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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By Brandon King Saturday night in Nashville there was a sobering reminder that competition, no matter how fierce, will always be superseded by people. With 3:04 left in the second half of Tennessee Tech’s matchup with Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech junior guard Diante Wood was injured when he fell into a group of players under the
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Rev. Al Sharpton, National Action Network (NAN) founder and MSNBC host, led a march to the Florida Capitol on Wednesday to protest Gov. Ron DeSantis’ rejection of a high school African American history course, accusing the Republican of censoring a fundamental chapter of the nation’s past. The civil rights leader walked through Tallahassee to the
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By D. Thompson Bowie State University has received funding from the U. S. Department of Education’s Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence Program that will exceed $1.5 million over four years to support The Bowie Black Male Educators Project. The university is one of only twelve institutions, and the only HBCU to be awarded a
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Courtesy of Grambling State University The National Basketball Retired Players Association (NBRPA) today announced the opening of the 2023-2024 Legends HBCU Scholarship — a scholarship fund and scholars program for undergraduate students attending HBCUs across the country. This Legends HBCU Scholarship is the latest program from the NBRPA’s Legends Care initiative and will become an
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By McGraw Hill When the physician assistant (PA) students at Morehouse School of Medicine hosted their first-ever PAs in the Park event in 2021, they had one goal in mind: to advance health and health equity by offering services that respond to Atlanta residents’ healthcare and wellness needs. The 2022 event, held in Washington Park
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By Sholnn Z. Freeman Watching America’s treatment of migrant families, Howard University pediatric dental resident Jose Garcia (DDS ’19) recalled feeling a deep sense of injustice. These families had embarked on long journeys to seek asylum at the U.S. border only to be met with the horrors of family separations, and even instances of migrant children reported
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Courtesy of Grambling State University A $2.2 grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will help more than 1,000 Grambling State University students receive improved on-campus broadband services. The funding, which will cover a two-year period, will help provide reliable and fast Wi-Fi and internet service in all campus buildings by upgrading the
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Tennessee State head coach Eddie George doesn’t make many media appearances, but he took the time to chat with former NFL player and sports talking head Shannon Sharpe about his HBCU experience. In an interview that lasted more than 90 minutes on Club Shay Shay, George, who is entering his third season at TSU, spoke about
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