Kentucky State Students Protest State Budget Cuts

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A delegation from Kentucky State University today joined college students from throughout the state at the  capitol building in protest of budget cuts to higher education. The students voiced concern with a proposed 6.4 reduction in state funds to Kentucky campuses, a point of particular concern for KSU student leaders. KSU student body president Demetrick [...]

HBCU Millennials: The Emerging Class of Political Power Brokers

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Digest Columnist Imani Jackson is an award-winning journalist and mass communication graduate of Grambling State University. Currently a freelance writer, she served as editor-in-chief of The Gramblinite newspaper for two and a half years. Follow her @faithspeaks on Twitter. President Barack Obama still needs young people. His 2008 win was historic, inspirational and spoke to [...]

VP Joe Biden and Education Secretary Arne Duncan Promote College Affordability

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Digest Columnist Imani Jackson is an award-winning journalist and mass communication graduate of Grambling State University. Currently a freelance writer, she served as editor-in-chief of The Gramblinite newspaper for two and a half years. Follow her @faithspeaks on Twitter. “No parent should have to be ashamed,” Vice President Joe Biden said in an on-the-record telephonic conference with journalists [...]

NCCU Alumnus, Claflin Student to Attend State of the Union Address

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North Carolina Central University alumnus Jason Jowers and Claflin University student Keiwon Brown will both be Congressional guests in attendance at tonight’s State of the Union address at the US Capital. Jowers will attend at the invitation of NCCU alum and US Rep. G.K. Butterfield, while Brown will attend at the invitation of US Senator [...]

Rep. Frederica Wilson to Propose Federal Anti-Hazing Legislation

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Rep. Frederica Wilson, a Florida legislator with a strong anti-hazing advocacy background, will be talking with organizations, students leaders and college administrators to help craft a bill proposal that will make hazing a federal offense.

FAMU, Scott Tension Rekindles Decades of Angst Between School, State Legislature

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While Florida A&M contends with very public battles against alleged hazing, financial fraud and sexual abuse, the Orlando Sentinel looks back at the history of tension between the school and the Florida legislature.

FAMU Students Protest Florida Governor’s Request for Ammons Suspension

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Within hours of receiving word of a request from Florida Governor Rick Scott to the FAMU Board of Trustees for the immediate suspension of President James Ammons, hundreds of students protested on the lawn of Scott’s mansion in Tallahassee.

VIDEO – Study Shows Legislation Designed to Benefit HBCUs Historically Benefits PWIs at Equal, Greater Levels

UPenn professor Dr. Marybeth Gasman, a renowned historian and researcher on culture and leadership at historically black colleges and universities, recently co-authored with Dr. Adriel Hilton an examination of how laws and policy have shaped the history of HBCUs nationwide. The result – white students and predominantly white institutions have generally benefited as much or more than blacks from legislation designed to benefit HBCUs.

Morehouse Alum Herman Cain Suspends Presidential Campaign

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Citing hurt caused by accusations of sexual impropriety and infidelity, Morehouse graduate Herman Cain suspended his bid for the Republican presidential nomination last Saturday. His short-lived surge in popularity had been doused in recent weeks by the allegations, along with notable struggles with policy questions in debates and interviews.

Gov. Rick Scott asks for state investigation into FAMU death

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Gov. Rick Scott wrote the head of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement on Wednesday and told him to work with the Orange County sheriff’s office and any other agencies to determine how 26-year-old Robert Champion died.