October 28, 2021

Howard University Architecture Professor Dahlia Nduom Featured in New Venice-Based Exhibition

By Howard University Newsroom, Howard University assistant professor of architecture Dahlia Nduom’s research work on the intersection of history, culture and traditional building practices in contemporary Ghanaian architecture was selected and is on display at the ArchiAfrika Pavilion in the New Blood 2021 exhibition. The exhibition is in conjunction with the European Cultural Centre’s Time Space Existence exhibition,

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Colin in Black & White. Colin Kaepernick as Colin in episode 101 of Colin in Black & White. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2021
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‘Colin in Black & White’ explores Colin Kaepernick’s formative years but fumbles in its approach

Review by Brian Lowry, Colin Kaepernick possesses greater gifts as an athlete and activist than as a TV personality, which becomes apparent watching “Colin in Black & White,” a series that — much like NBC’s “Young Rock” — revisits a famous person’s early life, here by awkwardly mixing documentary and dramatic elements. As it happens, the Netflix

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Morehouse College Partners with Google’s Jigsaw to Create Anti-Bias and De-Escalation Virtual Reality Trainer for Police and Law Enforcement Agencies

By Morehouse College, Morehouse College’s Culturally Relevant Computing Lab and its National Training Institute on Race and Equity announce their partnership with Google’s Jigsaw to create Trainer, a platform using virtual technologies designed to train police in de-escalation tactics in an immersive, realistic environment. Through collaboration with a diverse group of civil society organizations, academics, researchers, and law enforcement in

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Coppin State University Provides Over $1,000,000 in Student Relief

By Coppin State University, Coppin State University (CSU) is pleased to announce its Student Debt Relief Initiative (SDRI) which is federally funded by the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act. In total, Coppin State’s commitment will clear roughly $1,000,000 in student balances. This unprecedented relief fund, available to students who were enrolled during Fall 2020 and

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Denmark Tech and Commvault forge partnership for internship program

By Denmark Technical College, Twenty-one Denmark Technical College students participated in the kickoff session for an eight-week internship bootcamp last week, meeting virtually with Commvault executives and Denmark Tech leadership for an orientation into the program. “We are thrilled that our students have been offered this groundbreaking opportunity through Commvault. Participation in the internship bootcamp

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Amy Harris/Shutterstock (10990403b) A Philadelphia police officer's patch Philadelphia Police & Pennsylvania National Guard Members Patrol Following Civil Unrest In Response To Walter Wallace Jr.'s Death, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - 31 Oct 2020

One year after the police killing of a Philadelphia man, the city agrees to equip its force with tasers as part of settlement

By Brynn Gingras, In a settlement between Philadelphia and the family of Walter Wallace, the city says it will provide money for stun guns, such as Tasers, for every patrol officer in the Police Department. The city also says officers will be required to wear the less-lethal weapons, and they will be properly trained as part

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ATLANTA, GEORGIA - NOVEMBER 11: A general view of An Evening with Cyntoia Brown at Clark Atlanta University on November 11, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)

Clark Atlanta University to Lead Regional Center for Entrepreneurship as part of PNC $16.8 Million Grant

Courtesy of Clark Atlanta University, Clark Atlanta University will be one of four HBCUs to lead a Regional Center for Entrepreneurship, thanks to a $16.8 million PNC grant. The national center will be located on the campus of Howard University, and will use a regional structure to include programming at three regional HBCUs—Clark Atlanta University,

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AUSTIN, TX - SEPTEMBER 11: Abortion rights activists rally at the Texas State Capitol on September 11, 2021 in Austin, Texas. Texas Lawmakers recently passed several pieces of conservative legislation, including SB8, which prohibits abortions in Texas after a fetal heartbeat is detected on an ultrasound, usually between the fifth and sixth weeks of pregnancy. (Photo by Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images)

Supreme Court is flooded with briefs as arguments on Texas abortion law approach

By Ariane de Vogue, The Supreme Court received a flood of legal briefs Wednesday concerning Texas’ six-week abortion ban, which has rendered Roe v. Wade a dead letter in the country’s second largest state, in advance of next week’s oral arguments. The filings come after the court agreed last week to fast-track an appeal from a coalition of

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US author Toni Morrison poses on September 21, 2012 during a reception sponsored by the US ambassador at his residence in Paris, as part of the 10th America Festival. The America Festival is a cultural event held in France every two years which gathers well-known figures from the world of literature, music and cinema. AFP PHOTO / PATRICK KOVARIK (Photo credit should read PATRICK KOVARIK/AFP/GettyImages)

Toni Morrison’s ‘Beloved’ becomes latest flashpoint in Virginia gubernatorial race

By Dan Merica and Eva McKend, The latest back-and-forth in the race to be Virginia’s next governor is centered on the value of teaching a Toni Morrison novel in commonwealth schools, highlighting Republican Glenn Youngkin‘s attempt to make the culture wars around education the major issue of the race as Democratic nominee Terry McAuliffe accuses him of using a “racist dog whistle.”

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