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College Basketball Player Terrence Butler Found Deceased In On Campus Apartment!

Cousins! Just a few weeks before the beginning of the school year, Drexel University has announced the tragic passing of one of their student-athletes following the discovery of a lifeless body within an on-campus apartment! According to CBS News, Terrence Butler had sadly been found dead in his apartment early Wednesday morning on August 2nd. […]

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California State To Provide Free College Tuition For Foster Care Youth!

Cousins! The state of California has approved a new legislation that will allow foster youth the ability to attend college free of charge! The official announcement was issued on Monday, July 17th as legislation SB 307 was signed into the state’s budget, reports KTLA 5. It has been stated that the issued order in partnership […]

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K.Michelle And Montell Jordan Celebrate Their Sons Joining Historically Black Fraternities!

The legacy continues ✊🏿⚡️Congratulations are in order for singers K.Michelle and Montell Jordan as both of their sons have followed their steps in joining the National Pan-Hellenic Council, Inc., also referred to as the Divine Nine, reports Blavity. In a heartwarming post to social media Montell shared that his son Skyler recently joined Kappa Alpha […]

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9 Year Old Boy Makes History As One Of The Youngest High-School Graduates Ever!

Cousins! A young boy from Pennsylvania is rightfully being recognized for his historic academic achievements as he’s recently graduated from high school at only 9 years old! According to ABC 27, after successfully maintaining outstanding grades at Reach Cyber Charter School and testing out of both elementary and Junior high school, David Balogun began completing […]

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An 18-year-old Bystander Killed By Georgia College Professor!

-Eldica Stuart- Cousins! We have some unfortunate news to share. An 18-year-old female was allegedly shot by a professor at the college of West Georgia university she planned to attend this fall. Professor Richard Sigma, 47, has been arrested for allegedly murdering Anna Jones in her vehicle. According to 11 Alive News, the Carrollton Police […]

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Georgia Woman Paralyzed After Routine Neck Adjustment From Chiropractor, GoFundMe Included!

-Jasmine Dyee- Cousins! A Georgia college graduate was reportedly left paralyzed after dissecting four arteries during a routine chiropractor visit! On June 16, Caitlin Jensen, 28, a recent graduate from Georgia Southern University, went to an unnamed chiropractor’s office in Savannah, Ga., for a routine neck treatment. Soon after the adjustment, Jensen was rushed to […]

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University President Accused Of Defaming Missouri HBCU By Calling It A ‘Regional Institution’

-Jasmine Dyer- Cousins! Lincoln University (LU), a historically Black college and university in Jefferson City, Missouri, is currently at the center of a debatable topic: Should HBCUs welcome other “university identities?”  The topic of discussion stemmed from an interview between the university’s president, John Moseley–who is white, and the Jefferson City News Tribune.  LU has […]

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Spelman Student Racks Up Big Bucks From Playing ‘Wheel Of Fortune’ Taking Home $22,000!

-Natalee Gillbert- Cousins! Student debts are a thing of the past for Miriam Olajide. The Spelman College scholar recently won $22,000 while participating in Wheel of Fortune!  The popular game show takes admiration from hangman. To win cash and other special prizes, contestants must guess the letters to various word puzzles. Wheel of Fortune made […]

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Students At The University Of Southern California (USC)Hand Out Fentanyl Testing Strips to Help Prevent Overdoses!

-Avier Wanjou-Brass- Cousins! In response to the alarming statistics of fentanyl overdoses across the country a group of college students at USC, are passing out fentanyl testing strips to prevent future fatal instances! Students at the University of Southern California (USC) created an initiative to minimize the incidence of drug overdoses. Founded in 2020, the […]

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Stanford University Discovers Noose on Campus–AGAIN!

-Avier Wanjou-Brass- Cousins! Stanford University has found another noose located on the campus, marking it the third time in the last  three years! Sunday evening, a noose was discovered hanging from a tree on campus near Branner Hall on the campus. Branner Hall is one of the undergraduate residence halls. In emails sent to students […]

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Montreal’s Concordia University Set To Offer Course Based Off Of Kanye West’s Life And Career!

