Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) has received a $4.2 million dollar grant to understand the impact increasing technological access and literacy will have on digital health equity. This project encompasses the work of Morehouse School of Medicineâs
In 1799, Washington and Lee University admitted John Chavis who is noted as the first African American on record to attend college.  However, the first African American to have earned a bachelorâs degree from an American university, Alexander Lucius Twilight, graduated from Middlebury
By Alexis Clark Womenâs History Month is celebrated in March every year to recognize and honor the contributions that women have made in society throughout history. Tennessee State University honors its women with gratitude for their historic impact and achievements accomplished dating
Courtesy of Clark Atlanta University Clark Atlanta University (CAU) hosted its 35th annual Foundersâ Day Spring Convocation for the 2023-2024 academic year Thursday, March 23, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. in the Leonida S. Epps Gymnasium. Clark Atlanta University Foundersâ Day Convocation serves as
By Brittany Bailer Yolanda Pierce, PhD, dean of the Howard University School of Divinity, has been named the next dean of the Vanderbilt Divinity School. Pierce will leave Howard at the end of the semester and begin her service at Vanderbilt on July 1,
By Angela Johnson Whether heâs curating a star-studded hip hop tribute for the GRAMMYs or directing an Oscar-winning documentary about the legendary 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, Amir âQuestloveâ Thompson has his fingers on the pulse of whatâs happening in the culture. Now, the DJ,
Courtesy of Cheyney University Students from the Cheyney Universityâs Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism Management (HRTM) Program participated in the National Society of Minorities in Hospitality (NSMH) Northeast Regional Conference on February 16th through the 18th at Virginia State University in Petersburg Virginia. The
By Alexis Clark Tennessee State University honored nearly 3,000 students, recognizing the best and brightest at its 2023 Spring Honors Convocation which is a ceremony that  highlights academic rigor. Among the convocation honorees were 2,974 Deanâs List students who maintained a grade point average
By Amber D. Dodd At her core, Christina Vortia is the typical Black girl book lover, a fan of the historic librarians who preserved that authenticity of the Black experience. And now she is Moorland-Spingarn Research Centerâs first rare books librarian in
Courtesy of Delaware State University Delaware State University was once again the site of the 2023 FIRST Lego League Delaware State Championship on March 18, a robotic competition between 10 teams mostly from Delaware, but also from Maryland and Pennsylvania. In the robotic
