Sallie Mae got you down? Worried about student loans? Well, that’s one problem Chicago teen Arianna Alexander doesn’t have. The straight A student with a 5.1 average due to extra credit, is heading to the University of Pennsylvania in the fall, and she won’t have to pay a dime. That’s because she was awarded over $3 […]
The history of the Negro Baseball Leagues is well-documented, with many stars from the league going on to careers in major league baseball and beyond the sport itself. What might not be as well known is that a large number of athletes who played in the Negro Leagues were well-educated men who used the […]
The best financial gift for college graduates is not necessarily money, says Deborah Owens, ‘The Wealth Coach. “I want to encourage parents to begin to pay it forward financially and you can do that by gifting stock. It doesn’t have to be difficult. Do it by investing in companies you buy everyday. Everybody’s on their […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Bobby Bell sat down in the chair, his black gown draped over his shoulders, the black cap tilted just perfectly and the white tassels hanging to his right. A representative from the University of Minnesota asked the 74-year-old Pro Football Hall of Famer if he wanted to wear the graduation attire while […]
It’s been 40 years since the University of Alabama has elected a Black president for its Student Government Association. Junior Elliot Spillers, who was elected this spring, faces continuing opposition from a white secret society at the school collectively known as “The Machine.” Spillers, who hails from Pelham, Ala., is only the second Black […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Corinthian Colleges canceled classes Monday and shut down all of its remaining 28 ground campuses, displacing about 16,000 students, less than two weeks after the Education Department announced it was fining the for-profit institution $30 million for misrepresentation. The Santa Ana, California-based company said it was working with other schools to help […]
Not only is he the star of Black-ish, ABC’s modern answer to The Cosby Show, Anthony Anderson has become the go-to awards show host. This weekend, he’ll host the UNCF Evening of Stars on BET that includes performances by Jussie Smollett, Toni Braxton and Babyface, Yolanda Adams, KEM, K. Michelle and Morris Day and […]
Retool Your School is a contest sponsored by Home Depot that gives money to HBCU’s every year to help them make physical improvements. As you may know, some struggling HBCU’s can use that money to make campus improvements. This year’s race, the sixth annual is tight, but there are some new ways to support your […]
Hampton University’s status as one of the premier HBCUs has long been established, with nearly 50 Bachelor’s degree programs, over two dozen Master’s degree programs, and nine doctoral programs. Hampton was founded on this day in 1868 as an instructional school for freed slaves in the wake of the Civil War. Brigadier Union Army […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sarah Dieffenbacher is on a debt strike. She’s refusing to make payments on the more than $100,000 in federal and private loans she says she owes for studies at a for-profit college that she now considers so worthless she doesn’t include it on her resume. The sentiment is catching on. Calling themselves […]
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — A now-suspended Pennsylvania State University fraternity’s Facebook posting of photos of nude and partly nude women, some of them asleep or passed out, is sad and offensive and could lead to some students being expelled, the university’s president said Wednesday. “I can’t imagine anybody that’s not appalled by the alleged […]
In a grim reminder that safety can be elusive at even the most hallowed public places, there was a stabbing incident at HBCU Morgan State University, the third violent incident on the campus in the last week. The Baltimore Sun reports: The stabbings happened outside the entrance to a cafeteria about 2:05 p.m., after a […]
