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Tag: Talladega College: Page 2
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Ethics and the 21st Century HBCU
The real question is this: how do we achieve this seemingly elusive goal of ensuring the success of the HBCU while still upholding the college’s mission and longstanding legacy?
February 8, 2017
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HBCUs, Trump, and Student Development: The Band Played On
Perhaps one of the most salient topics that serve as grist for the college student development mill is the Talladega College band controversy — whether these students should participate in the presidential inauguration ceremony.
January 19, 2017
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Talladega College Marching Band Heads to Trump Inaugural after Raising $620K
TALLADEGA, Ala. — The Talladega College Marching Tornadoes got a big send-off Wednesday as it left to perform at President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural parade Friday in Washington. Some alumni criticized the trip and did’t want students at the historically Black college founded by former slaves performing for Trump. Some alumni didn’t want the school being […]
January 18, 2017
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Donors Solve Talladega College’s Inaugural Parade Funding Issue
Talladega College said it needed $75,000 to carry out the controversial decision to have its marching band perform in President-electDonald J. Trump’s inaugural parade Friday. As of Monday, donors have pledged more than $400,000 on the Alabama school’s GoFundMe page and an appearance by the historically Black college’s President Billy C. Hawkins last Friday on […]
January 16, 2017
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Guillermo: To Talladega Band, What Kind of March Would MLK Attend?
Call the inaugural what it is. It is the celebration of an incoming administration that threatens everything a college founded by slaves stands for.
January 8, 2017
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Talladega College Forging Ahead to Perform at Trump Inauguration
Following several days of controversy, Talladega College President Billy Hawkins announced on Thursday morning that the college’s marching band will perform in President-elect Donald J. Trump’s inaugural parade.
January 5, 2017
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Talladega College Might Be on Right Side of History
More than a century ago, Booker T. Washington—the most prominent product of an HBCU at that point—accepted an invitation to The White House that was just as controversial.
January 3, 2017
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Talladega College: We’ve not Committed to Trump Inauguration
As of Tuesday afternoon, Talladega College officials said there has not been a decision from its president on whether its marching band will perform at the Trump inauguration.
January 3, 2017
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Talladega College Under Fire for Accepting Role in Trump Inauguration
As the only HBCU to accept an invitation so far, Talladega College’s decision to participate in the parade has elicited a particularly strong reaction on social media.
January 2, 2017
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