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Jul 25

14-Year-Old Math Prodigy Becomes Texas Christian University’s Youngest Graduate In School History

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Written by Nikki Igbo of NikIgbo.com Carson Huey-You is a name we should commit to memory now because it’s highly likely we can expect great things from him in the future. At the tender age of 14, Huey-You will be graduating from Texas Christian University (TCU) this Saturday after having majored in Physics and double minored in Math and Chinese.…

Dec 18

10 Things Trump (and Everyone Else) Should Know About HBCUs

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Photo courtesy of Florida A&M University Facebook page Written by Nikki Igbo of NikIgbo.com Last week, before news headlines became consumed by Sally Yates’ stellar testimony and James Comey’s dismissal, Donald Trump issued a signing statement on the $1.1 trillion omnibus government spending bill. In this statement, Trump singled out the Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program…

Jul 25

Barbershop Books Program Creates Child-Friendly Reading Spaces for Black Boys in Barbershops

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Written by Nikki Igbo of NikIgbo.com According to the United States Department of Education, more than 85% of American black male students in the fourth grade are not proficient in reading. This statistic is especially alarming since the educational transition between third grade and fourth grade involves going from learning to read to reading to learn. Continue Reading Literacy proficiency…

Sep 21

Nicki Minaj Pays Off Over a Dozen Fans Student Loans On Twitter

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Closed mouths don’t get fed! Nicki Minaj put that phrase to good use recently when she paid over a dozen college students’ tuition, fees and more! And the whole thing happened over Twitter! Continue Reading That’s right, folks, it’s not “just” Twitter. It all started when Nicki took to Twitter to confirm that she was down for her fans --…

Dec 18

Are HBCU Administrators and Their Students on the Same Page Politically?

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PHOTOGRAPH BY BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP / GETTY Written by Alma Hill Remember back in the day when Phaedra Parks and Kandi Burruss were friends on RHOA? It was a necessary part of the plot but tolerable. Then, Phaedra’s shady side started to show. The cast and crew weren’t the only ones who started giving her a suspicious side-eye. Continue…