Courtesy of Philander Smith College Philander Smith College (PSC) has been awarded a $2, 999, 903 grant from the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program (CMC) to expand high-speed internet access that will enhance technology and broadband upgrades. The program is run by
Courtesy of Stillman College Verizon Innovative Learning and Stillman College are teaming up once more to provide a free summer STEM camp for area middle-schoolers. The Verizon Innovative Learning STEM Achievers program will be held at Stillman College, June 5-30. This free
Courtesy of the National Museum of African American History & Culture While Juneteenth is often associated with celebrations of physical emancipations from slavery, it also signaled another type of liberation for the newly freed. Between 1861 and 1900, more than 90 institutions of higher education
By Curtis Bunn After more than two years of fact-finding, reports and public hearings, the California Reparations Task Force on June 29 will hand over to the California Assembly its extensive report and recommendations for compensation to eligible Black people of California for
Courtesy of Wiberforce University The nation’s first, private historically Black college/university (HBCU) shows great value in the official U. S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard. These are metrics that give a perspective of how categorized colleges and universities rank. Wilberforce University (Ohio) is graded
By Markus Speakman the White House held a Press Briefing with HBCU student journalists and Senior Advisor for Public Engagement Keisha Lance Bottoms featuring Vice President Kamala Harris. Along with the Director of Alumni Affairs, Mr. JamesAaron Pierre, I traveled to Washington,
By Mckenzie Jean-Phillippe A key American historical event has finally gotten federal recognition: June 19, 1865—the day all people living in the United States, including the formerly enslaved, were officially granted freedom. On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed a bill into law making the
Courtesy of North Carolina A&T State University Research teams from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in New Mexico have initiated the first phases of the African Combustion Aerosol Collaborative Intercomparison Analysis (ACACIA) pilot study.
By Johnathan Saxon Bowie State University solidified its relationship with the United States Coast Guard during a ceremony at the Center for Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Nursing during which President Aminta H. Breaux and Vice Admiral Peter Gautier signed a Memorandum of
