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Calling all HBCU Students and Alumni!!! Each week HBCUConnect.com will select up to 5 member profiles that have been updated with the correct mailing and email address. How will we know that you’ve updated your profile? Our system will notify us when updates have been made. To win your free T-Sh
Jay Z launches Arrive to fund startups, offer branding support and more
Jay Z’s new venture capital firm Arrive, has arrived — the rap and business mogul has been planning the launch for a while, according to reports that surfaced in February, but a press release from parent company Roc Nation made it official on Monday. The investment platform will work with early-stag
“What Does Access Mean?” Find out at CDU’s 2nd Annual President’s Breakfast on February 9th
The President and CEO of Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU) will moderate his second annual President’s Breakfast, Thursday, F
N.C. A&T Alzheimer’s Center Receives $2 Million Grant from Merck Foundation
The Center for Outreach in Alzheimer’s, Aging and Community Health (COAACH) has been awarded a $2 million grant from the Merck Foundation to expand the capacity, operations and sustainability of the center, officials with the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University center announce
N.C. A&T Alzheimer’s Center Receives $2 Million Grant from Merck Foundation
The Center for Outreach in Alzheimer’s, Aging and Community Health (COAACH) has been awarded a $2 million grant from the Merck Foundation to expand th
The Morehouse (Super) Man
If a movie executive was meeting with Maurice Mander, the interview should not convene until there was a full understanding of the complexity and ingenuity of Mander's action-packed, urban thriller, “Surian Seed: Rise of The Rudan.” While it is only a comic book, it has all the initial key ingredie
Watch "Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise" Tuesday November 15 & 22 at 8/7c only on PBS
Join Henry Louis Gates, Jr. as he looks at the last 50 years of African-American history - from Dr. King to President Obama, from James Brown to Beyoncé - charting the remarkable progress made and raising hard questions about the obstacles that remain in Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise.
Bill Gates: He eats Big Macs for lunch and schedules every minute of his day - meet the man worth $80 billion
By Mary Riddell With $80 billion, Bill Gates is the world’s richest man. So how does he spend his money? What makes his life worthwhile? And is his a happy marriage? Mary Riddell spends three months with the Microsoft billionaire to find the answers. Microbes fascinate Bill Gates. On
The ‘Man Card’ and Mental Health—Why Do Men Resist Help?
It takes a really good man to stand up and be the change his wife, children, and brothers need. Will you be one of them? Kristina Hammer Living
#BankBlack -- Top 23 Black-Owned Banks, Credit Unions and Other Financial Institutions
The #BankBlack revolution has already began. Thousands of African Americans across the country are transferring their money to Black-owned banks that
NOW CASTING Married At First Sight: SECOND CHANCES
America's fan favorites from Married At First Sight in Atlanta are back on the market! David Norton and Vanessa Nelson are ready once again to find the loves of their lives. Married At First Sight: SECOND CHANCES will you give YOU the opportunity to have face time with David or Vanessa to see if t
Black Girls Code Is Moving Into Google's New York Offices
Ruth Reader In a bid to develop a pool of more diverse job candidates, Google is cutting out the pipeline and going right to the source. Tomorro
Here's What You Need to Know About Microsoft's Acquisition of LinkedIn
By John Lincoln Co-founder and CEO, Ignite Visibility„J@johnelincoln On Monday, social media giant LinkedIn announced that it had agreed to be
Philanthropist Bill Gates talks public health, biotech, and the race for the White House
By Helen Branswell @HelenBranswell and Rick Berke @rickberke June 17, 2016 Bill Gates became one of the richest men in history
Alabama State University Receives $815,000 Grant to Aid Children & Women's Healthcare
The College of Health Sciences at Alabama State University was awarded an $815,000 Maternal and Child Health Pipeline Training Program (MCHPTP) grant