By Todd H. Simmons “Our Blues Make Us Gold,” a multi-part documentary focused on North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University from filmmakers Ashley Shantè and Brandon Gerard, is the recipient of a $100,000 grant from the Black Experience on Xfinity that will allow for enhancement and completion of the project, officials announced today. In development since
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By Corky Siemaszko The Oklahoma Sheriffs’ Association suspended the McCurtain County sheriff and two other staffers Tuesday after they were secretly recorded talking about killing reporters and lynching Black residents after a public meeting. The vote to suspend Sheriff Kevin Clardy, sheriff’s investigator Alicia Manning and Jail Administrator Larry Hendrix was unanimous, the sheriffs’ association said on Facebook. The
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By Zack Lilly Dominion Voting Systems has officially settled its lawsuit against white nationalist propaganda porn network Fox News, which was accused of joining Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, and the rest of the idiocracy-infused fraternity of MAGA-lie-KKKappa in spreading demonstrable false claims about rigged voting machines costing Trump the 2020 election. But many people believe that all this last-minute
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By Sholnn Z. Freeman Key journalism, education and diversity experts will join Howard University students in a town hall discussion of “Reporting While Black: Confronting Systemic Racism” at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26. The town hall will be held in the Met Auditorium, Room 100, within the Cathy Hughes School of Communications, 300 Bryant St.
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By Hazel Scott On Thursday, April 20, Alabama State University held a special event to honor 30 graduating students who identify as first-generation scholars. The University College, TRIO programs, the National Alumni Association (Montgomery Chapter) and the ASU Foundation hosted a First Gen Senior Luncheon in the John Garrick Hardy Student Center Ballroom. The luncheon is
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By Sarah Kaplaniak CampusReel, an increasingly popular online student-produced vlog library amplifying colleges and universities around the nation, has named Prairie View A&M University the 2023 Best College For Mechanical Engineering In Texas. “We are very proud of this achievement and nod to our program’s excellent curriculum, high achieving students and outstanding faculty,” said Pamela Obiomon
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By Emmanuel Freeman Spring Preview Day 2023 was a blast! Tennessee State University’s premier open house for prospective students this year brought together nearly 2,000 high school seniors and juniors and their families from across the nation to view and get information about the university’s offerings and programs. At the packed, all-day event in Kean
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