November 07, 2022

Broadway theater renamed in honor of late actress and civil rights activist Lena Horne in, New York, on Nov. 2, 2022.

Lena Horne becomes the first Black woman to have a Broadway theater named in her honor

By Claretta Bellamy The former Brooks Atkinson Theatre on West 47th Street in New York City has officially been renamed the Lena Horne Theatre. Lena Horne made history this week as the first Black woman to have a Broadway theater named in her honor. The Brooks Atkinson Theatre on West 47th Street, near Broadway in

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Striving for the ‘Gold Standard’:Some historically Black colleges and universities experienced record research funding this fiscal year. It’s a hopeful sign to a group of HBCUs seeking R-1 status.

By Sara Weissman Leaders of historically Black colleges and universities have been working to achieve Research-1 status in recent years, the coveted Carnegie Foundation classification reserved for doctoral universities that demonstrate a certain level of research prowess. No HBCU currently holds such a classification, but administrators at some colleges say the designation feels increasingly attainable

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In ‘Black Adam,’ a lightning-based champion can’t hold a charge

By Glen Weldon Black Adam is what happens when you build a movie from the outside in — when you start with the visuals and figure everything else will just fall into place. More to the point: Black Adam doesn’t work. To understand why, it helps to know where the character comes from. In the early 2000s, writers

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Veterinary Alumni establishes two major programs to assist the Tuskegee Veterinary Medicine College

By Anissa Riley The Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine is pleased to announce the establishment of two distinct programs in the college supported by the Tuskegee Veterinary Medical Alumni Association (TVMAA): The TVMAA Endowed Scholarship program and The TVMAA Endowed Chair. The TVMAA Endowed Scholarship was established with a $45,000 gift from the veterinary

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Blackstone LaunchPad Partners with NCCU to Provide Resources for Student Entrepreneurs

By Stephen Fusi North Carolina Central University (NCCU) is one of four historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) announced as new partner schools in the Blackstone LaunchPad network, thanks to a new $2 million commitment from the Blackstone Charitable Foundation. This partnership is part of the Blackstone Charitable Foundation’s previously announced commitment to providing $40 million dollars in support of

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Hampton’s Gamma Theta Chapter AKA Raises More Than $160,000 For New Scholarship and to Add to Existing Fund

Courtesy of Hampton University More than 400 donors have contributed more than $160,000 in just two months – to raise funds for the scholarship campaign initiated by alumni members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Gamma Theta Chapter of Hampton University. This campaign was initiated in honor of this chapter’s 75th anniversary. The campaign began

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