Courtesy of Stillman College In a poignant and heartfelt ceremony, Stillman College, in collaboration with Tuscaloosa Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs, Stillman College Office of Military Services, and Stillman College Student Affairs, today honored 152 veterans who died of suicide during the “Operation We Remember” event held on the Stillman Quad.
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By Anthony Howard The Jackson State University College of Education and Human Development’s Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education (EECE) has been awarded the inaugural Science of Reading and Excellence award by the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE). JSU is the first and only public university to receive this award in the state. “This
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Police used tear gas and flash-bang grenades Monday to halt a march seeking to stop construction of a police and firefighter training center in Atlanta. More than 500 people on Monday marched about 2 miles from a park to the site, which is just outside the Atlanta city limits in suburban DeKalb County. A wedge
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Courtesy of Tuskegee University Tuskegee University partnered with local educators to encourage local high school students to consider studying science, technology, engineering, or math during Tuskegee University STEMmED Day. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, high school students from Macon County, Notasulga, Bullock County, Montgomery Public Schools, Ramsey High in Birmingham, Auburn, and Loachapoka
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Courtesy of Bowie State University Buy Black, a play about how Black Americans cope under the threats of gentrification, opens tonight with performances through Saturday in the Black Box Theatre in the Fine and Performing Arts Center at Bowie State University. The play was written by Raymond Ingram, a junior theatre major in with a
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Courtesy of Clark Atlanta University Clark Atlanta University (CAU), the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in the southern United States, and IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, hosted an event earlier this month highlighting the importance of corporate HBCU partnerships to support student success. Together with CAU students and leaders,
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By Emily Rizzo Meghan Budden’s family was considering moving if their Pennsylvania school district didn’t change course. She normally isn’t politically active, she said, but felt compelled to volunteer when a slate of Democrats launched bids to take back their school board in Central Bucks School District, just north of Philadelphia. Central Bucks is well
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A radio reporter taken into custody while covering a demonstration the night two sheriff’s deputies were shot three years ago reached a $700,000 settlement on Tuesday with Los Angeles County. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved the payout to Josie Huang, a journalist for NPR affiliate LAist. “Journalists in Los Angeles County should be able
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By Jessica Washington After an escalating series of scandals, the Supreme Court finally issued a code of conduct. But will this new code actually do anything to curb the behavior of some of the more notorious justices (**cough cough** Justice Clarence Thomas), or will it just sit there collecting dust? Not to burst any bubbles,
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Written By the Howard Newsroom Staff Howard University is taking a key step toward improving the financial agility of Howard University Hospital (“the Hospital”), transitioning the Hospital into a separate, controlled subsidiary legal entity, subject to regulatory review and approval by DC Health. This planned transition will help to ensure the Hospital’s future as a
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