Gaithersburg, Md – Feb. 23, 2021 – Sodexo, a food services and facilities management company, is pleased to announce a $10 million scholarship initiative for its U.S. frontline employees and their dependents. The program—administered by the United Ne ...
Posted Friday, February 26th 2021 at 6:09PM
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BETHESDA, MD – The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation together with Howard University announced today the establishment of the Marriott-Sorenson Center for Hospitality Leadership in honor of Marriott International’s (NASDAQ: MAR) beloved pre ...
Posted Friday, February 26th 2021 at 6:00PM
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GREENSBORO, N.C. (Feb. 26, 2021) – KeShawn Sanders, an alumnus of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (CAHSS) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, was selected as one of three inaugural first-place winners o ...
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ASHBURN, VA – FanDuel Group and the Washington Football Team, on the heels of their mobile sports betting market access partnership launch in Virginia in January, announced today a one-million-dollar contribution to the United Negro College Fund (UNC ...
Posted Friday, February 26th 2021 at 5:52PM
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The United Negro College Fund is teaming up with Bond & Play to bring us the One HBCU Fest!
According to UNCF, this event is slated to be a "groundbreaking series of ideas summits that showcases next-gen African American innovators and entrepreneu ...
Posted Friday, February 26th 2021 at 5:43PM
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For the first time ever, the UCLA football team is scheduled to face not one but two HBCUs during their 2022 and 2023 season. Both Alabama State and North Carolina Central will face off with UCLA on their home field at the Rose Bowl Stadium. To find ...
Posted Thursday, February 25th 2021 at 8:19PM
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You are invited to join us for "Communicate to Connect" - a complimentary webinar presented by Hartford Funds.
Join Ryan Sullivan from Hartford Funds' Applied Insights team for tips and tricks on communicating effectively, making valuable connecti ...
Posted Thursday, February 25th 2021 at 5:57PM
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Boise Idaho based artist OuterSpaceAce, is a unique hip-hop artist that always seems to leave a stamp on his audience with his diverse arsenal of music. Auto tune or no tune, it never matters with him he still stays true to his hip-hop roots deliveri ...
Posted Thursday, February 25th 2021 at 4:26PM
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GRAPHISOFT®, the global leader in Building Information Modeling (BIM) software solutions for architecture has formed a new partnership with 400 FORWARD, a national non-profit organization, aimed to support young black women seeking a career in archit ...
Posted Thursday, February 25th 2021 at 3:38PM
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Bank of America is committed to advancing racial equality and economic opportunity. So much so, they are partnering with two Atlanta HBCUs to create a Center for Black Entrepreneurship! Check out Bank of America's full press release below to read mor ...
Posted Tuesday, February 23rd 2021 at 4:36PM
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Seven-time Grammy winner and Shaw University graduate Gladys Knight is set to perform the National Anthem at this year's NBA All-Star game in Atlanta, GA. Knight will not be the only one representing HBCUs that evening, as the Grambling University an ...
Posted Tuesday, February 23rd 2021 at 4:05PM
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New York, New York - Many small business owners and members in the Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. were underserved during the first rounds of the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans due to i ...
Posted Tuesday, February 23rd 2021 at 1:46AM
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Former UPS Driver and Morgan State Alumnus Calvin Tyler has committed to give $20 Million to his alma mater to help ensure access to higher education for generations to come. Read more about his generous donation in this full press release from Morga ...
Posted Monday, February 22nd 2021 at 9:34PM
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Last week, 18-year-old Rodney “RJ” Reese was arrested and charged for being a pedestrian in the roadway while walking home during a snowstorm in Plano, Texas. The officers were initially responding to a welfare check when someone called the police an ...
Posted Monday, February 22nd 2021 at 9:17PM
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Two HBCU graduates and proud members of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. founded QuikLiq while attending Clark Atlanta University in 2011. Navarr Grevious and Mikael Pyles launched QuikLiq in 2018 and since then these college friends turned business ...
Posted Monday, February 22nd 2021 at 9:05PM
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