By Kenneth Mullinax/ASU The ASPIRE (Amazing Students Putting in Resilient Efforts to Stay in School) summer program at Alabama State University has been busy recently not only by mentoring and tutoring local students from grades 6-12, but also by involving them in service projects in
By Clarretta Bellamy Dr. Anthony Fauci has an important message for Black Americans: get a booster shot. In a recent interview with TheGrio, Fauci, who is director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, urged the Black community to get a Covid booster
By Jennifer O’Donley Commemorating the 25th Infantry Buffalo Solders Bicycle Corps’ arrival in Missouri 125 years ago, Lincoln University of Missouri recently cosponsored the 125th anniversary celebration of the Iron Riders. Event organizers shared the little-known story of these soldiers and their extraordinary accomplishments through a series
By Alexis Clark From Black spiritual to contemporary, musical experts say Tennessee State Universityâs Aristocrat of Bands anticipated gospel album is a conceptual journey of faith that embodies the evolution of gospel music told through the lenses of an HBCU band. Titled âThe
By Aaliyah Butler The Howard University campus community embraced hundreds of freshmen students moving into campus housing this week. As families travel from near and far, a new class of Bison are welcomed with smiles from student leaders, volunteers, housing staff and
By Todd Simmons and Jamie Crockett North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University starts the 2022-23 academic year today with more students than ever before, new academic programs and a research enterprise on a rapid rise. The university expects approximately 13,500 students
Courtesy of Lincoln University Simbaa, Lincoln Universityâs Magazine of the Arts, is now accepting submissions for its spring 2022 edition. Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to submit for consideration their best poetry, short stories, essays, visual art, and photography. All submissions
By Aaliyah Butler The Center for African Studies at Howard Universityhas been awarded National Resource Center (NRC) and Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) grants from the United States Department of Education. The center will receive nearly $3 million for the 2022-2026
By Wil Hehemann Since 2016, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluffâs (UAPB) âKeeping it in the Familyâ (KIITF) Program has worked to address historic barriers to African American success in forestry. The program provides educational resources and technical assistance to African American
Courtesy of Morgan State University Leading the return of NCAA Division I, Varsity-level menâs wrestling to Marylandâs largest Historically Black College or University (HBCU), Morgan State University today announced the hiring of Kenny Monday as the Athletics Departmentâs new menâs wrestling coach,
