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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…
Read MoreU.S. Supreme Court enabled racial gerrymandering in South Carolina
By Hassan Kanu (Reuters) – After the 2020 Census, South Carolina’s Republican-led legislature assured Democratic lawmakers and the public that they would carry out a fair and transparent process to redraw the state’s seven Congressional election districts. A year earlier, the U.S. Supreme Court had decided for the first time that partisan gerrymandering is lawful,…
Read MoreReverend Justin Emanuel Wade Keynotes Annual MLK Day Program
Denmark, S.C. – Reverend Justin Emanuel Wade, keynote speaker for Voorhees University’s Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day program, is a native of the Bronx, New York, and now resides in Charlotte, North Carolina. Wade, associate minister at The Rush Metropolitan AME Zion church located in Raleigh, North Carolina, charged Voorhees students to do justice, love mercy,…
Read MoreNC A&T won’t be a CAA football dormat, chancellor tells alumni
HBCU Gameday – GREENSBORO, NC — NC A&T launched a new era of football on Monday when it introduced new head coach Vincent Brown Sr. on Monday. The press conference for the new head coach was open to both the public as well as the media, and many seasoned Aggies took time out to show…
Read MorePlan a Trip to the International African American Museum in Charleston This Summer
The groundbreaking museum will honor the untold stories of the African American journey at one of the most sacred sites in the US. By Sara Ventiera, the State IAAM | Ellis Creek Photography At the height of the international slave trade, Gadsden’s Wharf was the single largest point of entry for the enslaved Africans brought to North America. Approximately 100,000…
Read MoreThe fifth Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic matchup has been set
By Steven J. Gaither, HBCU Gameday Posted on January 13, 2023 The fifth Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic matchup has been set, and it is a matchup of Division II HBCUs once again. Virginia Union of the CIAA and Morehouse College are set to square off at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in…
Read More3 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…
Read MoreMotown Museum gets $10M in federal funds to hit symbolic milestone as expansion goal grows
Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press For years, Michigan native and avid music fan U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow vowed to secure federal funding for the Motown Museum as it marched toward a $55 million expansion goal. The senator made good on her promise in December, locking in $10 million for the Detroit institution as part of a…
Read More10 Facts About North Carolina A&T: The Largest HBCU That Graduates The Most Black Engineers In America
Written by Isheka N. Harrison, the Moguldom North Carolina A&T graduates. (Courtesy of North Carolina A&T State University) North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is affectionately known as North Carolina A&T. The Greensboro-based historically Black college and university is the “Home of the Aggies” and boasts an impressive legacy that makes its students and…
Read MoreFact Check: Most Black Republicans Support Reparations
Written by Ann Brown, the Moguldom Photo by Taylor Brandon on Unsplash Support for reparations can be divided by race and political affiliation. Some 77 percent of African Americans think the descendants of people enslaved in the U.S. should be repaid in some way, according to an August 2022 poll by Pew Research that focused on reparations…
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