Howard University Cathy Hughes School of Communications and Clark Atlanta University’s (CAU) Mass Media Arts department are partnering with Now and Later® candy for the launch of its #RecognizeTheChew Class Session Series to showcase the impact of the Historically Black Colleges and University (HBCU) experience and inspire the next generation of Black leaders, entrepreneurs, and go-getters.
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By Lisa Respers France, While addressing criticism about his latest standup special, Dave Chappelle apparently stirred up some more controversy. In videos from a gig in Nashville on Sunday posted to his verfied Instagram account, Chappelle responded to backlash he received for jokes he made about transgender people during his Netflix special “The Closer.” Chappelle said he willing to meet
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By Lane College, Lane College will expand its education and career development opportunities for students and the Jackson-Madison County community. Lane College announced it will become a community center for Coding and Creativity as part of Apple’s Community Education Initiative and Tennessee State University’s HBCU C2. The teaching and learning initiative is designed to empower Historically
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By Lincoln University Faculty from Lincoln University (LU) in collaboration with faculty from the University of Delaware (UD) and Delaware State University (DSU), were recently awarded a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of the Harnessing the Data Revolution Big Idea. Dr. Claude Tameze, professor & chair, Department of Mathematical
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By Jackson State University, Jackson State University is the recipient of the first-ever real estate scholarship at the HBCU established by esteemed commercial real estate executives and business leaders John Michael Holtmann and John Crossman, who also have long family histories in Mississippi. “The Holtmann Crossman Endowed Fund is a game-changer for our students now
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By Andy Rose, Vanessa Bryant, the widow of Kobe Bryant, said she learned about the basketball star’s death when social media notifications began showing up on her phone — hours before she got the official confirmation from the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department. “I was holding onto my phone, because obviously I was trying to call my
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By Ariane de Vogue, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas took his seat on the far end of the bench in 1991 feeling — he once said — “beat up” by the workload. A bitter confirmation battle marked by allegations of sexual harassment by Anita Hill was over, but liberals still lamented the fact that a 43-year-old conservative would take the
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By Clark Atlanta University Newsroom, On Friday, September 17, 2021 students from the Clark Atlanta University MBA program won first place in a highly competitive business case competition held at the National Black MBA Association Conference held in Chicago, IL. Clark Atlanta University’s first place team members were; Christine Fasuyi, Rasheeda Muhammed, and Shannon Smith.
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By Maggie Fox, Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted 17-0 with one abstention Tuesday to recommend emergency use authorization of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11. Members of the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee agreed the benefits of vaccinating younger children appeared to outweigh the
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By Jen Christensen, People with certain health conditions that make them moderately or severely immunocompromised may get a fourth mRNA Covid-19 shot, according to updated guidelines from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC authorized a third dose for certain immunocompromised people 18 and older in August. It said a third dose, rather than a
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