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Project will digitize colonial records pertaining to enslaved and free Black people in Louisiana

By Rachel Wallach, Johns Hopkins University historian Jessica Marie Johnson has received a $120,000 planning grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission for her “Kinship and Longing: Keywords for Black Louisiana” project. The grant will support a collaboration of scholars and graduate students toward developing a digital, open-source, searchable edition of some 200,000 French and Spanish colonial records documenting enslaved and free people of African descent in Louisiana between 1714 and 1803. “I firmly believe that the history of the Gulf Coast, and particularly of Black Louisiana, is a really key piece of understanding American history more broadly,” says Johnson,

Historical city marker in the works for Meharry’s first female faculty member

By Meharry Medical College The Metropolitan Historical Commission of Nashville and Davidson County has approved the erection of a historical marker as a memorial for Dr. Josie E. Wells—one of three female 1904 graduates of Meharry Medical College, its first female faculty member and Meharry President Dr. George W. Hubbard’s administrative right hand. In collaboration with President James E.K. Hildreth, Meharry library director Sandra Parham submitted the application for the marker to the commission in October 2021 after having learned of Wells’ accomplishments through working with researcher Kristi Farrow in the library’s archival materials. The Commission’s Historical Marker Program Guidelines stipulate city

Fisk Alumna People-Waters becomes First elected Black female judge in Duval County

Courtesy of Fisk University Fisk graduate Rhonda Peoples-Waters made history in Duval County (Jacksonville, FL) earlier this month when she was sworn in at the courthouse as the first elected Black female court judge in this county. People-Waters is not the first Black female in the role, as three others have been appointed, but she is the first Black female to be elected. Rhonda is a proud Fisk alumna, receiving her B.S. degree in Business Administration from Fisk in1996. She later went on to receive her J.D. from the University of Florida in 1999. People-Waters referencing her strenuous journey in

Jackson State University selected as recipient of Getty Images grant to digitize rarely seen imagery from archival photographic library

by Jackson State University Jackson State University today announced it is one of four recipients of the inaugural Getty Images Photo Archive Grant for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), an initiative aimed at preserving and amplifying the invaluable visual history of HBCUs. Funding from the grant will support the digitization of roughly 50,000 archival photographs from Jackson State’s library, including stories of activism, literary and performing arts, civil rights and police violence, education, and portraitures of women teachers. It will also feature images of the Phillis Wheatley Poetry Festival and the illustrations of Tracy Sugarman, as well as the Freedom

Del State receives $438,000 grant for Parkinson’s Disease research

Written by Delaware State University Newsroom Staff, Delaware State University recently received a $438,000 three-year grant from the NIH’s Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke in support of research to combat Parkinson’s Disease. Dr. Y. Hwan Kim, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, and principal investigator on the project, said his lab is looking for ways to reverse or prevent progression of the disease. Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a heredity, progressive brain disorder that leads to tremors, shaking, and muscle stiffness. Sufferers often have difficulties in speaking, walking and holding their balance. In the brain, PD leads to a loss of neurons that

Claflin University Selected as Recipient of Getty Images to Uncover and Digitize Rarely Seen Imagery From Its Archival Photographic Library

Courtesy of Claflin University Claflin University today announced it is one four recipients of the inaugural Getty Images Photo Archive Grant for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), an initiative aimed at preserving and amplifying the invaluable visual history of HBCUs. Funding from the grant will help digitize roughly 50,000 archival photographs from Claflin University’s library, including stories about the Charleston Hospital Workers’ Strike; the Conference of Black Mayors Collection; and photos from Briggs v. Elliott, a case that paved the way for Brown v. Board of Education. It will also expand Getty Images’ collection of renowned photojournalist and Claflin alumnus Cecil Williams

Savannah State University Hosts Telfair Museums’ Friends of African American Arts Exhibition for Black History Month

By Savannah State University Savannah State University’s Visual and Performing Arts Program is hosting a special exhibition in collaboration with the Telfair Museums’ Friends of African American Arts (FAAA) in honor of Black History Month. The exhibit will be located in the university’s Kennedy Fine Arts Gallery from February 1 through 28, 2022. The gallery is open to the public with free admission. An opening reception will be held on Wednesday, February 2 at 6 p.m. “We are delighted to host the many talented FAAA artists to exhibit on the Savannah State University campus again,” said Dr. Christen Clougherty, Savannah

Coppin State University Selected by Complete College America for $2.5 Million Initiative to Drive Digital Learning Innovation

Courtesy of Coppin State University Complete College America (CCA) has selected six Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) to take part in a first-of-its-kind Digital Learning Infrastructure (DLI) initiative. As a national leader focused on building movements to transform postsecondary education and drive college completion, CCA will work alongside these partner institutions to reimagine how colleges and universities can build digital cultures that promote learning and student success. In addition to the participating institutions, CCA has convened 19 leading experts from HBCUs, Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), and the digital learning sector who will advise the initiative as it explores innovations

More than 350 FAMU Students Attend JC Penney Suit-Up Ahead of Spring Career Expo

By Andrew Skerritt More than 350 Florida A&M University students attended the JCPenney Suit Up Spring 2022, a prelude to the two-day spring Career & Internship Expo that begins on Wednesday. Organizers offered students $3,600 worth of gift cards to cover the cost of suits and other apparel as they prepared for full-time jobs or internship interviews on Wednesday and Thursday. “We had an awesome turnout of 362 students,” said Career & Professional Development Center Director Bill H. Means, Ed.D., who expressed thanks for the support of the University’s Senior Leadership for donating gift cards President Larry Robinson, Ph.D., who

CSU Expands Access to Community College Students Through Montgomery College Partnership

Written by Coppin State University Newsroom The CSU College of Business hosted a signing ceremony, in November, to commemorate an articulation agreement establishing a transfer partnership between Montgomery College and the CSU College of Business. Held in the Tawes Center Ballroom, on the campus of CSU, the signing between President Anthony Jenkins and Montgomery College Interim President Charlene Dukes, marked the beginning of a much-anticipated initiative to create business pathways within the COB degree programs which were successfully mapped with the programs offered at Montgomery College. Dr. Sadie R. Gregory, interim dean of the COB, expressed her excitement about this

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