By D. Thompson It’s tough, it’s competitive and will bring together some of higher education’s best and brightest, including eight students from Bowie State University to participate in the 6th Annual HBCU Battle of the Brains contest today through Sunday, March 12 in Austin, Texas. Sponsored by the National Football League, the HBCU Battle of the
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Courtesy of Cheyney University While the COVID-19 pandemic presented many unprecedented challenges, it also provided new opportunities to reimagine campus spaces to meet the needs of 21st century learning. Due to federal, state, and local regulations, to keep Cheyney University’s entire community safe and healthy, the Leslie Pinckney Hill Library had to close its doors. But,
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Ruth E. Carter made history: The costume designer behind the “Black Panther” films became the first Black woman to win two Oscars. Carter took home best costume design Sunday night at the 95th Academy Awards for the Marvel sequel “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” Carter also won in 2018 for “Black Panther,” which made her the first
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By Athena Jones Tracie Yorke grew concerned about the quality of education her son was receiving after his school moved to remote learning during the pandemic in 2020. Yorke, of Hyattsville, Maryland, described her fourth grader’s Zoom classes as chaotic – it looked as if teachers had not been trained in virtual instruction, she said.
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By Brittany Bailer The Howard University Women’s Basketball team is headed to the NCAA Tournament after winning its first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) championship in 21 years. On March 12, the Lady Bison defeated rival Norfolk State in a 61-44 win to claim their 11th conference title. On Wednesday March 16 at 7 p.m., they will compete
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By Ryan Mulligan The nation’s first historically black college or university continues to push into life sciences through a new project that will give companies on-campus lab space and seeks to boost student interest in the industry. Cheyney University is moving forward with its thinkUbator, a concept that is being built out in partnership with
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By David Thompson Kenneth C. Frazier, executive chairman of Merck & Co., Inc. board of directors, will deliver remarks to over 800 graduates at Bowie State’s Spring Commencement on Friday, May 26, at Bulldog Stadium. Frazier joined Merck in 1992 and held various positions of increasing responsibility including General Counsel before becoming President and CEO
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Recently Nyla N. Branam, a senior Mass Communication/Public Relations major from Baltimore, Md., was selected to be a part of a group HBCU student journalists who took part in a White House press briefing with Vice President Kamala Harris and White House Senior Advisor Keisha Lance Bottom. Below is an article written by Ms. Branam about the experience: HBCU students participate
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By Robyne McCullough Coppin State University has received a $1,000,000 grant from BGE to support the educational goals of Coppin students studying disciplines in science, technology, engineering, and math. The grant to Coppin is part of the $3 million in grants BGE will provide to HBCUs in Central Maryland, including Bowie State, and Morgan State
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By David K. Li A federal jury found that sheriff’s deputies wrongly detained a Black family at a Northern California Starbucks and ordered compensation of $8.25 million. Aasylei Loggervale and her two daughters had pulled into a Starbucks in Castro Valley, about 25 miles southeast of downtown San Francisco, in September 2019 when Alameda County sheriff’s
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