Courtesy of Saint Augustine’s University Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) students closed out the inaugural HBCU C2 with a presentation on Apple apps that they developed as an end-of-semester project. The presentations culminated in the inaugural HBCU C2 (Coding & Creativity) – Apple Coding Course titled ENGR 100, designed and taught by the School of Sciences, Mathematics
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By Elizabeth Parker A new opera, Castor and Patience, takes on the pervasive barriers to land ownership for Black Americans. With a libretto by former poet laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy K. Smith and a score by composer Gregory Spears, the opera tells the story of two cousins’ struggles in owning and keeping property long
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By North Carolin A&T State University The University Galleries at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will host a virtual program, “The Role and Importance of Preserving African American History and Culture,” on Wednesday, July 27, at noon. Brea Johnson, public historian and manuscripts librarian for the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center at Howard University, will
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By Alexis Clark The excitement of the upcoming fall semester at Tennessee State University will be coupled with concerns on managing the campus population due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases across the country and in Tennessee. University officials are optimistic based on the success of navigating through the pandemic over the last two
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Courtesy of Claflin University BlueCross® BlueShield® of South Carolina is partnering with Benedict College and Claflin University to give more students an opportunity to pursue an education while getting a head start on their career paths. The BlueCross BlueScholars program will select four students from each institution to receive a full four-year scholarship that covers tuition,
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Courtesy of Meharry Medical College Meharry Medical College and Swedish Health Services in Seattle, Washington have teamed up to create a groundbreaking partnership aimed at reducing health disparities among people of color in the Pacific Northwest and building a more diverse and inclusive health care environment in the area. “Our partnership with Swedish Health Services
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