-Tamara’Shanay- Cousins! For the past two decades Kanye West has provided fans and onlookers front row tickets into his personal life as well as his career. From chart topping singles, timeless albums, legendary collaborations, marriage and fatherhood. Ye May arguably be a lot of things but one thing no one can deny him of is […]

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HBCUs All Over The Country Reportedly Receive Billions In Funding As Part Of The American Rescue Plan!

-Avier-Wanjou-Brass- Cousins! HBCUs all over the country are receiving an increased amount of funding and it is thanks to the American Rescue Plan! In an announcement, The White House reported the federal funding of $2.7 billion for 100 HBCUs around the country. According to Rollingout, from California to Florida, every institution in between will receive […]

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The NCAA Updates Their Marijuana Threshold; Currently Negotiating New Possible Penalties For Students That Test Positive!

-Avier Wanjou-Brass- Cousins! The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is laying out some adjustments and it involves their THC policies amongst college athletes! According to Blavity, the maximum cannabinoid threshold previously was 35 nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL) which was previously increased to 15 (ng/mL) back in 2019. Now, they’ve noticably increased their  THC threshold to […]

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Megan The Stallion Inspires Former Students Re-Enrollment To Southern Texas University!

-Brittany Hennis- Cousins! No matter how difficult the process was, Megan The Stallion never gave up in pursuing her dreams on and off the stage. With determination and drive she kept her eyes on the prize, while being a superstar and obtaining a college degree! Our favorite hottie recently graduated from Texas Southern University. Due […]

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Not So Fast! Deion Sanders Speaks On Lil Boosie Enrolling At Jackson State; Says He Doesn’t Believe It!

-Avier Wanjou Brass- Cousins! Do you remember when we reported on the Baton Rouge rapper Lil Boosie, saying he was enrolling at Jackson State University? Believe it or not, many people think it’s not going to happen, including Jackson State football coach Deion Sander!  According to USA Today, on a recent episode of his podcast […]

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Lil Boosie Announces He Will Be Enrolling In College Next Semester!

-Brittany Hennis- Cousins! Lil Boosie took to social media to express that he will officially be enrolling in college! Yahoo news reports, that the Baton Rouge rapper expressed in a video recorder by NFL Hall of Fame inductee Deion Sanders, that he will be enrolling in Mississippi Jackson State for the upcoming semester. Boosie earned […]

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Howard Students, Publicly Denounced ‘Insensitive’ Phylicia Rashad and University’s Sluggish Response To Campus Conflict!

-Angelot Ndongmo- Cousins! Howard University students and alumni are progressively losing confidence in their administrative staff for the lack of follow through. For what appears to them, as empty promises of conflict resolution and insensitive remarks made by their dean, at the famed Howard University in Washington, D.C.  A spokesperson for Howard spoke exclusively to […]

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Cost Of College Tuition Reportedly Increased By 169% Since 1980!

-Brittany Hennis- Cousins! The cost of living keeps rising and clearly so does the cost of college! The cost of college in America has risen by 169% says Tech-gate. Since 1980, salaries for recent college graduates ages 22 to 27 have not come close to keeping up the pace in the same period, only climbing […]

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Morehouse and Spelman To Receive Black Entrepreneurship Grant from Mastercard!

-Avier Wanjou-Brass- Cousins! The newly launched initiative will create campus centers to help support black entrepreneurship! Mastercard recently announced that it would give 5 million in grants to Morehouse and Spelman College to help the universities develop Black entrepreneurship centers. According to The Grio, the initiative is part of the 2020 pledge to invest 500 million to help close […]

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Howard University Set To Name College Of Fine Arts After Chadwick Boseman!

Cousins! The Historically Black College of Howard University is set to name its newly reestablished College of Fine arts after beloved actor and alumni Chadwick Boseman! The announcement was made Wednesday by Howard University that the college’s Fine Arts sector will now be named the ‘Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts,’ reports CNN Sources […]

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HBCU Prairie View A&M University Establishes Writing Program In Honor Of Toni Morrison!

