By Briona Hopkins Nearly 1,500 Florida A&M University students and more than 170 employers participated in the 2024 Spring Career Expo week events. Vanessa Chapman, interim director for the Career and Professional Development Center, hailed the success of the events that provided networking opportunities for students from all majors. “Typically, many employers focus their recruitment
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By William H. Kelley, III Jackson State University’s (JSU) Department of English and Modern Languages (EML), Mississippi Book Festival, Lemuria Books, and Visit Jackson welcomes #1 New York Times Best-Selling Author Tabitha Brown for her highly anticipated “I Did A New Thing” Birthday Tour. The sold-out evening will celebrate Brown’s release of her fourth book ‘I Did a New
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By Ramishah Maruf As with many Target trips, Nevada US history teacher Tierra Espy left the store with more items than she intended to buy on Sunday. She added a magnetic activity book about iconic Civil Rights leaders to her cart, in time for Black History Month, she told CNN in a phone interview. But now,
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By Curtis Bunn An unofficial coalition of civil rights, political and advocacy groups are launching a multifaceted counter to the growing cries to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion efforts stoked by billionaires like Elon Musk and Bill Ackman, among others. The quests to abolish DEI “are a literal slap in our face,” Marc H. Morial, president
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By Jaime Harrison As we kick off the presidential election year, the American people are tuning in more and more to the stakes of the 2024 election, which couldn’t be higher – particularly for Black Americans. This includes my home state of South Carolina, which is hosting its historic first-in-the-nation Democratic presidential primary today. Under
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Courtesy of Hampton University In an electric 131st Founders Day, celebrating the “majesty” of Hampton University, a packed house watched emotionally as the highly acclaimed music aficionado, Dr. Roland M. Carter was honored with awards and the namesake of the Robert C. Ogden Hall’s stage, which is now the Dr. Roland M. Carter Stage. This
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By Todd Simmons In the fast-growing world of online learning in higher education, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University stands out with eight degree programs newly ranked among the best in America – including two in the top 12 in their respective disciplines. Released today, U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Online Programs” rankings evaluated more
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By Alexis Clark Tennessee State University graduate Clarice Phelps’s interest in chemistry began with mixing concoctions in the kitchen of her Nashville home at an early age. However, it wasn’t until her 10th-grade year at Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet High School that she became captivated by science and developed a passion for chemistry. This
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