alumni Archives - HBCU Buzz https://hbcubuzz.com/tag/alumni/ 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. Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:25:32 +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 alumni Archives - HBCU Buzz https://hbcubuzz.com/tag/alumni/ 32 32 235275373 Black Excellence: HBCU Alumni Shaping Our Future Today https://hbcubuzz.com/104768/black-excellence-hbcu-alumni-shaping-our-future-today/ https://hbcubuzz.com/104768/black-excellence-hbcu-alumni-shaping-our-future-today/#respond Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:16:52 +0000 https://hbcubuzz.com/?p=104768 As Black History Month unfolds, the spotlight shines brightly on numerous historical figures who have shaped the narrative of the African American experience, from activists like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks to cultural icons such as Maya Angelou and James Baldwin. However, reflecting on the past, it is equally important to recognize […]

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]]> https://hbcubuzz.com/104768/black-excellence-hbcu-alumni-shaping-our-future-today/feed/ 0 104768 Howard Alumnus and Pastor Bridges The Gap Between U.S. Politics and the Afro-Caribbean Diaspora https://hbcubuzz.com/78873/howard-alumnus-and-pastor-bridges-the-gap-between-u-s-politics-and-the-afro-caribbean-diaspora/ https://hbcubuzz.com/78873/howard-alumnus-and-pastor-bridges-the-gap-between-u-s-politics-and-the-afro-caribbean-diaspora/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2022 18:09:25 +0000 https://hbcubuzz.com/?p=78873 Historically, Howard University alumni have no shortage of leadership skills, and doctoral graduate Dr. Agorom Dike is no different. The influential Afro-Caribbean religious leader has forged a unique path towards global faith and peace. As Founder and President of the Caribbean and African Faith Based Leadership Conference (CAFBLC), he has worked tirelessly to unite black […]

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]]> https://hbcubuzz.com/78873/howard-alumnus-and-pastor-bridges-the-gap-between-u-s-politics-and-the-afro-caribbean-diaspora/feed/ 1 78873 SC State, Claflin Alumna Recognized For Helping Integrate Colleges https://hbcubuzz.com/77817/sc-state-claflin-alumna-recognized-for-helping-integrate-colleges/ Wed, 20 Jul 2022 21:16:56 +0000 https://hbcubuzz.com/?p=77817 Teachers change the world, and a double HBCU graduate of both South Carolina State University and Claflin University has dedicated her life to proof it. Learn more in the story by The Times & Democrat correspondent Donna Holman. In the early 1950s, her connections with Trinity United Methodist Church in Orangeburg and her involvement as […]

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]]> 77817 Recent Howard University Alumnus Highlighted In Forbes For Social Equity Work https://hbcubuzz.com/77789/recent-howard-university-alumnus-highlighted-in-forbes-for-social-equity-work/ Tue, 19 Jul 2022 14:58:29 +0000 https://hbcubuzz.com/?p=77789 A Fulbright Scholar and 2021 Howard University graduate was recently profiled in Forbes! Learn more about his work from Marybeth Gasman at Forbes. Virgil Parker graduated from Howard University, a historically Black university in Washington, D.C., in 2021. Hailing from Rochester, New York and born to teenage parents, Parker was raised mainly by his mother and maternal […]

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]]> 77789 Tuskegee University ’44 Alumna Honored for Scholarships That Helped Students For Decades https://hbcubuzz.com/77769/tuskegee-university-44-alumna-honored-for-scholarships-that-helped-students-for-decades/ Mon, 18 Jul 2022 14:45:11 +0000 https://hbcubuzz.com/?p=77769 A Class of 1944 Tuskegee University alumna is being honored for all her has given back to her alma mater. Learn more in the Tuskegee release below. Dorothy Maye Gaithers, a former social and civil service professional and 1944 Tuskegee alumna, became the first recipient of the Helping Hands and Heart award because of her […]

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]]> 77769 An HBCU Alumna Traded In Her Law School Dreams To Be A Trailblazer In Aviation https://hbcubuzz.com/77572/an-hbcu-alumna-traded-in-her-law-school-dreams-to-be-a-trailblazer-in-aviation/ Fri, 01 Jul 2022 19:14:52 +0000 https://hbcubuzz.com/?p=77572 Howard University alumna Sierra Grimes wanted to be the next Thurgood Marshall before ditching law for a career in aviation. Now she’s helping shape the future of flight. Learn more in the story from Maia Anderson at Business Insider. While most kids grow up idolizing pop stars and movie stars, as a child growing up […]

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]]> 77572 2022 JCSU Graduate Jarin Simmons to Compete for the Miss North Carolina Crown https://hbcubuzz.com/77522/2022-jcsu-graduate-jarin-simmons-to-compete-for-the-miss-north-carolina-crown/ Tue, 28 Jun 2022 15:47:51 +0000 https://hbcubuzz.com/?p=77522 A recent Johnson C. Smith University alumna Jarin Simmons is preparing to make her state proud as she competes for Miss North Carolina. Learn more in the JCSU story below. Miss Charlotte Jarin Simmons ’22 will be gracing the Miss North Carolina stage in February 2023 in hopes of taking home the crown for herself, […]

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]]> 77522 Savannah State Alumna Becomes First Black Woman to Earn Doctorate In Biochemistry at FIU https://hbcubuzz.com/77483/savannah-state-alumna-becomes-first-black-woman-to-earn-doctorate-in-biochemistry-at-fiu/ Thu, 23 Jun 2022 21:44:50 +0000 https://hbcubuzz.com/?p=77483 An HBCU will give you the push that you need to reach your greatest heights. Trailblazer and Savannah State University graduate Chantrell Frazier knows this to be true from experience. Learn more in the story from the Nyamekye Daniel at the Atlanta Black Star below. Chantrell Frazier has made history as the first Black woman […]

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]]> 77483 77-Year-Old Becomes Playwright and South Carolina State University Graduate https://hbcubuzz.com/77462/77-year-old-becomes-playwright-and-south-carolina-state-university-graduate/ Wed, 22 Jun 2022 17:59:45 +0000 https://hbcubuzz.com/?p=77462 After delaying college for decades, a recent South Carolina State University graduate can check walking the stage and writing a play off his list. Learn more in the CBS News story by Caitlin O’Kane below. Timothy Brown is a Vietnam War veteran, a father and a grandfather, but one thing always remained on his bucket […]

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]]> 77462 3 Family Members Share Name and Morehouse Education https://hbcubuzz.com/77423/3-family-members-share-name-and-morehouse-education/ Tue, 21 Jun 2022 18:00:20 +0000 https://hbcubuzz.com/?p=77423 Three generations of family members all have two things in common, Morehouse College and their names! Learn more Alex Whittler at FOX 5 Atlanta. Heartwarming photos of three generations of Morehouse men on campus have been shared thousands of times online. “I don’t even know these people yet, but they made me feel like family […]

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