Written by Margaret Attridge Magna Vista Partners CEO Dale E. Jones established a $2.5 million scholarship at Morehouse College to help juniors and seniors graduate from the historically Black men’s college in Atlanta. The āFinishing Wellā Scholarship will benefit juniors and seniors
Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine Morehouse School of MedicineĀ (MSM) and theĀ Hancock County School DistrictĀ are partnering to bring theĀ Health Equity and Rural OpportunitiesĀ (HERO) Project to students at Hancock Central High School. Beginning this week, several dozen Hancock County students are expected to
Courtesy of Bowie State University Bowie State University welcomed two distinguished songwriters, Eric Roberson and Maimouna Youssef, to share their expertise and insights with aspiring musicians and songwriters during an exclusive songwriting masterclass at the Fine and Performing Arts Center. Eric Roberson,
Courtesy of Tuskegee University Tuskegee University has received a two-year, $300,000 grant from the NASA Science Mission Directorate Bridge program that will allow students to develop small spacecrafts. āThis award will support the expansion of the Aerospace Science Engineering Department’s academic and
By Evan Castillo Georgia State University (GSU) is creating a program to help Black women majoring inĀ computer scienceĀ andĀ information systems. GSU announcedĀ the Reaching for Inclusion ā Striving for Excellence (RISE) in Computing program March 4. The goal is to increase the number ofĀ Black
By Quintessa Williams Research shows that Black women spent more than $7.4 billion on cosmetics and personal care products in 2022. However, Black beauty brands comprise 2.5 percent of the market.Ā Spelman CollegeĀ is working to change that trajectory by ensuring that beauty products
By Andrew Skerritt Florida A&M University (FAMU) is among first prize winners in the U.S. Department of Energyās (DOE) inauguralĀ Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Clean Energy Education Prize. FAMU scored first prize wins in the Partnerships Track as well as the
Courtesy of Morgan State University Morgan State University PresidentĀ David K. WilsonĀ and Provost Hongtao Yu, Ph.D., have appointed a new dean of the Earl G. GravesĀ School of Business and Management. Accomplished public accountant and award-winning professor Royce D. Burnett, Ph.D., CPA, CMA, CGMA,
Eddie George became an NCAA football legend at Ohio State University, but he isnāt yet headed back to the Buckeye State. At least not to become the running backs coach for Ohio State football. Currently the Tennessee State University head football coach,
Written By Pyper Harvey As the founding director of the Howard University Center for HBCU Research, Leadership, and Policy, Melanie Carter, Ph.D., believes strongly in forming scholarly connections through learning. āTeaching fuels all the work that I do,ā Carter explained. āThe opportunity
