By Alexis Clark The Tennessee State University Honda Campus All‐Star Team is headed to the National Championship, with a chance to win the title and a $75,000 institutional grant from the motor company. The Honda Campus All-Star Championship (HCASC) consists of four‐student teams facing off in head‐to‐head competition, quickly answering questions about history, science, literature, religion, math,
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By Ben Morse The No. 0 is a famous one in the NBA. Russell Westbrook, Damian Lillard and Jayson Tatum all wear jerseys emblazoned with a number which appears to give them a certain level of inevitability. But NFL players have never had the opportunity to choose the number – that is until this upcoming year. On Tuesday,
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By Darnell Hill Spelman alumna Veronica N. Chapman is a social entrepreneur and children’s book author on a mission to help make the world better for Black children. In an effort to achieve this goal, Veronica has launched Black Children’s Book Week (BCBW), a global celebration of Black children and the power of positive representation in
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By Brooke Brinson The Henry Luce Foundation has awarded Howard University a $100,000 grant to support a collaboration with the University of California Santa Barbara, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Minnesota. Proposed by Howard University PI Mona Oraby, PhD, this collaboration will result in a digital expansion of “A Universe of Terms.” The project was
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By D. Thompson A group of Bowie State business students traveled to South Africa to study global digital finance and e-commerce in a collaborative learning effort with the Rhodes University School of Business. Three students and two faculty members spent two weeks in Grahamstown, South Africa where they learned how technology supports business operations and
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By Claretta Bellamy A majority of Black women say they feel they have to change their hair just to be taken seriously for job opportunities and in professional settings, according to a survey commissioned by LinkedIn and Dove. Approximately 1,000 Black women ages 25 to 64, both part-time and full-time employees, took part in the
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Courtesy of Florida Memorial University Florida Memorial University hosted its 14th Annual Black Pioneers in Aviation program in the Lehman Auditorium, on Wednesday, March 29. Captain Theresa Claiborne, the first African American woman to be a United States Air Force pilot in history, was today’s guest speaker. Dozens of our university’s aviation students, faculty, staff, and honored
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By Jonathan Saxon Most students take off for the beach during spring break, but a group of Bowie State students and faculty decided to switch it up with an alternative spring break trip to South Carolina for a week of history, culture and service. This year’s trip took 22 students on an eight-day excursion through
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By Alexis Clark Tennessee State University students were dressed for success for the 2023 Spring Career Fair, hoping to secure employment after graduation. Approximately 750 TSU students attended the event with nearly 200 employers. Students met with potential employers and left with more knowledge about internships and job market opportunities. Jea’Lon Davis, a senior from
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Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) Associate Dean for Community Engagement, Chair of the Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, and Professor Tabia Henry Akintobi, PhD, MPH, is the co-editor of the newly released book “Black Health in the South,” a collection of essays by public health experts that examine
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