By Tonya Mosley Like many Black people in America, director Chinonye Chukwu grew up learning about the story of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old Black boy who was brutally murdered in Mississippi in 1955 for allegedly flirting with a white woman. But far fewer people know the story of Till’s mother, Mamie Till-Mobley. Chukwu says Mamie and other
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Courtesy of Delaware State University The Global Institute for Equity, Inclusion and Civil Rights at Delaware State University brought together national leaders and experts in diversity recently for two days of powerful talk. The IMPACT conference was held at the Bank of America Building, which houses the University’s College of Business on the Dover campus. “The conference
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Courtesy of A.Press A new scholarship program for students at historically black colleges and universities bears the name of former United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young. Young, along with Georgia legislators, civil rights leaders, students and others gathered Friday on the steps of the Woodruff Library at Atlanta University Center to celebrate the creation of the
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Courtesy of Dillard University The Dillard University Ray Charles Program in African-American Material Culture will be holding the two-day Rising from the Depths of Slavery: Legacies of Cultural Expression symposium beginning on the campus at 2601 Gentilly Blvd. in the Georges Auditorium. Other activities will take place off-campus. The keynote speakers will be Dr. Peggy Brunache in conversation with
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By Emmanuel Freeman With the extreme divide between Democrats and Republicans, and a “major strain” on the democratic process, a Tennessee State University political scientist says this midterm election will determine where “our political values truly lie” as a country. “Our current political climate is one of the most intense moments that we have experienced in
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By Misha Cornelius Howard University announced the launch of a credit-bearing college algebra course for high school students, developed in partnership with Khan Academy, and delivered to high schools in historically underserved communities by the National Education Equity Lab. Based on the success of a pilot this past spring, Howard’s College Algebra I is now available
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Courtesy of Fayetteville Sate University Fayetteville State University’s (FSU) School of Nursing recently received accreditation for the new Masters of Science in Nursing: Patient Safety and Quality Program from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The CCNE is an autonomous accrediting agency contributing to the improvement of the public’s health by striving to promote the quality
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By Alana V. Allen North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University celebrated its annual Fall Convocation program Thursday, Oct. 28. During the program, Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr. provided the state of the university and welcomed alumni to the “Greatest Homecoming on Earth” celebration. At this year’s event, Jerome Myers, PE, PMP, MBA ’05, served
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