By Alexis Clark From Ethiopian injera, a pancake-like flatbread, to Indian samosa, a fried pastry with a vegetable filling, the savory smell of exotic spices filled Elliot Hall on the Tennessee State University campus. More than 150 students and staff members visited booths during the International Food Festival and Cultural Exchange event hosted by TSU’s
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By Jade Boone Forty-one years since the first NCAA women’s gymnastics championship, an HBCU has a team of its own. Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, made history earlier this year after launching its gymnastics program — the first for a historically Black college and university — and competing at the inaugural Super 16 event in
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By Kaanita Iyer and Justin Gamble The Pentagon has chosen Howard University to lead a university-affiliated research center, its first partnership with a historically Black college or university, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced this week. “To sharpen America’s technological edge and to strengthen America’s outstanding military, the department is committed to investing even more in
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By Chloe Kim The second of two Tennessee lawmakers expelled from the state legislature after leading a gun control protest on the chamber floor has been reinstated. Justin Pearson, 29, got his seat back after a unanimous vote from seven members of the Shelby County Board of Commissioners. His colleague Justin Jones, 27, was similarly
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By Andrew Skerritt The Florida A&M University (FAMU) School of Business and Industry (SBI) hosts a Financial Literacy Week to help students increase their knowledge about money, budgeting and investing. “Education on financial literacy and wellness is important for our students so that we can work toward closing the wealth gap and increasing economic security
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Courtesy of Clark Atlanta University Clark Atlanta University’s Art and Fashion Department will host its 8th Annual Art and Fashion Week, April 10th – 14th, a 5-day forum consisting of several interactive events where industry professionals discuss topics related to art, fashion, media, and design. This year, Clark Atlanta University students can participate in virtual and in-person sessions with
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Courtesy of Hampton University As part of a global partnership with the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), the Hampton University Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications today hosted a 10- member Georgia (Eastern Europe) delegation of journalists and faculty to learn, evaluate and discuss higher education’s best practices in media education programs in the
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