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 The following HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and University) have reported closure for Friday, January 22, 2016, due to the inclement weather received in the area. The following HBCUs that are closed:
The HBCU Campaign Fund organization ask that you stay safe and warm. If you are in need to get out and about on the roads and sidewalks to please use caution. To report your HBCU institution closure due to inclement weather, you may send an e-mail to support@hbcucampaignfund.org. |
Southern University Committed Ladarius Skelton Wins 2015 KATV Landers Award
January 18, 2016
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PINE BLUFF, AR - Southern University Baton Rouge committed Ladarius Skelton, the quarterback from Pine Bluff High School in Arkansas wins the 2015 KATV Landers Award. He is the first Landers Award winner from Pine Bluff. Source: http://katv.com/sports/landers-award/pine-bluffs-ladarius-skelton-wins-2015-landers-award
UAPB's Football Head Coach Monte Coleman Contract Given A Two-Year Extension
January 16, 2016
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PINE BLUFF, AR - The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff head football coach Monte Coleman has been given a two-year extension, per Athletic Director Lonza Hardy Jr.
HBCU Campaign Fund President Reminisce & Talks The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
January 16, 2016
 On January 15th every year, we take the day out to pause to celebrate the life of a man who wasn't afraid to sacrifice for his own kind, his own race. |
UAPB Office of Recruitment to Host its Annual Lion Fever Day on Friday, April 1, 2016
January 14, 2016
 PINE BLUFF, AR - The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Office of Recruitment announces its annual Lion Fever Day on Friday, April 1, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. |
Source: www.uapb.edu
2016 Tom Joyner Foundation Full Ride Scholarship Due January 16, 2016
January 14, 2016
Students will receive full tuition and stipends for up to 10 semesters to cover on-campus room and board and books. Students must meet the required academic standards each semester to renew the funds each year. Graduating high school seniors can apply for the scholarship by going to the Tom Joyner Foundation website at http://www.tomjoynerfoundation.org to complete the application. Students must have their schools mail their transcripts and recommendations to the Foundation at P.O. Box 630496, Irving, TX 75063-0495. To be eligible, students must meet the following criteria:
The application must be postmarked no later than January 15, 2016. Interviews will occur in April 2016. |
HBCU Campaign Fund Remembers MLB Hall of Famer Monte Irvin
January 13, 2016
 HBCU Campaign Fund is saddened by the loss of another great historic legend. Monte Irvin, represented Blacks and HBCU(s) (historically black colleges and universities) as the fourth black player to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball and a Hall of Fame outfielder. He died Monday night in Houston, he was 96. In Irvin early life, he attended Lincoln University, PA (a historically black college and universities, located in Chester County, Pennsylvania) and was a star football player. He left Lincoln to play in Negro League Baseball. Irvin played for the Newark Eagles in 1938. He led the Mexican League with a .397 batting average and 20 home runs in 63 games, being rewarded with the Most Valuable Player award. In 1949, the New York Giants paid $5,000 for his contract. Irvin was one of the first black players to be signed. He hit .293 with a .383 on-base percentage and 99 home runs in eight seasons with the New York Giants. He was named to his only Major League Baseball All-Star game in 1952. The Chicago Cubs signed him before the 1956 season. Irvin appeared 111 games, hitting .271 with 15 home runs. "Monte Irvin's affable demeanor, strong constitution, and coolness under pressure helped guide baseball through desegregation and set a standard for American culture," President of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Jeff Idelson said in a statement. "His abilities on the field as the consummate teammate are undeniable, as evidenced by World Series titles he contributed to in both the Negro and Major leagues, and a richly-deserved plaque in Cooperstown. he was on the original committee that elected Negro League stars to the Hall of Fame, something for which the Museum will always be grateful." HBCU Campaign Fund President Demetrius Johnson Jr., released in a statement: "HBCU Campaign Fund organization sends our condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Irvin. His legacy will be forever remembered!" |
Chicago State University Students, Faculty & Community Members Demand Budget Actions to Save School
January 12, 2016
A community march lead by more than 100 students, trailed by a handful of faculty and community members protected by Chicago Police marched down 95th Street chanting slogan, "Black education is good for health, Save CSU, budget or else."
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CHICAGO, IL - Chicago State University, a multicultural university with a twist of historically black college & university features, located in Chicago, IL, is being fought for by students and faculty demanding the state officials to pass a budget to guarantee their school's funding.Source: https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160110/roseland/csu-students-demand-budget-action-save-school-far-south-side-oasis | https://www.csu.edu/president/history.htm
UAPB Student Daniel Farmer is Headed to Hollywood for American Idol "The Farewell" Season
January 9, 2016
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American Idol concluded its two-night season XV premiere Thursday night with auditions. The auditions were shown between Little Rock and San Francisco as more contestants sang for the remaining Hollywood spots in the show's final season. Idol judges Keith Urban, Harry Connick, Jr., and Jennifer Lopez were in an appearance at the Statehouse Convention Center during the audiences in Little Rock, Arkansas.Source: http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/idol-worship/6836102/american-idol-recap-two-night-premiere-concludes
Why are Historically Black Colleges and Universities really RELEVANT & should be your source of higher education?
