January 2021 - Page 5

Maurice “Raheem” Mander: Trenton’s HBCU Superheroes Comic

Published on January 1, 2021August 25, 2025

Writer, educator and Trenton-native Maurice “Raheem” Mander has dedicated the past two decades of his life marrying his love for history, creativity and his hometown of Trenton, NJ into a comic book titled ‘Surian Seed:HBCU Superheroes.’ The comic, and soon to be animated film, follows a group of superhuman Trentonians that graduated from HBCU’s (historically

HBCU Partners

Historic HBCU PARTNERS Act Strengthens Federal Collaboration

Published on January 1, 2021August 25, 2025

TMCF applauds President Trump’s signing of the HBCU Propelling Agency Relationships Towards a New Era of Results for Students Act (HBCU PARTNERS Act) into law. “We thank President Trump for signing this important legislation and extend our appreciation to the White House Initiatives on HBCUs for its effort to work with us to champion a