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Aggie Alumni to Host A Series of Juneteenth Events in Greensboro
This weekend, many people in the city of Greensboro, N.C. are looking for ways to celebrate Juneteenth. On June 19, 1865, it marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and the last remaining slaves learned they were free. Now a federal holiday, there are many ways for Aggies and friends to celebrate the culture of African American…
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Stanford Brothers Endowment Established to Support North Carolina A&T Students
In the late 1950s and 60s, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University athletics were at an all-time high of winning championships for the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA). It was a very familiar euphoric feeling that Aggies feel today with the university’s current athletic success. For the Stanford brothers, Pollard ‘61, Lorenzo ‘61 and Carl ’63, they were a…
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N.C. A&T Alumnus Keith Creates Legacy through Service and Racial Equality
Growing up in Jacksonville, N.C., Jason Keith ‘01 saw firsthand the power of community service through his father, the late James Keith Jr. ‘67, who served in the military and supported his community faithfully. Today, Keith is a successful criminal law attorney, serial entrepreneur, community organizer, and the founder of a nonprofit in Greensboro, North Carolina. “My father always had…
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Bluford Library Archives: 20th Anniversary of the February One Monument
On February 1, 2002, it was a mild morning in Greensboro, North Carolina, when a large crowd gathered outside Dudley Memorial Hall in the historic district of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. All were present for the 52nd-anniversary commemoration of February 1, 1960, the start of the Greensboro Sit-In Movement that transformed America. For a moment, all eyes…
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You’re Invited to the N.C. A&T Alumni Athletics Town Hall – Thursday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. ET
The N.C. A&T Office of Alumni Relations and Department of Athletics will host a hybrid town hall on Thursday, February 24, at 7 p.m. ET to cover the university’s move to the Colonial Athletic Association. All alumni are invited to participate via Zoom, Facebook Live or in-person on the campus of North Carolina A&T. (Please note: The in-person event will be limited to 80 people and face…
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N.C. A&T Alumnus Honored for His Heroism by the State of North Carolina
On Tuesday, Jan. 25, the N.C. Department of Insurance honored Keith Mangum ‘04, a former Guilford County Sheriff Deputy, for his heroic act of saving two people on the same day. The ceremony took place at the Student Center on the campus of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. What appeared to be a normal day on Nov. 19,…
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Bluford Library Archives: 90 Years of Sorority Life at North Carolina A&T
It was 90 years ago in January and February 1932 when Alpha Kappa Alpha and Delta Sigma Theta established the first sorority chapters on the campus of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Establishing sorority chapters at the time was no small feat. The charter students of both sorority chapters were part of the first generation of women to be enrolled at…
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N.C. A&T Alumna Monique Manning is Changing the Face of Content Creation
A native of Waldorf, Maryland, Monique “Nik” Manning ‘08 has been an entertainer since she was a child from singing and dancing to being “the hostess with the mostest.” Since 2016, Manning has built her digital lifestyle brand, Lizeeangel solely off her unique personality. It has catapulted her to a billboard in New York’s Times Square for the SAMA Tea…
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Aggie Team, SPGBK Watches, Sees Exponential Growth in National Retail Market
For many entrepreneurs, a successful business starts with an idea driven by passion and strategy. For Kwame Molden ‘09 and Major Maurice Davis ‘09, a lifetime of friendship has been the glue that makes their business, Spring Break (SPGBK) Watches prosper. The company is a luxury, designer watch brand built on the love of historically Black colleges and universities, and…
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N.C. A&T Alumnus Leads New Hanover Community Endowment as First CEO & President
The New Hanover Community Endowment announced its first CEO and President will be William Buster, a seasoned leader in philanthropy who has dedicated his life’s work to improving the social determinants of health and quality of life for all people across the South. In his position, Buster will work closely with the 13-member board and its committees and a cross-section…