By Stephanie Holland After a star-studded bidding process led to the most interest BET has seen in years, Paramount Global abruptly pulled the plug on the sale of its majority stake in the BET Media Group. Notable names interested in acquiring BET, its streaming service BET+, BET Studios and VH1 included Tyler Perry, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Byron Allen, and
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A judge has ordered Starbucks to pay an additional $2.7 million in lost wages and tax damages to a former regional manager who was earlier awarded more than $25 million after alleging she and other white employees were unfairly punished following the high-profile arrests of two Black men at a store in 2018. In June, Shannon Phillips won $600,000 in
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By Hazel Scott It’s been a year since The Nest at Alabama State University opened its doors and burst onto the scene in Montgomery, Alabama. Today, the venue has become a popular entertainment and fine dining spot in the capitol city. To mark the one-year anniversary, the University and its food service provider, Aramark, held
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By Emmanuel Freeman Dr. Carolyn Baldwin Tucker, a two-time Tennessee State University graduate, had a special moment last night when she pinned her grandson, Josiah Jones, as he begins his journey as a legacy student at TSU this semester. Tucker, an author and retired Davidson County council member, received her undergraduate and graduate degrees from
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By Caroline Foreback The Baltimore County Police Department along with 29 law enforcement agencies nationwide recently participated in an HBCU summer internship program that allowed college students and recent graduates to learn the inner workings of a police department. The program, sponsored by the Police Executive Research Forum, aims to bring about change through the
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Courtesy of Delaware State University The University’s Division of Information Technology helped another fellow HBCU understand the educational benefits of the Apple Initiative for DSU and the information technology upgrades that come with it. Darrell McMillon and members of the University’s IT team hosted administrators from Fort Valley State University during an Aug. 3 visit
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Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine The National Center for Primary Care (NCPC) at Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) and the City of East Point, Georgia, will hold the second annual East Point Health Equity Summit on Saturday, August 19. The free event will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Arts Xchange located at 2148 Newnan
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