The North Carolina Central football team appears to be rounding into form as the season’s first half winds down. Norfolk State saw that up close and personal as the Eagles rolled to a 37-10 win in the 40th annual Circle City Classic at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. Central improved to 3-2 on the […]
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The Virginia Union Panthers officially began their CIAA championship defense with a dominant 42-7 win over the Shaw Bears. Virginia Union bounces back from its first Division II loss of the season against Johnson C. Smith, improving its overall record to 2-2. On the other hand, Shaw has now dropped two of its last three
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Stepping is an essential part of HBCU and Black culture. The effortless blend of precision, talent and teamwork is a spectacular showcase of HBCU tradition. It’s not a proper HBCU Homecoming until step crews battle it out and showcase their art. To that end, we’re examining some of Hollywood’s best representations of… Read more…
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Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine Manifold, an AI-powered clinical data platform, today announced that Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) will leverage their platform to modernize cancer genomics data analysis and improve collaboration among multidisciplinary stakeholders. With Manifold, the Institute of Translational Genomic Medicine (ITGM) at MSM is building a modern data foundation to accelerate cancer research—integrating multimodal sources like clinical
By Mirtha Donastorg There’s a treasure in the heart of the West End. It’s been amassed over decades, but not hoarded. It isn’t hidden away in some chest or safe but is shown to the public — for free — at the art museums of Clark Atlanta University and Spelman College. “This is a world
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By Dan White In the process, this group, consisting of five University of California, Santa Cruz students and five students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities, uncovered rare glimpses of enslaved people’s lives in America. Of the HBCU students, four were from Howard University in Washington, D.C., and one was from Xavier University in New
By Alcino Donadel With campus IT teams reaching Amazon-like levels of service, predictive analytics boosting student enrollment and retention, and AI yet to unlock its potential, HBCUs can no longer afford to do “more with less” in higher ed’s tech-infused environment, declares a new report from Complete College America. The nonprofit, dedicated to improving equitable college completion rates, is challenging
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Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz are launching an HBCU Homecoming Tour across certain battleground states — North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Virginia and Pennsylvania — as they press on with their 2024 presidential campaign. Throughout the HBCU homecoming season, the Harris-Walz campaign will have representatives at various campuses. Representatives will range from Black
In September 1984, a film hit the streets that had the folks we now call “seasoned saints” in a headlock. “A Soldier’s Story,” based on a Pulitzer Prize winning play written by the late, great Black playwright Charles Fuller, was directed by legendary (white) director Norman Jewison and depicted, via a story about a… Read
Tahvio Gratton, a former UPS driver in the state of Washington, has been awarded $237.6 million after prevailing in a racial discrimination lawsuit. A jury concluded that Gratton indeed faced discrimination at work and then got fired after filing his complaint. Gratton, who is Black, received $198 million in punitive damages, along with $39.6 million
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