Its the HBCU Awards...

Well in case you've been on the moon somewhere and did not know, I am a proud graduate of FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY! Yes my dear people, I am a RATTLER! I love my alma mater and I love HBCUs. Historically Black Colleges & Universities run in my family. My sister is a Rattler, my brother is a Wildcat, my father is a Wildcat, my aunts attended FAMU, my cousins attended FAMU, my brother attended SCSU, my cousin is at Howard, and well the list goes on and on. While I love HBCUs I also realize that they do not receive the love nor recognition that they deserve(thats another blog post though). That is why I was so happy to run across an awards ceremony strictly dedicated to HBCUs. Now I am a little disappointed that my lovely alma mater was not nominated in every category but I will let this slide, this time :) Anyhoo if you love HBCUs like I do, check out their site http://www.hbcuawards.net/ and vote, donate funds or purchase a ticket to the ceremony which will be held at NCA&T(Go Aggies). The nominees along with my suggestions(Yeah I'm biased lol) are below:

HBCU of the Year

• Hampton University
• Saint Augustine’s College
• Jackson State University
• Spelman College
• Bowie State University
• Grambling State University
• Florida A&M University(Go RATTLERS)
• Texas Southern University
• Paul Quinn College

HBCU President of the Year

• Dr. Dianne B. Suber, Saint Augustine’s College
• Dr. Julianne Malveaux, Bennett College for Women
• Dr. William Harvey, Hampton University
• Michael Sorrell, Paul Quinn College
• Dr. Allen Sessoms, University of the District of Columbia
• Dr. Marvalene Hughes, Dillard University
• Dr. James Ammons, Florida A&M University(Yeah RATTLERS)
• Dr. Mary Sias, Kentucky State University

HBCU Student of the Year

• Russell Simon, South Carolina State University
• Bishop Walker, Johnson C. Smith University
• Tatenda Mujeni, Bennett College for Women
• Jazmine Miller and Jonecia Keels, Spelman College
• Jacques Pape, Morehouse College
• No RATTLERS? :(

HBCU Faculty Member of the Year

• Dr. George Acquaah, Bowie State University
• Dr. Goldie Byrd, North Carolina A&T State University
• Dr. Mirta Martin, Virginia State University
• Dr. Kuldeep Rawat, Elizabeth City State University
• Dr. Racquel L. Henry, Albany State University
• Dr. Tommie “Tonea” Stewart, Alabama State University
• *gasp* No RATTLERS? :( I know Thyria Greene-Ansley was available. Hands down the BEST reading teacher in the world.

HBCU Alumnus of the Year

• Dr. Shayla Nunnaly, North Carolina Central University
• Kamala Harris, Howard University
• James McJamerson, Grambling State University
• Janice Bryant Howroyd, North Carolina A&T State University
• Dr. Charles Mosee, Saint Augustine’s College
• Dr. Kase Lawal, Texas Southern University
• Jacqueline Beauchamp, Southern University
• Andrea Harris, Bennett College for Women
• I know plenty of RATTLERS who should've made this list :)

Best HBCU Athletic Program

• South Carolina State University
• Saint Augustine’s College
• Talladega College
• Xavier University of Louisiana
• Shaw University
• Bethune-Cookman University(Still #TEAMRATTLERS but hoping for a Wildcat victory)
• Albany State University
• Prairie View A&M University

Best Alumni

• Tougaloo College
• Florida A&M University(That includes me! :)
• North Carolina A&T State University
• Fort Valley State University
• Hampton University
• Spelman College
• Jackson State University

Best Research Initiative

• Tennessee State University – Discovery of New Exoplanet
• South Carolina State University – Reduction of Insect Infestation in Food Supply
• Fisk University – Strontium Iodide Crystal Refinement to Strengthen Bio-Hazardous Material Identification
• Claflin University – Nuclear Waste Disposal
• Hampton University – Proton Therapy Institute
• Alabama A&M University – Nanotechnology in Building Maintenance
• Texas Southern University – Campus Solar Demonstration Project
• Prairie View A&M University – Slave Cemetery Mapping

Best Homecoming

• North Carolina A&T State University
• Morehouse College-Spelman College
• Howard University
• Tennessee State University
• Jackson State University
• Savannah State University
• Bowie State University
• Florida A&M University

Best Academic Programming

• Howard University
• Hampton University
• Claflin University
• Texas Southern University
• Morgan State University
• Bowie State University

Best Student Organization

• Greer Dawson Wilson Student Leadership Program, Hampton University
• Student Government Association, Delaware State University
• Student Government Association, Grambling State University
• Student Government Association, Jackson State University
• Lionel H. Newsom Student Leadership Institute, Central State University

Best HBCU Student Publication

• Gramblinite (Grambling State University)
• Script (Hampton University)
• Campus Echo (North Carolina Central University)
• Famuan (Florida A&M University)
• Belle Magazine (Bennett College for Women)
• The Hornet Tribune (Alabama State University)

Best HBCU Alumni Publication

• Inside Spelman (Spelman College)
• Morgan Magazine (Morgan State University)
• The Flame (University of the District of Columbia)

Best HBCU Choir

• Livingstone College Gospel Choir
• Fisk University Jubilee Singers
• Morehouse College Glee Club
• Tuskegee Golden Voices Choir
• Morgan State University Choir
• Kentucky State Gospel Choir
• Seriously? No Rattlers? Cmon son

Best HBCU Marching Band

• Florida A&M Marching 100(is there any doubt here????)
• Bethune-Cookman Marching Wildcats
• Winston-Salem State Red Sea of Sound
• Tennessee State Aristocrat of Bands
• Norfolk State Spartan Legion
• Virginia State Trojan Explosion
• Alcorn State Sounds of Dyn-o-Mite
• Grambling State Tiger Marching Band

If Famu does not win all I have to say is