Four Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU) music programs are getting a major boost with a new grant competition presented by McDonald’s. Hosted by gospel hip-hop artist Sir The Baptist, the first-ever HBCU Exhibition is offering up a $75K grant for the school with
By Brittany Bailer In celebration of National Author’s Day, the Center for Women, Gender and Global Leadership at Howard University hosted a conversation and book signing with the Honorable Debra Thomas-Felix, a labor advocate and judge from the Republic of Trinidad and
Courtesy of Savannah State University Savannah State University (SSU) will celebrate its 132nd Founders’ Day on Thursday, Nov. 10, with alumnus Alfred D. McGuire, Jr., Class of ‘03, as speaker. An awards ceremony and observance of the university’s history, the annual event
Courtesy of Morehouse College Morris launched the world’s first “Metaversity,” offering virtual reality classroom experiences, powered by T-Mobile 5G, that are changing the future of learning and education. Congratulations are in order for Dr. Muhsinah Morris and the Morehouse Metaversity program for earning the 2022 T-Mobile Un-Conventional
By D. Thompson Flyin’ West, a play about a small group of African-American women pioneers whose lives changed when they moved from the South to Nicodemus, Kansas as part of the Homestead Act in the late nineteenth century, will be performed by
By Kenneth Mullinax Montgomery and Central Alabama’s best and brightest public and private, middle and high school students, as Alabama State University hosts the in-person final competitive event for the area’s yearly “MGM B.E.S.T. HUB Robotics Competition.”(B.E.S.T. is an acronym for Boosting Engineering,
By Char Adams Historically Black colleges and universities are just as prestigious as Ivy League schools, and they’re diverse. That is why, leaders say, HBCUs and other minority-serving institutions will be even more important to students of color should the Supreme Court
By Alexis Clark Tennessee State University’s Office of International Affairs (OIA) is celebrating International Education Week (IEW) 2022, and kicked off events Nov. 7, as students are spreading awareness about their countries and interacting with fellow students who are also studying abroad.
By Aaliyah Butler Howard University launched its Electronic Sports (Esports) Lab in the Armour J. Blackburn University Center, sponsored by Verizon Wireless and the board of the HBCU Esports League. The Verizon Foundation, Cxmmunity, awarded the University $100,000 to enhance the University’s
Courtesy of Jackson State University Jackson State University President Thomas K. Hudson, J.D. and Tangelia Kelly, Ph.D., JSU director of marketing, are among the honorees for the 2022 Delta Business Journal Top Minority Business Leaders. “I am honored to be selected as one of the top
