Originally chartered as a “Normal School and Collegiate Institute” on July 19, 1867. Saint Augustine’s University has seen quite a few changes. With the expansion of the school, to include St. Agnes Hospital and Training School for Nurses, Saint Aug has always been a leader in academic excellence. When other hospitals refused to serve black […]
Founded in 1865, Shaw University has a rich history steeped in tradition, activism, and service. The “Mother of all Historically Black Universities in the South”, Shaw University is the first college created for African Americans in the southern United States. Along with its southern inception the university enjoys several other “firsts:” they were the first […]
It was the mecca for African American business activity. Imagine a thriving four-block business district bursting with restaurants, grocery stores, banks, and more –
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It was the mecca for African American business activity. Imagine a thriving four-block business district bursting with restaurants, grocery stores, banks, and more –
Today the college is celebrated for both its academics and civil leadership.
Established in 1867 as the Biddle Memorial Institute, Johnson C. Smith is a private university located in Charlotte, North Carolina. In 1921 Jane Berry Smith provided a handsome endowment for the institution in memory of her late husband, Johnson C. Smith. She gave funds to build a theological dormitory, science hall, teachers’ cottage and memorial […]
On February 1st, 1960 the college was at the center of the Civil Rights movement, when four A&T freshmen students...
Known around the country for its prestigious School of Law, North Carolina Central University continues to prepare the leaders of tomorrow. Chartered in 1909 as a private institution, NCCU is now one of the most significant public historically black universities in the nation. Dr. Debra Saunders-White became the first permanent female chancellor in June 2013. […]
Saint Augustine is known for both its academic and athletic prowess. The men’s track and field team is legendary.
Tank was sleeping in his car and living off just $1000 when he first moved to Los Angeles as a young singer/songwriter.
WorldStar HipHop founder Lee “Q” O’Dnat died Monday night. According to TMZ, the 43-year old media mogul passed away in his sleep.