August 10, 2022

NCCU Students Launch Soaring into STEM Research Event

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By L.D. Willis This fall, North Carolina Central University (NCCU) graduate students Maya Hamer and Christopher Lawson plan to host a three-day, research conference titled Soaring into STEM. Hamer and Lawson are in the NCCU Information Science master’s degree program, and Hamer is also getting her Master of Business Administration degree. They are the institution’s first University Innovation Fellows (UIF) cohorts, joining other college students across the country in the prestigious program sponsored by Stanford University. The UIF program teaches students about design-centered thinking

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 13, 2022, a customer pays cash for a container of fresh fruit from a street vendor along Hollywood Blvd in Los Angeles, California. - A key US inflation measure accelerated again in June, outpacing gains in income, government data showed on July 29, 2022,, heaping pressure on President Joe Biden and policymakers trying to ease the pain for American families. The Fed's preferred inflation gauge, the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index, rose 6.8 percent compared to June 2021, the Commerce Department reported. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

Inflation Hits Black and Latino Families Hardest in U.S.

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By Carmen Sesin  Higher prices for housing, food and gas are hitting Americans throughout the United States, but Latinos and Blacks are affected more by the current rise in inflation than the overall population, according to an analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The growing cost of living has made it difficult for

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NC A&T Fashion Students Intern at Top Retail Brands

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By Dustin Chandler North Carolina A&T students are lighting up the nation’s top-tier retail and apparel brands this summer as interns at some of the most recognizable brands in the world. Students in the Fashion Merchandising and Design program, in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, are currently in the middle of summer internships

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ASU Hosts Music in Montgomery Benefit Concert Sept. 1

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​By Hazel Scott Set your calendar. Alabama State University’s Department of Music and ClefWorks, a Montgomery nonprofit music group, have pulled together a special  musical event for the tri-county area — “Music in Montgomery Benefit Concert.”  The ticketed event is Thursday, Sept. 1, at 7 p.m. in the Wilson Auditorium of the Montgomery Museum of

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Zindzi Thompson Becomes Youngest Black Woman M.D. at 21

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Courtesy of Meharry Medical College On a Saturday, in mid-May, 21-year-old Zindzi Thompson walked across the stage of the Grand Ole Opry—but her accolades were from skill and study instead of musical talent. Thompson was the youngest Black female to graduate with an M.D. in the history of Meharry Medical College. When Thompson enrolled in Meharry’s

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Philander Smith Joins $130M Deep South Economic Project

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Courtesy of Philander Smith College Philander Smith College joins Hope Enterprise Corporation, with a commitment from Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses of up to $130 million, in partnership with seven cities, and nine historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to launch the Deep South Economic Mobility Collaborative (DSEMC). Formed to stabilize and strengthen businesses and communities devastated

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UAPB Opens Applications for Beginning Farmers Program

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By Wil Hehemann The Small Farm Program at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) is accepting applications for its Beginning Farmers Class, Dr. Henry English, head of the program, said. Intended for individuals who have operated a farm for 10 years or less consecutively, the course will consist of seven monthly workshops, starting

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2 Hinds CC Students Named White House HBCU Scholars

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By Cathy Hayden Two Hinds Community College students on the Utica Campus are among 86 nationally who were named in the ninth cohort for HBCU scholars. The two Hinds students are Lauren-Kelli Gatlin of Jackson, formerly of Terry, and Elizabeth Moss of Waynesboro. They were selected by the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity,

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