After forever and a day we are finally about to be back on campus… well at least most of us. I don’t know about y’all, but I like to eat good and look good when I’m ‘outside.’ The Taurus energy in me takes over and I find myself not being able to say no to […]
College Scholarships with April 2021 Deadlines
1. Healthline and Prevention Institute Stronger Scholarship CLICK HERE FOR THE APPLICATION LINK. DEADLINE: April 20, 2021 AWARD AMOUNT: $7,000 ELIGIBILITY: Must be a student of color who identifies as Black, Indigenous, Hispanic, Latino/Latina, and/or Pacific Islander; current junior or senior in pursuit of an undergraduate degree (as of Fall 2021); and have demonstrated involvement in […]
How College Students can get a Stimulus Check
In the first two stimulus packages, college students were completely left out as if many of us don’t have rent or grocery bills to pay for. Luckily, they came through for us (a little bit) in the third economic relief package. The American Rescue Plan expands stimulus check eligibility to adult dependents but how exactly […]
College Scholarships with March 2021 Deadlines
1. The Alvaro L. Martins Scholarship Click here for the direct link. Deadline: March 20, 2021 Award Amount: $12,000 Eligibility: Students must be attendants of an HBCU. Students must be rising sophomore, junior, or seniors. The student must reside in the United States and attend school in the USA. Open to all majors with preference […]
College Scholarships with February 2021 Deadlines
1. The Boafo Beauty Scholarship Click here for the direct link. Deadline: February 28, 2021 Award Amount: $500 Eligibility: Students must be a minority, underrepresented persons. Must be a graduating high school senior or a current higher education student currently enrolled in an accredited college or university or trade school. The student must reside in […]
College Scholarships with January 2021 Deadlines
1. Ford Built Tough Scholarship Click here for the direct link. Deadline: January 14, 2021 Award Amount: $1,000 Eligibility: Students who are pursuing a two-year or four-year degree in any major are eligible to apply for the Ford Built Tough – $1,000 Scholarship. Applicants must apply online and then visit their local participating Ford Truck […]
Last Minute Christmas Wishlist
By Maleigha Cooper Like most other college students, I like to think of myself as an adult – EXCEPT when it’s Christmas time. As soon as the Thanksgiving leftovers are gone, I remind my parents every chance I get that I am a broke college student with a million things on my wishlist that I […]
Oh, Snap! It’s Time for a Pap.
CREDIT: verywellhealth.com Although the Papanicolaou Test, or Pap smear, is vaguely discussed, it certainly is something that everyone with a vagina must face at some point in their lives. The Pap smear is a short procedure that is utilized to detect precancerous or cancerous activity in the cervix. The recommended age to begin getting Pap […]
5 Ways to Save That College Coin!
We can all agree that college is not cheap. Finding ways to make ends meet in college is definitely a challenge. However, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Of course, it is important to budget, but there are countless ways to save money during your time in college. I have found ways that helped me save and […]
How Black Women Carried the 2020 Election
Even though we were one of the last groups to obtain the right to vote, Black women have been trendsetters in US politics for decades. In 1972, Shirley Chisholm became the first woman – period – not just Black woman – to run for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. Now 50 years later, Kamala Harris […]