“You can do it even when others say you can’t” says John Mason. Janal Lanae can speak to that! She heard all kinds of discouraging words growing up in the system. The recent grad and mother of a beautiful 8yr old daughter was able to earn her college degree from Ohio State University when many […]

First Lady Michelle Obama hosted the third annual College Signing Day in Harlem. About 4, 000 high school seniors and several celebrities joined Mrs. Obama for the event to promote higher education.

United Way and StrivePartnership are committed to removing barriers for students in our region, and ensuring that each student has what he or she needs to succeed. February FAFSA Blitz Begins at all School/VITA sites within northern Kentucky and Cincinnati. Six schools are participating in the blitz including Newport, West High and Hughes. “The Future […]

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After the Civil War and the abolishment of slavery, newly freed people struggled to adjust to the new world. In West Virginia, the efforts of…

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Dr. Sybil C. Mobley, founder of Florida A&M University’s School of Business and Industry, died early Tuesday morning. Dr. Mobley’s contributions to FAMU are certainly…

Sallie Mae got you down? Worried about student loans? Well, that’s one problem Chicago teen Arianna Alexander doesn’t have. The straight A student with a 5.1…

   Retool Your School is a contest sponsored by Home Depot that gives money to HBCU’s every year to help them make physical improvements. As you…

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Lucy Stanton Day Sessions is considered by some historians the first Black woman to graduate from a four-year college in 1850. Although another pioneer, Mary…

Bruce Shepard, the president of Western Washington University, walks across the college campus every day and he doesn’t like what he sees: Too many white…

It’s just human nature that extreme measures have to be taken just to make people in power do the right thing. We’ve seen it with…

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There are many reasons why Black students consider attending a historically Black college or university. Not only do HBCU’s provide an education, they offer Black…