By Alexis Clark Tennessee State University turned the State Capitol blue for the 2023 TSU Day at the Capitol. Students, staff, administrators, alumni and faculty got a chance to speak with lawmakers and showcase many of TSU’s excellent academic programs. The University’s day at the capitol included nearly 100 TSU students, like TSU freshman Kindall Miller, who volunteered
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By Adrienne Childs Arms and hands can represent the gamut of physical and emotional lives of humans. A gesture can express strength, protest, aggression, fear, love, hate, passion, comfort and much more. Rosie the Riveter’s pumping bicep and the soaring fists of John Carlos and Tommie Smith have communicated some of the most potent cultural messages in American history.
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By Kalyn Womack The videos of Tyre Nichols being brutally beaten by Memphis police officers left the public in shock and disgust. Barack and Michelle Obama joined the nationwide call for police reform in a statement reacting to the footage. “The vicious, unjustified beating of Tyre Nichols and his ultimate death at the hands of five Memphis police officers
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Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine After a two-year absence due to the pandemic, Morehouse School of Medicine was thrilled to welcome back our signature Women with Heart Initiative events. The 12th Annual Women with Heart Healthy Week, sponsored by Southern Company Gas, kicked off with the Men’s Prayer Breakfast on Tuesday, January 31 in
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By Jonathan M. Saxon Families have had to make serious fundamental adjustments to how they live and operate in recent years. During the pandemic’s peak, families were coping with dramatic shifts in how they worked coupled with sudden changes in how their children learned and engaged with school. Additionally, the country experienced some of its highest
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Courtesy of Grambling State University AT&T will be the presenting partner of the NBA HBCU Classic for the second year the NBA today announced. Together the NBA and AT&T will donate $100,000 to Classic opponents Grambling State University and Southern University for a total of $200,000 to support academic resources, athletics and wellness services as
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By Deidra W. Hill, EdD Howard University alumnus Gregory L. Robinson (CEA ‘83), former executive leader of NASA and one of Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People”, will serve as the keynote speaker for Howard University’s 156th Charter Day Convocation on Friday, March 3 at 10:30 a.m. in Cramton Auditorium. Howard University will confer upon Robinson an honorary
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