By Wali Pitt The NFL Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship is designed to be a vocational tool to increase the number of full-time NFL minority coaches, and this year’s class already includes two of the top up-and-coming coaches in HBCU football. Courtney Coard, the defensive coordinator for North Carolina Central, and Tory Woodbury, Tight Ends Coach &
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Courtesy of the Pew Research Center Ahead of the upcoming 2024 presidential election, a new survey from Pew Research Center has reported on the opinions of registered voters regarding a number of cultural issues relevant to the United States. The survey includes data regarding both Democrats’ and Republicans’ views on racial diversity, the legacy of slavery’s effect
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By Helena Oliviero The largest-ever gift for historically Black colleges and universities was announced Tuesday by Michael R. Bloomberg’s philanthropic organization: $600 million will be divided among the country’s four HBCU medical schools, which includes Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta. The gift is intended to address systemic underinvestment in Black institutions and communities by
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By Meg Kinnard Donald Trump says he is pulling out of a scheduled September debate with Vice President Kamala Harris on ABC and wants them to face off on Fox News, making it increasingly unlikely that the candidates will confront each other on stage before the November election. In a series of Truth Social posts late Friday, the
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By Sara Weissman Clark Atlanta University leaders have pushed back on Donald Trump’s claims that he “saved” the historically Black institution when he spoke at a rally at Georgia State University on Saturday. During the rally, the Republican presidential nominee invited up Michaelah Montgomery, a Clark Atlanta alumna and conservative activist. Trump recounted to the
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Michael Bloomberg’s organization Bloomberg Philanthropies is announcing a $600 million gift to the endowments of four historically Black medical schools. Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor and the billionaire founder of Bloomberg LP, will make the announcement Tuesday in New York at the annual convention of the National Medical Association, an organization that advocates
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Courtesy of Florida A&M University Tim Beard has been selected to serve as interim president of Florida A&M University. The appointment follows the recent resignation of former president Larry Robinson, who will officially step down from his role on August 4. Florida A&M University, a historically Black institution in Tallahassee, enrolls over 7,700 undergraduate and 1,500 graduate
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By Monica Lewis With less than 100 days until Homecoming, Howard University is preparing to celebrate it’s 100th Homecoming under this year’s theme, “100th Homecoming: Howard University Yard of Fame.” Howard Homecoming Week kicks off on Sunday, October 13 with a special Call to Chapel and the 2024 Royal Court Coronation. Additional events throughout the week
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Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) today announced a $175 million donation to its endowment from Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Greenwood Initiative which is the largest grant from a single organization in the medical school’s nearly 50-year history. The gift marks the largest gift given to a single Historically Black College and University
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By Stephen J. Gaither Kyrstin Johnson, a gymnastics star who won a national title at a first-year HBCU program as a freshman, has now find a new home. Johnson is headed to Temple University to continue her career. She announced her decision on Monday. “Next Chapter! Please to announce! I’m an Owl!!!” Johnson posted. Johnson transferred
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