By Hadley Meares While their stories may not be widely known, countless dedicated, courageous women were key organizers and activists in the fight for civil rights. Without these women, the struggle for equality would have never been waged. “Women have been the backbone of the whole civil rights movement,” activist Coretta Scott King asserted in the magazine New Lady in
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By Meagan Gosa Tennessee State University will celebrate African American literature and literacy during the African American Read-In virtual event on Friday, February 11, at noon. As part of Black History Month, the Languages, Literature, and Philosophy Department in the College of Liberal Arts is hosting the read-in, with the theme of “Self- discovery.” The
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By Andrew Skerritt Six Florida A&M University (FAMU) faculty members were honored with Director Awards at the National Symposium on Student Retention Conference 2021. The group received the award for Best Paper that featured a path for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) student success. The conference is a strategic initiative taken by the Consortium
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Written By the Howard University Newsroom Staff Join Howard University, in partnership with the National Basketball Association (NBA), for a special courtside chat on Wednesday, February 9 at 11:30 a.m. Howard University President Wayne A. I. Frederick and Mark Tatum, NBA deputy commissioner and chief operating officer, will discuss social justice, student opportunities and Howard’s participation in the first NBA
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By Rin-rin Yu Nicole “Nikki” Clifton (B.A. ’93) is the president of Social Impact and The UPS Foundation, where she leads UPS’s global philanthropy, social impact and community affairs efforts to respond to the world’s most pressing social, humanitarian and environmental needs. The UPS Foundation’s mission is to help create resilient and safe communities and a
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By T. Scott Boatright, A pair of Grambling State University (GSU) students are branching out nationwide as two of 11 women featured on the cover of the upcoming issue of EBONY Magazine, set for release on Friday, February 11. The pair will be part of a commemorative print issue focusing on OLAY and EBONY’s HBCU
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By Emmanuel Freeman Tennessee State University President Glenda Glover says she is very pleased with the pace of construction of the new 700-bed ultra-modern residence hall that is scheduled to open in the fall. The president toured the massive facility on the main campus on Feb. 3, accompanied by the project management team and senior
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By Donna M. Owens The all-Black Army regiment nicknamed the Harlem Hellfighters battled both the German forces and racism during World War I. Now, more than a century after their service, the unit has been honored with a “long overdue” Congressional Gold Medal. President Joe Biden signed the Harlem Hellfighters Congressional Gold Medal Act into law last
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By Savannah State University During the month of February, each day, as we celebrate Black history, we will shine a light on Savannah State University’s notable alumni who have made and are making history. Traci Adams, class of ‘00 Traci Adams, class of ‘00, earned her Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications and graduated cum laude.
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By Andrew Skerritt The Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Public Health (CoPPS, IPH) Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) Class of 2021 made unprecedented gains in their performance on the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination® (NAPLEX®) and the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE). In 2021, students took the NAPLEX and
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