**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** CONTACT: Crystal A. deGregory, Ph.D. Executive Editor HBCUSTORY, Inc. 615.601.1866 cadegregory@HBCUstory.com Plans Underway For Second Annual HBCUSTORY Symposium in 2014 NASHVILLE, TN: April 30—Following the success of […]
To more than a generation of Fiskites, she was the keeper of the Fisk flame. To me, she was an inspiration, a cheerleader, a believer, a sometimes-taskmaster and always, always, […]
Dear Friends of HBCUSTORY: There is a Bible passage in which Jesus conveys the difficulty of a prophet being accepted in his own land. While I certainly don’t consider myself […]
I was attending a high school recruitment event at South Carolina State University with my Mom and knew I would be receiving a full academic scholarship later that day. For […]
On a Thursday evening, like others in the Stewart home, the ending credits of A Different World flashed across the television screen as I bounced up and down in my […]
Almost 20 years after graduating from Hampton University, there are days when I can still recall exactly what it felt like to be a student there. My first visit to […]
One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touch our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is […]
leg·a·cy [leg-uh-see] noun, plural leg·a·cies. 1. anything handed down from the past to the present, as from an ancestor to predecessor. When I consider the legacy left to me by […]
“People disappeared, reappeared, made plans to go somewhere, and then lost each other, searched for each other, found each other a few feet away.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby […]
When I think about the things that solidify my bond to forever love and support HBCUs, the wonderful relationship with my mentor, Dr. Preselfannie Whitfield McDaniels, is the one thing […]