Cousins! In honor of the life and legacy of iconic novelist Toni Morrison, HBCU Prairie View A&M University has officially announced the establishment of a curriculum designed program set to empower future writers! According to News One; the Toni Morrison Writing Program Will appoint a writer in residence who will help develop and introduce students […]

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Spelman College Breaks Historical Admissions Application History!

Cousins! The Historically Black College and University of Spelman has officially hit a record breaking milestone within admissions application history recently! The Atlanta, Georgia based college has recently announced that they’ve received more than 11,000 applications for the 2021-2022 admission cycle reports Black Enterprise. Reports read that despite the uncertainty of the pandemic the college […]

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Prayers Up:Producer/DJ Passes Away From Massive Stroke At 46, Family Seeks Help With Funeral Arrangements And Son’s College Education!

Cousins! Please join us in sending our deepest prayers and most sincere condolences to a family left with an extremely broken heart upon the sudden passing of their loved one from a massive and unexpected stroke! Thomas Cinque Coleman also known by his stage name of #AsaBuchanon or by his loved ones as Que, passed […]

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For The Culture: Megan Thee Stallion Offers $20,000 In Scholarships To Two Women Of Color!

Cousins! The hot girl coach Megan Thee Stallion has officially partnered up with Amazon Music’s Hip Hop brand of Rap Rotation to award two women of color college scholarships to help assist them with obtaining a higher education! The scholarship is a play on words of Megan’s latest single featuring Young Thug Don’t Stop. View […]

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Ludacris’ Daughter Karma Bridges Gets Accepted To Spelman College!

#Cousins; Congratulations are in order, #Atlanta native rapper and all around business man #Ludacris is having a proud father moment as his eldest child is headed to Spelman college y’all! The official announcement was made on social media as Karma Bridges God father Chaka Zulu took to Instagram on May 4th to share the phenomenal […]

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Update: CUNY And SUNY Universities Shut Down For Spring 2020 Semester Following Coronavirus Epidemic!

#Cousins , it appears that New York City Governor #AndrewCuomo has made an official announcement on Wednesday declaring all CUNY and SUNY campuses to close following wide spread of the #Coronavirus! According to the #DailyNews, March 19th will be the last day of in person classes for students for the 2020 Spring Semester. Cuomo has […]

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CUNY Student’s Issue Petition To Shut Down In-Person Classes Amidst Coronavirus Epidemic!

#Cousins , as cases of the Coronavirus within #NewYorkCity increase, officials have taken the necessary precautions of shutting down numerous college campuses. However they’ve failed to do the same for colleges under the City University of New York system, which has caused students to question the overall motive! According to the BKYLNER , several New […]

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#ForTheCulture : Essence Magazine And Freeform Pair Up To Launch Student Loan Payoff Program!

#Cousins ; can we agree that the reality of adulthood hits you a bit harder than usual when student loans are on the table immediately after graduation? As you ultimately are forced to make a decision between chasing your dreams or working a 9-5; student loans have the ability to keep individuals in a deep […]

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Texas A&M University-Commerce Shooting Leaves 2 Sisters Dead!

#Cousins it is with an all extremely heavy heart that we inform you of the death of two Texas A&M University-Commerce students who have been identified as sisters! According to Blavity, Deja Matt’s ,19 and Abbaney Matt’s, 20 remains were discovered within the Pride Rock residence hall area of the University on Monday. Sources have […]

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Texas A&M University Commerce Shooting Leaves 2 Dead And 1 Hospitalized!

#Cousins please join us in sending immediate prayers to the students and faculty members of #Texas A&M University, amidst a tragic on campus shooting! Recent reports have confirmed that gun shots ranged throughout the University’s Pride Rock Residence Hall area on Monday morning leaving 2 unidentified individuals dead and 1 injured. It has been indicated […]