August 22, 2023

Tuskegee CSM Program Earns 7-Year ACCE Reaccreditation

Courtesy of Tuskegee University The Construction Science and Management program received a full seven-year reaccreditation beginning July 31, 2023, through July 31, 2030, by the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE). The program is one of only two accredited bachelor’s degree programs in Alabama and only four accredited HBCU programs nationally. “We are most grateful

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TSU Launches Customer Service Training for Staff Success

By Emmanuel Freeman As Tennessee State University prepares for the new academic year, staff members are embracing a new mindset after participating in an all-day campus-wide customer relations training Wednesday. Led by industry experts and experienced professionals in customer service, the training aimed to better equip staff to serve their clients, specifically students. Isabelle Langham, Sterlin Sanders, and Greg Robinson,

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Tones of Melanin Scores Shark Tank Deal for HBCU Apparel

By Angela Johnson As a student at Norfolk State University in the early 2010s, Ashley Jones set out to create apparel and accessories that reflected her style and showed her school pride. But what started as a side hustle has turned into a lucrative business. And now, Jones is teaming up with one of the

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Little Rock Nine Decry Limits on AP Black Studies Course

By Bracey Harris Several surviving members of the Little Rock Nine, a group of students who in 1957 integrated Little Rock Central High School under threats of violence from white segregationists, are denouncing the Arkansas Department of Education’s restrictions on an Advanced Placement African American Studies course. The state is not barring students from taking the class but has

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Emmy-Winning Actor Ron Cephas Jones Dies at 66

Ron Cephas Jones, a veteran stage actor who won two Emmy Awards for his role as a long-lost father who finds redemption on the NBC television drama series “This Is Us,” has died at age 66, a representative said Saturday. Jones’ manager, Dan Spilo, said in an emailed statement the actor he died “due to

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Morehouse Backs Federal Action to Boost Health Equity

Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine To improve health equity in the United States (U.S.), the president should create a permanent federal body responsible for improving racial, ethnic, and tribal equity across the federal government, according to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM). In addition, Congress should create a new score card

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ASU Launches L.E.A.D. Speaker Series to Inspire Students

By Kenneth Mullinax If you are interested in motivational speakers that help uplift your life and make your hearts soar, then you must attend ASU’s new public seminar series, “The Leadership, Educational, and Development (L.E.A.D.). Speaker’s Series.” The seminars will feature eight different speakers with forums beginning on Aug. 24, 2023 and continuing through 2024.

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Howard’s Day of Service Inspires New Students Through Action

By Amber D. Dodd Around the 9 a.m. hour, hundreds of Howard University students waited for the light on the 7th Street block of the Florida and Georgia Avenue intersection. Herds of Bison were traveling to begin the Howard University Day of Service (HUDOS), a decade-long tradition that introduces first-year students to the longstanding, 156-year

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