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Howard University Homecoming: Elders of The Mecca reflect on homecoming...
By: Amber D. DoddSpecial to the AFRO adodd@afro.com Homecoming may be a longstanding tradition at all universities, but Howard University’s homecoming is like no other. From all walks of life,...
View ArticleTwo HBCUs named among world’s top music business schools
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Howard University, the renowned historically Black college in Northwest, D.C., finds itself in esteemed company alongside institutions such as...
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PRESS ROOM: Howard University’s Gregory Odom Jr. leads initial Bridgestone...
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – APGA Tour and PGA TOUR officials today announced the initial Bridgestone APGA Collegiate Ranking for the 2023-2024 season with Howard University’s Gregory Odom Jr. holding the...
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IN MEMORIAM: Georgetown Mourns the Passing of Coach Tasha Butts
Beloved Coach Remembered for Grit and Inspiration By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Georgetown University’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics...
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Howard’s Homecoming is “self-care” for many alumni
By Ariyana Griffin WASHINGTON D.C.- Thousands of Howard alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and supporters filled the streets and Howard’s campus this weekend, showing their HBCU pride as they...
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Award Winning R&B Legend, Keith Sweat, to Perform at Morehouse Homecoming
Award Winning R&B Legend, KEITH SWEAT, To Perform At The HBCU Power Award at Morehouse Homecoming, Friday, OCT. 27, 2023 Nickelodeon Alumni/Motown Recording Artist, Leon Thomas to Also Perform;...
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PRESS ROOM: USDA Extends Application Deadline for Discrimination Financial...
Department Incorporates Stakeholder Feedback to Ensure Maximum Reach WASHINGTON, Sept. 22, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture is extending the deadline for the Discrimination Financial...
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Georgia HBCU Underfunded By Over $600 Million, According To New Lawsuit
The state of Georgia owes Fort Valley State University over $600 million, according to new federal lawsuit. On Oct. 24, the lawsuit against the State of Georgia and the Board of Regents for the...
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Greater Baltimore named a federal tech hub by Biden Administration
By Megan Sayles AFRO Business Writer msayles@afro.com The Greater Baltimore region has become a federally-designated tech hub for biotechnology and artificial intelligence (AI). President Biden...
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Sterling Crushes Northside
The Raiders of Ross Shaw Sterling High School defeated the Northside High School Panthers this past Saturday night before a huge crowd at Barnett Stadium. The Raiders celebrated their homecoming...
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Fashion Finds of the Weeek…
Check out this week’s fashion finds! LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 17: Oghosa Ovienrioba attends the Glamour Women of The Year Awards 2023 at One Marylebone on October 17, 2023 in London, England. (Photo...
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Brandy Announces First Christmas Album Featuring a Collab with Her Daughter
Brandy has announced her first holiday album, Christmas with Brandy, set for release November 10 via Motown Records. The project is the superstar’s first since 2020’s critically acclaimed B7....
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Pat McGrath Partners with Google for AR Beauty Pop-Up
Pat McGrath Labs x Shop with Google The ARt of Beauty Pop-up Pat McGrath Labs has teamed up with Google for its latest pop-up in New York City, showcasing augmented reality (AR) technology. Opening on...
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Social Connection and the Elderly
Social connection is a fundamental part of life. It’s how we feel attached to those around us. Connections can improve our health in many ways, but for our elderly loved ones, engaging them with...
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UH Receives $1M from Harris County Public Health to Train Community Health...
Harris County and Houston are home to the world’s top medical institutions, but even they need a hand in addressing the growing health issues facing today’s communities. This is especially true in...
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Dysfunction and Dissent – a Political Mess
It would be generous to say that the Republican Party is a chaotic manifestation of political madness. Eight miscreants toppled House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and could not select a speaker for...
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America’s Ticking Fiscal Time Clock: Federal Funding to Expire by Mid-November
For the second time this year, Congress’ inability to reach consensus on essential fiscal legislation has devolved into largely partisan bickering and literal, last-minute temporary financial...
