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​American Cancer Society Awards ASU Researcher $2.6 Million Grant to Continue Cancer Research

By Hazel Scott Dr. Manoj K. Mishra is once again helping establish Alabama State University as a leader in cancer research. Mishra, founder and director of the Cancer Biology Research and Training (CBRT) program, has been awarded a four-year, $2,631,400 grant from the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) Diversity in Cancer Research Institutional Development (DCRID) to continue the University’s cutting-edge cancer research program and outreach. The DCRID grant is designed to help improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in cancer research. Mishra is the Principal Investigator of this DCRID grant program at ASU. “The development of diverse, highly competitive, and independent research

Jonathan Logan Family Foundation Gift to Spelman College Establishes New Center for Documentary Media Studies – the First at an HBCU

Courtesy of Spelman College Spelman College announced a $1 million gift from the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation to establish the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation Center for Documentary Media Studies in the new Mary Schmidt Campbell, Ph.D., Center for Innovation & the Arts. Spelman College is the first Historically Black College & University (HBCU) to offer a bachelor’s degree in documentary filmmaking. The Jonathan Logan Family Foundation supports organizations that advance social justice by empowering world-changing work in investigative journalism, documentary film and arts & culture. The documentary film program and the motion capture room and corridor will bear the Foundation’s

United Airlines Partnership Putting TSU Aviation Students Closer to Pilot Dreams

Courtesy of Texas Southern University Aviation student credits United Airlines partnership with helping her earn commercial pilot license Katherine Cabrera has wanted to get into aviation ever since she was a child. While the Houston native knew where she wanted to go, she wasn’t exposed to how to get there. “I just kind of researched on my own,” Cabrera said. “I didn’t have any guidance. I just researched how to get into piloting. I took a discovery fight. They call it the flying bug. I got bit and it’s kind of an addiction now. I just want to keep getting

FAMU Marching “100” Heads For LA To Perform At Tournament Hosted by Basketball Hall of Fame, LeBron James and Nike

By Andrew Skerritt Florida A&M University’s Marching “100” Band will be in Los Angeles this weekend to perform at the Second Annual Chosen-1’s Invitational. The four-game high school tournament is being held in partnership with the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, Nike and four-time NBA champion LeBron James on Saturday, January 7 at the University of South California’s (USC) Galen Center. The Marching “100” will perform at halftime of three games. “The event will feature several elite high school basketball programs from around the country and will now feature the most illustrious marching band in the world,” wrote Giovanni Fillari, North

JSU Receives $4 Million in Community Project Funding to Establish Center for Supply Chain Management

Courtesy of Jackson State University  Jackson State University (JSU) has been awarded $4 million in Community Project Funding to establish a Center for Supply Chain Management. The funding was included in the FY2023 Omnibus Appropriations bill passed by Congress. President Thomas K. Hudson, J.D., says the innovative center will help diversify an industry that is poised to be a growth market for business professionals. “The Center for Supply Chain Management will support student engagement, research and strategic corporate engagement surrounding issues related to global supply chain and international trade relations,” says Hudson. “This is a great opportunity to take advantage of Mississippi’s thriving business

Cleveland Is Recruiting HBCU Students To Be Cops To Police Black Communities

By Donovan Dooley It’s no secret that law enforcement and Black communities haven’t had the smoothest of relationships. Police forces across the country have for decades harassed, abused and wrongly arrested a plethora of Black people in this country’s history, leading to a level of distrust between many Black people and law enforcement. Considering that harsh truth, there have been efforts made over the years to change the trajectory of this relationship including an increase in diversity measures. But on a macro level, the same issues still exist. Now, in Cleveland, the Department of Public Safety is turning to historically

Alabama State University Students Selected to CFA Credit Academy

By Kenneth Mullinax A group of Alabama State University students have been selected to participate in a nationwide financial empowerment initiative that includes 14 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) from across the United States. The Certified Financial Advancement (CFA) Credit Academy is sponsored nationally by HomeFree-USA and Experian and the program at ASU is managed by the University’s office of Career Services. The on-campus coordinator, Candice Stinchcomb, explained that the purpose of the program is to provide ASU students with life-changing financial management skills that will help increase their capacity to close the wealth gap that plagues underrepresented communities and also improve their own individual

Artist, fashion designer to host gallery Saturday at Stillman Art Walk

Courtesy of Stillman College College will also unveil Dr. Cynthia Warrick Art Gallery  Atlanta-based creative Melissa Mitchell is the featured artist for the 6th annual MLK Legacy Art Walk at Stillman College. The Art Walk will be held from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at the multi-purpose facility located next to the Hay College Center, where Mitchell will display both traditional art and wearables inspired by Black history and her Bahamian heritage. Additionally, Mitchell will have selected works of art for sale. The MLK Legacy Art Walk, created to showcase artwork that reflects Black history and culture and works created by

TSU Students Get Up Close With Caves, Critters and Under-Told Black History at Mammoth Cave

By Alexis Marshall TSU student Aria McElroy serves as a college ambassador for the National Park Trust and the nonprofit HBCUs Outside. She recruited classmates from an on-campus club to join the excursion. “I feel like it’s really good for students to be able to take the initiative to get their peers outside, because if it’s like someone older than you or like a faculty member, you might not be as interested.” McElroy says she felt called to become a college ambassador after an internship in the Rocky Mountains last summer. “It was just an opportunity for me and other students to get back outside and

Howard University Graduate and Karsh STEM Scholar Named in Eighth Cohort of Schwarzman Scholars

By Aaliyah Butler Schwarzman Scholars, one of the world’s most prestigious graduate fellowships, recently announced its eighth cohort which includes Howard University graduate Cameryn Burnette. Burnette was selected from among an initial pool of nearly 3,000 applicants to matriculate at Schwarzman College on the campus of Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. She will join 150 additional candidates selected from 36 countries and 121 universities around the world for the fully funded, one-year master’s degree program in global affairs. Burnette is the second-ever Howard student to join Schwarzman Scholars. Burnette graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s in civil engineering in 2022. Burnette is a proud

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