Historically Black South Carolina State University has made the decision to close its doors, amid financial troubles. The State reports: S.C. State University would not hold classes or athletics events for the next two years under a plan approved by an S.C. House budget panel Tuesday. The plan, meant to the give the financially troubled […]
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s ‘I Have A Dream’ speech is etched into the American consciousness because of its call for a truly color-blind society. While that utopian sensibility may fall short of reality, the Dream Defenders are doing their best to bring us closer to that ideal. The group began in Florida in […]
President Barack Obama’s “America’s College Promise“ plan seeks to make two years of community or technical college “as free and universal as high school.” Students would need…
Denny’s CEO John Miller didn’t want to call in his good news to the Tom Joyner Morning Show, so he actually came down to the Red Velvet Cake Studios in Dallas, Texas to deliver it in person. Denny’s has been partnering with The Tom Joyner Foundation for the last 12 years to ensure that […]
Originally from Memphis, Allstate’s Kristy Kalango is in her third year of the Leadership Development program at Allstate and works on all multicultural marketing focusing on African-American programming. Kalango is an alumni of Howard University. She graduated in 2012 with a degree in business and marketing. She says she attended Howard because she wanted the HBCU experience. […]
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The trials of three of four members of Florida A&M University’s marching band on charges of felony hazing and manslaughter have been postponed until April. But the trial of a fourth member began with jury selection Monday, nearly three years after drum major Robert Champion died from being beaten. Judge Renee […]
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida A & M University’s Marching 100 had played at a Super Bowl and before U.S. presidents. But one of the nation’s most-celebrated marching bands had a dark secret: members were occasionally beaten with mallets, fists and drumsticks in a hazing initiation known as “crossing” Bus C. The trial of four […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Nick Cannon remembers when youngsters often approached him, telling him that the 2002 film Drumline influenced them to attend a historically black college and university. Cannon believes the sequel could have the same impact. “People told me back then they went to an HBCU because of that movie,” said Cannon, who starred […]
The Education Department has loosened credit requirements for the PLUS Loan program used by parents and college students, but some say the changes are not enough…
For iPhone: Dr. Levi Watkins Sr., the sixth president of Alabama State University, was not a native of Montgomery, Ala., but his contributions to the city and state are noteworthy. In 1962, he joined the faculty of the historically black institution and transformed it into one of the top destination schools in the south. […]
For iPhone: Allstate’s new program HBCU “I Owe” You means that you can donate to your favorite HBCU just by calling Allstate and getting an insurance quote. Each call that is made nets an HBCU $10 so it’s easy to support your favorite. Sedrik Newbern, a Chicago Allstate agency Owner talks to the Tom […]
For iPhone: Allstate Senior Vice President of Sourcing & Procurement Solutions Cheryl Harris, called in to talk to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about Quotes For Education Program, an initiative established in 2009 to raise scholarship funds for financially struggling African-American students attending HBCUs. Allstate’s new program HBC “I Owe” You means that you can donate to your favorite […]
