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Meet Robert McGee: At 71, FSU professor is a martial arts champ
Fayetteville State University accounting professor Robert McGee has won 445 medals in martial arts competitions. Robert McGee was 65 when he returned to the martial arts he had practiced when he wa
Churches, restaurants start Friday fish fries this week in observance of Lent
Lent is under way, and that means fish fries and Lenten restaurant specials are popping up everywhere. Around the metro area, plenty of churches (especially Catholic) and fraternal organizations such
UNCF Issues First “State of the HBCU” Address to Congress
New UNCF Congressional Honor Roll recognizes members of Congress for support of HBCUs like Shaw University Today, UNCF (the United Negro College Fund) released the first HBCU Congressional Hon
Alabama Tornado Tragedy: How You Can Help
By Pam Wright Communities Struggling to Recover from Devastating Tornado Damage At a Glance - Alabama residents are beginning the difficult task of rebuilding their lives after Sunday's deadly tornado outbreak. - Here are ways in which you can help the victims. The search continued T
On the right track in Chicago
Chicago was once called the worst school district in the United States. Today, though, high school graduation rates there are rising, as are ACT scores, GPAs, and the number of students enrolled in AP
First lady visits Microsoft to discuss online safety for kids
Photographed on February 22, 2019. Melania Trump waves to the media before getting into a waiting vehicle at Boeing Field in Seattle on Monday afternoon. The first lady visited Microsoft to talk a
Newest Leader Of South Florida's Historically Black University Plans Expansion
Photo: Jaffus Hardrick is the interim president of Florida Memorial University, the only historically black university in South Florida. He was a top administrator at the public Florida Internation
Welcome to Volunteers of America's Founder's Week!
We're so excited to welcome you to Volunteers of America's Founder's Week! Now is the time to honor the history of Volunteers of America, celebrating people like you who have made it possible to
Retool Your School: 10 Years Strong...VOTE FOR YOUR HBCU - Last day to vote: 4/15/19
Retool Your School began with the simple mission: give back to HBCUs by facilitating updates to campuses. Now celebrating its 10th year, the projects funded by the program’s grants instill pride among
RETOOL YOUR SCHOOL IS 10 YEARS STRONG! AND, CELEBRATING IN A BIG WAY!
What does it mean to be 10 years strong? Since 2009, The Home Depot’s Retool Your School Campus Improvement Grant Program has invested more than $2 million dollars to update, upgrade, and uplift HBCU
Add This to Your Bucket List: Visit the Muhammad Ali Museum
As Spring Break approaches, the planning process is a constant for places to go, things to do, and memories to be made! We are inspired by The Fresh Prince - Will Smith and his partner for life, J
Become a Mentor
When you were young, did you know how to study for a test or make plans for college? Do you remember wanting your first car or looking for a part-time job? Simple things that may seem easy or strai
Will its legacy, fans and money follow the CIAA to Baltimore?
By John X. Miller @xman1955 February 28, 2019 The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) men’s and women’s basketball tournaments are nearing the end of their 13-year run in Charl
Change Lives with Your Gift. Donate Now.
My Donation I Want to Give $1000 $500 $250 $125 $75 $Other Amount $10 is the minimum online donation. All donations are tax deductible. I Want to Support https://www.redcross.org
Awarding Movie Director Spike Lee with his Oscar is the same as awarding all of us with an Oscar.
The excellency our Honorable Morehouse Alum, Spike Lee shares through art is impressionable and admired by us all. His taste displayed in the messages he tells through cinema is classic and timeless. When we see him on the big screen he plays his character so naturally. The casts he and hi