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Rising Interest Rates, and Prices Keep Homeownership as a Distant Goal,...
In the wake of escalating mortgage rates and soaring housing prices, the dream of homeownership in the United States is slipping further from the grasp of many Americans, particularly African...
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TSU Receives Nearly $1 Million Grant for New Institute to Increase Electoral...
Texas Southern University (TSU) recently received a nearly $1 million grant to launch a new institute focused on increasing participation in the electoral process. With the support of the $990,000...
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IN MEMORIAM: Richard Roundtree, Trailblazing “Shaft” Actor, Dies at 81
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Richard Roundtree, the iconic actor renowned for portraying the suave private detective in the groundbreaking “Shaft”...
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Thousands return to Howard University for 2023 homecoming
By Ariyana Griffin, Special to the AFRO Thousands of Howard University alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and supporters filled the streets and institution’s campus the weekend of Oct. 21,...
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Black community responds to the death of Richard Roundtree, cultural icon and...
Fans, friends, and family members of legendary actor and producer Richard Roundtree are mourning his death at age 81 on Oct. 24. Roundtree rose to fame in the early 1970s when Black action figures...
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HBCU’s 10 Greatest Football Dynasties
By Donald Hunt For The Birmingham Times College football fans have seen a lot of great teams over the years. However, it’s one thing to have an outstanding team, but to sustain a level of greatness...
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ASU Head Drum Major Ja’Vonta Price: ‘The Price of Glory Is High’
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr. For The Birmingham Times When he was a child, Ja’Vonta Price was always banging on something: “I pounded on anything that made noise,” said the Birmingham native who is now the...
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AAMU Head Drum Major Jeremy Bellot: ‘To Be On That Stage is Something Big’
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr. For The Birmingham Times As the head drum major for Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University (AAMU) and its Marching Maroon and White Show Band of the South, Jeremy...
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The Game or The Bands: Which Draws More Fans to the Magic City Classic?
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr. For The Birmingham Times The band directors at the Magic City Classic know there are some fans that won’t enter Birmingham’s Legion Field until just before intermission and...
View ArticlePride Gayla Holds Court for LGBTQ Community
Photos by Iniko McNeil & Jordan Booker Iniko McNeil Data News Weekly Contributor It’s Homecoming Season for schools across the city. For most Historically Black Universities, the Annual Coronation...
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AAMU-ASU Battle for Bragging Rights. Keys to the Magic City Classic on Sat.
By Donald Hunt For The Birmingham Times It’s always one of the biggest college football games of the season for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The 82nd Magic City Classic...
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Miles College Head Drum Major Markelle Ross: Leader On and Off the Field
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson The Birmingham Times From the stands the role of a drum major may look like sheer fun and entertainment but those few hours on the field provide only a small glimpse of the...
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Davis, Clarke, Jackson, Kelly Create Caucus for Predominantly Black Institutions
Predominantly Black Institutions represent an increasing cadre of 4-year and 2-year institutions that educate urban and rural Black students whose personal and financial situations limit their ability...
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‘BMHA Road to 40: Art of Unveiling’ – a night of celebrating mental health...
Artist Larry “Poncho” Brown stands next to his commissioned work. (AFRO Photos / Reuben Greene) Event moderator Martha Reeves Jews, left, and celebrated artist Larry “Poncho” Brown. (AFRO Photos /...
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Blacks in Alabama Gain Congressional Seat After Lawsuit Prompts Redrawn Map
By Barrington M. Salmon, NNPA Newswire Contributor Last week, a trio of federal judges chose a new congressional map for Alabama after almost two years of protracted skirmishes in state, federal and US...
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IN MEMORIAM: Bertie Bowman, Longest Serving Black Staffer in Congressional...
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor Herbert “Bertie” Bowman arrived in Washington, D.C. in 1944. He took a job sweeping the steps at the U.S. Capitol at 13 to become a well-known and...
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Over 3,000 Voters Purged in Virginia in a Series of Voting “Snafus” During...
