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Yusef Salaam Wins NYC Council Race in Historic Harlem Victory

 Yusef Salaam, one of the exonerated “Central Park Five,” has won a Democratic primary for a seat on the New York City Council, all but assuring him of eventual victory. It’s an improbable feat for a political novice who was wrongly accused, convicted and imprisoned as a teenager for the rape and beating of a white jogger in Central Park. Salaam campaigned to represent Central Harlem on the City Council. The Associated Press refrained from calling the race on election night but additional votes released Wednesday showed him to be the clear winner. “Many doubted us along the way, but this was

Meharry to Launch High-Tech Dental Innovation Center

Courtesy of Meharry Medical College Meharry Medical College’s School of Dentistry will launch a new innovation center to house the latest in dental technology and materials to prepare students for modern-day dental practice. The center will be supported in part by the 2023 Innovation Center Award, presented to the Meharry School of Dentistry by the Center for Research and Education Technology (CRET). The Meharry innovation center is slated to open within the next year and the Class of 2025 will be the first cohort of students to avail themselves of its features. The center, located within the School of Dentistry’s main

TSU Launches New MS in Agribusiness and Leadership

By Alexis Clark Tennessee State University College of Agriculture will welcome the first students in a new Master of Science in Agribusiness and Leadership degree program in Fall 2023. The new program will allow students pursuing a master’s degree in agricultural business or agricultural leadership, education, and communications (ALEC) to take a program of study more specific to their needs and interests. TSU will offer this new degree both in person and online, with and without the thesis option. “The new MS degree will broaden the scope of graduate degree offerings in the College and meet the tremendous market demand and

Clark Atlanta Gets $1M Gift From Chick-fil-A for Students

Courtesy of Clark Atlanta University Clark Atlanta University (CAU) has announced that it has received a $1-million gift from Chick-fil-A, Inc., a restaurant company known for the Original Chick-fil-A® Chicken Sandwich and signature hospitality.  The gift supports the University’s historic $250 million Campaign for Clark Atlanta University, which has a principal goal of generating much needed funds for student access, retention, and graduation support. Appropriately, the gift was presented at the University’s 34th Annual Commencement held in CAU’s Panther Stadium on May 20, 2023, when more than 600 scholars received doctoral, master’s and bachelor’s degrees across multiple disciplines. Carol Waddy, a 1992

ASU ASPIRE Hosts Fundraiser with AGT Winner Brandon Leake

By Kenneth Mullinax The Alabama State University ASPIRE (Amazing Students Putting in Resilient Efforts to Stay in School) Program hosted a fundraiser on June 23, featuring Brandon Leake as the keynote speaker. Leake, who was the winner of the fifteenth season of the nationally acclaimed TV show – “America’s Got Talent,” (A.G.T.) is also a spoken word poet, educator and motivational speaker. The event was held in the auditorium of ASU’s Ralph D. Abernathy College of Education, and had more than 200 people in attendance, explained ASPIRES founder and director, Cynthia Handy. “Our kids and the audience had such a wonderful time from 4:30

N.C. A&T Hosts Multi-Agency Public Safety Training Event

By Jackie Torok North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will host a three-day public safety training event involving local, state, regional and federal agencies in Truist Stadium at East Lindsay and Sullivan streets. The event scenario, which will take place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, through Friday, July 14, will involve hazard detection alerts. The training goals are to organize a systematic search of the facility, use technology and follow plans for command and control, locate and identify the source, and test response and equipment. “I think it is vitally important that we take every

JSU Joins Deloitte Program to Boost Diverse CPA Talent

Courtesy of Jackson State University In an effort to support a racially and ethnically diverse student population and help strengthen the pipeline of diverse CPA talent, Jackson State University has announced its collaboration with the Deloitte Foundation in the Deloitte Foundation Accounting Scholars Program (DFASP). Launched in 2021, the DFASP works in parallel with Deloitte’s* MADE (Making Accounting Diverse and Equitable), a $75 million commitment to fuel greater racial and ethnic diversity in accounting and tax and generate more opportunities and leadership pathways for the next generation of certified public accountants (CPAs). The Deloitte Foundation expects to fund $30 million in scholarships for

Lane College Earns 10-Year SACSCOC Reaffirmation

Lane College has successfully received another 10-year reaffirmation of accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). The SACSCOC, one of the leading regional accrediting bodies in the U.S., has recognized Lane for its continued dedication to maintaining high educational standards. Lane was recently notified of the SACSCOC board decision, and the reaffirmation yielded no recommendations or findings.“ As a trusted body, the board’s approval signifies that Lane College is qualified and well-capable of providing exceptional educational opportunities. Lane College has once again received this designation from the distinguished SACSCOC board,” said Lane College President

TSU Hosts Chevy DTU Commercial Featuring Terrence J

By Alexis Clark It was lights, camera, action as Tennessee State University was the site for an upcoming national Chevrolet commercial featuring TV Personality and actor Terrence J! General Motors representatives and a production team filmed commercial scenes on the TSU campus to highlight the 2023 Chevy Discover the Unexpected (DTU) Fellows, a partnership the manufacturer has with our nation’s HBCUs. The commercial featured 10 journalism and marketing students from various institutions, showcasing the remarkable talent from the HBCU community. Terrence J, who is also an HBCU grad, serves as a 2023 Chevy DTU ambassador and expressed his enthusiasm for

Central State Joins $10M USDA NEXTGEN Ag Workforce Grant

Courtesy of Central State University Central State University is a partner institution on a $10 million award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture through the From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals (NEXTGEN) program. A coalition of two Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Central State University and Lincoln University; one Hispanic-serving institution (HSI), Texas A&M University; and one Research University (RIU), Missouri University of Science and Technology, are working together on award-winning project, “HBCU-HSI-RIU Consortium: A Synergistic Paradigm for Training the Next Generation Agriculture Workforce for a Sustainable

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