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HBCU Ed.D. Program Joins Prestigious Carnegie Doctoral Consortium

Delaware State University has announced that its Doctor of Education program in Educational Leadership has been accepted as a member of the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate. This distinction represents the highest achievement for doctoral education programs. It also marks a significant milestone for DSU as one of only two Historically Black Colleges and […]

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Why Lizzo’s Hilarious Halloween Costume Proves She Can Make Fun of Herself

If there’s one thing Lizzo knows how to do, it’s make fun of herself. Over the weekend, as many across the country took the time to celebrate Halloween early, Lizzo joined the myriad of celebrities to show off her costume on social media…and it may be the best one we have seen yet. Read more…

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Largest local Texas Teamsters union endorses Harris before her rally

By Alex Gangitano Texas’ largest Teamsters union, Local 988, endorsed Vice President Harris before her rally in Houston on Friday. In a letter first obtained by The Hill, the union, which is based in Houston, said it surveyed more than 8,000 members before endorsing her. It cited the Biden administration’s protection of union pensions and Harris’s pledge

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For a Howard alum who won gold at the Paralympics, perseverance is the real prize

By Mia Berry Howard University alumna Sydney Satchell has had a busy month since winning a gold medal with the U.S. women’s sitting volleyball national team at the Paralympic Games in September. She attended a parade in her honor in her hometown of Windsor, Connecticut, and threw out the opening pitch at a Washington Nationals game. An avid women’s

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South Carolina to build state’s first individual monument honoring an African American

South Carolina is preparing to put up its first individual statue for an African American on its Statehouse lawn, honoring a man who put on Confederate clothes in order to steal a slaveholder’s ship and sail his family and a dozen others to freedom during the Civil War. But Robert Smalls isn’t just being honored for his

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Washington Post says it will not endorse a candidate for first time in 30 years

For the first time in over 30 years, the Washington Post announced on Friday its editorial board would not be making an endorsement of a candidate in a presidential election. “We are returning to our roots of not endorsing presidential candidates,” Will Lewis, the newspaper’s publisher and chief executive officer said in a statement on Friday, less than two weeks

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University of Vermont and Society for Black Military Studies Launch New Academic Journal

The University of Vermont Press has partnered with the Society for Black Military Studies to launch the Journal of Black Military Studies.  The multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal will feature articles that discuss, analyze, and document the military experience in context of the Black diaspora. Scholars will be able to publish their work without fees and their articles

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2 former HBCU players selected in NBA G-League Draft

In preparation for the start of the NBA G-League season, they held their 24th annual draft, seeing two former HBCU players hear their names called. With the sixth overall selection, former Tennessee State all-conference forward Christian Brown was picked up by the Sioux Falls Skyforce (G-League affiliate of the Miami Heat). Brown played three seasons

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NC Central survives ‘dog fight’ in MEAC opener against defensive-minded Morgan State

The North Carolina Central University football team celebrated homecoming with a 16-7 victory over Morgan State on Saturday at O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium. The Eagles (6-2, 2-0 MEAC) have won five straight games. “We need one or two of these dog fights to kind of test you,” Eagles coach Trei Oliver said. The Eagles got on the

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