Authorities are reporting on a shooting on the campus of Bethune-Cookman College Monday night. WFTV.com reports: School officials said all the victims suffered superficial graze wounds in the incident, which happened just before 7 p.m. Officers said the gunman could be a student. “This could have been a horrible tragedy. We have six shots from […]
As thousands of students across the country head back to school, excited for a year full of classes, formals and football games, many of their classmates won’t get to experience the rush of returning to campus for a new school year. Amid nationwide cutbacks, reduced programming and schools being forced to close down, Historically Black […]
“WE ARE NSU” Student : Derek Smith Major : History Hometown : Chesapeake, Virginia Derek Smith a senior, from Chesapeake, Virginia has been named this week’s Tom Joyner Foundation “Hercules Scholar”. At Norfolk State University Derek is majoring in History and is recognized as an honor student with a 3.69 GPA . He plans to be […]
Black bands you might want to step it up! Despite their ongoing troubles, The Ohio State University marching band still has the magic. The debut performance for the 2014 football season was a tribute to several TV shows, which included choreography that payed homage to “Batman,” “The Simpsons,” “The Addams Family,” “The Office,” and “Game of Thrones,” […]
Norfolk State University has been named the Tom Joyner Foundation ‘School of the Month’ for September. The university, located in Norfolk, Va., has 6,728 students, offering more than 50 degree programs at the undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels. On its 134-acre campus, there are 35 buildings, including state-of-the-art technology centers, a 28,000-seat football stadium and […]
Morgan State University is saying goodbye to a young man described as “very friendly and likeable off the field but on the field, a fierce competitor.” Marquese Meadow, a 18-year-old defensive lineman from Washington, D.C. fell ill during one of the team’s workout sessions and subsequently died soon after at John Hopkins hospital. The specifics of Meadow’s […]
CINCINNATI — Alumni of the country’s oldest historically black private university are committing money and other support to help their alma mater’s fight for survival amid the risk of accreditation loss and financial deficits and low enrollment. The alumni association of southwestern Ohio’s Wilberforce University, founded in 1856, says graduates have committed to raise $2 […]
Paul Quinn College has something to celebrate! The administration has announced that the institution received it’s largest donation in school history, $4.4 million. Dallas Philanthropist, Trammell S. Crow had previously donated $1 million to the Tigers four years ago, but he added $3.4 million to the already generous donation in June. “There are moments in our […]
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A judge has postponed until September the trial of five remaining defendants charged in the hazing death of a Florida A&M University drum major to allow defense attorneys more time to prepare. Judge Renee Roche agreed during a hearing Monday to delay it the trial that was set to begin next […]
It seems as if the other 106 HBCU’s will have to make a little room. There is a new kid on the block! Simmons College recently learned that it has been accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE). As a result Simmons College becomes the nation’s 107th HBCU. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, the universities four-acre […]
This month, most American universities and colleges with popular athletic programs will proudly watch thousands of students walk across a stage, shake hands with academic…
The Atlanta Journal Constitution is reporting that a 22 year old Morehouse University student has been missing since Friday. Ben Jones hasn’t been seen since he told his family he was going to pick up graduation tickets, according to Channel 2 Action News. Since his disappearance, his parents have learned Jones was not scheduled to […]
