By Eugene Daniels One of the nation’s most powerful political groups tasked with helping female candidates is readying a massive investment to improve Kamala Harris’ public standing. EMILY’s List, the political action committee whose aim is to elect female candidates supportive of abortion rights, says it will be spending “tens of millions of dollars” to
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Courtesy of North Carolina A&T State University North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr. and his wife, Davida Martin, will serve as the 2023 Wyndham Championship honorary chairs, the tournament announced today during a news conference on the university campus. The 84th annual Wyndham Championship is set for Aug. 2-6, 2023,
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By Aila Slice Illinois has become the first state in the nation to legally prohibit libraries from banning books. During a ceremony in Chicago on Monday, Democratic Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a bill that “protects the freedom of libraries to acquire materials without external limitations” and threatens to pull funding from libraries unless they agree
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Courtesy of Wilbeforce University Dr. Elfred A. Pinkard, President of Wilberforce University, guest starred this morning on The Breakfast Club, a popular iHeart Radio morning show based in New York and streamed internationally. Dr. Pinkard discussed the critical role of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), as well as the need for the current #WilberforceUnite
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By Alexis Clark Tennessee State University’s school of nursing executive director and professor Dr. Courtney Nyange has been recognized by the Tennessee Nurses Association, the Tennessee Hospital Association, and the Tennessee Action Coalition for her outstanding leadership in the nursing profession. Dr. Nyange is the first at TSU to receive this honorable recognition as a
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Courtesy of Howard University Howard University is pleased to announce the appointment of Kenyatta R. Gilbert, PhD, as dean of the School of Divinity. Since 2006, Gilbert has been a professor of homiletics at Howard University’s School of Divinity and is a nationally- recognized expert on African American preaching. He will report to Anthony Wutoh, PhD, Howard
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