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HealthWorks Program Increases COVID-19 Vaccination in GA & TN

Courtesy of Meharry Medical College HealthWorks program aims to increase COVID-19 vaccine rates through targeted, culturally competent outreach efforts in Georgia and Tennessee, funded by nearly $9.7 Million grant from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Meharry Medical College (MMC), Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) and ASHLIN Management Group (ASHLIN) are proud to announce

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Delta Dental Awards $1M to Howard University College of Dentistry

Written by the Howard University Newsroom The Delta Dental Community Care Foundation has awarded a $1 million gift to the Howard University College of Dentistry to launch the Delta Dental Endowed Scholarship for Opportunity program. The grant will support the College of Dentistry by offering scholarships to high-achieving and financially deserving students. An additional $20,000 has been allocated to provide immediate

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Hampton University Film Festival: Stars & Discussions 2023

By Hampton University The Hampton University School of Liberal Arts and Education will host its Sixth Annual Film Festival April 6-7 in the Student Center.  This year’s festival features film screenings, discussions and dialogues with some of Hollywood’s biggest and brightest stars, including Keith David, MeKai Curtis and Roy T. Anderson.  “Thank you to Professor Rel

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Bowie State University Nutrition Lounge: Free Food & Support

By Bowie State University Sometimes despite your best intentions, things don’t go the way you planned. You didn’t put gas in the car yesterday and now the lines are a mile long. Today your daughter decides to dawdle on the way to daycare. You spend precious morning minutes looking for eyeglasses that were perched on

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Quinta Brunson: From ‘Abbott Elementary’ to Education Advocacy

By Randi Richardson Quinta Brunson always loved school. Her mom was her kindergarten teacher and they went to school each day in the same building for six years. Brunson vividly remembers specific teaching-related stories that her mother shared, inspiring her to weave some of them into the new hit ABC sitcom “Abbot Elementary,” which she created and stars

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Caribbean Students Apply for TSU’s International Tuition Grant

By Lucas Johnson Graduating high school students from the Caribbean will soon experience the excellence of Tennessee State University. Over 200 applicants from the Bahamas, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, and other Caribbean nations have applied to become Big Blue Tigers with the help of an International Tuition Assistance Grant (ITAG). Currently, TSU’s student body is

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JSU Finalist for PRSA Award in Best Social Media Campaign

Courtesy of Jackson State University The Jackson State University (JSU) Office of University Communications has been selected as a finalist for the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Anvil Awards for Best Use of Social Media. Of the hundreds of entries submitted, only those the Anvil Judges deemed to have exceeded an extremely high threshold for quality have made it

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Delaware State Partners with Nepalese Institute for MBA Program

By Carlos Holmes Delaware State University has further expanded its global reach through the recent signing of a Letter of Intent with a Nepalese financial institution to offer an MBA certificate program to financial professionals and other students in that country. The Letter of Intent opens the door to a partnership between the University and BFIN (Banking

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Will Smith’s Oscar Win Overshadowed by Shocking Slap Incident

By Daniel Arkin It may have been the most shocking moment in the 94-year history of the Academy Awards — and one that could loom over the actor’s image for many years. Will Smith is one of the undisputed kings of modern Hollywood, a box office titan who has made millions with big-screen spectacles like “Independence Day”

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HBCU Students Testify on Bomb Threats, Demand Safety Measures

By Donna M. Owens  One by one, student leaders representing several historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) across the country described to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on Thursday their anguish over the recent racially charged threats their educational institutions had faced, while emphasizing their resolve to move forward. For Kylie Burke, president of

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