December 22, 2015
Why are HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges & Universities) are really RELEVANT and should be your source of higher education? As of today, there are 107 HBCU institutions in the United States which are diverse and serves a diverse population and within those 107, 27 offer doctoral degree programs, and 52 provide graduate degree programs at the Master's level. At the undergraduate level, 83 of the them offer bachelor's degree program, and 38 of them offer associate degrees. According to a study published by the United Negro College Fund, HBCU institutions are responsible for producing approximately 70% of all black doctors and dentists, 50% of black engineers and public school teachers, 35% of black lawyers.  Do we still need our HISTORICALLY black colleges... I surely think so and you should to! Talk interest students into choosing HBCU, as well as interest supporters to giving to HBCUs. I love HBCUs and they are to why I love learning and building an organization that plans to work and support HBCUs now and in the future. |
The reason you should choose HBCU because HBCU rich history is very meaningful as well as the reasoning to why they were created. HBCUs are rooted through black churches which is the strongest support system of the black community and is the reason for why the rich history is so meaningful. HBCUs were organized to educate and assist students in attaining a degree with the essentials of economic opportunities for the best education in the student chosen designated major field. Yes, you might hear the basic when to ask why should I attend an HBCU or what makes your HBCU unique such as "I wanted to attend an HBCU," "You are not a number at an HBCU," or "It was the first HBCU to accept me and give me an opportunity to pursue my education." HBCUs challenge the student to use their ability so that they're are prepared for the world workforce level after graduation. At an HBCU institution, yes, small or big the students are not just a number, they're are their themselves. HBCU instructors do take the time out to call the attendance with their name listed. HBCU institutions also offer that one on one ratio, where the student have the opportunity to have that one on one connection with administrators, deans, chairpersons, and instructors. HBCU and alumni chapters are always offering money to help students with their financial need expenses as well as career services who are always willing to assist students with an internship or finding job offerings.
Beyond the HBCU education essentials, HBCU teaches about life with meeting the needs for an affordable education. Students will learn many life lessons and transformed to develop power, courage, and determination, which also prepares the student for what they're going to be dealing with after graduation. HBCUs also offers low-cost tuition for low-income and first-generation students. The HBCU pride is like no other. Sporting events and homecomings at an HBCU are a prime example to why its fun to attend one/ They are like big family reunions. Alumni are also another reasoning to why HBCUs are great. Most alumni are very caring and will seek to make sure that the students at their alma mater are well taken care of. Seeing alumni come back, and support their Historically Black institution is the warmest feeling of them all. HBCUs also offer historic beauty to their campuses. Remind you, HBCU campuses were built after the 1950's so some HBCU campuses historic buildings or landmarks are registered with the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. If you love black history and culture, then you will love to see the campus of an HBCU.
Longtime Civil Rights Activist Ozell Sutton passes away at the age of 90
December 20, 2015
Sutton played the role of the unsettled days of school desegregation, helping nine African-Americans students at Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas back in 1957. Sutton joined many activities including the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in the historic March on Washington in 1953 and later in 1965; he marched for equal rights in Selma, Ala. Sutton was one of the first African-Americans to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps, which was a distinction that earned him a Congressional Gold Medal in 2012 from President Barack Obama. He was also director of the U.S. Justice Department's Community Relations Service in Atlanta until he retired in 2003. Sutton is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and served as the 26th General President of the organization. He worked for Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller and as the director of the Governor's Council on Human Resources. He was a journalist for the Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Sutton received his undergraduate degree in 1950 from Philander Smith College and also received an honorary doctorate in 1962 from Philander Smith College in recognition of his political activism in the civil rights movement. "HBCU Campaign Fund organization is sadden in learning of the death of lifetime civil right activist Ozell Sutton, who was phenomenally historical and legendary to the black community. Sutton played a tremendous role in the betterment of civil rights and justice for Blacks today. Ozell Sutton and others activism have impacted the reasonings on the current enrollment of blacks at an all-white educational institution. Sutton legacy will always be forever remembered in our hearts for his timeless sacrifices for the black community and black culture. HBCU Campaign Fund sends our deepest prayers and condolences out to the family of Sutton during this time of bereavement." statement by Demetrius Johnson Jr., president and founder of HBCU Campaign Fund after the learning of Ozell Sutton's passing. |
Longtime civil rights activist Ozell Sutton has passed away in Atlanta, he was 90.
