HBCU
Hampton University erases spring semester outstanding balances, keeps tuition the same for upcoming year
Yahoo News
University President William R. Harvey announced last week that the school decided not to increase tuition, fees and room and board for next school year. The school has also erased all outstanding balances from the spring semester.
Hezekiah Walker founding an HBCU gospel school
The St. Louis American
One of Hezekiah Walker’s flash-mob youtube videos has more than 92 million views. It’s just one sign of success for the pastor. Another is his multiple Grammy awards. Now he’s got another accomplishment to add to the list: start a gospel school.
East Coast Step Show to return to Fayetteville after seven-year hiatus
The Fayetteville Observer
The show is April 16 at the Crown Theatre, 1960 Coliseum Drive. The show features multiple college step teams from along the east coast including from Virginia; Durham, Baltimore, Maryland and New Haven, Connecticut. There will also be a middle school team from Hoke County.
IN THE NEWS
Something in the Water is moving to D.C., says Norfolk rapper Pusha T
Yahoo News
Pusha T performed with Pharrell in 2019, along with a slew of other top performers, including Jay-Z, Missy Elliott and Snoop Dogg. It was held at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront near where Williams grew up.
BLK BIZ
Taraji P. Henson and Winnie Harlow Debut New Body Care Lines
Black Enterprise
On Friday, supermodel Winnie Harlow debuted her very own Cay Skin sun care label at Sephora, co-founded by entrepreneur Kim Perell’s 100.co.
Tope Awotona One of Richest Immigrants in US After Founding Calendly App Worth $3B
Black Enterprise
Forty-year-old entrepreneur Tope Awotona of Nigeria is the proud founder and chief executive of Calendly, a scheduling platform to streamline work life, appointments, and meetings. His software is now worth $3 billion after exploding in Silicon Valley, making him one of the richest immigrants in the country at a net worth of $1.4 billion, per Forbes.
$25.5 million Black Business Hub to offer a path from ‘disparity to prosperity’ – Kenosha News
Kenosha News
The Black Business Hub will feature retail and other businesses owned by Black and other entrepreneurs of color, ranging from startups to established businesses looking to expand or take on storefronts for the first time.
