Courtesy of Bowie State University Three students from Bowie State have been named Interledger Student Scholars and will be providing technical, community engagement and community-driven research support to enhance digital open payments and protocols as part of the $150,000 grant awarded to the university last fall by the Interledger Foundation. The initiative is designed to
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By Rebecca Cohen The University of Florida has eliminated all diversity, equity and inclusion positions due to a new state rule that prohibits the addition of such programs, according to an administrative memo from the university. In addition to slashing all DEI positions, UF has also closed the Office of the Chief Diversity Officer and stopped DEI-focused contracts
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By Quintessa Williams Spike Lee’s commitment to empowering Black talent extends beyond the silver screen. In a unique collaboration, Lee’s fellowship program, Spike Fellows, created in partnership with the filmmaker’s agency, Gersh, has joined forces with Ralph Lauren to provide students with a wardrobe that epitomizes professionalism and success, according to The Hollywood Reporter. This initiative aims to equip aspiring filmmakers with
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By Stephen Gaither Chris Paul is teaming up with fellow Winston-Salem State University alumnus B Dhat to connect the AAU circuit with his HBCU. The CP3 Classic, Presented by B Dhat is an HBCU Cultural and Admissions Experience that will take place around a three-day AAU basketball tournament. The tournament will take place inside C.E.
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By Christopher Rhodes Black entrepreneurs often face significant hurdles to starting new businesses, but Congress may make things a bit easier. Congresswoman Nikema Williams (D-GA) hopes to support Black-owned businesses by creating a new federal grant to HBCUs to fund these endeavors, and her plan has already gained traction. Grants for minority-owned businesses As reported by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Rep. Williams
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Courtesy of Bowie State University Although the CIAA Basketball Tournament brings fans and alumni from around the nation to the week-long event, the Education Day, Career Fair and Tech Summit are among the many off-court activities that attracted Bowie State students and staff. BSU Admissions Office staff and students were on hand at Education Day
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By Alexis Clark Two Tennessee State University students have been selected as ambassadors for the inaugural launch of the Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios Storytellers Lab. The Storytellers Lab is an initiative designed to create partnerships with HBCUs to cultivate diverse creator pipelines within the entertainment industry. Showtime selected TSU students Billy Ashton Briggs and DeShonda Kennerson,
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Courtesy of Langston University Langston University and Wm Conrad Veterans Memorial Gardens have entered into a partnership meant to enhance the way the Veterans Memorial Gardens honors veterans while also giving students opportunities to gain real-world experience. The partnership was signed Nov. 11, 2023, and marks a new era in the relationship between the University
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Michael Strahan is already in the Pro Football Hall of Fame — and many others — but he will soon be in a new one. Strahan is a part of the latest Hall of Fame class at Texas Southern University. The Texas Southern University Sports Hall of Fame, which was reinstated recently, has announced its first
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By Daniel Arkin The head of the NAACP is calling on Black student-athletes to reconsider their decisions to attend public colleges and universities in Florida, challenging a new state policy that bars those institutions from using government funds on diversity, equity and inclusion programs. In a letter sent Monday to current and future student-athletes of the
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