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No justice, no peace: JSU relaunches Institute for Social Justice and Race Relations

By Rachel James-Terry Jackson State University relaunched the Institute for Social Justice and Race Relations on Thursday, Feb. 24, in the College of Liberal Arts. The relaunch signals a new milestone in the university’s history. The original institute opened in 2013, but a lack of funding halted programming four years later. “The overall goal is to create a social science laboratory and a digital platform to inform, study, preserve, and develop theory on social justice and race relations,” said ConSandra McNeil, Ph.D., assistant provost, who serves as the activity director for the institute. McNeil shared that the institute will simultaneously act

Tuskegee aims for the $75K Home Depot ‘Re-tool Your School’ prize

By Kawana McGough Tuskegee National Alumni Association (TNAA) leaders are calling on the university’s faithful alumni, students, staff, faculty, and friends to help it return to the winner’s circle and claim the $75,000 cash prize — in this year’s annual “Retool Your School” campus-improvement grant program. The social media-driven grant competition, sponsored by Home Depot Inc., relies on a combination of online voting and social media posting to determine its winners. The 70 HBCUs eligible to compete in this year’s competition will be placed into one of three clusters based on their enrollment. As in past years, Tuskegee will compete

Visiting Professor of Journalism and Leadership Studies David Dennis, Jr. Awarded the $100,000 American Mosaic Journalism Prize

By Morehouse College The Heising-Simons Foundation has announced that Morehouse Visiting Professor of Journalism and Leadership Studies David Dennis, Jr., and Michelle García are the recipients of the 2021 American Mosaic Journalism Prize, which includes an unrestricted cash prize of $100,000 for each. This is one of the largest dollar amounts given for a journalism prize in the United States. Both Dennis and Garcia are freelance journalists. Dennis’ journalism includes a 2020 cover story in Atlanta Magazine, “Ahmaud Arbery Will Not Be Erased,” which sheds light on the injustice—and historical pattern leading up to—the murder of a young Black man in Georgia, and

Harris Teeter to Partner with Howard University to Combat Food Insecurity

By Kimberly Iverson   Howard University announced today a partnership with Harris Teeter to support the University’s hunger relief efforts. The supermarket chain has committed to donate $50,000, payable over five years. The donation will help stock and replenish shelves at Howard University’s food pantry, The Store@HU. “This generous gift highlights the strength of our partnership and is appreciated,” said Vice-President of Student Affairs Cynthia Evers, Ed.D. “In a land of abundance, there are those who are not able to enjoy said abundance; this gift helps address the needs of our students and affords them the opportunity to be nourished physically and emotionally.”

New March Clip Showcases the Strength and Influence of HBCU Band Culture

By Stephanie Holland If you’ve ever watched an HBCU football game, you already know the band is the best part. Sorry, football players, but marching bands are the real MVPs. To that end, the CW is taking a deep dive into the world of HBCU marching bands with its new reality series March, premiering Monday, Jan. 24 at 8 pm. Once All American and All American: Homecoming take over Mondays, March will move to Sundays on Feb. 27 at 9 pm. Per a press release provided to The Root: “Embedded inside the Prairie View A&M University Marching Band, The Marching Storm, this engaging eight-part series will capture the blood,

Lincoln women’s basketball team dedicates CIAA Tournament championship to former teammate

By Mia Berry  When the No. 1 Lincoln (Pennsylvania) women’s basketball team arrived at Royal Farms Arena for its opening round matchup in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Tournament, they wanted to make a statement. The Lions abandoned their traditional orange and blue warm-up shirts for a black T-shirt featuring a picture of former All-CIAA backcourt honoree DeAshia Young, who died Feb. 5 of an unknown cause in Detroit. The back of the shirt read #Allfor1 in white block letters, a tribute to Young’s jersey number. It also was inspiration for their performance during the tournament they dedicated in

Bowie State Steps Up to Fill the Need for Education Leaders

By David Thompson, It’s always been more difficult to hire and retain special education teachers, but thanks to a new program launched this year at Bowie State University students pursuing master’s degrees in special education can complete the degree tuition free. The first 14 graduate students enrolled in the program this semester at BSU to earn a master’s degree in special education at no charge through a $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education and the Special Education Support Services (Project SES).  Bowie State’s special education and school psychology programs collaborate to infuse skills from both areas into

Porsche launches new scholarship and collaboration at Morehouse College

Written By Morehouse College Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA) is partnering with Morehouse College, the nation’s only historically Black liberal arts college focused on educating men, to launch a new scholarship for business majors and a guest lecture series that will expose students to the global automotive industry. In the first year of PCNA’s first-ever gift to a college, The Porsche Scholarship will benefit 10 sophomores, juniors and seniors who are majoring in Business Administration or Economics and have at least a 3.3 grade point average. The funds will assist students with tuition as well as room and board

TSU, Monterey Jazz Festival continue partnership

Courtesy of Texas Southern University Texas Southern University (TSU) and the Monterey Jazz Festival (MJF) are proud to announce the continuation of a partnership that has broadened the reach of the MJF’s education programs to many more young people while leveraging TSU’s commitment and legacy of jazz excellence. The partnership, which includes KTSU 90.9 FM, TSU’s Music Department and the School of Communication, features a free two-day intensive music symposium, Monterey Jazz @ TSU, on April 12-13, 2022. Tuesday, April 12, is designed for all greater Houston-based middle and high school music students and programs, and Wednesday, April 13, will be geared toward

Late NASA engineer bequeaths $3.3 million to UMES

By University of Maryland Eastern Shore George E. Miles, a proud 1960 graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, understood the value of higher education. Now, his legacy will live on through students on the lower Eastern Shore, thanks to recent gifts from his estate to local colleges and universities, including approximately $3.3 million each to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Salisbury University, and $2.32 million to Wor-Wic Community College. Each gift will benefit students through scholarships and financial aid. Born and raised in Memphis, Tenn., Miles spent most of his adult life in the Salisbury

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