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Tennessee State University Marching Band Gets Historic Nomination For Two Grammy’s

By Alexis Clark Tennessee State University’s Aristocrat of Bands has been nominated for a Grammy for their album The Urban Hymnal in the Best Roots Gospel Album category! AOB also received a second Grammy nod for their collaboration on Spoken Word Artist and Poet, J. Ivy’s album, The Poet Who Sat By The Door. The groundbreaking album has 10 tracks filled with organic sounds that were created on TSU campus and features trailblazers within the gospel music industry. The AOB is the first collegiate band in history to earn a Grammy nomination. “This is a tremendous day in the history of our beloved

Statue Of Lorraine Hansberry Installed At Howard University As Part Of The Lorraine Hansberry Initiative

Courtesy of the Howard University Newsroom Staff A statue of the great American playwright and civil rights leader Lorraine Hansberry, created by the renowned sculptor Alison Saar, was installed at Howard University on October 26. The statue was created earlier this year as part of the Lorraine Hansberry Initiative, which aims to honor Lorraine’s legacy while investing in those following in her footsteps. Titled “To Sit Awhile,” the statue features the figure of Hansberry surrounded by five bronze chairs, each representing a different aspect of her life and work. The life-size chairs are an invitation to the public to do

Edward Waters University Hires First Female Athletic Director In Program History

Courtesy of Edward Waters University Edward Waters University made history on Tuesday with the announcement of its first African-American woman to lead the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics in the over 155-year history of the institution. Dr. Ivana Rich was named the Associate Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics during a press conference on Tuesday afternoon at the Adams-Jenkins Community Sports & Music Complex. “We engaged our student-athletes, coaches, alumni, athletic administration, as well as our faculty and staff to be a part of listening sessions to help guide us through this process,” said EWU President and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. A. Zachary

​ASU Receives $74K NIH Pilot Grant to Tackle Health Equity and Researcher Diversity

By Hazel Scott Under a collaborative research opportunity, Alabama State University Cancer Biology Research and Training  (CBRT) researchers have received a  pivotal one-year $73,942 pilot grant from the National Institute of Health’s Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity (AIM-AHEAD). The pilot is led by the University of North Texas in partnership with Pennsylvania State University, Savannah State University and Alabama State University. “We are excited to receive this pilot funding that provides steppingstones for a bigger opportunity in the near future for faculty and students. The data science and the analysis of available cancer

Morgan State University Receives $500,000 Grant to Build Safe and Strong Neighborhoods by Engaging Community and Police

Courtesy of Morgan State University Morgan State University’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology has received a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to conduct hands-on studies of “situational policing” techniques and their impact on citizens living in Baltimore neighborhoods. The concept of situational policing refers to adapting policing style and strategy to the type of neighborhood where police are fighting crime. The study will involve participatory action research, a method in which community members work as partners with the research team to help collect and process data used to create the desired change. The three-year project is a partnership between Morgan

TSU Expert Warns of Triple Threat From Flu, Covid, and RSV

By Emmanuel Freeman The U.S. is facing a potential triple threat of flu, COVID-19, and RSV or Respiratory Syncytial Virus, and a Tennessee State University infectious disease expert is calling on individuals to get immunized, as the surest way to avoid serious illness or long-term hospitalization. Dr. Wendelyn Inman, professor and director of the public health program in the College of Health Sciences, warns that the flu, COVID-19 and RSV are highly contagious respiratory infections caused by different viruses, with flu activity increasing in October and peaking between December and February. “Get your flu shots and get vaccinated for COVID-19

Coppin State University Announces $3.7 Million Federal Grant Award to Support Diverse Educators in Maryland

By Robyne McCullough Coppin State University has received a $3.7 million Teacher Quality Partnership grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant will be used to support Coppin’s Pathways to Professions (P2P) initiative over the next five years. The P2P program aims to increase teacher diversity while also boosting student success in high-needs urban and rural schools across Maryland. “The Pathways to Professions Program builds upon the foundation of Coppin State University as a destination for training and cultivating quality educators, who then go on to shape the minds of our young people,” said Coppin State University President Anthony

Tuskegee University receives a $1 Million Organic Research Endowment from Clif Bar & Company

Courtesy of Tuskegee University Tuskegee announced it had received a $1 million endowment from Clif Bar & Company, The funds will support the advancement of organic agriculture and farming practices through the University’s College of Agriculture, Environment and Nutrition Sciences (CAENS). With this investment, Tuskegee University becomes the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) to receive a Clif Bar endowment and is the fifth recipient in the company’s $10 million program to support organic research at land grant universities. This endowment is also being matched by the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR), a non-profit organization that builds public-private partnerships to fund research

Students from Shaw, Saint Augustine’s team up for march to polls event

Courtesy of Shaw University Students from Shaw University and Saint Augustine’s University teamed up for a march to the polls event. Students gathered on Shaw’s campus Thursday morning, before making the 1/2 mile trek to Chavis Park, one of 15 early voting locations in Wake County. “We’re not red, we’re not blue, we are purple. That’s what we’re trying to get everyone to understand, especially the younger generation. To help make decisions that are going to help benefit not just themselves, but the entire general population. It’ll help benefit them. Their children, their children’s children. It’s about laying the foundation

Google.org Grant Will Support Spelman Project to Capture Critical Data on Women of Color in STEM

Courtesy of Spelman College Spelman College announced a $5 million grant from Google.org, Google’s charitable arm, to the College’s Center of Excellence for Minority Women in STEM (Center of Excellence) to support the development of a comprehensive data dashboard that will help shape the narrative of the impact of Black women leading, working and studying in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. The dashboard will also scale to include the impact of women who are Indigenous and Latina. This is the largest single grant that Google.org has awarded to support a project focused on women of color in STEM.

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