By Sara Weissman A group of five Black students at Brigham Young University, who call themselves the Black Menaces, started a TikTok account earlier this year where they post videos of themselves posing questions to their mostly white classmates about race and identity. Questions range from what Juneteenth commemorates to whether students have queer friends on campus
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By Alexis Clark More space, more resources, and a better opportunity. This semester, Joshua Akhidenor spent time crafting his talent in a new music studio located on campus that he considers a safe haven. The music studio, which is accessible to members of the Men’s Initiative campus program, is fully loaded with quality equipment to engineer, record
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Courtesy of Bowie State University Bowie State University will expand its ability to train and mentor undergraduate students from diverse, underrepresented backgrounds and prepare them for biotechnology, biomedical and other careers steeped in science with a new $148,000 grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The Scientific
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Courtesy of Fayetteville State University Fayetteville State University (FSU) students in the Broadwell College of Business and Economics are gaining valuable consulting experience while helping small businesses in the Philippines this semester. The business students, along with students from Camarines Sur Polytechnic College are assisting small businesses in the Philippines to address critical global issues
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Courtesy of Benedict College Benedict College Marching Tiger Band of Distinction, is performing in the 2022 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, representing the state of South Carolina. This will mark the first parade appearance by the band. Each year, the Macy’s Parade Band Committee looks for bands that have the stage presence and musical expertise to
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Courtesy of Civic Nation When We All Vote Co-Chairs Michelle Obama and Chris Paul launched When We All Vote’s VOTE LOUD HBCU Squad Challenge in a video message. The Squad Challenge is When We All Vote’s very first campaign for Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs) and will empower HBCU students to take a leading role
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Courtesy of Albany State University Nine Albany State University (ASU) faculty members presented at the Criminal Justice Association of Georgia (CJAG) conference on October 6 and 7 in Dahlonega, Georgia. The theme of this year’s conference was “Criminal Justice Professionals: Best Practices in a Climate of Racial Unrest.” The conference was attended by faculty from
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Courtesy of Hampton University Kamaria Horton, a Hampton University Honors student majoring in computer science, has been named a national finalist in the Schwarzman Scholarship competition. The graduate-level scholarship, awarded annually to 100 U.S. citizens and 100 international citizens, is in its seventh year. Despite its recent establishment, it is a coveted prize, established and endowed by
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By Tamara E. Holmes With the 2022 midterm elections sparking fears about everything from voter suppression to threats to democracy, Howard University is doing its part to weed through the misinformation. Journalism students and faculty in the Department of Media, Journalism and Film in the Cathy Hughes School of Communications will be covering local, state and
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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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