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The Grambling State Tigers took on the Prairie View A&M Panthers Saturday at The Cotton Bowl in the Southwest Airlines State Fair Classic. After a three year losing streak and multiple team injuries, Johnathan Williams, a redshirt junior, came through with a promising performance leading the Tigers to a 26-20 win over the Panthers. The […]

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More than twenty-five years ago, Spike Lee released his musical-drama “School Daze.” A semi-autobiographical depiction of Lee’s experiences while at Morehouse College, the movie delved into the complexities of Black identity and Black college life. “School Daze” was released with great success, despite some initial controversial, and went on to become a cult classic. A […]

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It’s HBCU football classic time and “NewsOne Now” is getting you ready for this weekend’s big games. The Southern Heritage Classic (Jackson State vs. Tennesse State, Sept. 13th @ 6.:30 p.m.), Bahamas HBCUX Football Classic (Central State vs. Texas Southern, Sept. 13th @ 5:00 p.m.) and the AT&T Nation’s Football Classic (Howard University vs. Morehouse College, […]

Nothing beats homecoming weekend at a historically black college or university, but whose school has the best? Is it the Marching 100 down in Tallahassee, that good ol’ Bison pride in D.C., or the notorious “Spelhouse”? Get ready for homecoming 2014 by casting your vote below and keep that school pride going on social media […]

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The Twitterverse exploded in June when actor and comedian Kevin Hart pledged to donate $50,000 to Texas Southern University‘s Ocean of Soul marching band on the Tom Joyner Morning Show. MyHoustinMajic.com reported that Hart hung with Tom Joyner’s crew all morning to co-host and promote his new movie “Think Like A Man Too” earlier this summer. The news of the pledge was confirmed by TSU’s Alumni Relations handle and was retweeted […]

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It was announced last month that the Obama administration will formally propose changes to the federal PLUS loan program. These changes, they hope, will adjust for some of the negative effects of previous changes made to the program, effects that hit low-income students and HBCU students especially hard. A few years back and without any announcement, the Department of […]

Historically black colleges and universities are a cornerstone of the black community and the American education system. There are still 105 HBCUs operating today. Their value is immeasurable, but have you ever wondered where they all are? The Higher Education Act of 1965 defines HBCUs as: “…any historically black college or university that was established prior […]

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In May, most American universities and colleges with popular athletic programs proudly watched thousands of students walk across a stage, shake hands with academic officials and congratulate them on earning their degrees — after really great basketball tourneys and bowl series. But then there are some schools who fell under scrutiny for a lack of academic […]

Unless you’re the star athlete of your high school with the potential to go straight to the pros or have the brains to become the…

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Roland Martin talked health and fitness with Spelman College President Beverly Tatum on “NewsOne Now.” Tatum detailed how the historically black college was able to weather tough economic conditions in higher education by eliminating the school’s athletics program. In turn, Spelman replaced it with a wellness initiative that will hopefully impact more students. Listen to […]

Rickey Smiley is a proud member of Omega Psi Phi, and he reps his frat in this mini step show on TV One‘s “The Rickey…

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Kenyon Strozier, 37, a security guard at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta’s prestigious Atlanta University Center, was arrested on peeping Tom charges on June 25 after he was discovered looking through a woman’s window, reports AJC.com. The incident did not take place on CAU’s campus, but Strozier was wearing his uniform. Read more from AJC.com: Dawn Evans had just […]