October 17, 2022

Denmark Tech, Voorhees Launch Unity Program for Students

Courtesy of Denmark Technical College Denmark Technical College and Voorhees University kicked off the 2022-2023 academic year with Operation Olive Branch, which welcomed 313 new and transfer students to the two campuses on Aug. 9. Operation Olive Branch is a unity initiative planned by the presidents of both institutions to enhance the college experience for

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AAFCA Salutes Broadway, Honors Wendell Pierce & Others

“Death of a Salesman” actor Wendell Pierce, “The Piano Lesson” director LaTanya Richardson Jackson and “Till” star John Douglas Thompson are among the honorees set for the inaugural Salute to Broadway presented by the African American Film Critics Association. The event is set for Oct. 17 at The Lambs Club in the heart of Midtown’s theater district. “It’s no

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FSU Alumna Publishes Essay on Black Campus Movement

Courtesy of Fayetteville State University Francena Turner, Ph.D., adjunct lecturer of history at Fayetteville State University (FSU) and FSU alumna, recently published an essay highlighting the university’s participation in the Black Campus Movement in the late 1960s into the early 1970s. Turner’s article, “Movements Come and Go and are Soon Forgotten: The Black Campus Movement

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Bowie State Awarded $1M by Adobe to Boost Digital Equity

By D. Thompson Bowie State University, the first Historically Black College or University (HBCU) in Maryland, is one of three minority-serving institutions selected by the Adobe Foundation to receive $1 million as part of an expanded effort to advance initiatives to make learning digital skills more equitable and enable success of diverse student from underinvested

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Del State Leads Push to Diversify Teacher Workforce

Courtesy of Delaware State University For most of her schooling, Makaiya Atley did not have any teachers that looked like she did. A member of the Class of 2022 at Freire Charter School, Atley said she felt misunderstood at some of the mostly white schools she attended in New Castle County, Delaware, and downright insulted at

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Black Poetry Day Honors Legacy of Jupiter Hammon

Black Poetry Day is celebrated every year on October 17 to honor all the talented African American poets, both past and present. If you’re a literature enthusiast, poet, or writer — no matter your race — you’ll absolutely love Black Poetry Day where you can celebrate black heritage and history. Black Poetry Day is celebrated

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Morehouse, Wellpath Partner for Real-Time Inmate Healthcare

Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine Wellpath recently announced an alliance with Morehouse School of Medicine and the HI-BRIDGE Health Information Exchange (HIE) to electronically share real-time correctional patient health information for care delivery throughout 70 facilities in Georgia. This alliance enables the exchange of real-time, secure healthcare data between the HIE and Wellpath’s electronic health record platform, Electronic

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JSU President Hudson Named Among Mississippi’s Most Influential

Courtesy of Jackson State University Jackson State University President Thomas K. Hudson, J.D., has been selected as Mississippi’s Most Influential African Americans for 2022-23 by “Our Mississippi” magazine. The group will be honored at the 2023 Our Mississippi Honors Gala on Saturday, March 25, 2023, at the Cadence Bank Conference in Downtown Tupelo, Mississippi.Publisher Wesley Wells said the 12

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Howard Pharmacy Hosts National APhA Immunization Training

By Sholnn Z. Freeman The Howard University College of Pharmacy, the only college of its kind in the District of Columbia, recently partnered with the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) to train pharmacists from across the country on the delivery of immunizations services. Pharmacists are increasingly being recognized for the critical roles they play in helping local communities confront global health

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