Courtesy of Tuskegee University Tuskegee University is excited to announce significant renovations to Adams Hall and Olivia Davidson Hall as part of its commitment to enhance the student on-campus experience. Tuskegee University is set to complete the extensive renovations of Adams Hall and Olivia Davidson Hall by the fall of 2024 and will share ongoing
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For decades, the University of Pennsylvania has held hundreds of skulls that once were used to promote white supremacy through racist scientific research. As part of a growing effort among museums to reevaluate the curation of human remains, the Ivy League school laid some of the remains to rest last week, specifically those identified as
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Courtesy of the Education Writers Association Nearly a century since Black History Week was created, and more than 50 years since February was first recognized as Black History Month, many states and school districts are trying to suppress or control what the public learns about the history of Black people in America. At the same time, much
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Courtesy of Jackson State University ackson State University (JSU) is diversifying its food options for its campus community through SodexoMagic. The joint venture between Magic Johnson Enterprises and Sodexo, Inc., will launch AC Barbeque during a ribbon cutting ceremony at 10:45 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 12, at JSU, Mississippi’s only high research activity historically black urban
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Courtesy of Hampton University The Hampton University Department of Sociology is proud to announce as its guest speaker for Black History Month, Dr. Lois Benjamin, Professor Emerita of Sociology at Hampton University. On Thursday, February 15, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. in the Harvey Library Meeting Room, Dr. Benjamin will explore the role of the Black
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Courtesy of Fort Valley State University The Office of Strategic Academic Partnerships and Student Engagement within Academic Affairs began spring semester 2024 with a renewed partnership with the Department of the Air Force, represented by Robins Air Force Base (RAFB). This educational partnership and agreement extend the previous historic agreement made in 2020, designed to
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Written By Dustin J. Seibert Let’s start out by acknowledging that we all love Andra Day. That said, we can acknowledge that her rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” at the beginning of Super Bowl LVIII left many…hoping for better. The Grammy-winning artist opened the big game with her rendition of the Black National Anthem, following
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Courtesy of Albany State University Albany State University (ASU) will host The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) from February 6 – 10 on the east and west campuses and at the Albany Municipal Theater. The festival is a nationally organized program involving over 18,000 students annually and 8 regions throughout the country. Regional
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Written by Rene Marsh and Matt Egan The Department of Education on Tuesday announced a new investigation into Harvard University’s handling of alleged discrimination on its campus after a federal civil rights complaint was filed late last month against Harvard on behalf of Muslim and Palestinian students. The students said in the complaint that the
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Written By Clark Atlanta University Clark Atlanta University, UNCF (United Negro College Fund) announced that Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded a $100 million unrestricted grant to support UNCF’s capital campaign. UNCF is undertaking a bold $1 billion capital campaign that includes five components: student scholarships, unrestricted funds to enhance the endowments for historically Black colleges and universities
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