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Student Inspired, Seek Opportunity During 2023 TSU Day At The Capitol

By Alexis Clark Tennessee State University turned the State Capitol blue for the 2023 TSU Day at the Capitol. Students,Ā staff, administrators,Ā alumni and faculty got a chance to speak with lawmakers and showcase many of TSUā€™s excellent academic programs. The Universityā€™s day at the capitol included nearly 100 TSU students, like TSU freshman Kindall Miller, whoĀ volunteered by delivering gift bags to lawmakers. What Miller didnā€™t expect was to visit the capitol for the first time ever and leave with a huge opportunity. ā€œI met Senator Brent Taylor and he was very kind ā€¦ Ā saying he would be excited to work with

Morehouse School of Medicine’s 12th Annual Heart Healthy Week Events Raise Awareness and Support Student Scholarships

Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine After a two-year absence due to the pandemic, Morehouse School of Medicine was thrilled to welcome back our signature Women with Heart Initiative events. The 12th Annual Women with Heart Healthy Week, sponsored by Southern Company Gas, kicked off with the Men’s Prayer Breakfast on Tuesday, January 31 in the beautiful Oceans Ballroom at the Georgia Aquarium. The Breakfast featured a reflection on longtime MSM friend, Henry ā€œHankā€ Aaron, delivered by Ambassador Andrew Young as well as addresses from MSMā€™s own Dr. Rick Kittles and Dr. David Satcher and featuring keynote speaker and former

Bowie State Counseling Professors Support Community Mental Health with BOLD Parent Initiative

By Jonathan M. Saxon Families have had to make serious fundamental adjustments to how they live and operate in recent years.Ā During the pandemicā€™s peak, families were coping with dramatic shifts in how they worked coupled with sudden changes in how their children learned and engaged with school. Additionally, the country experienced some of its highest levels of social unrest in years stemming from high-profile instances of racist violence. Dr. Jennifer West, an associate counseling professor, saw a need for addressing familiesā€™ psychological wellness through these difficult conditions and used funding from the Governorā€™s Emergency Education Relief Fund to create the

AT&T to serve as presenting partner of NBA HBCU Classic for Second Year

Courtesy of Grambling State University AT&T will be the presenting partner of the NBA HBCU Classic for the second year the NBA today announced. Together the NBA and AT&T will donate $100,000 to Classic opponents Grambling State University and Southern University for a total of $200,000 to support academic resources, athletics and wellness services as part of their respective ongoing commitments to students, faculty and alumni of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Google and Adidas will serve as associate partners of the game. Throughout NBA All-Star 2023, the NBA will continue its ongoing commitment to HBCUs with more than

Former NASA Executive and Howard Alumnus To Deliver 2023 Charter Day Convocation Address, March 3

By Deidra W. Hill, EdD Howard University alumnusĀ Gregory L. RobinsonĀ (CEA ā€˜83), former executive leader of NASA and one of Time Magazineā€™s ā€œ100 Most Influential Peopleā€, will serve as the keynote speaker for Howard Universityā€™s 156th Charter Day Convocation on Friday, March 3 at 10:30 a.m. in Cramton Auditorium. Howard University will confer upon RobinsonĀ an honorary degree, Doctor of Science, the University’s highest honor. The 2023 Charter Day Convocation is open to the public and will also be available for viewing viaĀ livestream. With more than 30 years of engineering, program and project management, and senior executive leadership at NASA, Robinson is

Tennessee Tech player recovering after frightening injury against Tennessee State

By Brandon King Saturday night in Nashville there was a sobering reminder thatĀ competition, no matter how fierce, will always be superseded by people. With 3:04 left in the second half of Tennessee Techā€™s matchup with Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech junior guard Diante Wood was injured when he fell into a group of players under the basket and remained face down for several minutes. In a positive sign, Wood was able to move his lower extremities while being attended to by trainers. Wood, a 6-foot-4, 210-pound junior from Anniston, Alabama, was taken off the floor on a stretcher and transported to

BSU Receives $1.5 Million Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence Grant

By D. Thompson Bowie State University has received funding from the U. S. Department of Educationā€™s Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence Program that will exceed $1.5 million over four years to support The Bowie Black Male Educators Project. The university is one of only twelve institutions, and the only HBCU to be awarded a grant from the new program. The Black Male Educators Project works to increase the number of Black male teachers who are prepared to work with students in early childhood, elementary, secondary, and special education with the knowledge, understanding and skills in English for Speakers of

NBRPA announces Legends HBCU Scholarship Program

Courtesy of Grambling State University The National Basketball Retired Players Association (NBRPA) today announced the opening of the 2023-2024 Legends HBCU Scholarship ā€” a scholarship fund and scholars program for undergraduate students attending HBCUs across the country. This Legends HBCU Scholarship is the latest program from the NBRPAā€™s Legends Care initiative and will become an integral component of the NBRPAā€™s mission and scope of influence for years to come.Ā  Legends Scholars will receive a $10,000 scholarship in recognition of their academic excellence and desire to make a positive and purposeful impact in the world. ā€œWe are thrilled to present our

How Morehouse School of Medicineā€™s Physician Assistant Students Are Bringing Heart to Healthcare

By McGraw Hill When the physician assistant (PA) students at Morehouse School of Medicine hosted their first-ever PAs in the Park event in 2021, they had one goal in mind: to advance health and health equity by offering services that respond to Atlanta residents’ healthcare and wellness needs. The 2022 event, held in Washington Park in the city’s historic Westside neighborhood, expanded on that vision. The weather was beautiful, attendance was strong, food trucks were plentiful and complimentary fitness classes kept energy high. It was against this Instagram-worthy backdrop that scores of people received free health screenings, vaccinations, COVID tests

After a Long Journey, Migrant Kids Given Smiles at Howard University College of Dentistry

By Sholnn Z. Freeman Watching Americaā€™s treatment of migrant families, Howard University pediatric dental residentĀ Jose Garcia (DDS ā€™19)Ā recalled feeling a deep sense of injustice. These families had embarked on long journeys to seek asylum at the U.S. border only to be met with the horrors of family separations, and even instances of migrant children reported missing. ā€œSome families were pushed onto busses headed all the way to the DMV, where they were simply left out on the side of road without help or instructions,ā€ said Garcia, who himself was born in Ecuador and immigrated to the United States with his

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