by Randall Barnes | Sep 20, 2017 | HBCU Pulse
Tuesday, 9/19/17, 7:53 PM This has to be the most interesting writing that I’ve ever done! It’s not for any particular reason. There’s nothing different about the style, flow, voice or word choice. The difference is where I’m writing. I’m currently on my Delta flight...
by Randall Barnes | Sep 18, 2017 | HBCU Pulse
Monday, 9/18/17, 4:30 AM I can’t believe I’m here. I mean, I know I learned that I was an All-Star back in July and we’ve been through a lot to get to DC but it’s just surreal to me. It really hit me when I was sitting at the Invite Only reception for the HBCU...
by Randall Barnes | Sep 14, 2017 | A List Categories, HBCU Pulse
When I first heard about the murder of Kenneka Jenkins, I was heartbroken. Another young soul lost tragically. Her body found lifeless lying in a freezer. The supposed stories surrounding the murder was damning. To know there’s a possibility that her “friends”...
by Randall Barnes | Aug 19, 2017 | HBCU Pulse, News
The past couple of weeks racial tensions have reached it’s peek. A real conversation about the enshrinement of former slave owners and racists has been started and many statues of these “confederate heroes” have been removed around the nation. Now, Duke University has...
by Randall Barnes | Aug 6, 2017 | A List Categories, HBCU Pulse
The difference between HBCUs and PWI’s can be explained in one word: atmosphere. HBCU’s give you a feeling of hope when you first step on campus. Just think about it. Thousands of the most beautiful and handsome people that you probably ever seen coming together to...
by Randall Barnes | Aug 3, 2017 | A List Categories, HBCU Pulse
I’m up this morning still in shock. I learned that I’d been selected as a White House HBCU All-Star for the White House Initiative on HBCU’s Cohort. I’ve wanted to represent as a White House HBCU All-Star since I found out about it when I was a freshman....
by Randall Barnes | Jun 26, 2017 | HBCU Pulse, News
Normally when college professors are fired, they’re saying racially inflammatory things on social media or the news. Their rhetoric normally is divisive and reprehensible, unbecoming of individuals that claim to be shepherds of higher learning or cultivators of free...
by Randall Barnes | Jun 21, 2017 | HBCU Pulse, History, News
As we all know, rapper prodigy of the legendary group Mobb Deep passed away yesterday morning from his lifelong battle with sickle cell anemia. We immediately took to honor the hip hop king for his contributions to the culture that we love so dearly. However, after...
by Randall Barnes | Jun 8, 2017 | HBCU Pulse, News
Officials announced Thursday that Bill Taggart, interim Morehouse College president, has passed away. Taggart was appointed in April amid internal problems at the historic institution which prompted the firing of former president John Wilson. The Fulton County Medical...
by Randall Barnes | May 21, 2017 | A List Categories, HBCU Pulse, News, Positivity
Often times college leaves students worried and discouraged. This feeling hits it’s peak around the time of final exams, when students question why they’re even in college and if they have the fortitude to keep pushing until graduation. Admittedly, college is more...
