February 09, 2022

FedEx Donates $250K to Support Fayetteville State Students

By Fayetteville State University Fayetteville State University (FSU) announced a $250,000 commitment from FedEx to support a grant proposal sponsored by Dr. Juanette Council, Vice Chancellor of FSU Student Affairs. This generous philanthropic grant provided by FedEx will directly benefit students by providing additional resources for career preparation and leadership development. To celebrate this momentous

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Tuskegee Publishes Journal on HIV Impact in Black Communities

By Kawana McGough Tuskegee University’s National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care recently published a Special Issue of its peer-reviewed publication the Journal of Healthcare, Science, and the Humanities (JHSH) focused on exploring factors that drive the disproportionate impact of HIV on Black communities and the solutions that must be adopted to eliminate these health

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TSU Expands Mental Health Resources to Support Students

By Lucas Johnson As the nation deals with an increasing number of mental health issues, Tennessee State University is providing resources to address the mental well-being of its students, especially amid the pandemic. Incidents of suicide, or extreme bouts of depression and anxiety, have consistently made headlines across the country. Recent national statistics show 44

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Ways to Celebrate and Honor Black History Month in 2022

By Carlett Spike The contributions, achievements and sacrifices of Black Americans throughout U.S. history are something to celebrate. Our current monthlong celebration of that rich legacy has its roots in Negro History Week, which historian Carter G. Woodson and minister Jesse E. Moorland, founders of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (now

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NBA Expands Support for HBCUs with Fellowship Programs

By Maurice Brooks It would have been easy for Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Bob Dandridge to be discouraged with basketball. He wasn’t heavily recruited coming out of Maggie Walker High School in Richmond, Va. He barely touched the court during his freshman season on a Norfolk State University team loaded with talent. This

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Howard Fine Arts College Wins $150K NEA Rescue Grant

By Aaliyah Butler Howard University Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts was recommended for the National Endowment for the Arts’ American Rescue Plan (ARP) award for $150,000 to help the arts and cultural sector recover from the pandemic. The college may use this funding to save jobs and to fund operations and facilities, health and safety supplies,

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Jackson State Opens Women’s Business Center for Entrepreneurs

By Jackson State University Jackson State hosted its official grand opening for the Women’s Business Center @JSU in the College of Business Rotunda. It provides business services to women seeking federal contract dollars as women-owned small businesses (WOSB) and economically disadvantaged women-owned small businesses (EDWOSB). “We understand that the fastest-growing entrepreneurial demographic in this country are

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