Morgan State University mourns student killed in head-on car crash
December 19, 2015
In 2014-2015 academic year, Dire was voted by his peers to serve as Mister Sophomore and wanted to run for other positions in the Student Government Association.  HBCU Campaign Fund president and founder, Demetrius Johnson Jr., released a statement following the learning of the death of Ososanya;
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BALTIMORE, MD - Morgan State University (a Historically Black College & University) located in Baltimore, Maryland, is mourning the death of a student following a Thursday night crash in Prince Georges County.Source: http://www.abc2news.com/news/region/baltimore-city/morgan-state-mourns-the-death-of-beloved-student
HBCU Campaign Fund Welcomes Its Division of Recruitment and Announces Its Plans For an HBCU Recruitment Directory
December 18, 2015
 The organization announces that it is organizing a Division of Recruitment and that department will be in charge of assisting HBCUs with gaining recruits for their institutions, helping the recruits to choose HBCU as well as proving scholarship information to the interest college bound student. The department is also in the works of building an HBCU admissions/recruitment directory that will be housed in its section on the HBCU Campaign Fund's website and it will make it accessible for interest students to look up HBCU Office of Recruitment or Office of Admissions to learn how and apply to your institutions with accessible links. The Office of Recruitment or Admissions may also host ads and recruitment videos in the directory. If your HBCU Office of Recruitment or Admissions is interested in becoming a partner with HBCU Campaign Fund and would like to be listed in its HBCU Recruitment/Admissions directory, we ask that you send a requiring e-mail to recruitment@hbcucampaign.org or call the HBCU Campaign Fund's Office at (773) 988-2106 and someone will be more than happy to assist you. |
Harris-Stowe State University named first recipient of Distinguished HBCU of the Year Award in this year's IAAwards
December 16, 2015
 The Initiative Achievement On-Line Awards in its second year of existence recognizes the significance and the present achievements of the current HBCU institutions and its students through multiple of categories, who participated as an HBCU Supported Institution with the HBCU Campaign Fund. The nominations are audience based on giving all HBCUs and students a chance to be part of the experience. Categories are split between ONLY HBCU Campaign Fund's 2015 HBCU Supported Institutions and for all HBCUs. 
Harris-Stowe State University named HBCU Campaign Fund's 2015 HBCU Distinguished HBCU of the Year In 1857, established as a normal school for white students, it was subsequently named Harris Teachers College, after William Torrey Harris, a former St. Louis superintendent of schools and the United States Commissioner of Education. In 1920, it was authorized to issue a four-year Bachelor of Arts in Education degree. In 1890, the St. Louis school system established Sumner Normal School to train black teachers and in 1929, the name was changed to Stowe Teachers College, after author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Harris and Stowe Colleges were merged into on institution after the U.S. Supreme Court's 1954 decision in Brown v. Board of Education mandated integration of public-school systems. The school later was renamed Harris-Stowe College. In 1979, the college was added to the state system of public higher education, under the name of Harris-Stowe State College. Its four-year education degree was changed to a Bachelor of Science in Education. It subsequently expanded its programs to offer several new degrees in education, including the B.S. in Urban Education, designed to enable non-teaching urban education personnel to address programs specific to urban schools; and a degree in Business Administration with various professional options. In 2005, the college attained university status and was renamed Harris-Stowe State University. In 2014, Harris-Stowe named new leadership, Dr. Dwaun J. Warmack, who was senior vice president for administration and student services at Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) prior to his appointment, before he was vice president for student affairs at the age of 33, making him the youngest vice president in the school's history. Dr. Warmack is a student-centered, customer service-oriented and transformational leader. Prior to B-CU, Dr. Warmack was the associate dean of students at Rhodes College in Memphis, TN, where he had oversight of student affairs areas including judicial affairs, student activities, Greek life, new student and parent orientation and multicultural affairs. Dr. Warmack has also held positions at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC, and Delta State University in Cleveland, MS. Under Dr. Warmarck leadership, Harris-Stowe has increased its academic offerings by 132 percent. Students may choose from 31 majors, minors, and certificate programs. The institution offers new major programs in Finance, Urban Ecology and Sustainability, Sociology with a minor in Urban Sociology, Political Science and enrolls in Harris-Stowe's first certificate program in Urban Agriculture. Harris-Stowe offers two new fully-online undergraduate degree programs in Criminal Justice and Healthcare Management. Just this year, the institution moved forward in expanding its academic offering with the St. Louis Governor signed Senate Bill 334, which allows Harris-Stowe to offer graduate degrees. Harris-Stowe is ranked in the Top 40 by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education degrees to African Americans, the only Missouri school on the list. Of the 13 public higher education institutions in the state, nearly 40 percent of all African-American males who major in math attend Harris-Stowe. Harris-Stowe ranked No. 1 in the state and No. 47 in the nation (out of 3,000 institutions) in granting degrees in mathematics and statistics to African-Americans, according to Missouri Department of Higher Education data. And Harris-Stowe was ranked No. 1 in D.J's Music Site HBCU Campaign Fund's Top 10 Favorite HBCUs of 2015. During Dr. Warmack tenure, he has obtained $2.7 million in research, scholarships and program funding. This includes $1.7 million from the National Science Foundation and scholarship from Emerson, Wells Fargo, and various corporations and organizations. The institution has embarked on its first-ever study aboard program through a partnership with Ningbo University in Zhejiang China and has strengthened its brand through several strategic partnerships with leading institutions, including St. Louis University Parks School of Engineering, Alabama A & M and the Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College. Harris-Stowe is dedicated to improving their region through meaningful dialogue, educational resources, and cultural enrichment opportunities. The institution engages and connect with more than 3,500 alumni across the nation and continue to give their time, talent and treasure to the university. As Harris-Stowe serve their students with these great opportunities it has to offer, they also inspire change in their university, community, and nation. HBCU Campaign Fund is proud to announce Harris-Stowe State University as the first recipient of its Distinguished HBCU of the Year as part of its Initiative Achievement Awards recognizing HBCU significance! Learn more about Harris-Stowe State University at www.hssu.edu. |
