A year after billionaire Robert F. Smith vowed to eliminate the student loan debt for Morehouse College’s entire 2019 graduating class, other Black business leaders are following suit. Frank Baker, founder and managing partner of the private equity company Siris,…
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Nick Cannon Earns Degree From Howard University
Among Howard University’s graduating class of 2020 was entrepreneur and actor Nick Cannon. According to HBCU Buzz, the Wild ‘n Out creator graduated from the Washington, D.C.-based historically Black university earlier this month. Nick Cannon Is Now A Howard University…
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Nicholas Johnson Becomes First Black Person To Hold Princeton University’s Valedictorian Honor
Black scholars are reaching new heights in higher education and making history in the process. According to People, Princeton University student Nicholas Johnson was selected as the institution’s valedictorian; making him the first Black person in the school’s 274-year history…
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How To Watch Obama’s HBCU ‘Virtual’ Graduation Special Online For Black Colleges’ Class Of 2020
Source: The Washington Post / Getty Before former President Barack Obama helps celebrate the commencements of all college students graduating this year, there’s just one thing he’s scheduled to do first: honor students graduating from the nation’s historically Black colleges…
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