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Peyton Manning’s Peyback Foundation Create Scholarships at Four HBCUs

Former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning’s Peyback Foundation has endowed six scholarships at four Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in Louisiana and two in Tennessee, according to a report Sunday from ESPN, GoVols247 reported. Grambling State University, Southern University, Tennessee State, Fisk University, Xavier University of Louisiana and Dillard University in New Orleans received the […]

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New Jersey Governor Declares Juneteenth a State Holiday

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation last week that declared Juneteenth – the day commemorating the emancipation of African Americans – a state holiday, The Hill reported. Juneteenth is typically celebrated on June 19 but the state legislation will declare the third Friday in June “Juneteenth Day,” according to Murphy’s office. June 19 marks […]

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Numotion Foundation Creates Scholarship Fund For Black Students With Disabilities

The Numotion Foundation has established the Numotion Foundation Scholarship Fund in partnership with United Negro College Fund (UNCF) to provide tuition and housing assistance for African American students living with mobility-related disabilities, HME Business reported. According to HME Business, the foundation has committed $20,000 for the next three years – a total contribution of $60,000. […]

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The Crisis of the Underrepresented Leader: Three Considerations

The rift between underrepresented leaders and those we lead, some of whom also happen to be underrepresented, is not confined to politics. In the academic sphere, I have both an active role and a front-row seat to the spectacle, as an African American dean of one of the University of Richmond’s five schools, who serves under a president who also happens to be Black. Worse than “we can’t tell,” words not fit for print have been used to describe each of us, in earshot and otherwise.

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I, Too, Experienced Police Brutality

There is a deeper connection between me, Jacob Blake, and Daniel Prude beyond our shared names. I, too, am a Black man. I, too, have resisted arrest. I, too, have been brutalized by law enforcement during a mental health crisis.

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VSU Possibly Offering Nation’s First-Ever History Course on HBCUs

As the fall semester is already underway virtually for students at Virginia State University, one VSU history course, History 349 – HBCU History, “is getting national attention because it may be the country’s first-ever class to teach about the origins of Historically Black Colleges and Universities,” WWBT-TV reported. According to WWBT-TV, “this new 300 level course […]

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Coach John Thompson, Jr. in Retrospect

Coach John Thompson, Jr. died on August 30, 2020, at the age of 78.  He redefined college basketball and challenged stereotypes of black masculinity and mental aptitude.  ESPN host Michael Wilbon calls him a mentor and a master teacher.  Thompson’s journey began on September 2, 1941, in the segregated housing projects of Washington, DC’s Anacostia neighborhood.  Thompson found solace and his identity on the basketball court in junior high and the local Police Boys Club.  He went on to play center for Archbishop John Carroll Catholic High School, leading them to three city championships between 1958 and 1960.  His athletic prowess earned him a scholarship to play for Providence College.

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Institutional Renaming Efforts Prompt a Reckoning Over the Legacy of Slavery and the Confederacy

For those who made the decision, dismantling James Madison University’s (JMU) almost century-old homage to Confederate Army leaders was a reasoned, necessary choice.

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Congressional Black Caucus Kicks Off Virtually

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF) kicked off its Annual Legislative Conference completely online, tackling critical topics like education, healthcare and the social status of Black men and boys.

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U of Florida’s Law School Receives $1.1 Million Gift To Fund Scholarships For HBCU Grads

In tribute to the late congressman and civil rights activist John Lewis, a Florida real estate developer has given $1.1 million to the University of Florida’s (UF) law school to fund scholarships for at least five graduates of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) each year, reports the Herald-Tribune. “Congressman Lewis used every day of […]

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Wisconsin Incarcerates the Most Black Men in the Country. Scholars Say Kenosha Protests Were A Long Time Coming

Kenosha, Wisconsin, a city of 100,000 people, is now in the news as yet another site where police shot a Black man. A viral video showed an officer firing seven shots into the back of 29-year-old Jacob Blake on Aug. 23, which left him paralyzed from the waist down, according to his lawyer Benjamin Crump. Three of his children reportedly saw what happened from his car.

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John Thompson Leaves a Legacy of Advocacy and Social Justice

Coach John Thompson Jr., was not only the first Black coach to win a national championship in college basketball, but also a fierce advocate for Black and low-income student-athletes.

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