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​Music Executive, Entrepreneur, and Humanitarian Courtney Stewart to Donate $100,000 to ASU During Homecoming Game

By Hazel Scott Founder and CEO of Right Hand Co, Right Hand Foundation, and The Network ATL, Courtney Stewart, is making dreams come true at his alma mater Alabama State University. Stewart, who’s best known for discovering and developing multi-platinum selling, award-winning, global superstar Khalid, is donating $100,000 to create scholarships for communication students and multiple enhancements to ASU’s communication department. The presentation will occur during the Homecoming game between ASU and Jackson State University on Saturday, Oct. 8. “It’s so important to give back, and it’s a blessing and an honor to be able to do that and help support

Delaware State University Ag Bldg. groundbreaking, $1M Agilent donation

Courtesy of Delaware State University Delaware State University held a Sept. 29 Groundbreaking Ceremony to denote the beginning of work to construct a new 15,000-square-foot, $10 million Agriculture Building. During the ceremony, it was also announced that Agilent Technologies Inc. – a global leader in the life sciences, diagnostics, and applied chemical markets – is launching a partnership with the University to increase the share of underrepresented students entering STEM fields. Agilent solidified its partnership during the event by presenting the University with a $1 million donation that will support new lab instrumentation. That enhancement will help the University expand its

Actor, Producer Tracee Ellis Ross Pushes Empowerment at N.C. A&T’s Speaker Series

By Tonya Dixon North Carolina A&T kicked off the fall 2022-23 Chancellor’s Speaker Series in a major way.  Special guest speaker Tracee Ellis Ross was warmly welcomed to a sold-out Harrison Auditorium filled with hundreds of excited students and friends eager to hear the night’s conversation, “Empowered: A Conversation About Women’s Rights.” From the moment the curtains opened, the anticipation was high and the discussion never waned. Ross greeted the crowd with her best and heartfelt “Aggie Pride,” to which the audience happily responded in kind. It was clear the tone was set. Ross and moderator, alumna and obstetrician-gynecologist Dr.

Clark Atlanta University Selected as Site for New PROPEL Center A Global HBCU Headquarters for Innovation

Courtesy of Clark Atlanta University Clark Atlanta University (CAU) is proud to announce the university has been selected as the home of the New PROPEL Center, a global headquarters for innovation. The global HBCU technology and innovation hub committed to strengthening the Black talent pipeline, will be constructed at 635 Atlanta Student Movement Blvd., at Parsons Street between Vine and Elm Streets on the former site of The University Plaza Apartments – formerly known as “The Birdcage.” The location is an approximately 5.2-acre site that holds special historic and cultural significance to Clark Atlanta University and its alumni who once

Alumna establishes $100K endowed criminal justice scholarship

By Rachel James-Terry Jackson State University alumna Jennifer Love recently established the $100,000 Jennifer Love Criminal Justice Law Enforcement Endowed Scholarship at her alma mater. “We are thankful to have alumni like Jennifer, whose generous investment in Jackson State and our criminal justice students will help to empower and transform their higher education futures. Her gift further elevates our strategic plan goal of student success, ensuring they have access to the resources needed to fulfill their academic endeavors,” said JSU President Thomas K. Hudson, J.D. Love, a 1983 graduate of the HBCU, is a retired corporate and law enforcement executive with

American Association for the Advancement of Science Hosts HBCU Annual Making and Innovation Showcase

Courtesy of Bowie State University Bowie State students from the Department of Technology and Security represented the university at the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) HBCU Annual Making and Innovation Showcase in the nation’s capital last weekend presenting their prototype device designed to detect and report pollutants in bodies of water. The students’ research project focused on how to mitigate organic chemical substances and persistent organic pollutants (POPs) that are released into the environment contaminating bodies of water, defiling fish and making them harmful for human consumption. POPs are highly toxic synthetic chemicals known to be

Howard University Annual Bouchet Society Forum Tackles COVID-19 and Challenges in Higher Education

By Jasmine M. Ellis Institutional leaders from eight universities that have Edward A. Bouchet Honor Society chapters on their campuses gathered on Howard University’s campus for the first time since the pandemic for the annual Bouchet Society Forum. Hosted by The Graduate School, Bouchet Society institutional leads met in the multipurpose room in the Undergraduate Library on Thursday, September 22, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The forum sought to give attendees a safe space to discuss critical issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in graduate studies on their respective campuses two years after the onset of this country’s

Lincoln University of Missouri’s Christine E. Boston Recognized for Success of Monthly Lecture Series Partnership with MRRL

Courtesy of Lincoln University of Missouri Associate Professor of Anthropology and Sociology Christine Elisabeth Boston and Missouri River Regional Library (MRRL) reference and adult programming librarian Madeline Matson have been named winners of the 2022 Missouri Library Assoc. (MLA) Community Partnership Award for their monthly Lincoln University-MRRL Lecture Series. The series, which provides free educational programming to the public, brings a range of relevant lecture topics to the community regarding history, politics, culture, local folklore, and more. Boston and Matson were recognized at a ceremony held on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, at the Springfield Discovery Center. Matson and Boston’s monthly lecture series began in

Hornet Family Members Win National Awards

By Kenneth Mullinax The nation’s oldest black scholarly organization (founded in 1915) held its three-day national meeting in Montgomery beginning on Sept. 29 and as part of the event, the group presented its most prestigious award to two highly acclaimed members of the Hornet Nation family. Attorney Fred D. Gray, Sr. (ASU 1951) and the late Dr. Ralph J. Bryson (ASU faculty member) were both named as recipients of the coveted “Luminary Award” from the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History (ASALH). The chairman of the University’s department of History and Political Science, Dr. Derryn Moten, a member of the ASALH, explained

Arts Center/Gallery exhibits paintings of Edward Loper II

Courtesy of Delaware State University The Arts Center/Gallery at Delaware State University presents Edward Loper II: The Journey of Perspective Oct. 3 – Nov. 18 with an artist reception from 5-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7. Delaware native Edward Loper II is a self-taught artist whose commitment to creative exploration has led to artistic success over the past five decades. Since the early 1960s, Loper’s work has been featured in numerous national exhibitions, cultural events, and publications, as well as the prestigious Barnes Foundation. His paintings are collected not only by private collectors, but corporate art collections such as the Wilmington Trust,

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