The first series of Historically Black Colleges and Universities mascot Bobblehead series makes its debut today. The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled the special, officially licensed bobbleheads, which represent 13 different HBCUs around the country, and were designed to coincide…
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19-Year-Old HBCU Student Receives $25K From Pharrell Williams For Gun Safety Technology
Kayla Austin, a sophomore at Howard University, pitched and won a hefty grant from Pharrell Williams’ Mighty Dream Forum and Black Ambition.
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Howard University Receives $90 Million Research Contract From the Pentagon
Howard University was awarded a five-year, $90 million contract from the Pentagon, becoming the first HBCU to partner with the Department of Defense for military technology research, reports ABC News. Howard will lead a collective of universities that includes Jackson…
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Howard Bison Faced Off Against Harvard Crimson in HBCU vs Ivy League Battle
This past weekend was only the fifth time ever that an HBCU team has faced an Ivy League squad in football, with Howard University taking on Harvard University in a non-conference game, reports the Washington Post. The Crimson defeated the…
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Howard University Receives $1M Gift For The Creation Of Women’s Leadership Center
Howard University is putting the focus on advancing racial and gender diversity amongst the next generation of leaders and the institution will be able to further its efforts with the help of a new donation. The Washington, D.C.-based HBCU recently…
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‘A New Dawn Has Broken In America’: Howard University President Congratulates Kamala Harris And Joe Biden On Historic Victory
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is a proud Howard University alumna and on the heels of her and President-elect Joe Biden’s historic victory, a wave of congratulatory messages from the HBCU community poured in. Among them were words of excitement from…
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Twin Volleyball Standouts Commit To Howard University
Amid the uprising against racial injustice, a new trend has emerged where several of the nation’s top-recruited Black high school athletes are using their college decisions to make a statement by taking their talents to historically Black colleges and universities….
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Howard University Receives $500K Grant For Quantum Biology Laboratory
Howard University has been putting the focus on empowering the next generation of leaders in STEM and the Washington, D.C.-based institution will be able to further its efforts thanks to a major donation. The university recently received a $550,000 grant…
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10 inspiring quotes from Chadwick Boseman that could change your life
Chadwick Boseman (Photo Credit: Splash News) The nation was shocked at the untimely passing of Chadwick Boseman. On Aug. 28, it was announced that the Howard University graduate had passed at the age of 43. During his illustrious career, Boseman…
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Amazon CEO’s former wife MacKenzie Scott donates millions to HBCUs
Howard University (Photo credit: Shutterstock.com / Eric Glenn) Historically Black colleges and universities are pillars of education and success in the African American community, but they often lack the same funding as other institutions. MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon…
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