HBCUs divided over free community college plan
WASHINGTON (NNNPA) – Black college educators and supporters are sharply split over whether President Obama’s proposal to offer a free two-year community college education to…
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Atlanta mentorship program receives much needed grant
Atlanta has a new youth mentoring program thanks to a $1 million federal grant from the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention, an arm…
50 years after Selma, refocusing the movement
Two years ago, I had the opportunity to meet with Congressman John Lewis in his Capitol Hill office. I listened intently as he recounted…
China-HBCU exchange program launched
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In an effort to develop the next generation of global leaders, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, joined, Perfect World, the China Education…
Obama’s free tuition plan for community college
WASHINGTON (AP) — Did somebody say “free tuition”? President Barack Obama’s plan, called “America’s College Promise,” seeks to make two years of community or technical…
K-14? Obama proposes tuition-free community college
Although higher education has become a necessity to succeed in one’s career, not many people can afford it. In efforts to lessen the financial burden…
Buick Achievers Scholarship Program Now Accepting Applications
The Buick Achievers Scholarship Program, which helps deserving students earn up to $100,000 for college tuition, has begun accepting applications for the 2015 scholarship up until Friday,…
Top 10 scholarships for Black and minority students in 2105
*2015 is expected to be a great year for students because a record-number of foundations and organizations are planning to give away billions of dollars…
Oldest HBCU Cheyney University on the Brink of Closing
Cheyney University, the oldest HBCU in the United States, is in dire fiscal straights and their bleak condition is only expected to worsen, a state…
Kennedy King College President Participates in White House College Day
CHICAGO–Kennedy-King College’s president, Arshele Stevens, participated in the White House’s second annual College Opportunity Day of Action this month. On Dec. 4th, Stevens, along with…
Ford Awards Spelman College Students $75,000 As Winners of Second Annual HBCU Community Challenge
Ford Motor Company and Ford Motor Company Fund today announced Spelman College as winner of the 2014 Historically Black Colleges & Universities Community Challenge. The…
Phi Delta Racist? Ivy League Frat Apologizes For Offensive Xmas Card
The University of Pennsylvania’s Phi Delta Theta apologized on Monday for their racially insensitive Christmas card which showed frat members posing with a Beyoncé blow-up sex…
NYCAN’s Derrell Bradford Promotes Educational Choices for Minority Children
When I graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in the mid 90’s, I moved to New York City. And I did what most young folks…
NYCAN’s Derrell Bradford Promotes Educational Choices for Minority Children
When I graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in the mid 90’s, I moved to New York City. And I did what most young folks…
Spelman College Tops 2015 List of HBCU Rankings
U.S. News & World Report ran the numbers, and announced its list of the best Historicially Black Colleges and Universities. To make the list an…
School Choice Emerging as a Go-To Issue for African American Voters
With each election, political experts can look at various voting patterns by certain groups to determine which issues are important to those groups. For instance,…
