By Tonya Dixon North Carolina A&T kicked off the fall 2022-23 Chancellor’s Speaker Series in a major way. Special guest speaker Tracee Ellis Ross was warmly welcomed to a sold-out Harrison Auditorium filled with hundreds of excited students and friends eager to
Courtesy of Clark Atlanta University Clark Atlanta University (CAU) is proud to announce the university has been selected as the home of the New PROPEL Center, a global headquarters for innovation. The global HBCU technology and innovation hub committed to strengthening the
By Rachel James-Terry Jackson State University alumna Jennifer Love recently established the $100,000 Jennifer Love Criminal Justice Law Enforcement Endowed Scholarship at her alma mater. “We are thankful to have alumni like Jennifer, whose generous investment in Jackson State and our criminal
Courtesy of Bowie State University Bowie State students from the Department of Technology and Security represented the university at the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) HBCU Annual Making and Innovation Showcase in the nation’s capital last weekend presenting
By Jasmine M. Ellis Institutional leaders from eight universities that have Edward A. Bouchet Honor Society chapters on their campuses gathered on Howard University’s campus for the first time since the pandemic for the annual Bouchet Society Forum. Hosted by The Graduate
By Julianne McShane Cherelle Griner said her wife, WNBA star Brittney Griner, is being held “hostage” in her first interview since a Russian court sentenced the basketball player to nine years in prison for drug possession in August. “On its face it just
Courtesy of Lincoln University of Missouri Associate Professor of Anthropology and Sociology Christine Elisabeth Boston and Missouri River Regional Library (MRRL) reference and adult programming librarian Madeline Matson have been named winners of the 2022 Missouri Library Assoc. (MLA) Community Partnership Award for their monthly Lincoln
By Kenneth Mullinax The nation’s oldest black scholarly organization (founded in 1915) held its three-day national meeting in Montgomery beginning on Sept. 29 and as part of the event, the group presented its most prestigious award to two highly acclaimed members of
Courtesy of Delaware State University The Arts Center/Gallery at Delaware State University presents Edward Loper II: The Journey of Perspective Oct. 3 – Nov. 18 with an artist reception from 5-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7. Delaware native Edward Loper II is a self-taught
By Todd Simmons PBS is debuting an exceptional four-part documentary series this month, “Making Black America: Through the Grapevine.” Hosted and executive produced by award-winning author and historian Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the project also includes Dr. Jelani Favors, holder of
