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GoFundMe’s For Slain UVA Football Players Generate More Than $500K In Donations

By Bilal G. Morris Donations have been rolling into the GoFundMe campaigns for the family of the three University of Virginia (UVA) football players killed last week by a former player. Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr., and D’Sean Perry were killed during an on-campus shooting by Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., a former walk-on player on the football team. Darnell Jones Jr was arrested and faces three charges of second-degree murder and three counts of using a handgun in the commission of a felony. A bio on UVA’s sports website describes Jones as a one-time football player who was on the Cavaliers’ roster

N.C. A&T Researchers Awarded Grant to Test Semiconductors In Extreme Environments

By Jordan Howse Researchers at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University received a portion of a $5 million grant to study how to create semiconductors that can withstand extreme environments, like outer space. The Consortium of Education and Research in Electronics for Extreme Environments, funded by the National Nuclear Security Administration, was awarded to University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) as the lead institution. UTEP will partner with N.C. A&T, University of New Mexico, and Kansas City, Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories. Each university will receive $1.7 million. Extreme environment electronics and computing systems represent a vital

Visa Foundation Commits $5 Million to the Center for Black Entrepreneurship

Courtesy of Spelman College The Black Economic Alliance (BEA) Foundation – a national nonprofit organization working with private, public, and social sector leaders to advance work, wages and wealth for Black Americans – announced a grant partnership today with Visa Foundation to support the development of the Center for Black Entrepreneurship (CBE) housed at Spelman and Morehouse Colleges. This $5 million commitment will support the CBE’s mission to eliminate access barriers between Black entrepreneurs, professional investors, and business builders by leveraging education, mentorship, access to capital and opportunity. A collaboration among the BEA Foundation, Spelman College and Morehouse College, the CBE aims

Governor-Elect Wes Moore to Deliver Morgan State University Fall Commencement Address

Courtesy of Morgan State University Morgan State University President David K. Wilson announced today that Wes Moore, Governor-elect of Maryland, will serve as the keynote speaker for the 9th Fall Commencement Exercises at the National Treasure. Coming off an historic election victory and becoming the first African American to serve as governor of Maryland, Moore returns to the campus of Morgan to deliver a message of inspiration and perseverance before an audience of more than 500 anticipated graduates, faculty, University officials and guests. The ceremony is scheduled to take place at Talmadge L. Hill Field House on Friday, December 16. “We are honored to

JSU Department of Music partners with Central Mississippi Blues Society in celebration of Jackson’s bicentennial

By William H. Kelley III The Jackson State University Department of Music is partnering with the Central Mississippi Blues Society to celebrate the city of Jackson’s bicentennial with a two-day-long blues extravaganza November 13-14. JSU students and visitors from all over are invited to immerse themselves in a series of free workshops and performances led by international blues star Castro “Mr. Sipp” Coleman. “I’m so happy to partner with the Central Mississippi Blues Society in hosting this workshop and sharing these events with our students! The department of music is committed to studying ALL music from a scholarly perspective and

MSNBC Host and National Political Strategist Simone Sanders To Headline TSU’s Fall Commencement

By Emmanuel Freeman Symone D. Sanders-Townsend, political strategist and former senior advisor and chief spokesperson to Vice President Kamala Harris, will headline TSU’s fall 2022 commencement on Saturday, Dec. 3. Sanders, host of the new MSNBC program Symone, will give the keynote address for nearly 600 undergraduate and graduate students in the Gentry Center Complex.  The ceremony starts at 9 a.m. People attending the commencement program are encouraged to wear masks as precaution against the COVID-19, flu and RSV viruses going around. Sanders has held several high-level positions with national campaigns. In 2016, Rolling Stone magazine recognized her as one of 16 Young

Dr. Neelam Azad Appointed as New Vice President for Research at Hampton University

Courtesy of Hampton University Dr. Neelam Azad, University Endowed Professor of Pharmacy, has been appointed vice president for research at Hampton University (HU). Dr. Azad joined Hampton University in 2008 as assistant professor of pharmacy and quickly rose through the ranks to chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2014. She attained full professorship in 2019. Since her arrival at the University, she has been productive in basic and translational biomedical research, particularly in areas of lung pathology and cancer cell biology. “I am committed to developing interdisciplinary research initiatives and establishment of core resources available to our new

Delaware State University Women’s Volleyball Team wins MEAC Championship

Courtesy of Delaware State University The Women’s Volleyball Team has returned Delaware State University to the MEAC championship pinnacle. For the first time in nearly four decades, Delaware State is volleyball champion of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The third-seeded Hornets defeated top seed Coppin State 3-1 (25-11, 19-25, 25-15, 25-16) in a raucous Memorial Hall Gym Nov. 20 evening in front of a live ESPNU audience to win the MEAC Volleyball Tournament and garner their  first-ever NCAA Championship bid. The University’s Women Volleyball Team (24-6) will find out their national playoff opponent when the NCAA Selection Show airs Sunday, Nov. 27 at 7:30 p.m. on ESPNU.

Kate Spade Executives Meet With Bowie State Students

By D. Thompson Kate Spade New York senior executives met with over 40 students from BSU’s Fine and Performing Arts Department on Sunday evening, Nov. 13 at the National Harbor store for a panel discussion on fashion design, mental health and the partnership the university has with Tapestry, the parent company of the luxury handbag and wallet designer. Earlier this semester, Kate Spade executives began leading webinars in fashion design and other topics as part of a collaboration the university has established with Tapestry and Harlem Fashion Row (HFR). Kate Spade executives participated in weekly webinars with students from Sept.

MSM’s “Danforth Dialogues” Podcast Focuses on Improving Health Care

Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) today published the latest edition of its “Danforth Dialogues” podcast, featuring a conversation between MSM’s President and CEO Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice and Andrew Witty, CEO of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), in which the two leaders discussed a shared commitment to improving health care. Dr. Montgomery Rice, who is also a member of the UnitedHealth Group board of directors, and Witty, who has been CEO of UnitedHealth Group since February 2021, discussed his unique career in both corporations and academia as well as in helping the World Health Organization (WHO) distribute

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