira
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107 Days From the chaos of campaign strategy sessions to the intensity of debate prep under relentless scrutiny and the private moments that rarely make headlines, Kamala Harris offers an unfiltered look at th...

The excellence inspired by HBCUs is exemplified by the transformative leaders who have emerged from these institutions.
Kamala Harris | Howard University | First female Vice President of the United States.
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Cheyney University of Pennsylvania: cheyney.edu Founded in 1837 as the African Institute in Pennsylvania is the first Historically Black College and University #HBCU in the USA.
The University was established through the bequest of #RichardHumphreys, a #Quaker philanthropist.

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#D'Angelo, R&B's reluctant icon, has died at 51
The songwriter and producer, born Michael Eugene Archer, a visionary R&B singer who helped pioneer the #neosoul sub genre, has died following a battle with cancer, according to a statement from his family.

When the moderators tried to shut Jeffrey D. Sachs down.
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The Price of Civilization: Reawakening American Virtue and Prosperity

Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation donating $50 million to historically Black Atlanta colleges The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation is donating $50 million to Atlanta’s historically Black colleges and universities.

Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation donating $50 million to historically Black Atlanta colleges #HBCU
The aim is to raise graduation rates at #ClarkAtlanta University, #Morehouse College, #MorrisBrown College and #Spelman College, according to the foundation’s announcement.
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MacKenzie Scott gives $70 million to UNCF to financially strengthen HBCUs | CNN Business Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $70 million to the UNCF, as the nation’s largest private provider of scholarships to minority students works to raise $1 billion to strengthen al...

MacKenzie Scott gives $70 million to UNCF to financially strengthen HBCUs
“This extraordinary gift is a powerful vote of confidence in HBCUs and in the work of #UNCF,” the nonprofit’s President and CEO Dr. Michael L. Lomax told The Associated Press in a statement.
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Huston-Tillotson University receives single largest donation to an HBCU with $150 million gift, school says | CNN Huston-Tillotson University, a private university in Austin, Texas, will receive a $150 million donation over the next 10 years – the single-largest gift ever given to a historically Black college or ...

Huston-Tillotson University receives single largest donation to an HBCU with $150 million gift.
Huston-Tillotson, a private university in #Austin, Texas, will receive a $150 million donation over the next 10 years – the single-largest gift ever given to an #HBCU
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#Hbcunews | Shelter-in-place issued at #ClarkAtlanta University and at #Spelman College
The Atlanta Police Department is assisting, they said. There have been other threats reported at #HBCU campuses across the country today.
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Letter to Howard Community Regarding U Street Incident | The Dig at Howard University thedig.howard.edu/announcement...

It’s #Backtoschool season! Please, post or DM scholarships and grants for #HBCU students. Thanks!

Afrobeats - rare photos chart the rise of Wizkid, Burna Boy and Davido Exclusive access to some of the biggest artists who are riding a cultural phenomenon.

#BBC | Rare photos capture Afrobeats' rise to take over the world
#Afrobeats has swept the world of music like a tsunami - it dominates playlists and its fans cram into huge stadiums to hear the likes of Nigerian superstars #Wizkid, #Davido and #BurnaBoy.
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Walter Scott, Founding Member of The Whispers, Passes Away at 81 - Los Angeles Sentinel Walter Scott, who with his twin brother Wallace “Scotty” founded the legendary R&B group The Whispers, has died at the age of 81, family and friends confirmed.

#WalterScott, Founding Member of #TheWhispers, Passes Away at 81
Walter Scott, who with his twin brother Wallace “Scotty” founded the legendary R&B group The Whispers, has died at the age of 81, after a six-month bout with #cancer, his family confirmed.
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#Poll Do you think the U.S. military should get involved in the conflict between #Israel and #Iran? 1- Should 2- Should not 3- Don’t care

#Poll
Do you think the U.S. military should get involved in the conflict between #Israel and #Iran?
1- Should
2- Should not
3- Don’t care

'Your People Are Not Welcome Here': Black Female Google Employees Called 'Incompetent,' 'Agressive' and Regularly Badge-Checked. Now the Company Must Pay Them $50M Google has agreed to pay $50 million to settle a class action lawsuit brought by current and former Black workers alleging the tech giant discriminated

atlantablackstar.com | ‘Your People Are Not Welcome Here’: Black Female Google Employees Called ‘Incompetent,’ ‘Agressive’ and Regularly Badge-Checked. Now the Company Must Pay Them $50M
The suit was originally filed in 2022 by April Curley, hired by Google in 2014 to expand its #HBCU outreach

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What’s Going on When Airport Security Scans Your Face - Terms of Service with Clare Duffy - Podcast on CNN Audio If you’ve been to the airport recently, you might have noticed something different while going through security: a TSA agent taking your photo. Face scans can speed up the security process, but accord...

What’s Going on When Airport Security Scans Your Face
Face scans can speed up the security process, but according to Dr. Joy Buolamwini, this technology comes with big picture risks. She explains what’s going on with these face scans — and how to opt out.
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Tesla profits drop 71% on weak sales and anti-Elon Musk sentiment | TechCrunch Tesla’s flailing sales figures have put the company closer to the red than it has been in years, according to financial results released Tuesday,

#Techcrunch - Tesla profits drop 71% on weak sales and anti-Elon Musk sentiment
At this time last year, #Tesla was grappling with some gloomy numbers. In case you forgot, the company’s profits fell 55% to $1.13 billion in the first quarter of 2024 from the same period in 2023.
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Black women's hair products are in the safety spotlight. Here's what to know Black women around the world gather in salons, dorm rooms and living rooms for hours at a time to get synthetic braids put in their hair.

#APnews | Black women's hair products are in the safety spotlight. Here's what to know
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Getting lost is definitely the best way to discover the city you live in. Don’t get lost at night though….

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Roy Ayers, Everybody Loves the Sunshine singer and jazz-funk pioneer, dies at 84 Ayers was a huge influence on other artists including Pharrell Williams, Mary J Blige and Common.

#BBC - #RoyAyers, Everybody Loves the Sunshine musician, dies at 84
Ayers had a huge influence on many RnB and hip-hop stars, particularly in the 90s, with artists like #TribeCalledQuest, #MaryJBlige and #JillScott sampling his work on tracks like #BonitaApplebaum
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Roberta Flack, singer of 'Killing Me Softly,' has died at age 88 The Grammy Award-winning artist and educator had shared an ALS diagnosis in 2022. She was best known for ballads such as "Killing Me Softly With His Song" and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face."

#NPR - Roberta Flack, singer of 'Killing Me Softly,' has died at age 88
She… remains the only solo artist to win the Grammy for record of the year two years in a row: in 1973, for "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," and in 1974, for "Killing Me Softly”
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USDA suspends scholarship program at historically Black colleges, website shows The U.S. Department of Agriculture has suspended a college scholarship program for students from rural and underserved backgrounds who attend historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), according to the program website.

@reuters.com | #USDA suspends scholarship program at historically Black colleges
The 1890 scholars program aims to increase the number of agriculture students at the country's 19 historically Black land-grant universities, which are federally funded #HBCU
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NAACP lists companies that dump DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black Americans The NAACP wants Black Americans to steer their buying power toward corporations that haven’t pulled back from diversity programs under conservative pressure.

#AP - #NAACP lists companies that dump DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black Americans
-encourages consumers to “buy-in” on companies that back their values. People of all backgrounds are encouraged to use the Black Consumer Advisory.
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