Courtesy of Bethune-Cookman University Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) announced a generous $1.4 million donation from local entrepreneur and philanthropist L. Gale Lemerand today. The donation will be used to renovate two buildings on campus that will be known as the L. Gale Lemerand Academic
By Amber D. Dodd To acknowledge this year’s solar eclipse, on Monday, April 8, Howard University’s Biology and Earth, Environment and Equity departments will host a viewing of the near-total solar eclipse from 3 to 4 p.m. in the Greenhouse of the
By Quintessa Williams From the Blues to Hip-Hop, African Americans have been the driving force of sonic innovation for over a century. However, while musical styles come and go, —there is one sound that has been a constant source of strength, courage,
Written By Sydney Heighberger It’s been about nine months since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that race could no longer be a factor in college admissions decisions. Queen City News contacted all five of North Carolina’s public Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
Courtesy of Florida A&M University The U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce 170 higher education institutions in 37 states and the District of Columbia have received the designation of Fulbright Top Producing Institution for having the highest number of candidates
By Alexis Clark Tennessee State University proudly announces that United States Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock and President Glenda Glover will be taking the stage as the keynote speakers for the 2024 Spring Commencement ceremonies. Senator Warnock will address graduate school students on
Courtesy of Grambling State University Music has played a major role in the life of entertainment executive, entrepreneur, author, and philanthropist Shanti Das. So has silence. Das spoke during a Women’s History Month program sponsored by Grambling State University’s Campus Activities Student
Courtesy of Florida A&M University Florida’s public universities are now navigating the aftermath of Senate Bill 266, a bill approved in 2023 at the urging of Governor Ron DeSantis. It prohibits all funding for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs — and
Courtesy of Fort Valley State University Fort Valley State University, Chevron, and Fab Foundation are pleased to announce the successful grand opening of the Digital Fabrication Lab. Held on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, the event took place at the Fort Valley State
By Daniel Arkin Louis Gossett Jr., who became the first Black man to win the Oscar for best supporting actor for playing a no-nonsense drill sergeant in “An Officer and a Gentleman” (1982), has died, his family said Friday. He was 87. “It
