April 2024 - Page 12

GSU Grad returns to talk past goals, future of digital health technology

Courtesy of Grambling State University Portia Taylor Singh has always been all about goals. That includes life goals, academic goals, and even athletic goals like helping the Grambling State University soccer team net its first Southwestern Athletic Conference championship in 2004. Singh has scored in reaching every goal set for herself, including earning a Bachelor

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Student Advisor Nick Horton To Join TSU Sports Hall of Fame

By Emmanuel Freeman Tennessee State University freshmen advisor Nick Horton is headed to the TSUĀ Sports Hall of Fame. On April 12, Horton will join 24 other former athletes for the special recognition. The 2024 TSU induction class includes NBA star Robert Covington, former NFL star Dominique Rogers-Cromatie, and the late legendary Tigerbelle Mamie Rallins, who

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Howard Universityā€™s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center Launches Exhibit Showcasing Work of Ghanian Photographer Gerald Annan-Forson

By Simone Boyd The Howard University Moorland-Spingarn Research CenterĀ (MSRC) hosted ā€œArchiving Revolution: The Spectacle of Power in Late 20th Century Ghana,ā€ a panel conversation inspired by the ā€œRevolution and Image-making in Postcolonial Ghana (1979-1985)ā€ exhibit in theĀ Howard University MuseumĀ featuring photography from Gerald Annan-Forson, whose work documents major political moments in the country. The MSRC has

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FAMU Foundation provides scholarships

Courtesy of Florida A&M University College can be pretty costly. Fees can build up very quickly and never seem to end. FAMU offers a free and easy solution to this problem. FAMU Foundation scholarships are funded by multiple donors. Donors such as the Althea Gibson/The Cosby Family, the Beta Alpha Chapter of The Delta Sigma

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The Obama Foundation Opens Applications for the 2024-2026 Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service

By Gloria Nlewedim Today, the Obama FoundationĀ opened applications for the 2024-2026 Voyager Scholarship, The Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service. Funded by a $100 million personal contribution from Airbnb Co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky to the Obama Foundation, the Voyager Scholarship provides college students with last-dollar financial aid to help alleviate the burden of college debt,

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Travis Scott and Cactus Jack Partner with Mitchell & Ness to Launch First Ever Collegiate-Inspired featuring Grambling State Apparel Collection on April 4

Courtesy of Grambling State University Cactus Jack, the official brand of multi-platinum, diamond-certified recording artist and style icon Travis Scott, has teamed up with digital sports platform Fanatics, leading sports retailer Lids, and Mitchell & Ness to announce a groundbreaking, first-of-its-kind collegiate-inspired apparel collection. The ā€œJack Goes Back to Collegeā€ collection brings together collegiate pride

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Local Curators Bring Cultuvue Exhibit to B-CU

Courtesy of Bethune-Cookman University The Mary McLeod Bethune Center for the Study of Women and Girls and the Carl Swisher Library are co-hosting a new portraiture exhibition on the campus of Bethune-Cookman University. Kenneth Grant Inzpirations curated the Cultuvue interactive photography exhibit ā€œto transform the way we perceive African Americans, countering the negative cultural stereotypes

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LSU star Angel Reese declares for WNBA draft, says she’s already ‘done everything’ at college level

ByĀ Antonio Planas NCAA womenā€™sĀ basketball star Angel ReeseĀ declared for the 2024 WNBA draft Wednesday, proclaiming she had accomplished everything she can at the collegiate level. Reese, 21, a 6-foot-3 forward at Louisiana State University, toldĀ VogueĀ she didnā€™t want to be ā€œbasicā€ and drew inspiration from tennis legend Serena Williams, who announced her retirement in the September, 2022,

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