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor On October 6, a spokesperson for Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin told reporters that under 300 voters had been removed from the voting rolls because...
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Hampton Homecoming 2023: Pirate’s Island Reccap
A movie. An island. An escape. Hampton University’s Pirates Island 2023 Homecoming Experience was one for the books. Documented by fly ‘fits, good vibes, and pirate pride, this year’s homecoming was as...
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Season 4, Episode 27 – Domestic Violence, DC's Medical Provider, and HBCU's
Join “Let’s Talk” on WIN-TV Friday, October 13 as we sit down with the president of Amerigroup DC. We will also be joined by the …The post Season 4, Episode 27 – Domestic Violence, DC's Medical...
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PRESS ROOM: Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. Becomes First Divine Nine Sorority...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. – a historically Black sorority – has completed a historic pledge made in 2021 to raise $1 million for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®. This...
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Proper Footwear for the Elderly to Prevent Falls
I recently had a great 3-week vacation, but I could not seem to turn my proactive caregiver advocacy eyes and ears off while on vacation. While watching a family with their elderly loved one at the...
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The Princeton Review Announces Partnership with Ruderman Family Foundation to...
Partnership to promote mental health resources and access on college campuses The Princeton Review, one of the nation’s leading and best-known education services companies, recently announced a new...
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Honeyland Kicks Off Festival with Cocktails and Conversations Panel
ABOVE: “Cocktails and Conversations” panelists, Mike Carney, Shannell Smith, Lenora and Marcus Allen (Photo by Medron White) Before the highly anticipated Honeyland Festival took the city by storm...
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Megan Thee Stallion Returns to her Alma Mater to Recognize Recipients of the...
Megan Thee Stallion recently returned to her alma mater, Texas Southern University (TSU), to surprise select graduating seniors with the Flamin’ Hot scholarship fund totaling $175,000. While on...
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Overhaul Needed: Tackling Youth Incarceration and Racial Disparities
In its report, “System Reforms to Reduce Youth Incarceration: Why We Must Explore Every Option Before Removing Any Young Person from Home,” the Sentencing Project challenges the prevalent practice of...
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Biden Beware, Young Folks Don’t Care
There is no question how I will vote in a contest between President Joe Biden and the toxic prior President. Biden wins every time. But I’m just me, I’m not the pollsters, the young’uns, the rural...
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2023 Election Results Are In
Forward Times is providing you with the results of the November 2023 election Drumroll please……. the November 2023 election concluded last week, and the Forward Times is here with the results of the...
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Inaugural Honeyland Festival Lays the Foundation for a Sweet Future
ABOVE: Lenora performs onstage during Honeyland Festival Day 2 (Photo by Medron White) This weekend saw the first showcase of Honeyland, a festival dedicated to music, food, and libations in Sugar...
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Prairie View Alums Partner to Keep “CAWLM” with New Animal Clinic in Third Ward
ABOVE: Dr. Huey Paul Beckham, Jr., Dr. Keisha Burnett, and Dr. Aziza Glass pose inside the lobby of the CAWLM Veterinary Hospital (Photo by J. Raphael’s Photography) Three Prairie View A&M...
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IN MEMORIAM: Funeral Services Planned for Wilmington Ten Member, James ‘Bun’...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Funeral services for James “Bun” McKoy, a member of the civil rights and political prisoner group The Wilmington Ten, are...
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C.J. Stroud Shares Message After Statement Win
Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud powered his team to another win on Sunday, Nov. 12. With under two minutes left and Houston clinging to a 27-24 lead, Stroud led the Texans on a successful...
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Rising Cases of Congenital Syphilis in Newborns Highlight Need for Timely...
By Breanna Reeves | Black Voice News Cases of syphilis in newborns in the U.S. continue to rise, according to a recent report issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The...
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Federal Appeals Court Deals Major Blow to Voting Rights
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia A federal appeals court issued a ruling on Monday that could have serious consequences for the Voting Rights Act. The...
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