Courtesy of Clark Atlanta University Clark Atlanta University (CAU) is proud to announce the university has been selected as the home of the New PROPEL Center, a global headquarters for innovation. The global HBCU technology and innovation hub committed to strengthening the Black talent pipeline, will be constructed at 635 Atlanta Student Movement Blvd., at
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By Rachel James-Terry Jackson State University alumna Jennifer Love recently established the $100,000 Jennifer Love Criminal Justice Law Enforcement Endowed Scholarship at her alma mater. “We are thankful to have alumni like Jennifer, whose generous investment in Jackson State and our criminal justice students will help to empower and transform their higher education futures. Her
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Courtesy of Bowie State University Bowie State students from the Department of Technology and Security represented the university at the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) HBCU Annual Making and Innovation Showcase in the nation’s capital last weekend presenting their prototype device designed to detect and report pollutants in bodies of water.
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By Jasmine M. Ellis Institutional leaders from eight universities that have Edward A. Bouchet Honor Society chapters on their campuses gathered on Howard University’s campus for the first time since the pandemic for the annual Bouchet Society Forum. Hosted by The Graduate School, Bouchet Society institutional leads met in the multipurpose room in the Undergraduate
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By Julianne McShane Cherelle Griner said her wife, WNBA star Brittney Griner, is being held “hostage” in her first interview since a Russian court sentenced the basketball player to nine years in prison for drug possession in August. “On its face it just seems like my wife is a hostage,” Cherelle Griner told “CBS Mornings” co-host Gayle
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Courtesy of Lincoln University of Missouri Associate Professor of Anthropology and Sociology Christine Elisabeth Boston and Missouri River Regional Library (MRRL) reference and adult programming librarian Madeline Matson have been named winners of the 2022 Missouri Library Assoc. (MLA) Community Partnership Award for their monthly Lincoln University-MRRL Lecture Series. The series, which provides free educational programming to the public,
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By Kenneth Mullinax The nation’s oldest black scholarly organization (founded in 1915) held its three-day national meeting in Montgomery beginning on Sept. 29 and as part of the event, the group presented its most prestigious award to two highly acclaimed members of the Hornet Nation family. Attorney Fred D. Gray, Sr. (ASU 1951) and the late Dr. Ralph
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Courtesy of Delaware State University The Arts Center/Gallery at Delaware State University presents Edward Loper II: The Journey of Perspective Oct. 3 – Nov. 18 with an artist reception from 5-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7. Delaware native Edward Loper II is a self-taught artist whose commitment to creative exploration has led to artistic success over the
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By Todd Simmons PBS is debuting an exceptional four-part documentary series this month, “Making Black America: Through the Grapevine.” Hosted and executive produced by award-winning author and historian Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the project also includes Dr. Jelani Favors, holder of the Justice Henry Frye Distinguished Professorship at North Carolina A&T. “Professor Gates, with
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Courtesy of Clark Atlanta University Clark Atlanta University’s Office of Alumni Relations and Engagement will host the university’s first 40 Under 40 Awards Ceremony to highlight its graduates and their advancement in their industries. Selected nominees represent rising entrepreneurs, influencers, creators, professionals, and executives shaping culture, leading in their communities, excelling in their fields, and
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