Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine Kitty Carter-Wicker currently serves as Medical Director for the Atlanta University Center Consortium Student Health and Wellness Center. After completing her residency in family medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine, she joined the Maternal Child Health team there. During her tenure at the School of Medicine, she served as
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Courtesy of Norfolk State University Norfolk State University hosted the Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts in the Dorothy B. Brothers Auditorium of the Student Center. Wolf Trap presented their free “Wolf Trap Arts Integration Symposium: Strengthening Social Emotional Development Through the Arts” for early childhood educators from Norfolk and the surrounding
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Courtesy of West Virginia State University An archeological field school will be offering students at West Virginia State University (WVSU) the opportunity to uncover more of the history surrounding the Hale House and the early salt industry at Malden. The Hale House is the former home of one of the Kanawha Valley’s early business and political
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By Zoë Richards Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., on Wednesday called on the state Education Department to “correct” its new standards for teaching Black history after it suggested that slaves benefited from skills used in forced labor. “The new African-American standards in FL are good, robust, & accurate,” Donalds tweeted. “That being said, the attempt to feature the
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By Andrew Skerritt Florida A&M University hosted 40 students in the Black Male College Explorers AIM Higher Program on the Tallahassee campus June 11-23. While most participants came from Central and South Florida, students traveled from as far as Illinois, Indiana, and South Carolina. Participants also included students from FAMU DRS and other Big Bend
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Courtesy of Texas Southern University Texas Southern University students and faculty recently attended the HBCU History & Culture Access Consortium Student Leadership Convening in Atlanta and hosted by Clark Atlanta University, as part of the University Museum’s ongoing participation in the Smithsonian HBCU History and Culture Access Consortium. The TSU contingent met and participated with
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Courtesy of Tuskegee University Tuskegee University’s Pre-Alumni Council recently participated in the UNCF (United Negro College Fund) Leadership Conference in Birmingham, Alabama. The annual conference hosted more than 300 attendees and offered the HBCU UNCF-member institutions a chance to connect and enhance skills for post-academic life and career opportunities. This year the conference was held
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Courtesy of Virginia State University Professional tennis legends Billie Jean King and Ilana Kloss have made a generous donation to process, digitize, and catalog the Virginia Interscholastic Association (VIA) archives, which are housed on the campus of Virginia State University. This effort will preserve the remarkable achievements made by Virginia African Americans during the Jim
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By Kelly Rusk “Reagan was selected through a rigorous process and represents the very best of PVAMU students,” said Quincy Moore III, Ph.D., associate professor of biology and Honors Program director. “Her participation in the White House HBCU Scholars program will continue to prepare her for a fantastic future, one where she can serve as
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By Zoë Richards Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday rebuked the Florida Board of Education’s new standards for how Black history will be taught in schools, calling it an effort by extremist leaders to spread propaganda. Speaking in Jacksonville, Harris said the recently approved curriculum, which suggests some slaves reaped benefits from the skills they acquired during forced labor, was
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