Coach Eddie G. Robinson named first recipient of the Lifetime Recognition Award in this year's IAAwards
December 16, 2015
The Initiative Achievement On-Line Awards in its second year of existence recognizes the significance and the present achievements of the current HBCU institutions and its students through multiple of categories, who participated as an HBCU Supported Institution with the HBCU Campaign Fund. The nominations are audience based on giving all HBCUs and students a chance to be part of the experience. Categories are split between ONLY HBCU Campaign Fund's 2015 HBCU Supported Institutions and for all HBCUs.  Eddie G. Robinson named with HBCU Campaign Fund's 2015 Lifetime Recognition Award Eddie Gay Robinson, Sr. was the second winning coach in NCAA Division I history. Robinson spent 57 years as the head coach at Grambling State University (a Historically Black College and University located in Grambling, Louisiana) beginning in 1941 when he was hired by college president and head baseball coach Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones. Under Robinson's leadership, more than 200 of his players went on to play in the American Football League, CFL and NFL including Super Bowl XXII MVP quarterback Doug Williams, who would ultimately succeed Robinson as Grambling's head coach in 1998. On October 7, 1995, Robinson became the first college football coach to break the 400-win barrier, a mark once thought to be unreachable. The 42-6 triumph over Mississippi Valley State came before a national television audience on ESPN2. Coach Robinson proved that hard work, dedication, and determination could lead to unimaginable accomplishments. Neither of Coach Robinson's parents graduated from high school, but they encouraged their son's desire to stay in school and earn a college degree. Robinson moved on from high school to become a star quarterback at Leland College under Reuben Turner, a Baptist preacher who inducted Robinson to the concepts of a playbook and coaching clinics. With no coaching opportunities available following college, Robinson took a job in Baton Rouge feed mill before learning from a relative that there was an opening for a football coach at Louisiana Negro Normal and Industrial Institute, later to become Grambling State University. After an interview with school president Dr. Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones, Robinson was chosen as the sixth head football coach of the Tigers. By 1949, Grambling's football program was receiving national acclaim after former Tigers running back Paul "Tank" Younger signed with the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL, thus becoming the first player from an HBCU (Historically Black College & University) to be taken in the NFL. In 1955, Grambling claimed the National Black College Championship by going 10-0 (the best record in school history) and outscoring opponents by a 356-61 margin. After picking up his 100th career coaching victory against Bethune-Cookman in 1957, Coach Robinson and his Tigers joined the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) in 1959. The following season he led the Tigers to the first of 17 SWAC titles under his guidance. Another of Robinson's former Tigers made NFL waves in 1963 as the late Junius "Buck" Buchanan become the first player from an HBCU to be chosen first overall in the NFL Draft. By 1984, Coach Robinson was poised to become college football's winningest coach. After surpassing Amos Alonzo Stagg's 314 coaching victories that year, he tied legendary Alabama coach Paul "Bear" Bryant's 323-win mark with a 23-6 win over Oregon State before becoming the career wins leader the next week with a 27-7 win over Prairie View A&M. Coach Robinson finally relinquished his reigns to the Tigers following the 1997 season, but his contribution to the game will be remembered forever. Also during the same year, he was officially inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Coach Robinson always remained humble, crediting his players, his family, his loving wife Doris, the media, and football fans from all over the world for making the name Eddie Robinson synonymous with the best college football has to offer. Robinson graduated from McKinley Senior High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1937. He went on to earn his Bachelor's Degree from Leland College in Baker, Louisiana, then went on to obtain his Masters Degree from the University of Iowa in 1954. The Football Writers of America's Coach of the Year award is named after Coach Robinson. Grambling also named its football stadium the Eddie Robinson Stadium and housed a museum on campus named Eddie G. Robinson Museum operated by the Secretary of State, which is free and open to the public. HBCU Campaign Fund is proud to announce and honor the late Coach Eddie G. Robinson as the first recipient of its Lifetime Recognition Award as part of its Initiative Achievement Awards recognizing HBCU significance! |
Simmons College of Kentucky Makes Historic History
December 8, 2015
LOUISVILLE, KY - Back during the month of April, Simmons College of Kentucky made history by officially being designated as the 107th Historically Black College and University and becoming the 2nd historically black college in Kentucky. Last night, Simmons College made historic history with the re-launch of its basketball program and its first game of the season. Simmons College cut athletics in 2011 after nearly going bankrupt. Simmons College is a private biblical college that was founded in Louisville in 1879. HBCU Campaign Fund welcomes back aboard Simmons College to the long list of rich history, prestigious serving HBCU institutions and to the athletic scene.
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HBCU Campaign Fund's 2nd Annual Initiative Achievement Awards Nominee List
December 8, 2015
The D.J's Music Site HBCU Campaign Fund & HBCU of the Month Initiative Committee, announces this year's 2nd Annual Initiative Achievement On-Line Awards.
