By Kemberly Richardson A young artist from New Jersey who paints powerful works depicting Black culture is about to open his first solo exhibit in Manhattan this weekend. The collection of Tyler Ballon’s works is at the Jeffrey Deitch gallery in SoHo, and the 25-year-old says his paintings are meant to counter the negative narrative
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By Talladega College, Thubelihle Nkiwane, a freshman majoring in Psychology at Talladega College, recently published her first book titled, To the Inner-Most Self. According to Nkiwane, the book is a guide that will assist young people in developing a sense of identity and self-worth. She was inspired to write the novel after recalling her initial encounter with
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By Stillman College, Civil rights trailblazer Vivian Malone Jones, the first African-American to graduate at the University of Alabama, was honored posthumously Thursday at Stillman College for her career accomplishments and societal impact. Malone Jones is one of 15 inductees for the 2021 class of “Alabama Female Firsts.” The honor, created in 2017 by Stillman
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By Robert Kelly-Goss Elizabeth City State University Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Dr. Farrah J. Ward, and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Dr. Gary Brown, have completed the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) Millennium Leadership Initiative (MLI) institute. The AASCU’s MLI institute is a leadership development program providing opportunity to people
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By Edward Waters University Newsroom, Edward Waters will expand its education and career development opportunities for students and the Jacksonville community Edward Waters University 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
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By Erin Looney, Community leaders gathered at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) Bertie Backus Urban Food Hub to unveil an innovative, new agricultural growing system as part of a collaboration between Pepco, UDC College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences (CAUSES) and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). The initiative furthers
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By Elizabeth Joseph and Artemis Moshtaghian, Police in Savage, Minnesota, are investigating a racist video shared widely on social media where a young girl is seen spewing hateful, racist slurs toward a Black high school student, encouraging her to take her own life. Nya Sigin, a Black student at Prior Lake High School, told CNN
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By Steve Contorno, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has made fighting vaccine mandates a focal point of his Covid strategy. Turning that into law is now in the hands of Florida lawmakers, who return to the state capitol Monday for a special legislative session specifically targeted at the issue. If successful, Florida would become the first state to
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By Edward-Isaac Dovere and Jasmine Wright, Worn out by what they see as entrenched dysfunction and lack of focus, key West Wing aides have largely thrown up their hands at Vice President Kamala Harris and her staff — deciding there simply isn’t time to deal with them right now, especially at a moment when President Joe Biden faces quickly multiplying
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By Nicquel Terry Ellis, Jasmine Joof said she has been sick with congestion, coughing and headaches for several weeks after discovering the mold growing in her Howard University dorm caused an allergic reaction. The sophomore said she reported the mold issue to a residential adviser in September, but it was never addressed. So in October,
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