By Quintessa Williams The seniors of Benjamin E. Mays, a high school located in southwest Atlanta, GA, have a bright future ahead. According toĀ a report from WABE, a local PBS station, the class of 2024 consisting of 272 seniors (98% African American) had a surprise visitor during their assembly last Friday. Kevin James, the 19th
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By Zoe Richards A federal court on Tuesday blocked Louisiana from using a congressional map signed into law this yearĀ that had been redrawnĀ to include a second majority-Black district. In a 2-1 vote, the three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court in Monroe, Louisiana, found that Senate Bill 8, which provided for the redistricting of congressional
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Courtesy of Spelman College Spelman College announced Thursday that actress, director and executive producer Angela Bassett will be the keynote speaker for the Collegeās 137thĀ Commencement Ceremony and will receive a Doctor of Fine Arts honorary degree. The College will also award an honorary degree ā Doctor of Laws ā to trailblazing Supreme Court Justice Ketanji
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Courtesy of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Procurement Month at the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff concluded with its culminating event, The UAPB Second Annual Small & Minority Business Expo.Ā The engaging event, held at the UAPB STEM Conference Center, drew a diverse crowd,Ā includingĀ university faculty and staff, over 18 local and state businesses, Arkansas
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By Brittany Bailer The United States Department of Justiceās (DOJ) Office for Access to Justice visited the Howard University School of Law and participated in a panel discussion entitled āFrom Local Advocacy to Global Impact: Expanding Career Options in American Public Defense and Advancing the Rule of Law.ā The Office for Access to Justice works
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By Nadia Lloyd Students are turning away from brands that they claim are fueling the Israel-Hamas war in an effort to show their stance against the war. National brands such as McDonaldās, Starbucks, KFC, Coca-Cola and Dominoes are all facing scrutiny. The war initially ignited on Oct. 7, when Hamas, a terrorist organization, launched a
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By Andrew Skerritt Florida A&M University (FAMU) Office of Communications has just published the Spring 2024 A&M magazine,Ā The TechnologyĀ issue, which highlights the Universityās push to become a center of cyber research, artificial intelligence, and high-powered computing. In his magazine message, President Larry Robinson, Ph.D., shared his excitement about new cyber possibilities FAMU has embarked upon
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Courtesy of Morgan State University Three esteemed Morgan State University faculty members were elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the worldās largest general scientific society and publisher of theĀ ScienceĀ family of journals.Ā Paul B. Tchounwou, D.Sc.,Ā Kevin T. Kornegay, Ph.D., andĀ Farin Kamangar, Ph.D., M.D.,Ā each recognized for their advancement of science and service
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Thousands of Black college students expected this weekend for an annual spring bash at Georgiaās largest public beach will be greeted by dozens of extra police officers and barricades closing off neighborhood streets. While the beach will remain open, officials are blocking access to nearby parking. Tybee Island east of Savannah has grappled with the
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By Nigel Roberts Five historically Black universities are on a list of 20 institutions serving students of color to receive federal education funding for research and development and to improve completion rates for underserved students. The Education DepartmentĀ announcedĀ $93 million in grants to the HBCUs, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), and Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) on
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