June 15, 2023

16 ECSU Scholars Awarded Benjamin A. Gilman International Funding to Travel Abroad

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Courtesy of Elizabeth City State University Sixteen Elizabeth City State University students have been awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship and will travel abroad in 2023. Scholarship funding totals $70,000 for students traveling throughout the 2022-2023 academic year.  The Gilman Scholarship is a program of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and was designed

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Centralian Jasmine Walker featured on PBS’ Engineering Your Future

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Courtesy of Central State University Central State University is committed to preparing students for innovative careers in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and agriculture (STEM-Ag) through its 1890 Land-Grant mission. Centralian Jasmine Walker, ’20, is an environmental engineer at GHD, a global professional services company focused on water, energy, and urbanization. She recently appeared on PBS Learning

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Howard University, PNC National Center for Entrepreneurship Hosts Inaugural Black Commerce Conference

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By Brittany Bailer Continuing its commitment to access and education for minority business owners, The Howard University and PNC National Center for Entrepreneurship will hold its inaugural HUxPNC Black Commerce Conference: The Future of Entrepreneurship June 14-16, 2023, at the Renaissance Downtown Hotel in Washington, DC (999 9th Street Northwest Washington, DC 20001). The event will feature celebrity entrepreneurs Lamman

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The FAMU National Alumni Association holds a fundraising breakfast on Saturday June 3, 2023 in Schaumburg, Ill,.

FAMU NAA Fundraising Breakfast Nets More Than $300K in Donations for University

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By Andrew Skerritt The Florida A&M University National Alumni Association (FAMU NAA) raised $339,883.24 for student scholarships and other programs during its annual breakfast fundraiser Saturday, June 3. “We are so thankful and appreciative of all our alumni, most importantly to those who thought it not robbery to give to support our students today and

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MEMPHIS, TN - FEBRUARY 01: A screen at the entrance of Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church displays the celebration of life for Tyre Nichols on February 1, 2023 in Memphis, Tennessee. On January 7th, 29-year-old Nichols was violently beaten for three minutes by Memphis police officers at a traffic stop and died of his injuries. Five Black Memphis Police officers have been fired after an internal investigation found them to be directly responsible for the beating and have been charged with second-degree murder, aggravated assault, two charges of aggravated kidnapping, two charges of official misconduct and one charge of official oppression. (Photo by Lucy Garrett/Getty Images)

California skate park is named for Black motorist fatally beaten in police traffic stop

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Officials dedicated a California skate park Sunday in honor of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who spent much of his youth in the state and was killed in January in what prosecutors said was a fatal beating by police in Tennessee during a traffic stop. An avid skateboarder, Nichols spent much time as a youth at the

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WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 19: North Carolina A&T State University Chancellor Harold Martin receives the Educational Leadership Award at the TMCF 32nd Anniversary Awards Gala on October 19, 2019 in Washington, DC.

Alabama’s six Historically Black Community Colleges, including Drake State, accepted into Thurgood Marshall College Fund

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Courtesy of Drake State Community and Technical College Residents who choose to attend any of Alabama’s six historically black community colleges (HBCCs), including Drake State Community & Technical College, will now have access to more scholarships and professional development opportunities through a prestigious national partnership. The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) announced a resolution Tuesday

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