Courtesy of Savannah State University Savannah State University (SSU) will celebrate its 132nd Founders’ Day on Thursday, Nov. 10, with alumnus Alfred D. McGuire, Jr., Class of ‘03, as speaker. An awards ceremony and observance of the university’s history, the annual event recognizes outstanding alumni and/or community members and those who have contributed to its
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Courtesy of Morehouse College Morris launched the world’s first “Metaversity,” offering virtual reality classroom experiences, powered by T-Mobile 5G, that are changing the future of learning and education. Congratulations are in order for Dr. Muhsinah Morris and the Morehouse Metaversity program for earning the 2022 T-Mobile Un-Conventional Award for “Innovation in Industry” for launching the world’s first “Metaversity,” offering virtual reality classroom
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By D. Thompson Flyin’ West, a play about a small group of African-American women pioneers whose lives changed when they moved from the South to Nicodemus, Kansas as part of the Homestead Act in the late nineteenth century, will be performed by BSU’s Theater Arts Program Nov. 17-19, in the Fine and Performing Arts Center
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By Kenneth Mullinax Montgomery and Central Alabama’s best and brightest public and private, middle and high school students, as Alabama State University hosts the in-person final competitive event for the area’s yearly “MGM B.E.S.T. HUB Robotics Competition.”(B.E.S.T. is an acronym for Boosting Engineering, Science & Technology). The 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. event, which takes place
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By Char Adams Historically Black colleges and universities are just as prestigious as Ivy League schools, and they’re diverse. That is why, leaders say, HBCUs and other minority-serving institutions will be even more important to students of color should the Supreme Court end affirmative action in college admissions. As conservative Supreme Court justices seem poised to
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By Alexis Clark Tennessee State University’s Office of International Affairs (OIA) is celebrating International Education Week (IEW) 2022, and kicked off events Nov. 7, as students are spreading awareness about their countries and interacting with fellow students who are also studying abroad. The week, which began Nov. 7 and concludes on Nov. 11, features many
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By Aaliyah Butler Howard University launched its Electronic Sports (Esports) Lab in the Armour J. Blackburn University Center, sponsored by Verizon Wireless and the board of the HBCU Esports League. The Verizon Foundation, Cxmmunity, awarded the University $100,000 to enhance the University’s Esports program, a form of competition using video games. The funds from this
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Courtesy of Jackson State University Jackson State University President Thomas K. Hudson, J.D. and Tangelia Kelly, Ph.D., JSU director of marketing, are among the honorees for the 2022 Delta Business Journal Top Minority Business Leaders. “I am honored to be selected as one of the top minority business leaders by Delta Business Journal,” said Hudson. “Serving as the 12th
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