Vote for your favorite nominee by logging onto the Initiative Achievement Awards home page here and scrolling down and clicking the categorg. VOTING period will take place between December 1st @ 4 pm (CT) through December 15th @ 11:59 pm (CT). Winners will be announced on December 18th. The OFFICIAL hashtag of the awards is #IAAwards2015. |
2015 Initiative Achievement Awards Nominee List
Chancellor/President of the Year
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Campus Queen of the Year
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Favorite Student Activities Board
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Favorite School Organization
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Favorite HBCU Advocate
| Favorite HBCU Support Organization
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Best Marching Band
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Favorite Men's Sports Team of the Year
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Favorite Mascot of the Year
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National Alumni Association of the Year
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Favorite Greek Organization (Campus Chapter)
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Best Program Recognition
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HBCU Campaign Fund 2015 HBCU Royalty Dictionary Inductees Inducted
December 5, 2015
Among the 2015 HBCU Royalty Dictionary inductees are Suehier Ali (Miss Elizabeth City State University), Charence Higgins (Miss Jackson State University), Jillian Curry (Miss Morgan State University), Destinee Williams (Miss Shaw University), Kabreel McEachin-Campbell (Mister Edward Waters College), Omari Collins (Mister North Carolina Central University) and Darren Martin (Mister Chicago State University) The HBCU Royalty Dictionary which is housed on HBCU Campaign Fund's website is a dictionary that highlights newly elected HBCU Campus Queens, Kings and SGA Presidents where you receive the chance to meet, read and learn about the leaders as they're set to begin their year reign representing their HBCU institutions through their bios, and selected questions asked by HBCU Campaign Fund. You can view the entire dictionary and view all of the inductees here. SAVE THE DATE for 2016 HBCU Royalty Dictionary Competition - Registration begins May 15th through May 31st, 2016 and voting will begin June 1st through July 4th, 2016. |
HBCU Campaign Chancellor/President Spotlight Tuesday - Dr. Haywood Strickland
December 1, 2015
#ChooseWileyCollege For more information about Wiley College, visit www.wileyc.edu. |
Dr. Bernice King to deliver Fall Commenecement Address at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
November 30, 2015
Dr. Bernice King is a graduate of Spelman College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology, a Masters in Divinity and Doctorate of Law degrees from Emory University. She has also received an honorary Doctorate of Divinity degree from Wesley College. In honor of her mother, Coretta Scott King, Bernice returned to her alma mater at Spelman College to announce the establishment of the Be A King® Scholarship. She is currently a member of the State Bar of Georgia, serves on the HOPE Southeastern Board of Directors of Operation HOPE, and is a member of the International Women's Forum. The King Center was founded by her mother in 1968 and she was appointed to the position of chief executive officer in January 2012 by the Board of Trustees. Nationally and internationally known as one of the most powerful, motivating and life-changing orators and speakers on the circuit today, Bernice leaves her audiences speechless and challenges peoples to raise the standard. The youngest daughter of the late Coretta Scott King and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Bernice began her oratorical journey when she spoke in her mother's stead at the United Nations at age 17. Over the years, she has had the occasion to speak in such places as the steps of The Lincoln Memorial, The White House, major corporations and universities, and in places throughout the world including South Africa, Germany, and New Zealand to name a few. Through her work at the King Center, Bernice has continued to educate youth and adults about the nonviolence principles modeled by her parents. In 2012, she implemented an annual N.O.W. Encounter Summer Camp, which has educated youth from New Mexico, South Carolina, Michigan, Alabama, and as far away as Cyprus. In 2013, as she continued her parent's legacy, she spearheaded the August 28, 2013, "Let Freedom Ring and Call to Action" event to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington and her father's famous "I have a Dream" speech. This global event included President Obama, former Presidents Clinton and Carter, members of Congress, as well as many other international leaders, dignitaries and entertainers. In 2014, as part of the Center's Nonviolence 365 education and training initiatives, she launched Students with King, which enables students to interact with King and Farris family members, as well as those who knew and worked with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mrs. Coretta Scott King. As part of the student's interactive conversation, which is typically moderated by either a local radio or TV on-air personality, students are given the opportunity to learn about the more personal side of the King Legacy. As part of her work in 2014, Dr. King provided Nonviolence 365 education training in Ferguson, Missouri that included students, teacher, law enforcement, gangs, businesses, community leaders and activities. She encouraged them to commit themselves to embracing nonviolence as a lifestyle. In January 2015, under Dr. King's leadership, The King Center hosted its first Beloved Community Talk entitled "The Race Factor: The Lies, The Myths and The Truths" as part of its 2015 King Holiday Observance. One of the most moving and inspirational experiences hosted by Bernice, was The King Center's program commemorating her mother's life and legacy, entitled "Mothers in the Movement: From a Daughter's Perspective." Dr. King has been featured on numerous television shows, in magazines, as a television commentator and is the recipient of a host of awards and accolades. A noted author, she has to her credit, Hard Questions, Heart Answer, a compelling and inspiring book. She is an innovative, energetic and committed leader dedicated to fulfilling the calling of taking her parents legacy and The King Center into a new era. |
PINE BLUFF, AR - Spelman Alumna Rev. Dr. Bernice A. King, daughter of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King and chief executive officer of The King Center, will deliver the keynote address during fall commencement exercises for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff graduating class. The free, public event will be held Friday, December 11 at 10:00 a.m. in the Pine Bluff Convention Center Arena.Source: https://uapbnews.wordpress.com/2015/11/23/dr-bernice-king-to-deliver-fall-commencement-speech/
HBCU Campaign Fund & HBCU of the Month Initiative Committee Announces 2nd Annual Initiative Achievement On-Line Awards
November 27, 2015
The D.J's Music Site HBCU Campaign Fund & HBCU of the Month Initiative Committee, announces this year's 2nd Annual Initiative Achievement On-Line Awards.
