By Candace Mcduffie It was announced that the HBCU TransformationĀ Project received a $124 million gift from Blue Meridian Partners. The funders bestowed the donation to the coalition of 40 historically Black colleges and universities to increase students enrolled as well as graduation
By Aron Smith Jackson State UniversityāsĀ Division of Academic Affairs,Ā THEE Pathway, launched its āLeadership and Legacy Speaker Series: Find Your Voice and Make It Meaningfulā at the Student Center on Tuesday, Oct. 31. The speaker series unites prominent leaders from the HBCU community,
ByĀ Donna M. Owens In one of her campaign ads, Cherelle Parker, then the Democratic nominee for mayor in Philadelphia, speaks candidly about the power of representation. āWeāve had 99 mayors and not one of them looks like you or me,ā she told
Courtesy of Claflin University Beth Simonetti, executive vice president and chief human resource officer at TD SYNNEX, will speak at Claflin University from 2 p.m. – 2:40 p.m. on Thursday,Ā Oct. 19, in the Orange and Maroon Room at Corson Hall. AĀ āQ &Aā
Courtesy of Central State University A partnership between Akron Law and Central State University is gaining traction with a focus on diversifying the legal field. The newĀ 3+3 degree programĀ aims to create a seamless way for students to obtain a bachelorās degree from
By Annie Ma and Thalia Beaty Natalie Coles will never forget receiving an unexpected phone call in 2020. On the line was Virginia-based Dominion Energy, offering to give money to Wilberforce University, the small historically Black college where she is in charge
By Savannah Kutcher Stacey Abrams, the voting rights activist and two-time Democratic nominee for governor in Georgia, denounced some criticism of Vice PresidentĀ Kamala Harris,Ā saying in an interview SundayĀ that although politicians should expect questions, Harris has received a racist and sexist share of
By Rachel James-Terry Jackson State Universityās Margaret Walker Center is celebrating the 50th Anniversary of theĀ Phillis Wheatley Poetry Festival (PWPF) with some of the nationās top literary change agents. Fifty years ago, educator and novelist Margaret Walker had the keen foresight to
Exonerated āCentral Park Fiveā member Yusef Salaam won a seat Tuesday on the New York City Council, completing a stunning reversal of fortune decades after he was wrongly imprisoned in an infamous rape case. Salaam, a Democrat, will represent a central Harlem
by Jet Turner Langston University signed an agreement with the Air Force Sustainment Center at Tinker Air Force Base on Monday, giving students the opportunity to gain real-world experience through internship and learning opportunities, leading to a potential path to employment upon
