By Lynn Sweet When Vice President Kamala Harris is in Chicago on Friday to headline the Everytown for Gun Safety conference, she will hold, before she speaks, an off-the-books private meeting with a small group of young gun violence prevention activists. Unreported
Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine Morehouse School of Medicine is proud to announce that two of its students have been selected as part of the 2023 cohort of HBCU Scholars by the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic
Not far from Camp David, the U.S. presidential retreat in Catoctin Mountain Park in Maryland, lies the remnants of an iron forge called Catoctin Furnace founded in the late 18th century, an important site for understanding the dawn of the Industrial Revolution
By Brooke Brinson During the short white coat ceremony to welcome new medical students, Howard University College of Medicine Dean Andrea Hayes Dixon said she hoped that the future of medicine would be less about the color of the doctor’s skin and
By Claretta Bellamy When Rahya Kelley isn’t attending classes or practicing with her cheerleading squad at Olivet College, she styles the hair of Black students on campus. But it can be tough for Kelley to access Black hair care products. Olivet, Michigan, Kelley
By Emmanuel Freeman College lab classes should come easy for a group of incoming freshmen who recently attended Tennessee State University’s College of Agriculture Summer Enrichment Program. The 23 students, with different majors, conducted real-world scientific and cutting-edge research during the four-week program. Activities
By Jill Nolin Georgia lawmakers from the House and Senate are putting the state’s system to restrict hospital and other health care services under a microscope this summer. Both chambers have set up study committees to examine Georgia’s certificate of need program
By Claretta Bellamy A group of descendants and survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre filed an appeal to the Oklahoma Supreme Court on Friday, requesting it to pick up a case that a lower court dismissed last month. The group is calling for reparations for
Courtesy of the University of the Virgin Islands The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) has announced that its Master of Social Work (MSW) Program has been granted full accreditation by the Council on Social Work Education’s (CSWE) Board on Accreditation. Following
By Andrew Skerritt Florida A&M University (FAMU) received nearly $25.7 million in donations during the 2022-2023 fundraising campaign, which ended June 30. President Larry Robinson, Ph.D., said the record-breaking campaign is an indication of how much stakeholders are invested in the success
