By Larry J. Sanders Thema Bryant, Ph.D., past president of the American Psychological Association, was the featured speaker for the January 26 edition of Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel’s Sunday Service Series. Bryant selected Daniel 3:13-18 as the foundation for her message, “Catch the Fire.”
On Feb. 1, 1960, Jibreel Khazan (formerly Ezell Blair Jr.), Joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain Sr., and David Richmond—known as the A&T Four—broke racial barriers by sitting at the Woolworth’s whites-only lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina. Their nonviolent protest quickly garnered attention
Courtesy of Hampton University A 132nd Founders Day is an accolade that not many institutions can boast. However, Hampton University marked this milestone on Sunday, January 26 with a fervent keynote speech from alumnus General Xavier T. Brunson ‘90 followed by a reception that
By Tolly Car Travis Scott debuted his new single “4×4” on Monday, performing it live at the College Football National Championship game. On Friday he dropped the music video to the song which prominently features the Prairie View A&M marching band. The
By Yamiche Alcindor, Rebecca Shabad and Dareh Gregorian President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order Wednesday that would prioritize and free up federal funding to expand school choice programs. The order impacts several federal departments and directs the Education Department to prioritize school choice programs through
By Ayana Archie Authorities are continuing to investigate a midair collision between an American Airlines airliner and an Army helicopter, in which the aircraft fell into the icy Potomac River near Washington, D.C.’s Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night. All 67 passengers,
By Jeremy Herb, Katie Bo Lillis, Annie Grayer and Lauren Fox, CNN Three of President Donald Trump’s most controversial nominees faced sharp questions in the Senate during hearings Thursday from Democrats as well as several Republican senators in what amounted to the most direct skepticism from GOP
Courtesy of Fisk University Fisk University, a historically Black educational institutio in Nashville, Tennessee, has recently formed a new partnership with the Japan Foundation, a special legal entity dedicated to the international dissemination of Japanese culture. Through a new grant issued by
By Sholnn Z. Freeman Howard University hosted a pivotal gathering of senior higher education leaders on Jan. 24 to discuss recommendations from a ground-breaking report aimed at transforming teaching practices across U.S. universities. The event, organized by the Association for Undergraduate Education at
By Vaughn Johnson U.S. President Donald Trump signed several executive orders within hours of being sworn in as the 47th President of the United States of America. The orders were part of a re-making of America under the policies of Donald Trump. It fell in line
