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This Is Why Black History Month Is Celebrated in February

This Is Why Black History Month Is Celebrated in February Story by Ni’Kesia Pannell  For many people, Black History Month was the one month where the history of Black Americans was talked about each day in school. We wrote papers on Martin Luther King Jr., heard the story of Rosa Parks, and got brief overviews of Harriet Tubman…

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SC State 1890 Research & Extension receives $4.5M climate-smart grant

Story by Matthew Sockol • WCIV Charleston, SC The South Carolina State University (SC State) 1890 Research & Extension was awarded a $4.5 million climate-smart commodities grant. According to a Feb. 17 press release, SC State 1890 will partner with Mixon Seed Services and the South Carolina Black Farmers Coalition to educate and provide resources, including…

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Aiken holds 23rd annual Black History Month parade

Story by Craig Allison – AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Black History Month is continuing on strong here in the CSRA, with Aiken holding their 23rd annual Black History Month Parade on Saturday. Over 80 groups showed out in Downtown Aiken for Black History Month© Provided by Augusta-Aiken WRDW-TV Music, dancing, and a message, all present among…

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Nonprofit Leader Announces $500K in Funding For Black Women Entrepreneurs

blackbusinesss.com – Dr. Cameka Smith, founder and CEO of The BOSS Network, an online community of professional and entrepreneurial women who support each other through digital content, programs and event-based networking, announces the return of her organization’s 2nd annual BOSS Impact Fund. The Fund focuses on investing in Black women led businesses and preparing these…

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Spike Lee, Gersh Launch HBCU Fellowship Program

by Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter – “Morehouse Man” Spike Lee is paying it forward at his alma mater. The director, who graduated from the college in 1979, is teaming with his agency, Gersh, for the Spike Fellows Program, which kicks off this month and will support students from Morehouse, Spelman College and Clark Atlanta University, which…

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Benedict scholar selected to participate in a roundtable discussion with Vice President Kamala Harris on January 17

Columbia, SC– January 13, 2023- Benedict College senior Jahavheed George will join his peers from across the country for a spirited roundtable discussion with Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. Vice President Harris’ conversation with the students will focus on various topics from entrepreneurial ventures to the impact…

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3 HBCUs receive funding in the aftermath of bomb threats

ARTHUR JONES II, The Moguldom The Biden administration on Friday announced more than half a million dollars in grants for three Historically Black Colleges and Universities that received bomb threats in 2022. Arkansas’ Philander Smith College, North Carolina Central University (NCCU) and Hampton University each received between $100,000 and $215,000 through the Project School Emergency…

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HBCUs Morgan State and Xavier To Open Medical Schools: 5 Things to Know

HBCUs Morgan State and Xavier To Open Medical Schools: 5 Things to Know Written by Isheka N. Harrison, The Moguldom Adobe Stock Photo of Black Doctors. Morgan State University Campus. (Courtesy of morgan.edu). Xavier University Campus. (Courtesy of zula.edu) There will be two more medical schools in the U.S. at historically Black colleges and universities…

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Voorhees University receives funding to develop drone pilots during spring faculty/staff institute 

Denmark, S.C. – Voorhees University has received $25,000 in scholarship funding from AINautics to train and certify 30 students to be drone pilots and create a drone operational team at the university. The check was presented during the annual spring faculty and staff institute Jan. 4. The partnership, announced by Damara Hightower Mitchell, provost and…

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