October 2022 - Page 18

FILE - Members of the Mississippi National Guard distribute water and supplies to Jackson residents Sep. 2, 2022, in Jackson, Miss. The NAACP said Tuesday, Sept. 27, that Mississippi is discriminating against Jackson’s majority-Black population by diverting badly needed federal funds for drinking water infrastructure to white communities that needed it less. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

NAACP says Jackson’s water problems are a civil rights issue

By Melvin Strong In a federal complaint Tuesday, the NAACP said Mississippi officials “all but assured” a drinking water calamity in Jackson by depriving the state’s majority-Black capital city of badly needed funds to upgrade its infrastructure. The organization asked the Environmental Protection Agency to investigate the state’s alleged pattern of steering money to white

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Fisk Announces Inaugural John Lewis Center Fellows

Courtesy of Fisk University Fisk University is excited to announce the first three Fellows of the John Lewis Center for Social Justice: Michelle Eistrup, Justin Jones, and Lena Winfree. These yearlong fellowships are focused in three specific areas of social justice impact: Arts/Culture: The Arts/Culture Fellow is inspired by extraordinary Fisk artists, poets, and musicians such

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JSU receives 1,000 cases of hydrogen-infused water from Hardy Beverages founder; touts Black philanthropy

By William H. Kelley III Jackson State University received 1,000 cases of HTWO premium hydrogen-infused water from Carolyn Hardy, president and founder of Hardy Beverages, LLC. Hardy donated the water to support the health and wellness of JSU students, faculty and staff amidst the water crisis that plagued the city of Jackson for a number of

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Xavier University of Louisiana Professors receive NASA award

Courtesy of Xavier University of Louisiana Xavier’s Department of Physics and Engineering professors Dr. Morewell Gasseller, Dr. Shafiqul Islam and Dr. Freddie Landry received a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) award to fund their university research for five years. The award will support the project “XULA Surface-Based Measurement Initiative for Environmental/Air Quality Monitoring,” which

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​‘ASU Is On the Move,’ Ross Tells Convocation Participants

By Hazel Scott Alabama State University President, Dr. Quinton T. Ross, Jr., delivered a message of certainty that “ASU is on the move” in his State of the University address during the 2022 Virtual Fall Convocation on Thursday, Sept. 22. “When my tenure began on Oct. 3, 2017, I invited all of Hornet Nation to

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HBCU in LA Executives Visit Bowie State University

By D. Thompson Students from Bowie State’s Fine and Performing Arts Department discovered pathways to opportunities and success in the film industry this week when they met with senior executives from the Entertainment Industry College Outreach Program (EICOP) about HBCU LA. A Los Angeles-based initiative, HBCU LA is designed to provide underrepresented students the opportunity

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TSU 2022 Fall Career Fair Largest Turn Out in University History with Over 1,000 Students

By Alexis Clark Over 1,000 TSU students will be better prepared for internships and the job market following the university’s Fall Career Fair. The students took advantage of meeting over 240 potential employers at the fair that included representatives from government agencies, aerospace, banking, engineering, healthcare, and several other industries. The employers set up tables and

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Morehouse School of Medicine Announces Partnership with Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and Historically Black Medical Colleges to Advance Genomics Research

Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) today announced a partnership with the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) and the nation’s three other Historically Black Medical Colleges (HBMCs) to further support the cutting-edge scientific research they are leading to address significant gaps in genomics research, create new tools and methods to prevent and treat disease,

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N.C. A&T to Use $500K Donation From Toyota To Expand STEAM Ed. And Workforce Prep

By Tonya Dixon Science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) education resources and opportunities will get a boost at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University through a $500,000 grant from Toyota. The university and Communities in Schools of Randolph County have each received half of the total $1 million donation. The College of Education

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Howard School of Divinity Launches Clinical Pastoral Education Program 

By Aaliyah Butler The Howard University School of Divinity is excited to announce the launch of its Clinical Pastoral Education Program in Fall 2022. The HUSD CPE program is fully accredited by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education and will provide Level I and Level II programming. The focus of CPE training is to prepare leaders to effectively serve

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