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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By Angela Johnson Conservative Republicans stay coming for White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. Back in June, ex-Fox News host Tucker Carlson hurled a series of insults her way, calling her “the dumbest, nastiest, most dishonest” person that President Joe Biden could find for the job. Name-calling, while disrespectful, is something that comes with the job. But
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By L.A. Warren Jackson State University researchers, in collaboration with Princeton University, begin a second round of projects aimed at addressing some of the nation’s most difficult challenges. The program is funded by the Princeton Alliance for Collaborative Research and Innovation (PACRI) and was developed in partnership with the United Negro College Fund (UNCF). Each
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Courtesy of Claflin University Claflin University hosted its Third Annual 40 Outstanding Leaders Under 40 Awards Ceremony on Friday, Oct. 27, at Sulit Luxe Affairs in downtown Orangeburg, S.C. This year’s event was the first in-person celebration for the 40 Outstanding Leaders Under 40. The inaugural event in 2020 was held virtually. “I had a
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Courtesy of Fort Valley State University Fort Valley State University’s (FVSU) Cooperative Development Energy Program (CDEP) recently hosted a momentous visit from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), featuring distinguished representatives from the Office of Science and the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity. The half-day event, designed to integrate FVSU students and faculty into
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By Sholnn Z. Freeman Howard University’s 14th Annual International Conference on Stigma returns to campus on November 14-17, 2023, as a hybrid event. The conference will address the impact of stigma around various issues, including HIV, reentry from life in prison, food insecurity and other intersecting health-related issues. “The stigma associated with health conditions is a major problem
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Written By Barber-Scotia College North Carolina- Barber-Scotia College partners with Skilldora, a state-of-the-art AI Ed-Tech company based in Fort Mill, S. C., known for its history-making modernized app-based eLearning community, to launch certification programs. Skilldora, an African American company founded by DeMario and Dawn McIlwain, is an accredited e-learning provider, state-of-the-art platform and app that
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Courtesy of Bowie State University Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown and Natasha Dartigue, the state’s Public Defender, announced the formation of the Maryland Equitable Justice Collaborative (MEJC), a new initiative designed to reduce the number of Black men, women and other marginalized groups who are incarcerated in Maryland prisons. Maryland leads the nation in the
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