By J. Saxon The University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents is honoring three Bowie State University professors with its highest faculty award for excellence in teaching, creative activity and public service. Dr. Charles Adams, professor and chair of the Department of Criminal Justice, Dr. Monifa Love, associate dean in the College of Arts
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Courtesy of Fisk University The project will reimagine Burrus Hall on Fisk’s campusas a community space to support the next generation of entrepreneurs in North Nashville and across the city. The Freeman Family will join Mayor Cooper and others for a kickoff ceremony Monday January 9th at 2pm Nashville, TENN. – On Monday, Mayor John Cooper and Fisk University will announce the launch of the Darrell S. Freeman Sr. Incubation and
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By Alexis Clark Tennessee State University’s wetland is crucial to the health of both water resources and wildlife in North Nashville. TSU graduate student Devin Moore said that’s why he is grateful to be able to participate in research of the TSU wetland project, ultimately benefiting local Nashville communities. Moore’s study of TSU’s wetland is
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By Edward Hill, Jr. Howard University has a rich tradition of making history, taking things where they have never been. So, it should be no surprise that the University’s latest quest for history making is in the sport of chess. Three years ago, the Howard Chess club formed and went through the expected changes of
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By Taylor Romine A one-time payment of $5 million to each eligible Black resident is among recommendations unanimously accepted by San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors as part of a draft plan by a panel proposing reparations. The move Tuesday was an intermediate step, with a final report that includes board feedback due in June, the San Francisco
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Courtesy of Delaware State University Delaware State University students, staff and alumni made their annual sojourn to the MEAC Basketball Tournament on March 8-9 to support the Hornets men and women’s teams and to celebrate two of their own. During the tourney week, the MEAC honored Delaware State University basketball star Jahsha Bluntt as one of
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Courtesy of Cheyney University After a hiatus due to COVID-19, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania hosted its first poster session since 2019 during the first ever STEM Symposium co-sponsored by the Life Science & Technology Hub (LSAT Hub) and the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP). The STEM Symposium highlighted undergraduate research and internship activities
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By Andrew Skerritt Florida A&M University (FAMU) music business professor Darryl Tookes and other music faculty and students played major roles in recording the recently released The Main Ingredient’s R&B classics Everybody Plays the Fool and Just Don’t Want to be Lonely. Tookes, vocalist, composer, arranger, producer, poet, and activist, was the executive producer, lead singer, conductor, and
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By Claretta Bellamy A monument to African American pioneer Harriet Tubman was unveiled in Newark, New Jersey, on Thursday, taking over a space where a statue of Christopher Columbus stood until the summer of 2020. During the ceremony in what is now downtown Newark’s Harriet Tubman Square (formerly Washington Park), Mayor Ras J. Baraka explained
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By Rachel Treisman Student government positions weren’t the only item on the ballot at Wellesley College’s elections on Tuesday. It also included a referendum on gender inclusivity, which passed. Students at the women’s liberal arts college in Massachusetts approved a ballot initiative proposing that it change its admissions policy to welcome all transgender and nonbinary
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