By Claretta Bellamy Sherita Brown’s parents both earned college and technical school degrees. Still, they could not afford to pay for her college education when the time came. So taking out student loans was inevitable for Brown, 40, who dreamt of becoming an optometrist. “I figured with the income I would make once I graduated that
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Courtesy of Tuskegee University For the first time in almost three years, Tuskegee University hosted its 2022 Spring Commencement Exercises on campus from April 30-May 7. Since the pandemic, this year’s graduation marked the first traditional commencement with students, parents, faculty, and staff present on campus. This spring, nearly 500 students received degrees from Tuskegee
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By Anoa Change Trevor Noah got a lot right in his remarks at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner. In his closing comments, Noah reminded journalists of their role in upholding and protecting Democracy. And while he may have ruffled a few feathers with his statement about journalistic integrity and our commitment to upholding Democracy, Noah is right. The press
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By Andrew Skerritt The Rattlers in Arms, five veterans who graduated from Florida A&M University’s famed Rattler Battalion, were honored for their generosity to students with a plaque at the Eternal Flame on Friday, April 29, 2022. Honored were retired colonel Sam Driver, retired colonel Miciotto “Bear” Johnson, retired lieutenant colonel Ricardo M. Kinsey, retired lieutenant colonel
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By Christine Chung The predominantly Black college in Illinois will cease operations Friday after 157 years, having failed to raise millions to recover from the pandemic and a cyberattack that originated in Iran. Lincoln College, a predominantly Black college in Illinois, will close this week after 157 years, saying it could not survive the financial
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Courtesy of Howard University Howard University announced today that it received a two-year $1 million grant from the New York Life Foundation. This grant, which focuses on scholarships and other educational funding for students experiencing financial hardship, fits in with the Foundation’s history of promoting education for underserved students. The grant will create the New York Life
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By Alexis Clark Tennessee State University has received $284,000 from the TN Department of Intellectual Developmental Disabilities (DIDD), becoming the first public institution in Middle Tennessee and HBCU in the nation to offer the program. A check presentation took place Tuesday morning as DIDD commissioner Brad Turner and his team joined TSU President Glenda Glover,
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By Karen Cotton Wash Jones, associate professor of agriculture in Prairie View A&M University’s College of Agriculture and Human Sciences, is looking forward to the opportunities the recent funding of a half-million dollars in scholarship funding from the USDA-National Institute of Food And Agriculture will provide for students. “Our students need scholarship assistance, and this is one way
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