By Nick Corasaniti Just three years ago, Mississippi had an election law on its books from an 1890 constitutional convention that was designed to uphold “white supremacy” in the state. The law created a system for electing statewide officials that was similar
Courtesy of Bowie State University Students in Bowie State’s Human Resource Development program joined graduates and human resources professionals for a symposium on the Future of Work on Nov. 4 to get a better understanding of how artificial intelligence (AI) continues to
By Char Adams Journalists Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa, authors of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book “His Name Is George Floyd,” are still unclear why they were told they couldn’t read from their book or talk about systemic racism to a room full of
Written By Sequoia Carillo Each morning, Stephanie Nichols gathers her second graders around a table to eat breakfast and start their day. As the kids unpack their knapsacks and settle into the classroom, Nichols likes to listen more than she speaks. Breakfast
By Andrew Skerritt Two Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) engineering alumni who were mentees of former FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Dean Yaw D. Yeboah, Ph.D., have donated $215,000 of their $500,000 pledge to provide expendable and endowed scholarships for Florida A&M University
By Joe Ripley An Atlanta doctor is trying to make it easier for Black medical patients to find physicians and medical professionals who look like them. Dr. Frank Jones created the My Black Doctors Directory. According to its website, research shows Black
By Leha Byrd Elizabeth City State University School of Humanities and Social Sciences Dean, Dr. Sharon Raynor, attended the 2023 Army ROTC Cadet Training-Leadership Symposium July 11-15 in Louisville, Ky. It was hosted by the Army Centers of Influence (COI) and catered to college and university
By Aron Smith Jackson State University’s coding team, TICODE, claimed the top prize of 100,000 American Airlines (AA) Advantage miles, beating out 24 participating HBCUs, at the prestigious 8th Annual BE Smart Hackathon hosted by American Airlines in Fort Worth, Texas, on Sunday, Nov. 5.
By Brittany Bailer The DC Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Howard University is pleased to announce the official launch of its online marketplace, providing entrepreneurs with a digital platform to promote and sell their products and services. In conjunction with this
By Abbie VanSickle The Supreme Court issued an ethics code on Monday after a series of revelations about undisclosed property deals and gifts intensified pressure on the justices to adopt one. In a statement, the justices said they had established the code of conduct
