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News Articles: HBCU

Former NFL quarterback Michael Vick throws the football before the NFL Pro Bowl football game, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O?Meara)

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  • Sports

Michael Vick says he will be the new head football coach at Norfolk State University

Vick, a four-time Pro Bowl player, is returning to his home state of Virginia to coach the team.

December 18, 2024
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
GPB News NPR

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  • National

Howard University students disappointed but resilient after Harris' election loss

Vice President Harris has credited her alma mater Howard University for her achievements,

November 07, 2024
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By:
  • Chandelis Duster
Vice President Harris takes the stage at a rally in Harrisburg, Pa., on Oct. 30, 2024.

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  • Politics

Harris will spend election night at Howard University, the HBCU that helped shape her

Harris is the first vice president to be an alum of a historically Black college, and if she wins, would make history as the first president to be an HBCU graduate.

October 30, 2024
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
Members of the class of 2016 are presented with their degrees during the commencement ceremony at Howard University in May, 2016.

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  • Education

Fewer Black men are enrolling in HBCUs. Here's why and what's being done

The absolute number of Black men enrolled at Historically Black Colleges and Universities is the lowest it's been since 1976.

October 28, 2024
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By:
  • Juana Summers,
  • Jason Fuller,
  • and 1 more
Savannah State University freshman Sanaai Stewart on campus after updating her voter registration at an event hosted by Black Voters Matter on Sept. 20, 2024.

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  • Politics

Black Voters Matter holds registration drives at 3 HBCUs in South Georgia

Oct. 7 is the last day Georgians can register to vote in the presidential election.

September 23, 2024
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona speaks with GPB's Peter Biello at GPB's Atlanta studios on July 17, 2024.

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  • News

U.S. Sec. of Education Miguel Cardona touts student debt relief, HBCU funding during Atlanta visit

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona visited Atlanta Wednesday to meet with the heads of several of the state's HBCUs.

July 17, 2024
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By:
  • Peter Biello
Florida A&M University announced a "transformative" donation earlier this month — but the school said it ceased contact with the donor after questions arose about the funds.

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  • Education

A mega-gift for an HBCU college fell through. Here's what happened — and what's next

To people who watch high-level philanthropy, Florida A&M's embarrassing incident wasn't only a shocking reversal. It was something they've seen before. The school is now investigating what went wrong.

May 24, 2024
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Earlier this month, President Biden spoke about protests that have roiled many U.S. college campuses. Among their demands is for the Israeli military to leave Gaza. Biden said students have a right to protest but not to be disruptive. He is set to speak at Morehouse College in Atlanta on Sunday.

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  • Education

Biden is set for the Morehouse graduation. Students are divided

Ahead of Biden's address at Morehouse, students share their frustrations

May 17, 2024
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By:
  • Juma Sei and
  • Jasmine Robinson
Logos of Savannah State University and Morehouse College

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  • Education

Two Georgia HBCUs awarded newsroom grants from institute led by Pulitzer winner Nikole Hannah-Jones

Savannah State and Morehouse are among 10 HBCU newsrooms in the U.S. to receive funds.

May 15, 2024
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Ford Hall at Berry College.

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  • News

2 Georgia colleges named in 'Prettiest College Campuses in America' list

Two colleges in Georgia were named among a list of the "Prettiest College Campuses in America": Berry College in Rome, Ga., and Atlanta's Spelman College.

May 06, 2024
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By:
  • Ambria Burton
Savannah activist and volunteer Jaydon Grant, right, poses for a photo with Fight Dirty Tybee organizer Tim Arnold during a beach cleanup on Tybee Island after this year's Orange Crush gathering.

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  • Politics

‘Orange Crush is not going away’: Activist says more Tybee Island policing won't end festival

With a heavier police presence than in 2023, the Tybee Island Police Department made more arrests at this year's Orange Crush gathering.

April 30, 2024
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Welcome sign to Tybee Island, with a sea turtle sculpture above.

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  • Politics

‘This bill is not designed to stop Orange Crush’: Lawmaker shares outlook on Tybee Island gathering

Senate Bill 443 empowers local governments to seek financial damages from unpermitted event organizers.

April 19, 2024
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, center, takes a photo with Michaelah Montgomery, left, a local conservative activist, as he visits a Chick-fil-A eatery, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Atlanta.

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  • News

A Trump campaign stop at an Atlanta Chick-fil-A offers a window into his outreach to Black voters

Donald Trump's visit to a Chick-fil-A restaurant location in Atlanta near the campuses of prominent historically Black colleges and universities electrified conservative media at a moment when Republicans hope to make inroads with Democrats' most committed voting bloc.

April 12, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Jasmine Guy, Kadeem Hardison, Cree Summer, Dawnn Lewis, Darryl M. Bell, Charnele Brown and Glynn Turman were at the Old Fourth Ward restaurant for a tip-off dinner for a national HBCU tour in honor of the impact that iconic NBC television series, “A Different World” had on generations of Black youth.

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  • News

'A Different World' HBCU College Tour 2024 kicks off in Atlanta with stars of hit 1980s show

For many people, Black or not, A Different World and the fictional Hillman College offered their first look at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and most importantly, the culture, sound, and feel of a n HBCU. Tonight, the show's original stars Jasmine Guy, Kadeem Hardison, Cree Summer, Dawnn Lewis, Darryl M. Bell, Charnele Brown and Glynn Turman reunite in Atlanta as part of a national HBCU tour in honor of the impact the iconic NBC television series, which ran from 1987 to 1993.

February 29, 2024
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By:
  • Donnell Suggs
The $100 million comes as Spelman marks 100 years since its official naming in 1924.

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  • News

Atlanta's Spelman College receives historic $100 million donation

The donation is from businesswoman and philanthropist Ronda Stryker and her husband, William Johnston, Chairman of Greenleaf Trust.

January 18, 2024
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By:
  • Collin Kelley
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