HBCU GAP

THROWBACK THURSDAY

REMEMBER THE SISTERHOOD?

I have extremely fond memories of the magazine and its impact on my amazing South Florida sisters. My priority was shining a deserving spotlight on women who were thriving outside of their comfort zones - moving beyond fear and taking bold, dream-fulfilling steps to create lives they love.

How fitting that this throwback issue’s cover features Fabiola Fleuranvil, a Clark Atlanta alum who embodies the school’s motto, “I’ll find a way or make one.” Fabiola is blazing trails as the founder and CEO of Blueprint Creative Group and the key principal of Icon Heritage Partners. Talk about an inspirational powerhouse!!!!

She is one of many reasons I’m excited about obtaining a degree from CAU!!

I begin classes in August and my GoFundMe campaign is raising funds to offset grad school expenses. You can get in on the excitement by clicking here:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/60year-old-grandma-earn-hbcu-degree

Smart move.

White House Official To Boost Black Males’ Enrollment to HBCUs – Naturally Moi Dr. Ivory Toldson is the deputy director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). He is trying to garner attention to his latest crusade to increase the enrollment of black males at colleges and universities around the country. He wants to help these men...

Was he being helpful or underhanded?

NC Senator Wanted to Drop Tuition at State HBCUs to $500. How’d He Get Labeled a Racist? North Carolina Senator Tom Apodaca claims his proposed bill to lower tuition at Winston-Salem State, Elizabeth City State, and Fayetteville State was an attempt to make college more affordable but the North Carolina NAACP doesn't see it that way.

Blacks from all over the world attend HBCUs. And with good reason.

There’s More Than 1 Kind of Black: HBCUs Celebrate the Diversity of the Diaspora HBCUs educate not just African-American students but also those from the Caribbean, Africa and beyond.

HBCU or PWI? Aisha Tyler seems to think attending an HBCU is not advancing race relations. What say you?
http://www.theroot.com/articles/culture/2016/05/hey_aisha_tyler_going_to_a_pwi_isn_t_brave_and_not_everyone_at_an_hbcu_is.html

Hey, Aisha Tyler, Going to a PWI Isn’t ‘Brave’ and Not Everyone at an HBCU Is the Same In a recent interview, Tyler called on black students to be brave and enroll in schools where there have been incidents of racism. Why? Well, to help white students evolve from their racial prejudices. In the words of King Beyoncé, “N--ga, nah.”

HBCU students have what it takes to excel anywhere!

HBCU Students at SXSW Dispel Myths That Blacks Aren’t Interested in Tech More than 20 students got the chance to engage with some of the tech industry’s top innovators in Austin, Texas.

Very good!

Report: HBCU students better prepared after graduation than peers A new Gallup-USA Funds Minority College Graduates Report shows that

Kudos to FAMU!

Future HBCU graduate!

The Jackson St. University Marching Band was recently invited to play at the Book Fest at the State Capitol and was met with this from some other folks.

An exciting for HBCU football! This is the South Carolina State University Marching 101.