October 21, 2022

Bowie State Readies for 9th Annual Food Day

By D. Thompson Bowie State University’s 9th Annual Food Day, set for October 27, will highlight Smart Agriculture in the Chesapeake Bay region and the university’s research in hydroponics and aquaponics technology to help meet the challenges of a potential worldwide food crisis fueled by drought and global climate change. Bowie State research is also moving

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Shaw University Signs Historic Technology Articulation Agreement with Wake Tech

Courtesy of Shaw University In the spirit of academic cooperation and with the goal of offering students additional pathways for academic success, Shaw University and Wake Tech Community College signed a historic technology articulation agreement beginning in the fall 2022 semester – allowing WTCC course credits to transfer from Wake Tech to Shaw toward completion

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US WNBA basketball superstar Brittney Griner sits inside a defendants' cage before a hearing at the Khimki Court, outside Moscow on July 27, 2022. - Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medallist and WNBA champion, was detained at Moscow airport in February on charges of carrying in her luggage vape cartridges with cannabis oil, which could carry a 10-year prison sentence. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Steph Curry makes impassioned plea for Brittney Griner as WNBA star thanks supporters on her birthday

By Chantal Da Silva Stephen Curry offered fellow basketball star Brittney Griner a high-profile show of support Tuesday, as the WNBA player marked her 32nd birthday behind bars in Russia. Hours after Griner released a message thanking those fighting to get her home, Curry spoke out in the middle of the Golden State Warriors’ championship ring ceremony

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Good Morning America Visits Jackson State University for Live Broadcast October 21

Courtesy of Jackson State University Jackson, Mississippi – ABC News will bring its award-winning morning show, Good Morning America, to Jackson State University just in time for Homecoming on Friday, October 21. “We’re honored to host Good Morning America at Jackson State University and provide a glimpse of what Mississippi’s only urban research institution is all about,” says President

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MacArthur “Genius” to bring the Catherine Coleman Literary Arts, Food and Justice Initiative to the Margaret Walker Center at Jackson State

By William H. Kelly III The Jackson State University Margaret Walker Center is the permanent residence of the Catherine Coleman Literary Arts, Food and Justice Initiative. MacArthur “Genius” Award Winner Kiese Laymon recently made the announcement about the program named in honor of his grandmother. Originally founded at the University of Mississippi, while Laymon was

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Women’s Entrepreneurship Week Program

Courtesy of Delaware State University The College of Business COB held a Women’s Entrepreneurship Week event that provided some Delaware State University-connected women an opportunity to share their business pursuits and successes “The purpose of Women’s Entrepreneurship Week is to celebrate the ‘Wonder Women’ who have been continuously on their journey of innovation and entrepreneurship, and

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MSM Professor Dr. Veena N. Rao to Receive Pink Frog Legacy Award from the Pink Frog Foundation

Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) is proud to announce that Veena N. Rao, PhD, professor and co-director of the Cancer Biology Program, has been selected to receive the 2022 Pink Frog Legacy Award from the Pink Frog Foundation at its 10th Annual Pink Frog Affair on Friday, October 14. The organization said it

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Ashli Johnson Appointed Executive Director for Howard University School of Business Marriott-Sorenson Center for Hospitality Leadership

By Brittany Bailer The Marriott-Sorenson Center for Hospitality Leadership at the Howard University School of Business is excited to welcome Ashli Johnson as its inaugural executive director. The Marriott-Sorenson Center for Hospitality Leadership addresses the needs of a changing hospitality landscape and creates a pipeline of diverse hospitality leaders to the executive suites. “It’s our desire to ensure that Howard University serves

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