By Scottie Andrew, They were suffragettes, leaders, artists and astronauts who transformed the US — even if you don’t know them by name. Now, they’ll be immortalized on American currency. The US Mint has announced the full list of five pioneering American women who
By Homero De la Fuente, Wayne Sterling and Eric Levenson, As the National Women’s Soccer League returned to the pitch on Wednesday night for the first time since allegations of sexual misconduct rattled the league, sparked major resignations and led to the cancellation of
By Tennessee State University Newsroom Tennessee State University and Kroger celebrated the grand opening of the newly expanded and relocated Tiger Food Pantry on Thursday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony outside Wilson Hall where the pantry is located. The pantry, which is on
By Tennessee State Newsroom Tennessee State University President Glenda Glover testified on Oct. 6 at a virtual congressional hearing about the importance of historically black colleges and universities and urged lawmakers to continue supporting them. The hearing before the House Committee on
By Jacqueline Howard, More than 100,000 hospital beds were filled with Covid-19 patients across the United States, with patients occupying more than 30% of the beds in intensive care units nationwide. An average of 159,000 coronavirus infections was recorded each day and physical brawls broke out
By Clare Foran and Ali Zaslav, The Senate voted 50-48 Thursday evening to extend the nation’s debt limit through early December after Democrats and Republicans reached a deal to avert economic disaster following weeks of partisan deadlock over the issue. The House will next
By Meharry Medical College Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., (NYSE:TMO) the world leader in serving science,  announced continuing support for The Just Project, a national initiative to provide COVID-19 testing to students, faculty and staff across more than 60 historically black colleges and universities
By Jackson State University, Hancock Whitney has pledged $25,000 to establish the Hancock Whitney Bank Endowed Scholarship at Jackson State University to support undergraduate female students pursuing degrees in mathematics, finance, accounting or economics. While Hancock Whitney is distinguished as one of America’s strongest
By Michael Douglas, Since arriving at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) in 2003, Sherri Frizell’s, Ph.D., primary research interest has been on the persistence of African Americans and females in STEM, primarily focusing on K-12 and undergraduate initiatives. Thanks to a $954,000
By Leah Asmelash, ESPN “SportsCenter” anchor Sage Steele has apologized after making controversial statements about vaccine mandates, female sports reporters and former President Barack Obama’s racial identity. Steele has been removed from air following comments made during a September 29 podcast episode
