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The Hampton Roads Virginia Chapter is committed to the empowerment of people of African descent through empowerment, human services delivery and research.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

In 1838, Jesuit priests sold 272 slaves to help keep Georgetown University afloat https://t.co/GP0vx4bzI4

[SchomburgCenter @SchomburgCenter]

Sidney Poitier becomes first black to win Oscar for Best Actor for Lilies of the Field. (1964) #todayinblackhistory

[DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center @DuSableMuseum]

Martin Delany was one of the very first blacks to be admitted to Harvard medical school https://t.co/i8aRM2SToq

[HBCU Buzz @HBCUBuzz]

Hampton University Class of 2016 checking in. Congrats to these queens & all pirates ⚓️#hamptonu #HBCU #homebythesea

[HBCU Buzz @HBCUBuzz]

Congratulations to these new ladies of Delta Sigma Theta, Sorority, Inc. at Clark Atlanta University.🔺🐘#clarkatlanta

[Grambling State Athletics @GSU_TIGERS]

Congratulations to the Grambling State University Cheerleaders who placed first in the HBCU Cheer Nationals!

[PoliticsNation @PoliticsNation]

Today marks one year since the death of Freddie Gray https://t.co/GTlOo4YYqz

[White House HBCUs @WHI_HBCUs]

Join us at the Women of Color STEM Entrepreneurship Conference in Scottsdale, AZ, May 20-22.

[HBCU Buzz @HBCUBuzz]

First Lady Michelle Obama to Speak At Jackson State University Commencement - https://t.co/M4DH90MOeo

[Southern Poverty Law Center @splcenter]

We must continue the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who was assassinated #onthisday in 1968. #MLK

[HBCU Buzz @HBCUBuzz]

Congratulations to the new men of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. at Tuskegee University 🍌🐒 #tuskegeeuniversity

[Smithsonian’s NMAAHC @NMAAHC]

King’s death left many African Americans not only in mourning, but outraged. SCLC pallbearers over his casket #MLK

[HBCU Buzz @HBCUBuzz]

Congrats to the new members of Sigma Alpha Iota Int'l. Music Fraternity at Howard University❤️🎶#sigmaalphaiota #HBCU

[The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center @TheKingCenter]

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his last speech at Mason Temple in Memphis, TN on April 3, 1968

[Tennessee State University @TSUedu]

TSU student Dazzjah Jones helps with beautification project at local day care. #TSUMLKDayOfService

[HBCU Buzz @HBCUBuzz]

Congratulations to the new ladies of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. at Virginia State University 💙🐱 #virginiastate

[HBCU Buzz @HBCUBuzz]

Spring '16 members of Zeta Delta chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. at Delaware State Univ #sigmagammarho

[HBCU Buzz @HBCUBuzz]

Congratulations to the new ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha at South Carolina State University💗💚#SCSU #southcarolinastate

[HBCU Buzz @HBCUBuzz]

Congratulations to the new men of Kappa Alpha Psi at Fort Valley State University🐇♦️#FVSU #kappaalphapsi #HBCU #nupe

[The Root @TheRoot]

East Carolina University investigates campus police for handcuffing black assault victim: https://t.co/Xyigf2SVPZ