By Shanelle Genai The passing of Clarence Avant, affectionately known as the “Black Godfather” of music, has those in Black Hollywood and abroad reminiscing on his life and legacy. One of those people is Tyler Perry, who posted a series of pictures with and of Avant, reflecting on both his impact in the music business and love for his
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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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Courtesy of Tuskegee University Tuskegee University and Trenholm State Community College have formed a partnership that will provide a seamless transfer process for Trenholm State students to complete their bachelor’s degree. This partnership was formalized with a Memorandum of Understanding Signing Ceremony held Aug. 9 at Tuskegee University. Through this partnership, Trenholm State Community College
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By Doha Madani and Diana Dasrath Former NFL star Michael Oher, the subject of the book and movie “The Blind Side,” alleges that the couple who took him in as a teenager misled him into believing they were adopting him — and that they instead placed him in a conservatorship, according to a court filing Monday. “The lie
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By Andrew Skerritt Florida A&M University (FAMU) reported a record $96.4 million in research awards for the fiscal year ending June 30, as the University pushes for Carnegie R-1 status. President Larry Robinson, Ph.D., a scientist and principal investigator on a five-year, $30 million National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration research grant, called the University’s research
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By Amber D. Dodd On a humid Thursday morning Dr. Ben Vinson III, Howard University’s incoming president, made his way to College Hall South to greet new students. “Do you have everything you need?” Vinson warmly asks a mother-daughter duo in room 2053, as he pauses during his tour through College Hall South. Wearing a
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By Stephen Featherston The Tennessee State athletic department received multiple academic accolades from the Ohio Valley Conference this week, as the league announced the 2022-23 Team Academic Achievement Award, Medal of Honor, and Commissioner’s Honor Roll. TSU men’s tennis earned the 2022-23 Team Academic Achievement Award. The award is presented annually to each conference-sponsored sport to
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Courtesy of the University of the Virgin Islands Aspiring cooks seeking to gain the skills needed to work in a food-service setting are encouraged to register for the Certified Fundamentals Cook (CFC) program now available at the University of the Virgin Islands Center for Excellence in Leadership and Learning (UVI CELL) on the Orville E. Kean Campus
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Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) is proud to announce that graduate student Kiandra Smith has been named a Gilliam Fellow by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). Among the 50 new Gilliam Fellows, Ms. Smith is being honored along with her thesis advisor, MSM Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology Jason DeBruyne, PhD. She is
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By Brooke Brinson During the short white coat ceremony to welcome new medical students, Howard University College of Medicine Dean Andrea Hayes Dixon said she hoped that the future of medicine would be less about the color of the doctor’s skin and more about how they could provide healing and treatment. “I hope there comes
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