By Emmanuel Freeman, Tennessee State University is kicking off its 2021 Homecoming with a gospel explosion featuring Grammy and Stellar awards winning gospel legend Tye Tribbett. Known for such hit albums as “Greater Than” and “The Bloody Win,” the singer, songwriter and keyboardist will headline the show in the Gentry Center Sunday, Oct. 24, beginning
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By Scottie Andrew, Weeks after his special “The Closer” was criticized for its jokes aimed at transgender people, Dave Chappelle has addressed the controversy. He’ll meet with “the transgender community” that takes issue with his jokes about trans people, he told audiences at a gig in Nashville on Sunday — but is “not bending to anybody’s
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By Lane College University, The Lane College National Alumni Association’s alumni chapters and members from all over the country presented a gift of over $113,000 to the College in a presentation during the homecoming celebration on Saturday, October 2. For many alumni, homecoming presents the perfect opportunity to give back for the difference a Lane
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, An African American historical museum in Virginia is throwing its hat in the mix to turn what was once a daunting reminder of the country’s Confederate past and in recent years, violence, into a public display of art. The Jefferson School African American Heritage Center in Charlottesville has submitted an offer to
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Courtesy of University of Maryland Eastern Shore, After a year’s hiatus yielding to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore are bringing back their “Salute to Our Veterans” gala. The Thursday, Nov. 11, event pays tribute to local military veterans and gets underway at 6 p.m.
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By Angela Barajas, Martin Savidge and Christina Maxouris, Finding jurors to sit in the trial for the three men charged in Ahmaud Arbery’s killing is proving difficult in the Glynn County, Georgia, courtroom where jury selection began this week. Hundreds of people have been summoned, and from the 60 people who have been questioned since last Monday, many said
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By the Howard University Newsroom, Howard University today said it would directly distribute to students $11 million in funding from the COVID-19 related Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF). The financial aid distribution represents another step the University is taking to strengthen need-based financial support to students. A total of 11,949 Howard students will receive
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By Rebekah Riess and Amir Vera, One of the men convicted in the murder of James Jordan, father of basketball legend Michael Jordan, was denied parole, according to Greg Thomas, a spokesperson for the North Carolina Department of Public Safety. Daniel Green and his co-defendant, Larry Demery, were convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in
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By Ariane de Vogue, A group of unvaccinated Maine health care workers are asking the Supreme Court to block a state rule that mandates certain health care facilities require their employees to be fully vaccinated, arguing that the requirement violates their religious liberty rights. So far, the justices have declined invitations to strike down vaccine mandates at Indiana
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Courtesy of Lincoln University, During the 2021 Homecoming week, The Lincoln University community will celebrate the Alumni Memorial Arch that was dedicated in 1921 to honor the 167 Lincoln alumni soldiers who served in World War I. The celebration includes a research presentation by first-year students led by Professor C. Marlene Lacy, Homecoming Sunday Services
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