By Imani Pope-Johns Today, Howard University faculty, students and staff of the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center will join people across the country and around the world to celebrate Douglass Day. In honor of the chosen birthday of Frederick Douglass, members of the public, including teachers and students, are invited to join an online crowdsourcing project that
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By Shanelle Genai Nearly a year to the date of the now infamous Will Smith/Chris Rock 2022 Oscars slap, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has decided to implement a brand new “crisis team” in an effort to prevent unexpected (and unprecedented) moments like this from happening again. In a new interview with Time, Academy
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By Andrew Skerritt Florida A&M University (FAMU) acquired a $5.4 million two-year National Telecommunications and Information Administration grant to fund an initiative to bridge the digital divide between the Tallahassee campus and the surrounding under-served community. “This award to FAMU is designed to reduce the digital divide and increase economic growth in Tallahassee by allowing
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Courtesy of Virginia State University Virginia State University has received a quarter of a million dollars from Sentara Healthcare to fund the Sentara Scholars program at VSU. The scholarship program is designed to assist students interested in healthcare or healthcare-related fields. This $250 thousand scholarship program aims to increase the graduation rate, enrollment totals, and
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Courtesy of Spelman College Technology and art are the foundation of Spelman College’s new Mary Schmidt Campbell, Ph.D., Center for Innovation & the Arts, scheduled to open in the fall of 2024. The Center will serve as a learning-hub for entrepreneurs and innovators and house Spelman’s arts programs and Innovation Lab, giving students access to
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By D. Thompson “Undeniable,” a Major League Baseball (MLB) original animated series of three short films about stories from the Negro Leagues, will be shown at Bowie State to educate viewers on the history of the leagues and how they affected professional baseball. The short films will be shown on Thursday, February 23, from 12:00
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By Emmanuel Freeman Tennessee State University is partnering with the World Bank Group in a knowledge and talent-sharing alliance that will provide career and research opportunities for TSU students and faculty. The World Bank Group HBCU Alliance, which also includes five other historically black colleges and universities, says the goal is to advance “a more inclusive
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