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Courtesy of Norfolk State University Ndaba Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela, provided insights on what it was like to be reared by his iconic grandfather during his recent appearance at Norfolk State University. The Mandela event served as NSU’s kick-off of its Black History Month celebration. Ndaba Mandela is currently the co-founder and chairman of the Mandela Institute for Humanity and co-founder and co-chairman of the Africa Rising Foundation, an organization dedicated to promoting a positive image of Africa around the world and to increasing its potential for growth in the areas of education, employment and international corporate alliances for The post Mandela Delivers Passionate Message At Norfolk State University appeared first on HBCU News.

Courtesy of Fort Valley State University Fort Valley State University (FVSU) will compete in the National Qualifying Tournament of the 35th Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC), America’s premier academic competition for Historically Black Colleges and University (HBCU) students, on Saturday, February 10 at Morgan State University.  Four-student teams will face off in head-to-head competition and must quickly answer questions about history, science, literature, religion, math, the arts, pop culture, and sports. Freshmen students Kiara Freeman and Sydney Jackson (captain), along with sophomore students Raven McRae and Kristina Warren make up the four-member team. FVSU is one of 64 teams competing The post FVSU Advances to National Qualifying Tournament of 35th Honda Campus All-Star Challenge, the Premier HBCU Academic Competition appeared first on HBCU News.

By Janelle Griffin A Florida school district is drawing fire for asking parents to consent to having their children participate in the reading of an African American author’s book to comply with state law. “I had to give permission for this or else my child would not participate???” wrote one parent, Charles Walter, who posted a photo of a Miami-Dade County Public Schools permission slip to X on Monday evening. The form describes the activity as a “read aloud” scheduled for Tuesday from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the library. Next to “types of guest that may attend the activity or The post Florida school asks parents for permission to have book by an African American author read to students appeared first on HBCU News.

As we celebrate Black History Month in 2024, join us in revisiting the remarkable moments that have shaped and influenced Black America over the last few years. While we can't capture every noteworthy event, this thoughtfully selected list highlights several impactful moments that left an indelible mark on our culture and community.

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Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) face a complicated situation after the Supreme Court barred affirmative action in college admissions, a ru|ing that left many applicants unclear about their chances as they seek higher education.

Courtesy of Delaware State University FICO, a global analytics software corporation leader, has launched an Educational Analytics Challenge competition at Delaware State University. Dr. Scott Zoldi, the Chief Analytics Officer at FICO, visited DSU on Jan. 18 to meeting with the three College of Business teams that will compete in the 12-week competition. Dr. Zoldi also gave a presentation on “Responsible AI (Artificial Intelligence)” in the Bank of America’s Longwood Auditorium. The Analytics Challenge competition will focus the teams on identifying and mitigating bias in data and decision AI models using a historic lending data set collected by the Consumer Financial Protection The post FICO visit launches Analytics Challenge Competition at DSU appeared first on HBCU News.

Written By Bowie State University Students who are data enthusiasts can now network and explore a variety of project-based opportunities by participating in the Data Tribe, a College of Business club formed in the fall that enables individuals to learn more about data analytics.  The club creates a safe space for students to share ideas on data related topics and issues while emphasizing the relevance of data analytics and potential career paths in data science, data engineering, analytics, business analysis and other areas. Students have options of engaging in training sessions, research projects, bootcamps, technical lectures, mentorship programs, symposiums and The post BSU’s Data Tribe Enables Students to Network and Explore Data Analytics appeared first on HBCU News.

Courtesy of the University of the District of Columbia The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) has received a $2 million commitment from Pepco over the next three years as part of its Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Power Partnership “Investing in Tomorrow’s Talent Today.” The Pepco award is the largest corporate grant in UDC’s history. The funding expands the partnership Pepco has forged with UDC and other HBCUs in the company’s Washington, DC and Maryland service areas. The grant funds will be managed through the UDC Foundation, the University’s charitable partner responsible for securing private funding and philanthropic The post The University of the District of Columbia Receives $2 Million Talent Pipeline Award from Pepco appeared first on HBCU News.

By Quintessa Williams The Biden-Harris Administration announced the approval of $4.9 billion in additional student loan debt relief for 73,600 borrowers. These discharges are the result of fixes made by the Administration to income-driven repayment (IDR) forgiveness and Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). The announcement brings the total loan forgiveness approved by the Biden-Harris Administration to $136.6 billion for more than 3.7 million Americans. “The Biden-Harris Administration has worked relentlessly to fix our country’s broken student loan system and address the needless hurdles and administrative inaccuracies that, in the past, kept borrowers from getting the student debt forgiveness they deserved,” said U.S. Secretary The post Biden-Harris Administration Forgives 4.9 Billion More In Student Loans appeared first on HBCU News.

By Andrew Skerritt The Florida A&M University (FAMU), Division of Research, Office of Technology Transfer and Export Control, in collaboration with the Gadsden County Development Council (GCDC), received a $500,000 strategy planning grant through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) to further develop strategies to increase per capita income while reducing the prime-age employment gap in Gadsden County. FAMU President Larry Robinson, Ph.D., welcomed the plan to provide better paying jobs for Gadsden County residents. “This initiative is consistent with FAMU’s commitment to support communities and enhance sustainable economic development,” Robinson said. “We look forward to working The post FAMU Helps Secure $500K Federal Grant to Promote Gadsden County Employment appeared first on HBCU News.

Written By Aron Smith Jackson State University has recently been awarded a substantial $1.5 million grant by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences. This announcement is part of a more significant commitment, with the National Academies of Sciences and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation pledging nearly $7.5 million to support five HBCUs or minority-serving institutions (MSIs) with fortifying community-engaged research. The overarching goal of this initiative is to leverage social determinants of health data, ultimately enhancing public health data systems and addressing health disparities effectively. JSU’s project titled “Utilizing CBPR to Examine Social Determinants The post Jackson State University secures $1.5 Million grant for groundbreaking health equity research initiative appeared first on HBCU News.