FAMU’s first ever female Head Drum Major is a Delta woman. Oluwamodupe “Dupe” Oloyede is a senior Theatre major at Florida A&M University, originally from Decatur, Georgia, with Nigerian-American roots. In June 2025, she became the first female head drum major of FAMU’s Marching 100.

Echos of us #Vietnam edition #VietnamWar #BlackHistory #CivilRights #MiddleEastWar

#CNN - The Rev. #JesseJackson, pioneering civil rights activist and racial ‘pathfinder,’ dies at 84 A protégé of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., had been hospitalized in recent months and was under observation for progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). www.cnn.com/2026/02/17/u...

Trump administration ordered to restore George Washington slavery exhibit it removed in Philadelphia The Philadelphia exhibit included biographical details about each of the nine people enslaved by the Washingtons at the home, including two who escaped. apnews.com/article/geor...

#Wegmans is scanning your face at some stores. It’s not the only company #Walmart, #Kroger and #HomeDepot rely on it, according to their privacy policies #RiteAid- - the FTC found that the chain falsely accused customers of crimes and unfairly targeted people of color. www.cnn.com/2026/01/12/b...

uncf.org/scholarships #UNCF is the nation’s largest private scholarship provider to minority group members. Each year, we award more than $62 million in #scholarships to students attending more than 600 schools across the country, including our prestigious network of 37 HBCUs. #HBCU #whyitmattters👇🏾

Fear grips #BrownUniversity after shooter kills 2 and wounds 9 as police search for shooter 10 people who were shot were students. Another person was injured by fragments from the shooting but it was not clear if the victim was a student apnews.com/article/brow...

Latest #HBCU attacked in recent months, after two others experienced shootings in October during homecoming weekends. #AddtoBlackSky

#Columbia #HBCU Fellowship Program Open to seniors and recent graduates of Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) Application Deadlines Master of Science (M.S.) application due January 7th, 2026 HBCU Fellowship Program application due January 7th, 2026 #Blacksky vimeo.com/1105528351?f...

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The excellence inspired by HBCUs is exemplified by the transformative leaders who have emerged from these institutions. Kamala Harris | Howard University | First female Vice President of the United States. #Blacksky #Addtoblacksky #Addblacksky amzn.to/3LetKJL

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania: cheyney.edu Founded in 1837 as the African Institute in Pennsylvania is the first Historically Black College and University #HBCU in the USA. The University was established through the bequest of #RichardHumphreys, a #Quaker philanthropist. amzn.to/4nnYhST

#D'Angelo, R&B's reluctant icon, has died at 51 The songwriter and producer, born Michael Eugene Archer, a visionary R&B singer who helped pioneer the #neosoul sub genre, has died following a battle with cancer, according to a statement from his family.

When the moderators tried to shut Jeffrey D. Sachs down. As eloquent as can be: Get the full story here: amzn.to/4qe54kM The Price of Civilization: Reawakening American Virtue and Prosperity

Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation donating $50 million to historically Black Atlanta colleges #HBCU The aim is to raise graduation rates at #ClarkAtlanta University, #Morehouse College, #MorrisBrown College and #Spelman College, according to the foundation’s announcement. apnews.com/article/hbcu...

MacKenzie Scott gives $70 million to UNCF to financially strengthen HBCUs “This extraordinary gift is a powerful vote of confidence in HBCUs and in the work of #UNCF,” the nonprofit’s President and CEO Dr. Michael L. Lomax told The Associated Press in a statement. www.cnn.com/2025/09/22/b...

Huston-Tillotson University receives single largest donation to an HBCU with $150 million gift. Huston-Tillotson, a private university in #Austin, Texas, will receive a $150 million donation over the next 10 years – the single-largest gift ever given to an #HBCU www.cnn.com/2025/09/19/u...

#Hbcunews | Shelter-in-place issued at #ClarkAtlanta University and at #Spelman College The Atlanta Police Department is assisting, they said. There have been other threats reported at #HBCU campuses across the country today. hbcunews.com/2025/09/11/s...

Letter to Howard Community Regarding U Street Incident | The Dig at Howard University thedig.howard.edu/announcement...

It’s #Backtoschool season! Please, post or DM scholarships and grants for #HBCU students. Thanks!

#BBC | Rare photos capture Afrobeats' rise to take over the world #Afrobeats has swept the world of music like a tsunami - it dominates playlists and its fans cram into huge stadiums to hear the likes of Nigerian superstars #Wizkid, #Davido and #BurnaBoy. www.bbc.com/news/article...

