Written By Gadsen Community College Gadsden State Community College’s Skill Training Division is offering the Basic Life Support course for healthcare providers from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 8 at the Valley Street Campus Certified Nursing Assistant Building. The BLS course teaches learners to recognize several life-threatening emergencies and to respond appropriately. Training includes
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Courtesy of Clark Atlanta University Clark Atlanta University’s WCLK: Jazz 91.9 (an NPR member station) is excited to announce its partnership with Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) to broadcast and stream the first Jazz Music Awards: Celebrating the Spirt of Jazz. The music awards will be available for streaming on demand on PBS Passport on Monday,
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Written by Dillard University Dillard University has announced the successful raising of $25,000 through its Employee Giving Pledge, a significant contribution towards enhancing student welfare and athletic facilities. Athletic Director Dr. Linda Bell, speaking on the impact of the pledge, said, “I’m passionate about the students playing their sport and getting their education simultaneously.” This
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Written by Gerald Thomas III Florida A&M can win the Black College Football National Championship in front of a special guest. Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris will attend Saturday’s HBCU Celebration Bowl when the Southwestern Athletic Conference Champions Rattlers (11-1) battle the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference winners Howard Bison (6-5) at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, first reported by ESPN Andscape’s Mia Berry. But it’s not the Football Championship
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Written By Spelman College Two Spelman College faculty members were invited to contribute to The Fifth National Climate Assessment, a congressionally mandated report formed under the Global Change Research Act of 1990 that addresses what scientists know about climate change, how it affects the U.S., and its current and projected trends over the next 25
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By Kenneth Mullinax Alabama State University’s Esports program is only in its first year of competing but it is already exceeding expectations. “The goals that are being reached by our team this inaugural season have come at a much quicker and positive rate than anticipated by myself and our staff as it relates to competing
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Courtesy of Morgan State University Morgan State University President David K. Wilson announced today that Kim Godwin, president of ABC News, will be the keynote speaker for the University’s 10th Fall Commencement Ceremony. As the first Black woman to serve as a news network president, Godwin will share the story of her journey to the highest echelons of
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By Minyvonne Burke Oprah Winfrey’s slimmed-down frame can be credited to weight loss medication and a holistic approach, the media mogul told People magazine in an interview published Wednesday. Winfrey said she uses the medication “as a tool” to manage her weight as she sheds pounds, admitting to People in an exclusive interview that she had to overcome
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Courtesy of Tuskegee University Tuskegee University Army ROTC cadets gathered early Thursday morning on a campus field with the chill in the air and morning dew blanketing the Goat Farm. Their fall training exercise brought a little excitement as First Lieutenant Kayla Freeman ’16, Alabama National Guard’s first Black female pilot and a Tuskegee alumna,
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Written By Sholnn Z. Freeman The Howard University College of Medicine has received a $12 million donation from author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, part of the $2.2 billion in grants Scott has given this year to 360 organizations nationwide. The unrestricted nature of the gift, which is unusual for donors, allows Howard and the College of Medicine to determine
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