Courtesy of Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem State University, a historically Black educational institution in North Carolina, has signed a new agreement with Wake Forest University that will provide students from the HBCU with a pathway to matriculate into the juris doctorate program at the Wake Forest School of Law upon graduation. The agreement allows the
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ByĀ J.J. McCorvey Ā The election could be decided in Georgiaās fastest-growing and most ethnically diverse county. In Gwinnett County, a part of metro Atlanta whereĀ 58% of votersĀ backed Joe Biden in 2020 compared with the 40% who voted for Donald Trump, both parties are again locked in a raceĀ centered on the economy. Vice President Kamala Harrisā economic
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Courtesy of Lincoln University of Missouri Lincoln University of Missouri has announced the opening of enrollment for its Master of Arts in Higher Education program with a Historically Black Colleges Universities concentration. This online degree is available for both spring and fall 2025 and aims to equip education professionals with the essential skills to address
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Courtesy of Spelman College Spelman College hosted a screening of Chisholm ’72: Unbought & Unbossed,Ā a documentary that captures Shirley Chisholm’s historic 1972 presidential campaign.Ā The film was directed by Shola Lynch, director ofĀ documentary filmmakingĀ and Diana King Endowed Professor at Spelman and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004. It features an interview with Chisholm
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By Mia Berry Morehouse College director of athleticsĀ Harold Ellis, a former basketball standout for the Maroon Tigers, recalls making numerous phone calls to scouts and agents as a student-athlete, asking for a chance to play in the NBA. Now Morehouse basketball players will get an opportunity Ellis would have loved to have had in college.
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By Alex Gangitano Texasā largest Teamsters union, Local 988, endorsed Vice President Harris before her rally in Houston on Friday. In a letter first obtained by The Hill, the union, which is based in Houston, said it surveyed more than 8,000 members before endorsing her. It cited theĀ BidenĀ administrationās protection of union pensions and Harrisās pledge
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By Mia Berry Howard University alumnaĀ Sydney SatchellĀ has had a busy month since winning a gold medal with the U.S. womenās sitting volleyball national team at the Paralympic Games in September. She attendedĀ a parade in her honorĀ in her hometown of Windsor, Connecticut, and threw out the opening pitch at a Washington Nationals game. An avid womenās
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South Carolina is preparing to put up its first individual statue for an African American on its Statehouse lawn, honoring a man who put on Confederate clothes in order to steal a slaveholderās ship and sail his family and a dozen others to freedom during the Civil War. ButĀ Robert SmallsĀ isnāt just being honored for his
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For the first time in over 30 years, theĀ Washington PostĀ announced on Friday its editorial board would not be making an endorsement of a candidate in aĀ presidential election. āWe are returning to our roots of not endorsing presidential candidates,ā Will Lewis, the newspaperās publisher and chief executive officer said in aĀ statementĀ on Friday, less than two weeks
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The University of Vermont Press has partnered with the Society for Black Military Studies to launch theĀ Journal of Black Military Studies.Ā The multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal will feature articles that discuss, analyze, and document the military experience in context of the Black diaspora. Scholars will be able to publish their work without fees and their articles
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