#WalterScott, Founding Member of #TheWhispers, Passes Away at 81 Walter Scott, who with his twin brother Wallace “Scotty” founded the legendary R&B group The Whispers, has died at the age of 81, after a six-month bout with #cancer, his family confirmed. lasentinel.net/walter-scott... #RIP

#Poll Do you think the U.S. military should get involved in the conflict between #Israel and #Iran? 1- Should 2- Should not 3- Don’t care

atlantablackstar.com | ‘Your People Are Not Welcome Here’: Black Female Google Employees Called ‘Incompetent,’ ‘Agressive’ and Regularly Badge-Checked. Now the Company Must Pay Them $50M The suit was originally filed in 2022 by April Curley, hired by Google in 2014 to expand its #HBCU outreach

All eyes on them. Experience #SinnersMovie - only in theaters April 18. Get tickets now: Fandan.co/SinnersMovie

What’s Going on When Airport Security Scans Your Face Face scans can speed up the security process, but according to Dr. Joy Buolamwini, this technology comes with big picture risks. She explains what’s going on with these face scans — and how to opt out. www.cnn.com/audio/podcas...

#Techcrunch - Tesla profits drop 71% on weak sales and anti-Elon Musk sentiment At this time last year, #Tesla was grappling with some gloomy numbers. In case you forgot, the company’s profits fell 55% to $1.13 billion in the first quarter of 2024 from the same period in 2023. tinyurl.com/5xwr2jmt

#APnews | Black women's hair products are in the safety spotlight. Here's what to know apnews.com/video/black-...

Words of the delivery boy-bushman-software engineer: Getting lost is definitely the best way to discover the city you live in. Don’t get lost at night though….

Lesson learned - NEVER take a laxative and a sleeping pill on the same night!

#BBC - #RoyAyers, Everybody Loves the Sunshine musician, dies at 84 Ayers had a huge influence on many RnB and hip-hop stars, particularly in the 90s, with artists like #TribeCalledQuest, #MaryJBlige and #JillScott sampling his work on tracks like #BonitaApplebaum www.bbc.com/news/article...

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#NPR - Roberta Flack, singer of 'Killing Me Softly,' has died at age 88 She… remains the only solo artist to win the Grammy for record of the year two years in a row: in 1973, for "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," and in 1974, for "Killing Me Softly” #RobertaFlack www.npr.org/2025/02/24/8...

@reuters.com | #USDA suspends scholarship program at historically Black colleges The 1890 scholars program aims to increase the number of agriculture students at the country's 19 historically Black land-grant universities, which are federally funded #HBCU www.reuters.com/world/us/usd...

#AP - #NAACP lists companies that dump DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black Americans -encourages consumers to “buy-in” on companies that back their values. People of all backgrounds are encouraged to use the Black Consumer Advisory. ## naacp.org/campaigns/bl... ## apnews.com/article/blac...

#reuters - Infant #mortality rises in states with #abortion bans, study finds Among non-Hispanic #Blackinfants, there were 11.81 deaths per 1,000 live births after the bans, versus an expected rate of 10.66 per 1,000, an increase of nearly 11% www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...

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Kiah Duggins, a Washington civil-rights attorney and Former Intern for Michelle Obama Dies in Crash Howard University School of Law, where Duggins was set to start work as a professor this fall, confirmed her death in a social-media post Thursday. www.instagram.com/p/DFeQhzquwc...

@hbcu.bsky.social Check out these opportunities with #maximus for #hbcu students to take advantage of for #internships #hbcuconnect hbcuconnect.com/content/3993...

While #Trump is busy chasing immigrants, the #Chinese are slowly taking over the world with inexpensive Technology and Data at scale. Almost overnight, the rest of the world (and people in the US) dropped the US based ChatGPT and flooded #Deepseek - This is the new war for world #domination.

#AI is definitely biased. I am working on integrating AI into my application. Tested a few and it is clear that developers code in a tunnel. None of them have relatives or acquaintances that are disabled. #ADA requirements should be coded into any half decent AI application. Send me your ideas here

AI Equity Council, a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit, Launches End-of-Year Drive to Support the Disabled www.prlog.org/13053778-ai-...

🌍Recommending-The #AIEquity Council 🤖 This 501c3 #nonprofit fights to make AI accessible and inclusive- empowering people with #disabilities and #underserved communities. ✅ Donations are tax-deductible! 👉 Visit: aiequitycouncil.org 👉 Donate: tinyurl.com/AiEquity-non... 👉 Share to spread the word!

2024 has been another great year for Black and Brown creatives behind the camera. How many of these projects have you seen? blexmedia.com/movies-direc...

@hbcu.bsky.social Shout outs to all my #HBCU grads!!!! Shoutout your HBCU — Morehouse College #Blacksky #Addtoblacksky #Addblacksky

@ajenglish.bsky.social - #QuincyJones, legendary music producer, dies at 91 In a career that began when records were still played on vinyl at 78 rpm, top honours likely go to his productions with #Jackson. #OfftheWall, #Thriller and #Bad were albums- - www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11...

#APNews - Howard University in Washington will be Harris’ election night HQ Howard, (is) one of the nation’s best known historically Black colleges. Harris is a Howard graduate who earned a bachelor’s degree in 1986. apnews.com/live/electio...

‘I’m Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired’ - Remembering #CivilRights Heroine Fannie Lou Hamer: October 6, 1917 – March 14, 1977) was an #American voting and women's rights activist, community organizer, and a leader in the civil rights movement. www.pbs.org/wgbh/america...