Hampton University News

Wanda Sykes: Hampton University's funny woman

By theGrio

2:20 PM on 09/13/2011

theGRIO REPORT - It is hard to believe that funny woman Wanda Sykes worked as anything other than an entertainer...
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More non-black students attending historically black colleges

By theGrio

8:47 AM on 10/06/2010

Of the 5,355 students at Hampton U. last fall, 4,905 were black, 316were white, 60 were Asian or Pacific Islander, 54 were Hispanic, and 20 were American Indian or Alaskan Natives...
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Obama at Hampton: Education a responsibility for all Americans

By theGrio

8:30 AM on 05/10/2010

HAMPTON, Virginia (AP) - Obama told the nearly 1,100 graduates assembled in the university's sun-splashed Armstrong Stadium that they have the added responsibility of being role models and mentors in their communities...
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The most racially charged stories of 2009

By Dr. Boyce Watkins

10:02 AM on 12/30/2009

OPINION - As we bring in the New Year and look forward to a new decade, I thought it might be fun to review the most racially-charged incidents of 2009.
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Hampton University awarded $1.4M to recruit students

By theGrio

7:06 AM on 12/30/2009

HAMPTON -- The National Science Foundation is giving Hampton University $1.4 million to recruit more minority students into the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics...
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Hampton University basketball player in critical condition after shooting

By theGrio

3:20 PM on 10/26/2009

HAMPTON, Va. - Senior Hampton University basketball captain and forward Theo Smalling was injured early Saturday morning in what a Hampton University (HU) Spokesperson called a senseless accident...
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First non-black homecoming queen stirs controversy at HBCU

By theGrio

10:51 AM on 10/14/2009

VIDEO - Hampton University, a historically black college university in Virginia, broke school tradition by electing the first non-black Miss Hampton University in its 141-year history...
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Hypocrisy reigns for critics of the first non-black Miss Hampton U

By David A. Love

9:00 AM on 10/14/2009

OPINION - The crowning of Nikole Churchill as the first non-black Miss Hampton University has caused a ruckus at the historically-black institution...
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