Nyah Peebles, Author at HBCU Buzz https://hbcubuzz.com/author/npeebles/ HBCU Buzz delivers HBCU news, insights and editorials from the Black College community. Since 2011, HBCU Buzz has been a resource for prospective & current students and alumni. Fri, 02 Aug 2024 14:53:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://hbcubuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/07/cropped-hbcu-buzz-favicon-1.png?w=32 Nyah Peebles, Author at HBCU Buzz https://hbcubuzz.com/author/npeebles/ 32 32 235275373 Howard University Makes History With First HBCU Skating Team https://hbcubuzz.com/82690/howard-university-makes-history-with-first-hbcu-skating-team/ Thu, 02 Nov 2023 20:38:17 +0000 https://hbcubuzz.com/?p=82690 Howard University is making history as the first HBCU in history to have an intercollegiate figure skating team.

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]]> 82690 Walmart Empowers HBCU Students With New Black & Unlimited HBCU Tour https://hbcubuzz.com/82700/walmart-empowers-hbcu-students-with-new-black-unlimited-hbcu-tour/ Tue, 31 Oct 2023 20:02:46 +0000 https://hbcubuzz.com/?p=82700 This fall, Walmart is working to empower young Black students with the Walmart Black & Unlimited HBCU Tour.  This can’t-miss tour is the latest in Walmart’s outreach efforts to support Black communities.  From Oct. 10-21, Walmart visited four Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The goal of the tour was to give students more access […]

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]]> 82700 JSU Kicker Leilani Armenta Becomes First Woman to Score in HBCU Football Game https://hbcubuzz.com/82697/jsu-kicker-leilani-armenta-becomes-first-woman-to-score-in-hbcu-football-game/ Tue, 31 Oct 2023 12:19:00 +0000 https://hbcubuzz.com/?p=82697 After becoming the first woman to ever play in a D1 HBCU football game last month, Jackson State University kicker Leilana Armenta is making history again as the first woman in HBCU football history to score points in a competitive game.

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]]> 82697 Award-Winning Journalist and Howard Alumna Sidnee Michelle Launches New Show with Black Enterprise https://hbcubuzz.com/82692/award-winning-journalist-and-howard-alumna-sidnee-michelle-launches-new-show-with-black-enterprise/ Tue, 31 Oct 2023 12:15:00 +0000 https://hbcubuzz.com/?p=82692 Howard Alumna and Senior Digital Editor at Black Enterprise, Sidnee Michelle is launching her new interview talk show series with Black Enterprise, titled  “Lights, Camera, Business with Sidnee Michelle.” 

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]]> 82692 HBCU Alumni File Lawsuit Over Underfunding of Georgia’s Three Public HBCUs https://hbcubuzz.com/82679/hbcu-alumni-file-lawsuit-over-underfunding-of-georgias-three-public-hbcus/ Thu, 26 Oct 2023 20:42:26 +0000 https://hbcubuzz.com/?p=82679 Three HBCU alumni have filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Georgia Board of Regents for allegedly failing to equally fund the state’s public historically Black universities.

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]]> 82679 Hampton Alumna Alex Hill Hosts New Tastemade Orginal Series “Spice Spice Baby” https://hbcubuzz.com/82675/hampton-alumna-alex-hill-hosts-new-tastemade-orginal-series-spice-spice-baby/ Wed, 25 Oct 2023 16:37:18 +0000 https://hbcubuzz.com/?p=82675 Hampton University alumna and food blogger Alex Hill is bringing her love for food to the screen as she hosts her own show on the Tastemade streaming channel called, “Spice Spice Baby.”

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]]> 82675 Teen Shot in Attempted Robbery Outside Clark Atlanta Dorm https://hbcubuzz.com/82666/teen-shot-in-attempted-robbery-outside-clark-atlanta-dorm/ Wed, 25 Oct 2023 12:31:00 +0000 https://hbcubuzz.com/?p=82666 A teen is in critical condition after being shot outside a residence hall at Clark Atlanta University.

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]]> 82666 Nearly 3,000 Morehouse Graduates Get $10M In Student Debt Forgiven By Activist Group https://hbcubuzz.com/82659/nearly-3000-morehouse-graduates-get-10m-in-student-debt-forgiven-by-activist-group/ Tue, 24 Oct 2023 18:28:36 +0000 https://hbcubuzz.com/?p=82659 Nearly 3,000 Morehouse College graduates' student debt has been cleared thanks to the Debt Collective — a debtors union pushing to abolish all forms of debt. 

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]]> 82659 Let’s Talk About Gun Violence at HBCUs https://hbcubuzz.com/82655/lets-talk-about-gun-violence-at-hbcus/ Tue, 24 Oct 2023 17:40:10 +0000 https://hbcubuzz.com/?p=82655 Shootings at three different historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have claimed the life of a promising student and injured seven people, tainting what was supposed to be a week of community as they celebrated their homecomings.  Students at Morgan State University and Bowie State University, two schools just 35 miles apart were injured in […]

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]]> 82655 Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Fulfills $1M Pledge to Howard University  https://hbcubuzz.com/82651/sean-diddy-combs-fulfills-1m-pledge-to-howard-university/ Mon, 23 Oct 2023 17:45:34 +0000 https://hbcubuzz.com/?p=82651 Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs made a surprise appearance at  Howard University’s Yardfest over the weekend to make good on his $1 million pledge to the university.

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