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The Problem with the Classics...
...is they exclude Black books. For generations, learners have endured literary classics, such as: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,...

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VSU OFFERS VIRGINIA’S FIRST AND ONLY PROGRAM WHICH SUPPORTS THE MILITARY COMMUNITY
VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY, VA—November 8, 2021—Virginia State University has announced the establishment of Virginia’s first and only...

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Grammy Award Winning Record Executive And Film Producer Joins VSU Staff
VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY, VA- October 12, 2021- Virginia State University has announced that Grammy Award Winning Record Executive, Film...

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Virginia Union University Achieves Highest Enrollment in Five Years
Highest Retention in University History! (Richmond, VA)- Virginia Union University announces an overall enrollment increase for the third...

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Virginia Union University Announces Anthony Anderson as 2021 Commencement Speaker
Virginia Union University has announced that producer of ABC’s multi-award nominated sitcom “black-ish,” will deliver the 122nd...

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Virginia State University to Remove The Name from Four Campus Buildings
VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY, VA—March 25, 2021-- Virginia State University has announced that it will remove the name from four buildings...

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The Road to Life After High School for Our Black Children Must Be Planned
Submitted by Mrs. Cherice Flanagan Taylor Parents are doing their parent thing and kids are doing their kid thing. One day your babies...

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Biden Administration Taps Dr. Bernadine Futrell to Lead the Office of Head Start!
"Every child, regardless of circumstances at birth, has the ability to reach their full potential." This is the motto of Head Start, and...

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Keysight Technologies Makes $554,000 Gift to the Hampton University School of Engineering & Tech!
HAMPTON, Va. (Feb. 3, 2021) – More than $550,000 in specialized equipment and software has been donated to Hampton University by Keysight...

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Virginia State University to Offer Free Tuition for Qualified Area Students
Virginia State University (VSU) unveiled an initiative that provides access for an estimated 300 students who live near the VSU campus to...

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NSU and VSU Receive Their Largest Single Donor Gifts from Philanthropist, Ms. MacKenzie Scott
Author and Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has gifted billions of dollars to organizations and HBCU's nation-wide, in as part of a...

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Meet the President of Virginia State University, Makola M. Abdullah, Ph.D.
Our narrative matters! We are proud to amplify the narratives of Black Virginians and topics that matter to us. This Homecoming season we...

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Meet the President of Hampton University, Dr. Harvey!
Our narrative matters! We are proud to amplify the narratives of Black Virginians and topics that matter to us. This Homecoming season we...

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Membership in your HBCU's Alumni Association is HBCU PRIDE!
On any given Sunday following Homecoming festivities, you can find HBCU alumni gathering one last time before heading back to reality at...

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Franklin County Teacher Named 2021 Virginia Teacher of the Year!
Anthony Swann, a fifth-grade teacher at Rocky Mount Elementary in Franklin County, was named 2021 Virginia Teacher of the Year this ...

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Honoring Our Hidden Figures: Jennie Dean
Statues and monuments have been trending topics in Virginia over the past month. Most conversations surround the discussion of...

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There Will Be A Jubilee: Why We Celebrate Juneteenth!
Today marks the 155th commemoration of Juneteenth, a celebration of the liberation of enslaved African Americans. On June 19, 1865, Union G

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There's the Plan to Reopen Virginia's PreK-12 Schools, then There's Your Plan
How comfortable do you feel as a parent, sending your child back to school based on what we know now? If you work in education, we want to

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Not ONE Black Student was Accepted into Virginia's Top High School's class of 2024.
Not ONE Black Student was Accepted into Virginia's Top High School's class of 2024.

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Lessons You Can Learn from D-Nice's Homeschool!
Last week, D-Nice began a virtual dance party, #ClubQuarantine, which has proven to be the chess move of the century!

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