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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…

Jul 25

Blacks are Living Longer But Several Health Risk Factors Still Loom for Black Youth

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Photo Credit Written by Nikki Igbo of NikIgbo.com On Tuesday, the CDC reported that Blacks as a group are living longer with their death rate declining by 25 percent from 1999 to 2015. Life expectancy for Blacks, however, is still four years less than it is for Whites.Continue Reading Factors contributing to improvements in causes of death include a…

Dec 18

National Black Gun Association Gives Voice to Black Gun Owners that NRA Doesn’t

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Written by Nikki Igbo of NikIgbo.com This past weekend, the 2017 National Rifle Association Annual Meetings and Exhibits took place here in Atlanta, Georgia. The four-day event commenced on April 27, expected an attendance of 80,000+ “patriots” and featured a speech given by Donald Trump. Since Trump took office, however, gun sales have slowed to pre-Obama levels but have seen…