Ohuabunwa who hails from Abia State, has been able to make the nation proud and with his efforts has won himself a scholarship to Yale University to get a degree in Medicine. He has also become a member of Phi Beta Kappa Society, a prestigious honor group that features membership of 17 US Preside... Read more...
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in 19 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands will be able to strengthen their academic resources, financial management systems, endowment-building capacity, and physical plants as a result of a $227.9 million grant awarde... Read more...
#LanaSpeaks: REcap of #Ignite2012 (#IgnitePhilly) [PHOTOS] “Well, should Obama be the president of Black America?” –This question has been raised increasingly since the 2008 Presidential election, and it was now being posed to a group of writers, entertainment personalities, and hip-hop art... Read more...
When the Massachusetts Institute of Technology offered its first free online course this spring, Ashwith Rego jumped at the chance to learn from some of the world's leading researchers — without leaving his home in India. "I never imagined that I would be taught by professors from MIT, let al... Read more...
Executive Order Establishes the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans On Wednesday, during his remarks at the National Urban League conference in New Orleans, LA, President Obama announced he would sign an Executive Order today to improve outcomes and advance educ... Read more...
It is not hard for Rodney Perry to stand out on the campus of Clark Atlanta University. Impeccably dressed in all black and a crisp white shirt, he brushes back his shoulder-length dreadlocks as he mingles and laughs with fellow students on a recent freezing Wednesday morning. A freshman class p... Read more...
For Master Historian, Prof. Manning Marable of Columbia University, a book on the life of Malcolm X could only be a challenge that would daunt the faint-hearted. Dr. Marable, founder of nearly half a dozen Black studies programs at colleges and universities across the country, would meet ... Read more...