By Rohan Mattu The designer behind Taylor Swift’s viral Chiefs coat has landed a deal with the NFL. It was impossible to miss if you were watching the Kansas City Chiefs divisional playoff game: Swift supporting her boyfriend, tight end Travis Kelce, in a custom red and white coat styled after Kelce’s jersey. It was
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By Jalen Brown Black college students have lower six-year completion rates for any type of degree or certificate program than any other racial or ethnic group because of racial discrimination, the high cost of higher education and a multitude of external responsibilities, according to a new Lumina Foundation-Gallup 2023 State of Higher Education study. The study,
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By Emmanuel Freeman The spring semester at Tennessee State University began with a successful freshman orientation, which helped to prepare over 200 incoming students for life at TSU. The orientation, held a week prior to the start of classes, provided a platform for the new students and their parents to interact with enrollment and recruitment
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By Labrina VanCliff North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Aggie Source Food Pantry has won first place in the 2023 NC Collegiate Hunger Challenge among 21 four-year public colleges and universities, earning $5,000 to provide resources to students facing food insecurity. Launched in collaboration with the College of Agricultural and Environmental Science and Division
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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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Courtesy of Talladega College The Amistad Murals painted by Hale Woodruff are at the center of an agreement between Talladega College and the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) as part of the HBCU Digital Art Project. On Tuesday, December 12, President Gregory J. Vincent and Valerie Cooper, Community Outreach Consultant for the Smithsonian American Art
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California’s Legislative Black Caucus released a slate of reparations bills to implement ideas from the state’s landmark task force on the issue. The proposals include potential compensation for property seized from Black owners, but do not call for widespread direct cash payments to descendants of enslaved Black people. If approved, the proposals would expand access to career
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By Amber D. Dodd Michael Steele, the 2023-2024 Gwendolyn S. and Colbert I. King Chair Endowed Chair in Public Policy, hosted a panel discussion “The Fake Consumerism of American Politics” in Howard University’s Founders Library Browsing Room on Wednesday evening, January 31, 2024. “Consumerism is all about protecting or promoting the interests of the consumer…but
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By Candace McDuffie Black History Month is fast approaching. Although here at The Root we celebrate Black excellence 365 days a year, the origins of the historic month should also be acknowledged. For those who are unsure how it began, Black History Month initially began as a 7-day celebration in 1926. That year, the Association for the Study of
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By Alexis Clark Tennessee State University extends condolences to the family of alumna Dr. Edith Peterson Mitchell, who served on the TSU Board of Trustees from 2017 to 2019. In addition to her distinguished service at TSU, Dr. Mitchell’s legacy resonates through her remarkable achievements in the U.S. Air Force and the healthcare profession. “Dr.
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