Courtesy of Central State University A partnership between Akron Law and Central State University is gaining traction with a focus on diversifying the legal field. The new 3+3 degree program aims to create a seamless way for students to obtain a bachelor’s degree from Central State and a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from Akron Law in just six
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By Annie Ma and Thalia Beaty Natalie Coles will never forget receiving an unexpected phone call in 2020. On the line was Virginia-based Dominion Energy, offering to give money to Wilberforce University, the small historically Black college where she is in charge of fundraising. The company’s $500,000 donation went in part toward laptops and hot
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By Savannah Kutcher Stacey Abrams, the voting rights activist and two-time Democratic nominee for governor in Georgia, denounced some criticism of Vice President Kamala Harris, saying in an interview Sunday that although politicians should expect questions, Harris has received a racist and sexist share of the scrutiny. “We will always question the person behind the person,” Abrams told
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By Rachel James-Terry Jackson State University’s Margaret Walker Center is celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Phillis Wheatley Poetry Festival (PWPF) with some of the nation’s top literary change agents. Fifty years ago, educator and novelist Margaret Walker had the keen foresight to organize a seminal conference at Jackson State College centered on innovative Black women
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Exonerated “Central Park Five” member Yusef Salaam won a seat Tuesday on the New York City Council, completing a stunning reversal of fortune decades after he was wrongly imprisoned in an infamous rape case. Salaam, a Democrat, will represent a central Harlem district on the City Council, having run unopposed for the seat in one
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by Jet Turner Langston University signed an agreement with the Air Force Sustainment Center at Tinker Air Force Base on Monday, giving students the opportunity to gain real-world experience through internship and learning opportunities, leading to a potential path to employment upon graduation. When Langston University Student Government Association President Nathaneal Rakestraw-Edwards heard news about
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By Tyler Fingert Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis says mental health is a real problem that she cannot prosecute her way out of. Instead, she is turning to professionals at Morehouse School of Medicine to help inmates transition to life outside, so they do not end up back behind bars. “I am tired of
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By Sholnn Z. Freeman On Saturday, November 4, Ben Vinson III, Ph.D., was inaugurated as Howard University’s 18th president, a vibrant and historic occasion that saw him showered in African American poetry, musical performances, and a stream of tributes from across the academic world. During his address, Vinson pledged to strengthen Howard University in traditional areas
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