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National leaders converging at Livingstone to discuss criminal justice reform

By K. Harrington Livingstone will host some of the leading voices of criminal justice reform on Wednesday during a town hall meeting in partnership with the national group, Reform Alliance. The meeting, titled “Criminal Justice Reform: A Critical Conversation,” will begin at 3 p.m. at Varick Auditorium and is open to the public. The panelists will include Robert Rooks, CEO of Reform Alliance; Daryl Atkinson, co-director and co-founder of Forward Justice; Stephen Bishop, associate director for probation and system transformation with the Annie E. Casey Foundation; Bishop W. Darin Moore, Mid-Atlantic Episcopal District, AME Zion Church; and Livingstone SGA President

Morehouse Partners with National Training Institute on Race and Equity to Expand Implicit Bias Training Sessions in Policing and Business

BY D. AILEEN DODD Morehouse College is partnering with The National Training Institute on Race and Equity (NTIRE) to help address issues of implicit bias in business, criminal justice, education, healthcare, and governmental agencies. NTIRE offers diversity and anti-bias training sessions to organizations that want to improve community relations and employee interactions, as well as provide opportunities for professional growth to help minorities progress throughout the ranks of management. Individuals and organizations will be able to participate in a multi-day immersion experience on Morehouse’s historic campus, where they will observe first-hand, the narrative of Morehouse students and be trained by NTIRE, civil

Fisk Jubilee Singers® at Carnegie Hall

By Fisk University Saturday night marked an incredibly special occasion for the multi-award-winning Fisk Jubilee Singers®.  Dr. Paul T. Kwami was invited by MidAmerica Productions, Inc. to serve as a guest conductor during the opening concert of its 39th season. Under Dr. Kwami’s direction, the Fisk Jubilee Singers® led several outstanding choral ensembles through a tour de force collection of the traditional Negro spirituals and a Ghanaian song. The concert took place on the Ronald O. Perelman Stage/Isaac Stern Auditorium in Carnegie Hall. The extraordinary arrangements included everything from John Work to Harry T. Burleigh and Paul T. Kwami. Less than a

$10 million gift from Reed Hastings, Patty Quillin to bolster 58-year-old Brown-Tougaloo Partnership

By Tougaloo College A generous $10 million gift from Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and documentary film producer Patty Quillin will provide a major boost in scholarship support for students at Tougaloo College, a historically Black college in Tougaloo, Mississippi. The gift will fund much-needed financial aid for Tougaloo students working toward careers in medicine, public health, the sciences, education, business and other fields and aspiring to make a positive impact on their communities after graduation. It will also support Tougaloo students participating in a unique and enduring 58-year-old partnership between Brown and Tougaloo, which has connected generations of students, faculty and

Xavier University of Louisiana Library accepted into the Oberlin Group of Libraries

By Xavier University of Louisiana As of this month, the Xavier University of Louisiana Library is an official member of the Oberlin Group of Libraries. The primary purpose of the Oberlin Group is to provide a forum for member directors and staff to discuss and seek solutions for common issues, share accomplishments of the member libraries, information on best practices for library operations and services, and help members anticipate and adapt to challenges. It also aims to expand cooperative interlibrary loan agreements, consortia contracts with vendors, and support for open access initiatives.   Library Director Nancy Hampton explained that the Oberlin Group

TSU to Expand Its Online Digital, STEM Literacy Program Across Africa; Four New Countries Show Interest

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By Emmanuel Freeman Tennessee State University is continuing to bridge the digital divide through a dual enrollment partnership for underserved students in Africa. The university is expanding the program to include four new countries on the continent that have expressed interest. TSU officials say Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, and Zambia want to join Liberia and South Africa, where students are taking online courses in coding and creating concepts taught by TSU professors. The program is part of a STEM literacy partnership with the African Methodist Episcopal Church that gives students digital resources to develop their technology skills. All participating students receive an

Stillman Athletics inks apparel supply deal with New Balance, BSN

Courtesy of Stillman College Stillman College Athletics has a new team member: New Balance. The Tigers have aligned with the sports and lifestyle brand in an exclusive apparel and equipment agreement, marking the first such contract between New Balance and a Historically Black College (HBCU). The five-year contract was announced Thursday, Feb. 17 on Stillman’s campus, where representatives from New Balance and supplier BSN SPORTS met with coaches, student-athletes and members of the college’s administration before attending the men’s and women’s Homecoming Week basketball games that night. Stillman’s contract offers a variety of rebates, free promotional products, and performance incentives, and

Howard adjunct faculty plans strike amid calls for higher wages

By Tat Bellamy-Walker A group of faculty members at Howard University, a historically Black university in Washington, D.C., plans to strike Wednesday following calls for increased wages and better working conditions. The Howard Teaching Faculty Union, composed of part-time adjunct and non-tenure-track faculty members, said the strike is the outgrowth of more than three years of failed negotiations with the university. If an agreement is not reached by Tuesday, hundreds of professors represented by the Service Employees International Union, or SEIU, Local 500 threatened to lead a three-day strike starting Wednesday. The group is fighting for the school to provide benefits including health insurance

JSUNAA Blue Tie Gala will honor JSU legends, provide student scholarships

By Rachel James-Terry Jackson State University’s National Alumni Association (JSUNAA) is hosting its fifth Blue Tie Gala at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at the Jackson Convention Complex in downtown Jackson. The red carpet fundraising event will recognize 15 JSU legends, and 30 students will receive scholarships to attend JSU, ranked in the top five of STEM HBCUs. “Jackson State University National Alumni Association Inc. exists to create pathways for students who desire an education at JSU. We raise the dollars because it is crucial to the survival of our beloved university into perpetuity. THEE Blue Tie Gala is JSUNAA’s

UNCF, Thurgood Marshall College Fund, and Partnership For Education Advancement Announce Historic Collaboration To Serve and Improve Socioeconomic Outcome For Black Communities

By Claflin University UNCF (The United Negro College Fund), the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), and Partnership for Education Advancement have launched a landmark collaboration to drive tangible, long-term progress across Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and impact the Black economy. Dubbed the HBCU Transformation Project, this first-of-its-kind collaboration aims to increase HBCU health and sustainability, improve student outcomes in retention and graduation rates, expand enrollment, and increase capacity building with faculty and staff. Flexible support from the coalition focuses resources to highest priorities at each institution. Claflin University is one of 20 HBCUs to participate in this project. The overall initiative is structured

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