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Fires set on and near Jackson State University; arson suspected

Courtesy of Jackson State University  Authorities in Mississippi’s capital city are on the hunt for a suspected arsonist who set several fires early Tuesday morning on and near the campus of Jackson State University, a historically Black public college. News outlets reported at least seven overnight fires were confirmed by officials. At least two of the buildings set ablaze were churches. Another one of the fires broke out on Jackson State University’s baseball field. “I’ve been here for 30 years. This is a major occurrence,” Patrick Armon, assistant fire chief for the Jackson Fire Department, told WAPT-TV. “This is not something

Morehouse College Takes Top Prize At Black Enterprise’s HBCU Hackathon

Courtesy of Morehouse College Morehouse students Elijah Truitt ’24, Kevin Drew ’24, and Trent Gaylord ’24 recently won the 7th Annual “BE Smart Hackathon,” hosted by Black Enterprise and American Airlines. The competition’s teams represent the “best of the best” in tech among HBCUs across the country. The three-member Morehouse team scored first place in the hotly-contested final round. Its innovative luggage tag app gives customers ease and affordability when checking baggage, which impressed the BE Smart judges panel, composed of top executives from American Airlines, DXC Technology, and other tech companies. The second and third-place winners came from Alabama A&M  —  Binary Beast for its rewards app and

The Honorable Marcia Fudge Vista JCSU, Encourages Students To Vote On Election Day

Courtesy of Johnson C. Smith University The Honorable Marcia Fudge, who serves as the first Black female US Secretary for Housing and Urban Development, visited campus (in her personal capacity) along with Congresswoman Alma Adams to encourage students to vote in the 2022 election. “I want to talk to you about hope,” said Fudge to the students seated in Biddle Auditorium. “So many students don’t have hope in this country. I need you to understand that what you think and believe can be a reality. I need you to succeed. I want to know that what is left of my

Beautiful Noise Live Week of Action Reaches Thousands of Voters, Brings Together Changemakers in Atlanta

Courtesy of Civic Nation Last week, the United State of Women (USOW) and Live Nation Women hosted Beautiful Noise Live, a week of events in Atlanta featuring panels, workshops, campus activations at Spelman, Clark Atlanta and Emory, and concerts using the power of music, community voices and civic engagement to encourage women and people of all marginalized genders to get out and vote. More than 13,000 people attended a Beautiful Noise Live Week of Action event, including concerts headlined by Brandi Carlile and Alicia Keys, where they received information on how to make their voices heard in the midterms. Throughout the week,

Claflin University Alumna and Board of Trustee Member Rev. Dr. Robin Dease Elected A Bishop of the United Methodist Church

Courtesy of Claflin University Claflin University Board of Trustee MemberRev. Dr. Robin Dease, ‘92, was elected a Bishop of the United Methodist Church during the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference in Lake Junaluska, North Carolina, on Thursday, November 3, 2022. She will be assigned to an episcopal area by the SEJ Episcopal committee effective January 1, 2023. Dease is the fourth Claflin alum to be elected a Bishop and she is a former chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Claflin University. Congratulations, Trustee Bishop-Elect Dease! Rev. Dr. Robin Dease, senior pastor of St. Andrew By-The-Sea UMC in Hilton Head

Fusion Cyber, CBDA, Cisco and Denmark Tech team up to diversify cybersecurity

Courtesy of Denmark Technical College Fusion Cyber, Capital Business Development Association (CBDA), and Cisco, in partnership with Denmark Technical College, announced the establishment of Cyber Bridge Scholarships to High-Paying Jobs. The four-way public-private partnership is a fully-funded $2.5M HBCU cyber bridge scholarship fund that will help promote diversity in the cybersecurity industry. Fusion Cyber, a cybersecurity education and services company and cyber talent agency based in Washington, D.C. furnishes students with a structured and immersive environment to learn, network, and build their skills, and provides high-quality, virtual cyber security risk management framework (RMF) training for the newly founded program. One

TSU Tops In Innovation, Wins First Place At Inaugural T-Mobile ‘Unconventional’ Awards

By Emmanuel Freeman Tennessee State University has received a major recognition for innovation. A program developed by the university using 5G technology to recruit and retain underserved students in the STEM field, won first place in the inaugural T-Mobile “Unconventional” Awards for innovation in customer experience, at the Mobile World Congress in Nevada, Las Vegas. The TSU academic eSports program, geared toward creating pathways for students from gaming to STEM, took the top honor in the first-ever awards created to recognize and celebrate T-Mobile’s business customers who dare to innovate. As a first-place winner, TSU was awarded a $25,000 in

Bowie State Included in MBDA’s $1.75 Million in Grants Announced for HBCUs

By D.Thompson Bowie State’s Entrepreneurship Innovation Center (EIC) has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) to develop and teach an entrepreneurial curriculum tailored for student entrepreneurs as part of the new Building Businesses @ BSU project which prioritizes training and business preparation of undergraduates. Through the EIC, Building Business @ BSU will provide a robust entrepreneurship education and training program for students that will enhance their entrepreneurial mindset and potential for business success. Target participants for the program include undergraduate students enrolled in the biomedical, cyber security, emerging technologies and arts disciplines. Most importantly, the program will increase

Vice President Kamala Harris Visits Howard University for Fireside Chat on Reproductive Rights

By Brittany Bailer BET News hosted a primetime special conversation with Vice President Kamala Harris on the Howard University Campus. Filmed in Cramton Auditorium, the special “State of Our Union: Reproductive Rights aired on BET, BET Her, MTV2, VH1 and POP on Monday, November 7, 2022. The one-hour long moderated conversation was filmed in front of a live audience of students and community members and focused on the critical battle for women’s reproductive rights and healthcare access. Since May, Vice President Harris has held nearly 40 convenings in more than 14 states to bring together leaders who are on the

Fayetteville State University Research Team Identifies Promising Material that Glows in the Presence of Radiation

Courtesy of Fayetteville State University The Materials Science Research Team at Fayetteville State University (FSU) recently identified a promising material that emits light, or glows, when exposed to radiation. Their findings were published in a collaborative paper in the prestigious scientific journal Advanced Optical Materials, an international, interdisciplinary forum for peer-reviewed papers on materials science focused on all aspects of light-matter interactions. The project, funded by the Excellence in Research (EiR) Program of the National Science Foundation, aimed to identify materials with luminescent (glowing) characteristics that are sensitive to radiation to better detect its presence in various environments. The authors include an

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