By Bryan Mcclure Two nights after peacefully demonstrating for the right to bowl in a segregated Orangeburg, S.C. bowling alley, Robert Lee Davis lay on the blood-filled campus infirmary grasping for life. Years later he recalled, “The sky lit up. Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! And students were hollering, yelling and running. I went into
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By Alexis Marshall TSU student Aria McElroy serves as a college ambassador for the National Park Trust and the nonprofit HBCUs Outside. She recruited classmates from an on-campus club to join the excursion. “I feel like it’s really good for students to be able to take the initiative to get their peers outside, because if it’s like someone older than
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By Giulia Heyward Naomi Osaka is pregnant — and says she could be returning to the tennis court next year. Osaka shared the news, along with a photo of a sonogram, and messages, in both Japanese and English, on social media Wednesday afternoon. “I know that I have so much to look forward to in
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By Aaliyah Butler Schwarzman Scholars, one of the world’s most prestigious graduate fellowships, recently announced its eighth cohort which includes Howard University graduate Cameryn Burnette. Burnette was selected from among an initial pool of nearly 3,000 applicants to matriculate at Schwarzman College on the campus of Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. She will join 150 additional candidates selected from 36
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Courtesy of Hampton University The Hampton University Office of Student Activities, in conjunction with the Hampton Chapter of the NAACP and the National Pan-Hellenic Council will host the annual Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr. March and program, Monday, January 16 on the grounds of HU. The march begins at 10:15 a.m. at the Emancipation Oak.
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By Brandee Sanders A Missouri-based HBCU will be able to advance its efforts toward bridging the digital divide thanks to the support of a multi-million-dollar grant. Lincoln University of Missouri recently received an endowment to equip scholars with the tech tools needed to thrive academically. The $2.9 million grant was given to the school through an
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By Jarrett Carter Associate Vice President for Auxiliary Enterprises LaNiece Tyree was appointed last month as vice president of the National Association of College Auxiliary Services (NACAS). A trade association supporting business development at two and four-year colleges and universities, Tyree joins its board of directors as the sole representative from a historically Black institution.
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By Alexis Clark Freshman Me’Kayla Smith’s life changed instantly when she decided to attend Tennessee State University. Smith was initially forgoing college to focus on her budding singing career after experiencing the difficulties of juggling high school academics during the pandemic. However, a phone call from TSU alumnus Sir The Baptist, a two-time Grammy award-nominated songwriter and
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Courtesy of Stillman College The United States Economic Development Administration has awarded Stillman College a $2.7 million grant to develop a cybersecurity and information technology training center in Geneva Hall. This project will establish a technical training facility that will support Stillman’s existing cybersecurity program and work to meet local employers’ existing and future workforce
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By Emily Olson The Federal Aviation Administration is pausing all domestic flight departures until 9 a.m. ET after a technology outage reported overnight. The FAA’s system for After thousands of flights were delayed or canceled on Wednesday, the Federal Aviation Administration’s preliminary investigation points to a “damaged database file” in a key system. The agency
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