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Tallahassee Unveils Jake Gaither Golf Course Historical Marker

By Andrew Skerritt The City of Tallahassee unveiled a historical marker at the Jake Gaither Golf Course, which opened in 1956. Named for legendary Florida A&M University football coach Alonzo “Jake” Gaither, the course, located at 801 Bragg Drive, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug. 9, 2022, by the National Park Service. The opening of the nine-hole course 66 years ago gave African Americans in Tallahassee a place to play golf when they were restricted from playing elsewhere. It quickly became a community hub, serving as the site of Guinness World Record attempts and once

Norfolk State Women Uplifting Women

Courtesy of Norfolk State University Some of the area’s most powerful, successful and well-known women will help provide guidance to women who need advice and an opportunity to achieve their own success. Women Who Lead, a partnership between Black BRAND, Norfolk State University and Truist Bank, formally launched Thurs., March 9.  The bank contributed $250,000 to the women’s professional accelerator program. The program will help women who are capable but are often left behind when it comes to advancement because they can’t get their foot in the door, or they come up against a ceiling that keeps them from achieving.

Amazon and Howard University Announce Expansion of Academic Collaboration

By Hayya Shah In February, in furtherance of an ongoing effort to create enduring pipelines of diverse science talent and differentiated research, Amazon announced a collaboration with Howard University. Today, Amazon is revealing an expansion of that collaboration, housed in the College of Engineering and Architecture, to include Amazon Robotics. The expansion is aimed at addressing a growing need within the robotics space, not just for skilled STEM workers, but particularly for skilled workers with diverse perspectives. “We need the best and the brightest minds out there thinking about how to build better robots,” said Tye Brady, Amazon Robotics’ chief technology officer. “We want different

Lincoln University of Missouri Awarded $75K for New Innovation Lounge from Home Depot Retool Your School Program

By Stephanie Cobian Lincoln University of Missouri (LU) was named as one of ten recipients of Home Depot’s 2023 Innovation Lounge Grant at the Retool Your School Award Celebration held at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday, April 11. LU will receive $75,000 in grant funds to transform a space on campus into an Innovation Lounge for future innovators, entrepreneurs and creators. “Innovation in education is about empowering students to become life-long learners who will be agents of change,” stated Lincoln University President John Moseley. “With the new Innovation Lounge, LU students will have the opportunity to unleash their entrepreneurial spirit

Oprah Winfrey Shares Formula For Success With TSU Graduates

By Alexis Clark When TSU alumna Oprah Winfrey returned to her alma mater on Saturday as the spring commencement speaker, the sky in Nashville was overcast, but it didn’t stop her from filling the atmosphere with hope and inspiration. Oprah Winfrey captivated over 600 graduates at her alma mater with a wise message about success, following your heart, dreaming big, and listening to “the still, small voice.” “I know not what the future holds, but I know who holds the future,” Winfrey told the graduates. During her commencement address, Winfrey recalled living with her late father in East Nashville, attending college

Harmonia Rosales’ First Major Traveling Museum Exhibition to Open at Spelman College Museum of Fine Art

Courtesy of Spelman College Following its presentation at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, the inspired exhibition “Harmonia Rosales: Master Narrative” opens at Atlanta’s Spelman College Museum of Fine Art on Friday, August 18. Cultural reclamation permeates “Master Narrative,” an exhibition of twenty paintings and a large-scale sculptural installation by the Los Angeles-based Afro-Cuban American artist Harmonia Rosales who seamlessly entwines the tales and characters of the Yorùbá religion, Greco-Roman mythology and Christianity with the canonical works and artistic techniques of European Old Masters. “We are fortunate to have Harmonia Rosales’ first traveling solo museum exhibition at Spelman College Museum of

Keys to Success Focus of Commencement Speaker’s Address

By Hazel Scott With hundreds of degree candidates, participants and guests in attendance, Alabama State University’s  2023 Spring Commencement on Friday, May 5, at ASU Stadium was an unforgettable,  grand-scale celebration that appropriately marked the academic achievements of the University’s graduates. During the ceremony, The Golden Class of 1973 was honored and a cadet was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Air Force. The University held two formal, in-person graduation ceremonies, one at 8:45 a.m. and the other at 1:45 p.m. The featured speaker for both ceremonies was Harry L. Williams, president and CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College

Three N.C. A&T Students Tapped For Dreamworks’ Animation, HBCU 20X20’s Fellowship Program

By Markita C. Rowe North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University junior visual arts and media design student Briana Ballentine is one of three students from the university selected by DreamWorks Animation and HBCU 20×20 to participate in the new LAUNCH: HBCU Fellowship Program. The Durham, North Carolina, native from the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (CAHSS) and graphic design chair for Richard B. Harrison Players joined 14 students from historically Black colleges and universities for a paid eight-week curriculum of various workshops, courses and speaker series that aim to open the many paths to a career in

U.S. News & World Report Ranks Bowie State University Among 2023-2024 Best Graduate Schools

Courtesy of Bowie State University Bowie State University’s (BSU) computer science, education and public administration graduate programs were ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for their level of excellence. Designed for prospective students looking to further their education beyond college, the Best Graduate Schools rankings evaluate programs in a variety of disciplines, including business, education, engineering, law, medicine and nursing. Bowie State’s graduate computer science program enables students to design new algorithms, analyze computer language theory, research and develop new computer systems and software and delve into virtual reality, artificial intelligence, robotics, data science and

CAFS Freshman Returns from Educational Voyage to Greece

By Kilisha Fain Florida A&M University College of Agriculture and Food Sciences (CAFS) student Chai Comrie said he gained a new life experience during his recent venture studying abroad. Whether taking an exciting journey countryside or abroad, traveling is one of the best ways for college students to have new experiences and witness different cultures. For Comrie, the opportunity to explore new and foreign environments meant learning new skills and gaining a new network of friends. The first-year animal science pre-vet major recently traveled to Heraklion, Greece, to participate in the International Ocean Discovery Program (IOPD) for a six-week study, aboard the JOIDES

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