By Daa’iyah Fogle The recent groundbreaking ceremony for Claflin’s new student center symbolizes the reimagining of the campus landscape and University President Dr. Dwaun J. Warmack’s focus on creating innovative programs and providing impactful services that will benefit the campus and Greater Orangeburg communities. Among those playing a vital role in helping Warmack fulfill his vision isTijuana
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By Ashley Banks Martin Luther King Jr.’s youngest daughter had a fiery exchange with a far-right senate candidate who made false claims about the Civil Rights Leader on social media. Last week, Republican Josh Mandel who is running for U.S. Senate in Ohio, stated that MLK inspired him to make his latest anti-critical race theory
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By Misha Cornelius Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick, president of Howard University, announced today that alumna and Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning actress, filmmaker, philanthropist and entrepreneur Taraji P. Henson will serve as the 2022 Commencement orator during the 154th Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 7, 2022. Henson, who was recently appointed by President Joe Biden to join
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By Clark Atlanta University Georgia Film Academy (GFA) today announced it is expanding to partner with Clark Atlanta University to offer Introduction to Film and Television Production to university students. The course will be offered during the 2022 fall semester and will be held at GFA’s facility at Trilith Studios. It is the first class
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Courtesy of Savannah State University Savannah State University (SSU) will recognize the academic achievements of more than 935 students during the Annual Honors Convocation Ceremony on the front lawn of the Kennedy Fine Arts Center, Thursday, April 14 at 9:30 a.m. Exceptional students from the university’s four colleges – College of Business Administration, College of Education, College
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Written by Howard University Newsroom Staff Howard University will be relaunching the D.C. Area Writing Project (DCAWP), an initiative that has been on hiatus since 2017. As a chapter of the National Writing Project, the goals of the program are to provide professional development and support for teachers of writing. The project will serve K-12
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By Hampton University The Hampton University Department of Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences presents the 26th Annual School of Science Research Symposium. The theme for this year’s symposium is “Science for a Changing World.” During the symposium, Hampton University faculty and students will present the results of their research conducted over the last academic year. “I am
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Courtesy of Tougaloo College The Tougaloo College Institute for the Study of Modern Day Slavery (ISMDS) and the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting (MCIR) have established a collaboration based on student/faculty mentorships to research “cold cases”. The cases involved crimes against minorities that were not sufficiently investigated or resolved leaving innocent people—mainly minorities—arrested and convicted
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By Bowie State University Over 100 Bowie State University students, faculty, administrators, and patrons of the Prince George’s County Arts and Humanities Council (PGAHC) traveled to New York City on Sunday, March 27, to watch BSU student Myles Frost perform in his debut role on Broadway as Michael Jackson in MJ: The Musical. As they say,
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By Sydney Haywood Two graduates of HBCUs created a collection that celebrates the ways Black college communities have long found solace in education and fashion. At 17, James Jeter was certain about where he would spend the next years of his life. He applied to one college — Morehouse in Atlanta — and was accepted.
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