The OFFICIAL hashtag of the awards is #IAAwards2015. |
HBCU Campaign Fund President Presents A Traditional Gift to the Miss UAPB Organization during Homecoming
November 16, 2015
 PINE BLUFF, AR - What a fun thrilling homecoming at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff last week! From UAPB Day at Full Counsel Church to the Black and Gold assembly, the comedy show, coronation ceremony, and most important the alumni assembly. |
HBCU Campaign Chancellor/President Spotlight Tuesday - Dr. Debra Saunders-White
November 3, 2015
This Tuesday (11/3/15), we highlighted Dr. Debra Saunders-White, (pictured on the right), President of North Carolina Central University. Dr. Debra Saunders-White (Ed.D.), began as the 11th Chancellor of North Carolina Central University on June 1, 2013. A Hampton, VA., native, Saunders-White earned her Bachelor's degree in history from the University of Virginia. She earned a master's of business administration from The College of William & Mary and a doctorate in higher education administration from The George Washington University. Prior to Saunders-White NCCU appointment, she served as acting assistant secretary for the office of Postsecondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education. Saunders-White joined the Department of Education in May 2011 as the deputy assistant secretary for higher education programs. Prior to entering higher education administration, Saunders-White spent 15 years in the corporate sector at IBM. From 1994 to 1998, Saunders-White taught college-preparatory mathematics at St. George's School in Newport, R.I. In 1999, she joined Hampton University as assistant provost for technology and she was promoted to the newly created post of vice president for technology and chief information officer in 2005. Saunders-White left Hampton the following year to join the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) as Vice Chancellor for Information Technology systems. From 2007 to 2008, she also served concurrently as UNCW's interim associate provost in the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion and as chief diversity officer. Saunders-White priorities for ensuring students success and academic excellence include: retaining and graduating students in four years; raising critical scholarship fund; and providing innovative academic instruction that prepares and trains students to work in the global marketplace. Saunders-White is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and a member of the Links Inc. She is the mother of two children, Elizabeth Paige and Cecil III. #ChooseNCCU For more information about North Carolina Central University, visit www.nccu.edu. |
Each Tuesday the D.J's Music Site HBCU Campaign Fund organization will highlight a HBCU Chancellor or President. This is in promotion of our social media campaign to bring awareness and recognition of the academic excellence that HBCU leadership produce as well as historically black colleges and universities.
Source: http://www.nccu.edu/administration/chancellor/about.cfm
UAPB Department of Athletics to Help Raise Money For Southern University Wide Receiver Devon Gates
November 2, 2015
 PINE BLUFF, AR - The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Department of Athletics is raising money for Devon Gates, a Southern University wide receiver, who suffered a serve spinal injury on September 26, 2015 during the Southern-Georgia football game in Athens, GA. Each football purchased for $1 will be placed in the visiting locker room, when UAPB host Southern on this Saturday, November 7 at Golden Lion Stadium, 2:30pm kick-off. All proceeds from this fundraiser will be donated to the Devon Gates Fund. UAPB fans and alumni can purchased their footballs from the UAPB Football Office or from a Golden Lion Football player. For further information, contact UAPB Office of Sports Information at (870) 575-7949. |
Source: http://www.uapblionsroar.com/news/2015/10/28/GEN_1028152250.aspx
A Movement Created to Promote Social Media Awareness by Jonathon Bertrend, a Florida A&M University student
October 28, 2015
Created by Jonathan Bertrand (pictured right), a student at Florida A&M University, the main premise of this movement is because Bertrand noticed the impact of the hashtag and realized he could connect to anyone using it. Jonathan's team has supported and contribute to the project by donating their many talents. The members include: Lexton Cage of Mount Dora, Florida, Gerald Tooke's - Florida A&M University graduate, Trevor Aydeotte of Embry Riddle Aeronautical University & Raven Rochelle of Clark Atlanta University. This team (pictured below) Jonathan produced a documentary with and all connected with a hashtag.  Jonathan also raised $10,000 in November 2014 to October 2015 and has sold over 200+ shirts in support of this movement. You never know..... Because "It All Started With A Hashtag" - The Social Networking Effect. |
TheSource: Courtesy of Jonathan Bertrand, Florida A&M University
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HBCU Campaign Chancellor/President Spotlight Tuesday - Dr. George C. Wright
October 28, 2015
