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To Protect Family Land, Solve Heirs’ Property Issues at Local USDA Farm Service Agency Office

By Will Heheman Beverly Burkett, owner of F&B Associates, is using the expertise she gained during her career with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to help African American landowners in Arkansas keep their land for future generations. She is working with the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Small Farm Program to reverse the trend of land loss among Black farmers because of complications related to land being designated as heirs’ property. Challenges associated with heirs’ property status are the leading cause of involuntary land loss among African American farmers, Burkett said. Heirs’ property

Spelman Board of Trustees Welcomes New Members, Mourns the Loss of Life Trustee Bob Holland Jr.

Courtesy of Spelman College In addition to appointing the 11th president of College, the Spelman Board of Trustees welcomed two new members this year and mourned the loss of a life trustee.  Former members of the Board who have served the College and the Board with unusual distinction may be designated Life Trustees, with the right and privilege to participate in a variety of ways, but are non-voting. The term of a Life Trustee is without limit. The newest members of the Board are familiar to the College. Allegra Lawrence-Hardy, C’93, is a founding partner at the Lawrence Bundy law

“To the Metaverse, and Beyond”

Courtesy of Talladega College EON Reality (EON-XR), the international leader in Augmented and Virtual Reality-based knowledge and skills transfer for industry and education, recently partnered with Talladega College to introduce students and faculty to the knowledge metaverse. The total in-kind grant program value is $4,462,913.00 This collaboration will enable professors to offer hands-on training to their students without being present in the classroom. In addition, EON-XR can supplement traditional training and education methods by introducing user-friendly, immersive lessons and content. This platform also enables educators, trainers, employers, and other users to create augmented reality and virtual reality lessons without coding or

Southern University System partners with IBM for Cybersecurity Leadership Centers

Courtesy of Southern University The Southern University System is part of IBM’s recently announced education initiatives with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Specialisterne Foundation, and six Historically Black Colleges and Universities to provide no-cost STEM job training to U.S. military veterans, neurodivergent learners worldwide, and university students from underrepresented communities in the U.S. In 2021, IBM Chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna pledged for IBM to partner with HBCUs to establish Cybersecurity Leadership Centers, with the goal of building a more diverse U.S. cyber workforce. Southern is among the first six of more than 20 Cybersecurity Leadership Centers. Other institutions include Clark Atlanta University, Morgan State University, North Carolina A&T State University,

TSU Partners with Foundation for India Studies for India Studies Program

By Arrman Kyaw Texas Southern University (TSU) will establish an India Studies program for the TSU Graduate School, which is meant to promote the study of India in the U.S., particularly in the Houston region. This program is the product of a partnership between TSU and the Foundation for India Studies – the latter gave the TSU Foundation $10,000. TSU, working together with the Foundation for India Studies, will implement India-focused programming, such as symposia, conferences and guest speakers. The Graduate School will host the first symposium during the Fall 2022 semester. One focus of the partnership is to study

Delaware State University-St. Georges HS Partnership establishes Satellite Lab

By Delaware State University A partnership between Delaware State University and St. Georges Technical High School has led to the establishment of a Satellite Lab at the high school. The lab will enable St. Georges science faculty to teach students protein analysis through the use of food science technology that the school recently acquired through a USDA grant. Dr. Jung-Lim Lee, associate professor of Human Ecology at Delaware State University, has lent his expertise by showing the teachers how to use the technology. The high school formally dedicated the lab on May 26. Dr. Samuel Besong, chair of the University’s Department of

Fisk University Receives $1.4M to Return Historic Upward Bound

Courtesy of Fisk University After a 25-year hiatus, the federally funded TRIO-Upward Bound Program will return to Fisk University. The program will increase the number of low-income, first-generation students in the metro Nashville area who will obtain their high school diploma and go on to earn their college degrees. Fisk was among a select group of institutions winning competitive grants awarded by the Department of Education for the cycle 2022-2027. Totaling $1,437,642 over a five-year period and $287,528 annually, Fisk University will partner with area high schools to stem the rates of lagging academic performance of students from low-income backgrounds.

Slutty Vegan’s Aisha Pinky Cole to Deliver Address during Clark Atlanta University’s 33rd Commencement Exercises

By Clark Atlanta University Clark Atlanta University has announced that alumna, entrepreneur, author, and philanthropist Aisha Pinky Cole will deliver the address during its 33rd commencement exercises on Saturday, May 14, at 8:00 a.m. at the Clark Atlanta University Panther Stadium. Cole is the restauranteur behind the Slutty Vegan and Bar Vegan ATL phenomena. She began selling Slutty Vegan’s burgers via Instagram out of her apartment in 2018. Today, according to a recent Forbes article, Cole recently secured $25 million through a series of funding and Slutty Vegan currently has a market value of $100 million. Cole plans to open 10 more restaurant

Two Xavierites selected as American Heart Association HBCU Scholars Awarded Medallions

Courtesy of Xavier University of Louisiana Xavierites Kennedy Singleton and Joshua Lewis were awarded medallions upon completing the American Heart Association’s (AHA) HBCU Scholars program. The AHA selected Singleton and Lewis to participate in their 2021-2022 HBCU Scholars program, providing research experience and virtual leadership workshops. They attended the AHA’s International Scientific Sessions, the largest cardiovascular disease conference in the world, and the annual AHA HBCU Scholars Research Symposium. The scholars received stipends for their participation in the initiative and traveled to Nashville, Tennessee, for the program’s award ceremony. Singleton is a third-year student in Xavier University of Louisiana’s College

Primary Talent Partners Provides $100,000 Scholarship To Claflin University

Courtesy of Claflin University Claflin University announces that Primary Talent Partners (PTP) will invest $100,000 to support scholarships at Claflin University through its DiversIT Scholars program. PTP will fund 40 scholarships over the next five years to help remove financial barriers that often lead to high attrition rates among students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). PTP’s goal is to increase Black representation nationwide in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) careers. According to the Pew Research Center, Black students earn only seven percent of the nation’s bachelor’s degrees in STEM. “Study after study demonstrates that Black students leave STEM

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