By Brittany Bailer PresidentĀ Joseph R. Biden, Jr.Ā served as the commencement speaker for Howardās 155th Commencement ceremony on May 13 at the Capital One Arena. Biden was conferred an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, just before delivering remarks. This year, Howard University awardedĀ 1,852Ā degrees.
Courtesy of North Carolina A&T State University North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is embarking on training its frontline staff and managers through a new customer service initiative, āBringing the Aggie Experience to Life.ā The university incorporated this initiative in its
By Andrew Skerritt U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge exhorted Florida A&M University spring 2023 graduates to stand up and be counted to face the mounting challenges ahead. āClass of 2023, you are the next generation of leaders who
By Ken Makin Shortly after the NFL draft ended, the Twitter account for Florida A&M Universityās football program offered a glimpse into the moment one of the biggest draft prospects in the historically Black college community got the call. The Dallas Cowboys
ByĀ Emma SĆ”nchez Fort Lee in Virginia will be officially renamed Fort Gregg-Adams on Thursday after two Black officers who made significant contributions to the U.S. Army. The post is one of nine Army bases that will be renamed as part of the
By Emmanuel Freeman United States Congressman Bennie G. Thompson, the man who led the congressional investigation into the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, told Tennessee State University graduate school candidates to be aware of forces that are trying to change
Grace Bumbry, a pioneering mezzo-soprano who became the first Black singer to perform at Germanyās Bayreuth Festival during a career of more than three decades on the worldās top stages, has died. She was 86. Bumbry died Sunday at Evangelisches Krankenhaus, a
Courtesy of Spelman College Spelman College announced today, plans to hold the Collegeās 2023Ā Baccalaureate CeremonyĀ on Saturday, May 20, 2023, 10:00 a.m. (ET), at the Georgia International Convention Center. The guest speaker isĀ Reverend Traci Blackmon, associate general minister of Justice and Local Church
By Jackie Torok North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Assistant Vice Chancellor of Budget and Planning Chartarra Joyner and Checo Rorie, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Biology in the College of Science and Technology, are among 30 leaders
The attorneys general of New York and California announced Thursday that they areĀ investigating allegations of workplace discrimination at the NFL, citing lawsuits filed by employees that describe sex, racial and age bias, sexual harassment, and a hostile work environment. Attorneys General Letitia
