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Wiley College Partners with T.I. for Film Project on Black Freedom

By Wiley College Students at Wiley College will have the opportunity to assist in producing a film alongside Tip “T.I.” Harris’ Grand Hustle Films, was announced Tuesday, March 1. The film will be bankrolled with funds awarded by The Propel Center, a recently-established HBCU technology and learning hub, co-founded by Apple and Southern Company, that provided a $300,000 grant for the project. On February 23, students selected to participate in the project — which is designed to help increase representation in the entertainment industry — joined T.I., the founder of Grand Hustle Records, for a virtual lunch to announce and

Benedict College Class of 2022: Commencement Highlights

By Benedict College Benedict College was honored to have Eboni K. Williams deliver the commencement address for the 273-member class of 2022 at Benedict College on Friday evening. The former public defender, author, and media personality, told the class “You are qualified to lead, to think critically, to assert solutions, to question deeply, to take up space and to occupy positions at the highest level of any and every field you desire.” “I am so proud of this graduating class of scholars because they are academically talented, natural born leaders, and they play to win!” said Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis, president,

Meharry Medical College Honors Dr. Josie E. Wells’ Legacy

Courtesy of Meharry Medical College Dr. Josie E. Wells to be honored for her lifetime achievements and significant contributions to the Nashville community. Meharry Medical College will host public and community leaders for the unveiling of the new historical marker honoring Dr. Josie. E Wells on May 20, 2022. The marker will pay tribute to Wells’ lifelong accomplishments and contributions to the Nashville community. As a recognized humanitarian and woman of many firsts, Dr. Josie E. Wells was one of the first three women to graduate from Meharry Medical College with a medical degree in 1904. She was the College’s

FAMU Track Stars Honored at 2022 Penn Relays for Legacy

Four former Florida A&M track stars were honored in Philadelphia at the 126th running of the University of Pennsylvania Relay Carnival, affectionately known as the Penn Relays, for their exceptional performances from 1966-1968. James Ashcroft, Major Hazelton, Nathaniel James, and Eugene Milton, donning their orange National Rattler “F’ blazers, were the guests of honor at the 2022 Penn Relay as they were enshrined into the elite class of athletes to earn a space on the Penn Relays Wall of Fame. In 1968, the 440-relay team won the race for the third consecutive year.  The team won the race with the same four

Howard Alum Donovan Thomas Wins 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Reporting

By Aaliyah Butler Howard University alumnus, Donovan Thomas (BA ’22), was a part of The New York Times 2022 Pulitzer Prize-winning team recognized for a distinguished example of reporting on national affairs, using any available journalistic tool. The winning series was an ambitious project that quantified a disturbing pattern of fatal traffic stops by police, illustrating how hundreds of deaths could have been avoided and how officers typically avoided punishment with articles like “How Police Justify Killing Drivers: The Vehicle Was a Weapon” and “How a Genetic Trait in Black People Can Give the Police Cover.” Established in 1917 by

Bowie State’s Myles Frost Nominated for Tony Award for MJ Role

Courtesy of Bowie State University He’s been the pride of Bowie State University since he debuted as Michael Jackson last December at the Neil Simon Theater in MJ: The Musical. Now Myles Frost, a music technology major at Bowie State, has been nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical. Frost competed for the lead role last year and has been amazing theater goers in New York with his acting prowess, signature Michael Jackson dance moves, and singing. He is the one of the first, if not the first, HBCU students

Morehouse College 2022 Graduates Excel in Academics, Research

By Morehouse College On the heels of the #1 ranking for producing Black male doctoral students by the National Science Foundation, Morehouse College, the nation’s only college dedicated to educating and developing men of color, is proud to announce the academic accolades of its 2022 valedictorian Jeffrey White and co-salutatorians Joshua Curry, Jaeden Johnson and Garret Oatis. Representing four separate academic divisions at the College, the emerging Morehouse men have demonstrated the summits of intellectual discovery and research as they continue their academic pursuits post-graduation. They will be honored at the College’s commencement ceremony, taking place on the campus of Morehouse College on Sunday, May 15

Benedict College Tackles HBCU Financial Challenges with SFI Support

By Benedict College Mark Brown, the executive director at the Student Freedom Initiative, sat down with Roslyn Clark Artis, the president of Benedict College, to discuss some of the challenges that Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) face and the persistent value of the HBCU experience and education. While some Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were formed before the Civil War, most were chartered after the Second Morrill Act of 1890, which said that for every land-grant university a state founded for White students, one must also be founded for Black students. Today, more than 300,000 students attend HBCUs.

Coppin State University Expands Access with New Transfer Agreement

By Coppin State University Coppin State University (CSU) continues to deliver on the promise of expanding access and giving students the opportunity to transform their lives through education – this time, through a transfer agreement with Harford Community College. The agreement, designed to reduce barriers and increase access to a four-year degree for community college students who are interested in careers in business, was signed May 3, 2022, by CSU Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Leontye L. Lewis, Ed.D., and Harford Community College Vice President for Academic Affairs, Timothy Sherwood, Ph.D. The event took place in the Tawes

Tuskegee University 2022 Spring Commencement Highlights

Courtesy of Tuskegee University For the first time in almost three years, Tuskegee University hosted its 2022 Spring Commencement Exercises on campus from April 30-May 7. Since the pandemic, this year’s graduation marked the first traditional commencement with students, parents, faculty, and staff present on campus. This spring, nearly 500 students received degrees from Tuskegee University, including 47 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) graduates and 51 Ph.D. and master’s students from the graduate and professional schools. “To the graduating Class of 2022, you made it. It fills my heart with great joy and admiration to see so many of our

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