By Brittany Bailer The Warner Music/Blavatnik Center for Music Business at Howard University today announced Howard alumnus Tarik Brooks (B.A., ’97), president and Combs Enterprises, as its inaugural Executive in Residence for the Fall 2022 semester. In this position, Brooks will serve as a mentor to the center’s 20
Courtesy of Fayetteville State University FSU will participate in the Student Freedom Initiative’s HBCU Targeted Capacity Building Effort and receive nearly $4.3 million in Cisco cybersecurity tools and technical support over a five-year period. To address cybersecurity challenges and keep pace with
Courtesy of Albany State University Albany State University (ASU) is collaborating with International Business Machine Corporation (IBM) as one of 20 schools, to establish a Cybersecurity Leadership Center. The Center will provide students and faculty access to IBM training, software, and certifications at
By Stephen Fusi North Carolina Central University (NCCU) has been awarded a $213,500 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to support the campus in recovering from events related to a bomb threat received by NCCU in January 2022. The Project School Emergency Response to Violence (Project
By Kenneth Mullinax A recent Alabama State University alumna, Zakiyah Stirrup (ASU ’21), was selected as an HBCU Fellow and is now enrolled in graduate school at Columbia University with all of her expenses paid. Stirrup, who graduated from ASU’s Percy J. Vaughn College
By Hunter Bryce The Morehouse School of Medicine Health Equity for All Lives (HEAL) Clinic is bringing health care to those who need it through volunteering and grassroots community outreach. It’s a local effort for a national issue. “There’s really not a single city
Courtesy of Dillard University Dillard has formed a partnership with PAN Communications, a leading integrated marketing and public relations firm for business-to-business technology and healthcare brands. The partnership is part of PAN’s new BIPOC fellowship program to offer HBCU students a deeper
By Dan Mills Venus Williams, Spike Lee, Tracee Ellis Ross, Shaquille O’Neal and Killer Mike are among those set to participate in a celebration of African American business success and opportunity. Black Entrepreneurs Day, founded and organized by “Shark Tank” panelist and
By Sholnn Z. Freeman The Howard University Cancer Center is hosting community events in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. To begin with, the Howard University 5K Breast Cancer Walk is scheduled for Saturday, October 1. The walk will begin at 8 a.m. at 1000 U
By Jackie Torok Wake Tech and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University today signed a technology education partnership agreement to foster new degree completion and career development opportunities for students in information technology and biotechnology programs. As part of the agreement,
