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UMD Workers Demand Fair Pay, Safer Conditions at Rally

By Zshekinah Collier Workers rallied outside the University System of Maryland Board of Regents meeting on Friday morning aiming to bend the ear of leaders for better wages and work conditions. There were about 100 people, some of whom were university employees, who even marched into the meeting that was in progress to garner the attention of board members to no avail. The American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees were outraged that pay raises from a state surplus of nearly $2 billion won’t trickle down to university employees. Standing on the steps of the Adele H. Stamp Student Union building,

Law Students Present Racial Equity Research at UN Forum

By Brittany Bailer Justin Hansford, executive director of the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center and member of the U.N. Permanent Forum of People of African Descent, recently traveled to Geneva, Switzerland for the forum’s first annual meeting. The center recently sponsored 12 law students from Hansford’s Movement Lawyering Clinic to go on the trip and present their semester-long research before the U.N. Human Rights Council. The presentation was titled “Acknowledging Black America in the Discussion for Sustainable Development Goals: HBCUs Leading the Way.” The student research gauged the treatment of Black people in the U.S. using the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), benchmarks that the U.N. has

FAMU Draws Big Crowd at LA Black College Expo

By Andrew Skerritt Hundreds of students from California and across the West Coast converged on the Florida A&M University recruiting table at the Black College Expo in Los Angeles, on Saturday. The event was held as FAMU is seeing a record number of applications from first-time-in-college students. “It’s impressive to see the number of students coming to the FAMU table. All day long there has been a crowd,” said President Larry Robinson, Ph.D., as he stood near the FAMU table greeting parents and prospective students. “Our staff, our students,  and alumni are working really hard to tell them the FAMU story.

TSU Grads Launch Careers at Wynn Resorts in Las Vegas

By Emmanuel Freeman The Las Vegas Strip, with its posh hotels and unlimited attractions, is always a top destination for tourists. The next time you plan your trip, check-in, or have fine dining at the popular location, a Tennessee State University graduate could be your customer service representative. That’s because two recent TSU grads are now a part of the world-renowned Wynn Resorts after completing the university’s new Hospitality and Tourism Management program in partnership with the iconic company. Monique Darvin and Tavion McCullough will soon start their new careers in the hospitality industry as managers in training for one

Morgan State Leads Black Voices in Environmental Science

By Joel McCord For years, the study of environmental sciences has taken place in an overwhelmingly white world. While African Americans make up about 13% of the U.S. population, they receive fewer than 3% of environmental science degrees annually, according to a 2020 Data USA study. Now, officials at Morgan State University, a historically Black institution, are trying to change that. The university was granted $1 million to study microplastics in Chesapeake Bay for the next three years which is an opportunity to train more Black environmental scientists. The study is being done at the Patuxent Environmental and Aquatic Research

JCSU Student Presents Criminology Research at Hawaii Forum

Courtesy of John C. Smith University While some faculty and students spent their winter break home with family celebrating the holidays, Criminology major Alexis Lawson ’23 flew to Hawaii with Dr. Anita Bledsoe-Gardner, professor of Criminology, to present collaborative research at the International Academic Forum (IAFOR[BSD1]) Conference. “This was more than an academic trip,” said Lawson, who visited Hawaii last year for a similar presentation. “I wanted experience giving another presentation because I could add it to my resume. Plus, it was Hawaii, so why not go again?” The project is called “Collaborative and Reflective Learning: Creating Synergistic Scholars and

JSU Awarded $9M+ for TRIO Grants to Aid First-Gen Students

Courtesy of Jackson State University The Office of Postsecondary Education at the United States Department of Education recently awarded the Jackson State University Student Success unit more than $9 million in grants for six new programs and one continuing program to serve low-income first-generation middle school, high school and college students. The programs align with the university’s strategic plan to increase the number of students completing secondary, postsecondary and post-baccalaureate degrees.0000 “Jackson State University is honored to receive this support from the U.S. Department of Education which will help us to execute our mission of serving students who are destined to be the

TSU Music Student Helps AOB Earn Historic Grammy Nod

By Alexis Clark In September 2016, Logyn Rylander was surfing through her TV streaming service for something good to watch. It was in her living room when she first learned of Tennessee State University’s Aristocrat of Bands (AOB) on television. “I was watching Cedrick the Entertainer’s special on Netflix, and I saw the band performing,” Rylander said. “I was shocked.” Rylander was mesmerized by the AOB’s energy and passion as members marched up the aisles of a Nashville auditorium. The high-octane performance was during their appearance with nationally known stand-up comedian and actor, Cedric Kyles, also known as Cedrick the Entertainer. She didn’t know much

FAMU Leaders Tour Kinsey African American Art Exhibit

By Andrew Skerritt Florida A&M University (FAMU) President Larry Robinson, Ph.D., student leaders, alumni, and some staff visited the Kinsey Collection exhibit at SoFi Stadium Friday. The exhibit, which includes about 10 percent of the entire collection of FAMU alumni Bernard and Shirley Kinsey, and their son Khalil Kinsey, has been on view in 100,000 square feet of the 70,000-seat arena since Super Bowl LVI in 2022. The FAMU delegation in Los Angeles for the Black College Expo received a narrated tour of the exhibit from Bernard and Khalil Kinsey. President Robinson, who has seen earlier versions of the exhibition

Baltimore Panel: Trauma Disrupts Student Learning, Experts Say

By Zshekinah Collier The reality for many Baltimore City students is to experience violence, which often leads to PTSD and students struggling academically, according to a panel of education experts at Morgan State University on Monday. Experts said it’s important for educators to step in and shared some best practices during a recent event. As part of its annual Leading Minds Symposium, The Baltimore Curriculum Project, a non-profit that researches education strategies, hosted a panel of experts on Monday afternoon to discuss how educators and school systems must acknowledge how trauma affects learning. In the last five years, 208 children died

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