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Tuskegee University recognizes April’s National Child Abuse Prevention Month

Courtesy of Tuskegee University Tuskegee University is pausing to recognize the month of April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. Throughout the month, Tuskegee’s College of Arts and Sciences and Department of Social Work, faculty, and students will join the community to increase public awareness and prevention education as part of their commitment to child abuse prevention. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many challenges to families, including increased child abuse and neglect related to many abuse risk factors. Tuskegee is providing opportunities to spotlight awareness and prevention with a virtual conference. The theme, “Keeping Children & Families Safe: Trauma-Informed Practice Modalities

TSU Debate and Forensics Team No. 1 Nationwide Among HBCUs Wins 3rd Consecutive Championship

By Emmanuel Freeman The Tennessee State University Debate and Forensics Team is number 1 among HBCUs in the nation. At the recent 5th Annual HBCU National Speech and Debate Competition at Prairie View A&M University, TSU walked away with 10 national titles, 50 total awards and the overall tournament championship, making them the top HBCU in the country for the third consecutive year. “I started three years ago not winning at any tournament and now to being a three-time national champion is phenomenal,” said team captain Maya McClary, a senior mass communications major from Orlando, Florida. “My experience on the

Fisk University Galleries Named as a 2021 Bank of America Art Conservation Project Grant Recipient

By Fisk University Today Bank of America announced Fisk University Galleries as one of 23 grant recipients for the 2021 Bank of America Art Conservation Project (ACP). The project provides grant funding to nonprofit cultural institutions throughout the world to conserve historically or culturally significant works of art that are in danger of deterioration. Fisk University, one of the nation’s leading historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), is conserving artwork that will be part of an upcoming traveling exhibition, “African Modernism in America, 1947-1967,” beginning fall 2022. Students from Fisk University, and from other University members of the Alliance of HBCU Museums

JSU unveils the Brigadier General Robert Crear Atrium in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology

By Rachel James-Terry Jackson State University President Thomas K. Hudson, Interim Vice President for Institutional Advancement Gwendolyn Caples, and College of Science, Engineering and Technology Dean Wilbur Walters, Ph.D., unveiled the Brigadier General Robert Crear CSET atrium named after the JSU alumnus in recognition of his lofty accomplishments. The dedication of the atrium was made possible through a generous $1 million major gift contribution from John Nau, president and CEO of Silver Eagle Distributors, L.P., a longtime friend and colleague of Crear. Funds will be used for scholarships for students majoring in science, technology, engineering, and math, including those enrolled in JSU’s ROTC program. “The naming of this

WSSU Center for the Study of Economic Mobility selected for prestigious Fair Housing Breaking Barriers Award

By Winton-Salem State University What began as a “startling” revelation to Winston-Salem State University economics professor Craig Richardson five years ago has developed into a community-changing program that has been selected for one of Winston-Salem’s most prestigious community awards. The City of Winston-Salem has picked Winston-Salem State University’s Center for the Study of Economic Mobility (CSEM) to receive its annual Fair Housing Breaking Barriers Award for 2022. The award will be presented on April 21. The Breaking Barriers Award is presented annually by the New Horizons Fair Housing Committee of the City of Winston-Salem’s Human Relations Commission to a community agency, organization,

FAMU President’s Concert Promises Evening of Musical Excellence

By Andrew Skerritt Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) Wind Symphony will perform at the President’s Concert at Lee Hall at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Themed “Celebrating Wind Band Musical Excellence,” the annual spring event is free and open to the public. “We want to welcome the community to celebrate the musical talents of our students who are directed by our gifted faculty. My wife, Sharon, and I always look forward to this event each spring. It promises to be a wonderfully entertaining evening,” said President Larry Robinson, Ph.D. During the concert, the Wind Symphony will perform its first-ever commissioned

L.E.A.D students reveal selected law schools during National Law School Signing Day, receive over $1 million in scholarships

By Dillard University Students in Dillard’s Legal Education Advancing Diversity program (L.E.A.D) revealed their selected law school during National Law School Signing Day on Wednesday, April 6 at 11 a.m. in the Harold and Rhea Lucien Pavilion located in the Professional Schools Building. The event featured keynote speaker Traci Mundy Jenkins, president of the National Association for Law Placement. The event was streamed on Dillard Live. Seven students from the L.E.A.D program participated in National Law School Signing Day — Chad Fuselier ‘22, Holly Neely ‘21, Taylor Ponds ‘22, Amaya Ronczyk ‘22, LaJeanne Shelton ‘22, Renee Simien ‘22 and Amaya Sweeny ‘22. The

Kristal Alexander Leads Sodexo’s Facility Management Partnership at Claflin Univesity

By Daa’iyah Fogle It should be no surprise thatKristal M. Alexandertakes tremendous pride in her accomplishments. She is the first female to provide leadership for facility management at Claflin University through its partnership with Sodexo, an industry leader in integrated facilities management and food service operations. Alexander oversees buildings and preventative maintenance, landscaping, janitorial services, utility and energy management, and construction. Much of what she and her staff does is often taken for granted. The well-manicured lawns, blossoming flowers, and the overall tidiness of the campus – including the administrative and academic buildings and residence halls – are testaments to

Clark Atlanta University Presents The 6th Annual Art and Fashion Week

Courtesy of Clark Atlanta University Clark Atlanta University’s (CAU) Art and Fashion Department, headed by Interim Chair, Mrs. BJ Arnett, celebrates its 6th annual Art and Fashion Week this week, which will showcase the skills and designs of senior CAU students. The premier event of the week is called SENIOR EXHIBITION: AU REVOIR. This special display of fashion will be presented April 8, 2022, at 3:30 P.M. on the third floor of the Robert W. Woodruff Library Virginia Lacy Jones Exhibition Hall located in the Atlanta University Center. The presentation is set to be hosted by CAU Art and Fashion Department’s own celebrity stylist Darris Rushing with

Howard University Recognizes Sexual Assault Awareness Month with HU Stands Campaign

Written by Howard University Newsroom April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). Even before its official designation in 2001, campuses, crisis centers and survivor-advocates across the nation took time during the Spring to recommit to the eradication of sexual violence in society. As the most underreported crime on college campuses, sexual assault is unfortunately common among college students of all ages, races, and ethnicities. Data from the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network on national college sexual violence indicates that one in five women in college have experienced a sexual assault and transgender, genderqueer, nonconforming (TGQN) students experience similar rates of victimization. While

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