Tressie Souders and Shonda Rhimes are two African American women who have achieved great success in the movie and television industry. The first Black woman to direct a feature film, Tressie Souders made her directorial debut with the 1922 film “A Woman’s Error.” Souders did more than just direct the film. She also wrote the
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Derek Chauvin has been convicted on all three charges in relation to the May 2020 killing of George Floyd. Today, the former Minneapolis Police officer was found guilty by 12 jurors of the Hennepin County court. The charges include second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Chauvin faces a maximum sentence of 40 years for
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Hattie McDaniel and Kerry Washington are two performers who have broken the glass ceiling and overcome obstacles to achieve a level of fame that most people only dream of. The first African American woman to win an Oscar, McDaniel was awarded Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mammy in “Gone with the Wind.” She
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Target is making higher education more affordable this fall for 1,000 African American students at more than a dozen HBCUs by providing scholarships of up to $5,000. Target has been a longstanding donor and partner of United Negro College Fund (UNCF) for more than two decades. The new Target Scholars Program will provide scholarships to
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Financial firm Morgan Stanley recently announced it is partnering with HBCUs, offering $12 million to support a total of 60 full scholarships for students enrolled in Howard University, Spelman College and Morehouse College. Morgan Stanley and Spelman College announced the first cohort of students selected for the HBCU Scholars Program. Five first-year students have been
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Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) School of Journalism and Graphic Communication will host the Dow Jones News Fund HBCU Digital Media Institute on May 26-28. The virtual event consists of three days of digital media training for 25 students. Those who are chosen will learn the latest techniques for news gathering and storytelling. Students will receive
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Howard University received a $1.7 million grant from the CDC Foundation. Designed to reach historically marginalized and disadvantaged populations during public health crises, the endeavor has been dubbed Project REFOCUS. Project REFOCUS takes a closer look at the intersecting pandemics of racism and Covid-19 and provides information to the communities most directly impacted. The project
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Shirley Ann Jackson and Lisa Gelobter are both pioneers of science as well as advocates for social justice. An American physicist, Jackson has been involved in several organizations such as the National Society of Black Physicists and the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology. President Clinton appointed her to the chair of the Nuclear
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Cicely Tyson and Lupita Nyong’o, two of Hollywood’s greats. The award winning actresses have starred in some of Hollywood’s biggest films. An actress and model, Cicely Tyson is an American icon. She has won numerous awards and acted in over a hundred films. Her career began as a model, and Tyson rose to the top
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After 20 years, Morris Brown College (MBC) is finally receiving accreditation candidacy by the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, a Virginia-based accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. This monumental achievement indicates that the institution is in compliance with the standards and criteria, has been evaluated by an on-site peer team,
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