Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine Morehouse School of Medicine is proud to announce that President and CEO Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD, FACOG, has received the 2023 Scroll of Merit Award from the National Medical Association (NMA), the organization’s highest honor. The award was presented to Dr. Montgomery Rice on July 29, 2023, during the
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By Adam Edelman The two Democratic state representatives in Tennessee who were expelled by Republicans in April for protesting in support of gun safety on the chamber floor won elections Thursday night for their old seats, The Associated Press projected. Justin Jones won his election for his state House seat in Nashville, and Justin J. Pearson won his
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Courtesy of the University of the Virgin Islands Ocean Point Terminals (the “Company” or “Ocean Point”), presented officials from the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) with a check for $140,000 as part of the Company’s annual commitment to support training, education and workforce development programs. “We are extremely pleased to continue our long-standing partnership
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Courtesy of West Virginia State University West Virginia State University (WVSU) has been awarded nearly $2 million in grants from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) as part ofa major investment of more than $33 million to support capacity building efforts at the country’s 1890 Land-grant Universities.
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By Rachana Pradhan Pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk has turned to influential Black Americans in pursuit of what would be a lucrative victory: having Medicare cover a new class of weight loss drugs, including the company’s highly sought Wegovy, which can cost patients more than $1,000 a month. During a conference of the Congressional Black Caucus
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Courtesy of John C. Smith University The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently announced that Johnson C. Smith University’s College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) will receive a $1 million grant to build the next generation of STEM professionals who have a comprehensive education in dealing with natural disasters. Associate Professor of Computer
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By Anthony L. Jenkins, Ph.D.( President of Coppin State University) The Supreme Court today delivered a ruling that would have significantly reduced the financial burden faced by graduates across the United States and eliminated remaining debt for others. Like many other Historically Black Institutions, Coppin State University serves a growing population of first-generation college students
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Courtesy of Texas Southern University Texas Southern University has launched the annual Back to School Alumni Giveback campaign. Each year, the University accepts support from alumni and friends to help ensure student success as they prepare for a new academic year. “Our alumni have supported this effort for more than five years, and their continued
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Leading up to the 2020 election, Facebook ads targeting Latino and Asian American voters described Joe Biden as a communist. A local station claimed a Black Lives Matter co-founder practiced witchcraft. Doctored images showed dogs urinating on Donald Trump campaign posters. None of these claims was true, but they scorched through social media sites that advocates
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Courtesy of Prairie View A&M University Two years after breaking ground, the sixth addition to Prairie View A&M University’s Roy G. Perry College of Engineering complex is ready to open its doors and offer new opportunities to students and faculty. The University plans to hold a grand opening of its new $70 million Engineering Classroom and Research Building (ENCARB)
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