May 20, 2022

Classes of 1970-1972 honored during Golden Graduates celebration

Courtesy of Grambling State University While more than 400 degrees were conferred during Grambling State University’s two commencement ceremonies, it was 61 GSU alumni who might have had the biggest time of all as they returned to campus as “Golden Graduates” from the classes of 1970, 1971 and 1972. Three classes were honored this year

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IRS Drops Tax Forms Detailing Black Lives Matter Co-Founder’s Use of Donation Money

Black Lives Matter (specifically the Black Lives Matter Global Network) has been scrutinized after its co-founder Patrisse Cullors was called out for its alleged misuse of the donations given to the foundation. Now, the IRS has dropped receipts in the form of tax forms, and it details where a good portion of the money went. The Associated Press exclusively

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Donations to JSU’s Tiger Career Closet help students prepare for professional future

By Rachel James-Terry Jackson State University’s Tiger Career Closet received two generous gifts this spring. Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch partnered with the Mississippi Women Lawyer’s Association to sponsor a professional clothing drive during Women’s History Month. The partnership netted a multitude of women’s business attire and shoes that were donated to the Tiger Career Closet.

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Southern Regional Education Board Launches HBCU-MSI Course-Sharing Consortium

By Rebecca Khelliher To help students across the degree finish line, the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) has announced an online course-sharing consortium for several public and private historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) as well as other minority-serving institutions (MSIs) in five Southern states. SREB is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization focused on improving education

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Wiley College Selected for HBCU Digital Learning Initiative

By Wiley College Complete College America (CCA) has selected six Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) to take part in a first-of-its-kind Digital Learning Infrastructure (DLI) initiative. As a national leader focused on building movements to transform postsecondary education and drive college completion, CCA will work alongside these partner institutions to reimagine how colleges and

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The Buffalo shooting was centuries in the making, experts say

By Char Adams Some 2,000 Black people were killed from 1865 to 1876, during the Reconstruction era, the result of a widespread effort to use white supremacist terror to maintain economic, political and social control over newly emancipated Black people, according to the Equal Justice Initiative. This reign of terror worked to stamp out any semblance

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Nursing Pinning Ceremony celebrates largest-ever graduating class

Courtesy of Delaware State University The May 13 Nurse Pinning Ceremony featured the largest class of nursing graduates ever in the history of Delaware State University. The graduate Class of 2022 celebrated 70 seniors who have completed the undergraduate Nursing Program. The record number was the result of the University’s acquisition of Wesley College, through which

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Philanthropists Kenneth and Kathryn Chenault Donate $2 Million to Howard Law for Vernon Jordan Endowed Chair

Courtesy of Howard University Philanthropists Kenneth and Kathryn Chenault have donated $2 million to Howard University in memory of their longtime friend and mentor, the late Vernon Jordan, to support an endowed chair at the School of Law. The gift for the Vernon E. Jordan Jr., Esq., Endowed Chair will be made to support the recruitment, teaching,

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