This Tuesday (10/27/15), we highlighted Dr. George C. Wright, (pictured on the right), President of Prairie View A&M University University. Dr. George C. Wright is the seventh President of Prairie View A&M University, the second oldest public institution of higher education. A native of Lexington, Kentucky, Dr. Wright received his Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees in history from the University of Kentucky and his doctorate in history from Duke University. In 2014, Dr. Wright was awarded an honorary doctorate of letters from the University of Kentucky. Prior to joining the Prairie View A&M University family, Dr. Wright was executive Vice-President for academic affairs and provost at the University of Texas at Arlington. Prior to that post, he was provost and Vice President fro academic affairs with increasing responsibilities from 1995 to 1998. In 1993, he joined the faculty at Duke University as vice provost for university programs and directors of the Afro-American studies program at Duke University at Duke, he also held the William R. Kenan Jr., Chair in American History from 1980 to 1993, he served as an assistant professor, associate professor, professor, and was the holder of the Mastin Gentry White Professorship of Southern History and vice provost for undergraduate education at the University of Texas at Austin. His wealth of experience in higher education began as an assistant professor at the University of Kentucky in 1977. Dr. Wright is the author of three books, which includes: A History of Blacks in Kentucky: In Pursuit of Equality, 1865-1980, Volume II; Racial Violence in Kentucky, 1865-1940: Lynchings, MOB Rule, and "Legal Lynchings", and the Life Behind a Veil: Blacks in Louisville, Kentucky, 1865-1930. He was presented the Governors Award by the Kentucky Historical Society for Lynchings, MOB Rule and "Legal Lynchings", and the Life Behind a Veil: Blacks in Louisville, Kentucky. He currently has another book in progress, a biography of Robert Charles O' Hara Benjamin: A "Forgotten" Afro-American Leader and has published numerous articles, chapters in books and essays. Active in his community, Dr. Wright has served as a member of the Board of Directors of City of Arlington Chamber Foundations and the Medical Center of Arlington. He has also served as a member of the Editorial Board for the Southern Biography Series at Louisiana State University, the Board of Editors of the Journals of Southern History and the Southern Historical Association Program Committee. #ChoosePVAMU For more information about Prairie View A&M University, visit www.pvamu.edu. |
Every Tuesday the D.J's Music Site HBCU Campaign Fund organization will highlight a HBCU Chancellor or President. This is in promotion of our social media campaign to bring awareness and support the excellence of historically black colleges and universities.
Source: https://www.pvamu.edu/president/about-the-president/
Alabama State University to Host Celebration for 60th Anniversary of Montgomery Bus Boycott
October 27, 2015
 MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA - The 60th anniversary of the historic Montgomery Bus Boycott and in celebration Alabama State University is hosting a week long schedule of events beginning December 1. The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a protest against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama. The protest began on December 1, 1955, when Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to surrender her seat to a white person until December 20, 1956, when a federal ruling took effect, and led to a United States Supreme Court decision that declared Alabama and Montgomery laws requiring segregated buses to be unconstitutional. Alabama State University was at the heart of many events leading up to and surrounding the Bus Boycott. Instructor Jo Ann Robinson and a group of her students are credited with making copies of the flyers announcing the boycott on a mimeograph machine in the basement of Council Hall. ASU students and employees helped to distribute the flyers and spread the word across Montgomery to boycott city transportation in the wake of the arrest of Rosa Parks. "The goal is to celebrate and educate," said Zillah Fluker, ASU's Vice President of Institutional Advancement. "This year's celebration will focus on highlighting the 'Law' of the movement, the 'Machine' behind the movement, the 'Woman' who sparked the movement, the 'students' of the movement, the 'Music' that drove the movement and the 'Energy' of the movement." To view the list of schedule events, click here. |
Source: http://www.alasu.edu/news/news-details/index.aspx?nid=2594
FAMU Alum & 2014 McDonald's Flavor Battle DJ, DJ R-Tistic to Announce HBCU Campaign's Hottest HBCU DJ Winner
October 20, 2015
 (Photo courtesy of DJ R-Tistic)
FAMU alumnus and 2014 McDonald's Flavor Battle DJ, DJ R-Tistic to announce HBCU Campaign Fund's "The Hottest HBCU DJ" contest winner via video announced by HBCU Campaign Fund President and Founder Demetrius Johnson Jr., on Tuesday (October 20). Ronald Turner II, known as DJ R-Tistic, is a native of Gardena, CA and was introduced to music at a very early age by his father, Ronald Turner, a jazz drummer and producer who has worked with the likes of Ray Charles, Freddie Hubbard, and Dizzie Gillespie. DJ R-Tistic graduated from Florida A&M University which is where his passion for DJing came into fruition. In 2014, DJ R-Tistic was crowned the winner of the McDonald's Flavor Battle DJ Competition. Next month, R-Tistic will return to judge the 2015 McDonald's/Complex Mag DJ Flavor Battle. The HBCU Campaign's "The Hottest HBCU DJ" contest began on October 12 and will run until October 31. Featuring eight DJ's from HBCUs including: DJ Loose Kid (FAMU), Go DJ Twinz (Grambling State University), DJ Rell (South Carolina State), DJ Trellz (Winston-Salem State), Legit The DJ (Kentucky State University), DJ Chris Cross (UAPB), DJ Dirt (Langston University), DJ Misses (Central State University) and DJ Neff (Southern University). (All pictured below).  DJ R-Tistic announcement of the winner will happen during the week of November 2nd via video. To vote for any of the eight HBCU campus DJ's, visit our website here and for more information about or to book DJ R-Tistic visit his website www.djr-tistic.com. |
Source: http://www.djr-tistic.com/#!about1/c1gfe
UAPB shares vision for long-term plans of growth for the university campus
October 17, 2015
