By Wil Hehemann Students at Jack Robey Junior High School recently set up their own school garden thanks to a University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) initiative, said Dr. Karleah Harris, assistant professor for the UAPB Department of Human Sciences. Funded by a U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
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By Claretta Bellamy Media and entertainment mogul Byron Allen believes the news and media industry needs more inclusion, an issue he will address now that he is the owner of the Black News Channel (BNC). In July, Allen was approved by a Florida bankruptcy court to buy BNC for $11 million from the network’s former owner Shahid
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By Ariel Germain The North Carolina Central University Rock the Lyceum lecture series returns for the 2022-2023 academic year with Eagle alumnus and actor J. Alphonse Nicholson on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 7 p.m., as part of the university’s Eagle Mania events welcoming students to campus. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place
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By Albany State University The Albany State University (ASU) Educational Talent Search Program has received a grant award of over $1.3 million from the U.S. Department of Education. The University will receive the grant in payments of $277,375 over the course of five years. ASU will use the funds to provide educational services for both
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Courtesy of North Carolina A&T State University North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has been included in the initial cohort of institutional champions for the All of Us Researcher Academy. RTI International, a nonprofit research institute, selected N.C. A&T and five other historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) following a public call for nominations to provide
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By Sholnn Z. Freeman Six students from Howard University’s College of Medicine have been named to the roster of medical students participating this Fall in the NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative, according to a major update on the program today. Some of the future Howard doctors selected for the program are already describing it as a career-changing, and
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Courtesy of Philander Smith Philander Smith College is excited to be the recipient of funds totaling $1,049,130 to help establish the Strengthening Ministries in Black and Small Churches in Central Arkansas program. It is part of Lilly Endowment Inc.’s Thriving in Ministry, an initiative that supports a variety of religious organizations across the nation as
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By Kayla L. Wright The institution is the first historically Black college to jump into the esports space. As esports has quickly risen among gamers worldwide, even with space opening for the sporting category in the 2024 Olympics, many colleges are following suit, academically. With an esports team at Syracuse University and esports majors at universities like Northwood and The
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By Hazel Scott/ASU Dr. Gulnaz Javan, a nationally acclaimed forensic scientist at Alabama State University, and her team will be able to further their research related to COVID-19 thanks to the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSF awarded an additional $40,000 to extend the Department of Forensic Science’s 2020 grant of $200,000 until August 2024. The two-year program
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Courtesy of University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) announced Thursday that it continues to show significant achievement in graduation rates. UAPB increased its four-year graduation rate and maintained its highest five-year and six-year graduation rates on record. Overall, the four-year rate improved 133% from 2016 to 2020; the five-year
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