Spoken By President Joe Biden Our Nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are rooted in a fundamental tenet of our democracy: A quality education is a right that belongs to all people, and every single American should be free to pursue the limits of their talent and ambition. During National Historically Black Colleges and
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Written By Tuskegee University The Tuskegee University Research Centers in Minority Institutions Center for Biomedical Research (TU RCMI CBR) has received a $25 million grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) to help researchers develop health solutions for minority populations, particularly around obesity, and breast and cervical cancer. This is
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Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine The Center for Maternal Health Equity at Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) will receive nearly $2.3 million over five years in funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), a bureau of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The grant is among nearly $90 million in new awards to support the White House Blueprint for Addressing
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Written By Morgan State University More than 150 volunteers, including faculty, staff and students from Morgan State University, along with volunteers from Coppin State University and the College of Southern Maryland, gathered on Morgan’s campus to assemble more than 50,000 healthy nonperishable meals to be donated to local organizations and university partners. The volunteer service event, which
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By Leha Byrd The Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) Archives and Special Collections has received more than $102,000 in grant funding to enhance and ensure long time preservation of various artifacts that tell the story of the university’s 132-year history. The Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Library Alliance awarded ECSU $25,000, the Institute of Museum and
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Courtesy of Xavier University of Louisiana Xavier University of Louisiana’s Institute for Black Catholic Studies (IBCS) was established in 1980 as a graduate theology program with a specific mission of forming African American Catholics and others for ministry in Black communities. Founded in 1925 by St. Katharine Drexel and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, Xavier
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By Brittany Bailer During a special visit to her Alma Mater on September 21, Academy Award-winning actress Taraji P. Henson served as the closing keynote speaker at the second annual Bison Boss Summit hosted by the Howard University & PNC National Center for Entrepreneurship. During her fireside chat co-hosted by Walmart and moderated by Denise Malloy, Walmart’s senior vice
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By Jamie Crockett The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has funded North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s proposal to establish the “Climate Resiliency Center (CRC) in Piedmont Triad of North Carolina.” The announcement is in conjunction with the first White House Summit on Building Climate Resilient Communities and various actions the administration is taking to address a changing
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Written By Jackson State University “We are certainly proud to have Sen. Laphonza Butler as a history-making JSU alumna who is leaving a legacy of service for others to follow. She is a testament to the exceptional students JSU attracts and how our faculty and staff help them become the changemakers of tomorrow. On behalf
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By Curtis Bunn Malika Moore’s bags for Baltimore were nearly packed. She had secured a plane ticket from Cincinnati, made a hotel reservation and had a hair appointment just before her afternoon flight. She was ready for homecoming at Morgan State University. Then she learned of the incident on campus Tuesday, when five people — four of them
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