Montravias King, an Elizabeth City State University senior, was elected to serve on the Elizabeth City council last night after overcoming challenges to his right to run…
The famed Florida A&M University marching band the Marching 100 is back from a nearly two-year suspension following the hazing death of drum major Robert Champion. The band was suspended from performing, practicing or meeting for 19 months following Champions’ death on a band bus following the Florida Classic football game in Orlando. “When considering all […]
By Morgan Culler After 10 seasons as a linebacker in the NFL, Earl Holmes was content with a life away from the gridiron. Drafted in…
VIA 93.9 WKYS Graduation season is in full swing and the Bowie State University Class of 2013 had the privilege of being sent into the real world with an awe inspiring commencement speech by the First Lady of the United States of America. Read more here.
Not even a mini riot could stop the high-energy crowd from enjoying Howard University’s legendary International Yardfest on Friday. Show headliner 2 Chainz surprised everyone when he brought out…
The CIAA named Jacqie Carpenter as commissioner of the conference. Carpenter replaces Leon Kerry who retired abruptly last year. Carpenter is the first female to…
Hampton University‘s MBA program is continuing its controversial ban on cornrows and dreadlocks, ABC affiliate WVEC-TV reports. SEE ALSO: Will Any Blacks Vote For Romney?…
The second annual Masterminds, Millionaires and Moguls™ event returns to JCSU on September 22 at 7 p.m. Five of the city’s most enterprising executives and entrepreneurs will speak to aspiring students during the event in Biddle Auditorium at Johnson C. Smith University. YOUniversity Drive, LLC is a Charlotte-based national organization that caters to first generation […]
Black college students at Johnson C. Smith University students heard valuable advice about how to engineer a successful career in corporate America during the 2nd Annual Retail Industry Day onThursday. “Be open to starting at an entry level position,” Charles Devenney of Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated told the students. “You’ll learn information that will help […]
The Florida Classic, pitting Florida A&M versus Bethune Cookman, is one of the biggest HBCU football rivalries for football and marching bands. Tonight, ESPNU will begin the five-part series “Battle of the HBCU Bands.” Dallas Austin produced the program which like “Drumline” meets “Making the Band.” It’s a behind the scenes look at what it […]
Four years ago I was faced with the difficult decision as a high school senior of where I would be spending the next four years continuing my education. I grew up in a family where the importance of attending a historically black college or university was stressed at an early age. Although few members of […]
