August 04, 2022

Howard Names Director for Journalism & Democracy Center

By Sholnn Z. Freeman The Center for Journalism & Democracy at Howard University has named Kali-Ahset Amen, Ph.D., as its inaugural executive director. Amen will be responsible for operationalizing the vision put forward by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, who is founding the center. The center is set to launch late Fall. Amen had previously served as managing director

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UAPB Alum Jamison Murry Thrives in Soil Conservation

By Wil Hehemann Jamison Murry, a 2017 alumnus of the Department of Agriculture at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, says his love of agriculture is a gene he inherited from his father, the Rev. James Murry. The young Murry’s lifelong appreciation of the field has led him to pursue a personally fulfilling career

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TSU Summer Speech Clinic Boosts Kids’ Communication Skills

By Alexis Clark Kerri Claybrooks says the progress her children have made by attending the Tennessee State University summer speech and pathology program is reason enough for her to put it on her calendar again. The mother of two has already made plans for them to return next summer to TSU’s Language, Articulation, and Fluency

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ASU Professors Publish Global Book on COVID-19 Inequality

By Kenneth Mullinax/ASU The University continues to leave its positive academic imprint internationally in the field of higher education as evidenced by two ASU faculty members having just completed the editing of an important international publication on the COVID-19 Pandemic. The book was published in London, England. Alabama State University’s husband and wife academic team, Dr.

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Netflix Expands African Originals to Find Next Squid Game

Netflix’s top executive team in Africa plans to continue spending on scripted and unscripted content across genres until it unearths the big “Squid Game”-like show that captures global buzz. During Tuesday’s “See What’s Next Africa” showcase in Johannesburg, South Africa, the streamer unveiled several African original renewals, some co-production developments, more details around existing projects,

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N.C. A&T Hosts 30th Summer Transportation Institute

By Debbie Hampton North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is conducting its annual Summer High School Transportation Institute (STI), now in its 30th year. STI, offered through the North Carolina A&T Transportation Institute in the Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics, is introducing 15 high school students to career opportunities in the public and private sectors

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Morehouse Human Rights Film Fest Reveals 2022 Nominees

By Morehouse College The Fourth Annual Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival (MCHRFF) announced today 26 films spanning six categories that have been nominated for its annual awards including Full Length Documentary, Full Length Feature, Short Documentary, Short Feature, Student Film category, and the all-new Chromatic Black category, named for this year’s presenting sponsor, production

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Bowie State Launches Program to Empower Black Male Teachers

Courtesy of Bowie State University Hundreds of Thousands of Black Male Students Are at Risk. How do we motivate and prepare young Black males for the teaching profession and provide current Black male teachers with the tools and knowledge they need to be effective educators in 2022? That’s why the Center for Research and Mentoring

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