Texas Southern University in Houston will play host to the Democratic presidential candidates for their third debate in two months. Leaders made the announcement via Twitter, saying that the debate will be held Sept. 12-13 at the Health and Physical Education Arena. The university’s Student Recreation Center will serve as a media hub from Sept. […]
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Miles College names Bobbi Knight interim president
Miles College has tapped trustee and former Alabama Power Vice President Bobbi Knight as its interim president, making her the first woman to lead the private historically black liberal arts college when she takes over on Sept. 1. The Fairfield school announced Knight’s appointment on Thursday in a statement. Knight, who was vice president of Alabama […]
Meet Hercules Scholar, Dumoi Pole
GPA: 3.5 Hometown: St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands Major: Management Information Systems Minor: Cyber Security Classification: Senior Career goal: Plan to devise and support methods for making and keeping the world safe. Motto: With God by my side I believe I can control my destiny”. Congratulations to Virginia State University Hercules Scholar, Dumoi Pole. Dumoi has been […]
HBCU alumni come together at The South Florida HBCU Picnic
From line dances to fraternity and sorority stepping, Miami got a full dose of HBCU love this weekend from alumni and current students at Rolling Oaks Park in Miami Gardens. The South Florida HBCU Picnic drawing close to 2,000 guests from as far as West Palm Beach to join in on the festivities to celebrate […]
Grambling State Launches New Dining Program with Magic Johnson’s Sodexo Magic
Today, Grambling State University announced the launch of a long-term partnership with a new dining service provider SodexoMAGIC. The new agreement will deliver $6.7 million in facility renovations, new major-brand quick-serve restaurants, and 24-hour dining. “The best part of our new program is that we, as students, are driving the design,” said Steven Wilson, rising […]
Governor Ron DeSantis Officially Requests Replacement of Florida Statue in National Statuary Hall on 144th Anniversary of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune’s Birthday
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis sent a letter to the Architect of the U.S. Capitol officially requesting the replacement of the General Edmund Kirby Smith statue in National Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol with Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune. Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune will represent the first African American to have a state-commissioned statue in […]