By Mary Hester-Clifton In response to a common need for leadership skills in our communities and organizations, the UAPB Student Government Association (SGA) launched a six-week Freshman Leadership Academy (FLA) for first-year college students. Under the leadership of Leon Jones, III ’22, the Spring 2022 student leadership program enabled 17 students to explore their leadership
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Courtesy of Saint Augustine’s Unviversity Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) was awarded $500,000 from the Historically Black Colleges and Universities grant program, funded by the Historic Preservation Fund and administered by the National Park Service (NPS) Department of Interior to preserve the Historic Chapel. The funding is part of the $9.7 million in grants announced by the
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Courtesy of Cheyey University Historical non-profit founded by descendants of free African Americans supports the nation’s first HBCU with gift for disadvantaged students The Dennis Farm Charitable Land Trust (DFCLT) recently donated $10,000 to Cheyney University of Pennsylvania’s Foundation to support the university’s efforts that have provided a new vision and path for the nation’s
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Descendants of the last African people abducted into slavery and brought to America’s shores gathered over the weekend on the banks of an Alabama river to pay tribute to their ancestors. The descendants of the 110 people aboard the Clotilda, the last known slave ship to bring enslaved African people to the United States, held a
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By Alexis Clark Tennessee State University’s world-renowned Aristocrat of Bands (AOB) and award-winning New Direction Gospel Choir were invited to perform at the 2022 Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans, Louisiana, sponsored by a partnership with McDonalds, highlighting African American culture. AOB, New Direction Gospel Choir and The Sophisticated Ladies led three spectacular performances
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By Brittany Bailer Five students at the Howard University School of Law have been selected for the prestigious Justice John Paul Stevens Public Interest Fellowship Program. These students, Kiana Stallworth, Nathaniel Williams, Jamieson Davids, Jamayne F. Potts and Mia Santiago, will spend their Summer working in public interest internships around the U.S. The fellowship, funded in part by the John Paul
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By Claflin University The life and legacy of Chief Justice Ernest A. Finney, former chief justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court, was honored by the South Carolina Supreme Court Historical Society on April 27 at its Annual Meeting. Special presentations on Finney’s career were made by Luther Battiste, founding shareholder of Johnson, Toal &
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Courtesy of Shaw University The National Trust for Historic Preservation, through its HBCU Cultural Heritage Stewardship Initiative, awarded more than $650,000 in grants to five Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to fund Cultural Heritage Stewardship Plans. Shaw University received $150,000 and will use the funds to preserve important architecture, historic assets, cultural landscapes, and collections,
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