The recommendations were released on Tuesday (October 13) during the Chancellor's Annual Tower Talk, which is a student to chancellor chat event about anything concerning the students and the university. The university master plan is to expand and attract more students to the campus. According to the Pine Bluff Commercial, Chancellor Alexander told the students on Tuesday that UAPB stakeholders are planning to add a running track, student residence halls, a hotel, a conference center, a basketball/convocation center, a wellness center, a football practice field and an aquaculture and fisheries building. He also said that UAPB wants to grow enrollment, optimize efficiency, improve facilities, diversify revenue streams and enhance its reputation. The Master Plan program was established from the Space Needs Analysis, interviews with administration and academic department heads, and on-campus workshops. The university will partner with the city of Pine Bluff to expand opportunities for social and economic development. "The administration is working hard on your behalf to continue our 142-year tradition and take it to the next level," Alexander said. In the plan to extend the framework of the historic campus core is the works of a new student union (Pictured below). Students have been requesting either an upgraded or a reconstructed student union. The plan reveals that the new Student Center will sit along the north side of the main quad (where the historic Douglass and Lewis residential halls currently stands), bringing new life to the historic core of the campus. The main entry will be designed as a large covered front porch with ample seating to encourage the campus community to come together and socialize. New dinning spaces along the south side of the building and the third level will have an outdoor rooftop Terrance reminiscent of the one that was historically active at the old Davis Student Union. Cherry trees will line north and south of the quad.  Also, the Pine Bluff City Council is going to consider proposed zoning and use changes around the university to encourage mixed use live-work-play-type property developments. The plan is dubbed the University Drive District and has already gotten a nod from Pine Bluff Planning Commission. it also received a do-pass recommendation from the Pine Bluff City Council Development and Planning Committee on Tuesday (October 13). Alexander also stated that a new police station is also in the plans for UAPB stakeholders. "The five-year plan to accomplish three goals: to increase the city's tax base through retail markets; to improve and develop University Drive; and to enhance recreational opportunities," said Debe Hollingsworth, Mayor of Pine Bluff. "The city will partner with UAPB and Southeast Arkansas College as part of this plan." |
PINE BLUFF, AR - Chancellor Dr. Laurence B. Alexander (pictured on the right) and university officials released a vision of economic development recommendations for long-term plans that sets growth for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff campus.Source: http://pbcommercial.com/news/local/uapb-city-officials-share-visions-growth-university-area
Chicago State University Names New President
October 10, 2015
Thomas Calhoun, vice president of enrollment management at the University of North Alabama (pictured on the right with Kwesi Harris of the AAMRC), was selected by the board of trustees from three finalists. "It's obviously an honor and a privilege," Calhoun said. "I don't take it lightly, I look forward to serving this university community to the best of my ability. I think we have wonderful opportunities here so it's just a real privilege at this stage in my career to have this new challenge and opportunity." The board of trustees met Thursday morning before making the announcement. Nikki Zollar, chairwoman of the presidential search committee, expressed her sadness over President Wayne Watson's retirement and her excitement about Calhoun's selection. "I think he's going to be fantastic," Zollar said. "I think that he will work well with every group that is important to the university." Calhoun holds multiple degrees in philosophy, science and education. He is also an ordained itinerant elder in the African methodist Episcopal Church. His contract begins Jan. 1 and ends Dec. 31 2020. He will be paid a base salary of $300,000 and will have full use of the president's mansion and a car. "His qualifications are impeccable, his experience has great depth to it and equally as important, his vision, his vision as and educator, is something that is going to take Chicago State University to the next level," Watson said. "I'm very pleased."The search for a new president began in May after Watson, who has led the school since 2009, announced he would retire. During his time as president, the university had its accreditation renewed and established better relations with the community. However, his tenure was marred by declining enrollment and lawsuits. Chicago State University was founded in 1867 as Cook County Normal School, through the initiative of John F. Eberhart. He convinced the County Commissioners of the need of a permanent school to educate teachers. In 1980, the institution received its first African-American leader, President Benjamin Alexander. Under his leadership, the African-American portion of the student body went from 60% in 1970 to over 80% by 1980. This led to the debate over where CSU should be considered an HBCU (Historically Black College and University) or whether it should retain its multicultural and multiracial status. Chicago State is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. |
CHICAGO, IL - Chicago State University named a new president on Thursday (10/8/15) in the hope of reversing its declining enrollment and improving its financial situation, according to source.Source:http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-state-new-president-met-20151008-story.html
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