Within the Men’s Initiative Graduation Acceleration Program (G.A.P.), a bond was forged between Tennessee State University students and their dedicated advisors. These advisors are more than mentors; they became father figures to students like Dwight DeBerry II, a TSU junior hailing from Memphis who holds the title of Mister Junior for the upcoming school year.
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Courtesy of Bowie State University Bowie State University (BSU) in collaboration with The Maryland Center, TDX International, LLC (TDXi), an Alaska Native 8 (a) small business subsidiary of TDX Corporation and Forward Edge AI, a minority owned small business, have completed the first phase of a research and development (R & D) project designed to
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By Brooke Binson Roman Neal ll, incoming freshman from Memphis, Tennessee has been announced as the latest Chadwick Boseman Scholar at Howard University. Neal is a graduate of New Ballet Ensemble and School and KIPP Memphis Collegiate High. Neal will begin studying dance arts on campus this fall. The Chadwick A. Boseman Memorial Scholarship provides incoming fine arts
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By Juliana Kim President Biden will designate a national monument at three sites in honor of Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley — both of whom served as catalysts for the civil rights movement. Biden is expected to sign a proclamation on Tuesday, which will be the 82nd anniversary of Till’s birth. The new monument will
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By Zoë Richards Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to travel to Florida on Friday to deliver critical remarks in response to the state Board of Education’s approval of new standards for how Black history will be taught in schools. The trip to Jacksonville will highlight efforts to “protect fundamental freedoms, specifically, the freedom to learn and teach America’s full
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Courtesy of Norfolk State University The Virginia Association of Broadcasters awarded four outstanding Virginia citizens on Friday, June 23rd for their contributions to broadcasting and the Commonwealth. Recipients were presented with the awards during the 86th Annual Summer Convention Awards Banquet held at the Marriott Virginia Beach Oceanfront Hotel. Norfolk State University Alumni, Dr. Grady
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Courtesy of the University of the Virgin Islands In the regular session of its quarterly meeting on June 24, via Zoom, the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) Board of Trustees unanimously approved four new degree programs – an Associate of Applied Science degree program in Renewable Energy Technology (RET), andBachelor of Science degree programs in Agroecology,
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