Courtesy of Howard University Philanthropists Kenneth and Kathryn Chenault have donated $2 million to Howard University in memory of their longtime friend and mentor, the late Vernon Jordan, to support an endowed chair at the School of Law. The gift for the Vernon E.
By Xavier University of Louisiana Xavier University of Louisiana is hosting the virtual forum âTodayâs News: The Changing Role of the Black Press in Louisiana Lifeâ on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at 6 p.m. CST, presented by the Louisiana Endowment for the
by T. Scott Boatright It was a celebration of a lifetime for new Grambling State University graduates as they were awarded their degrees Thursday afternoon in the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. But there was a solemn and poignant moment before degrees
By Virginia Union University On Saturday, May 7th, Virginia Union University (VUU) held its 123rd Commencement exercises on Hovey Field in Richmond, Virginia. Among the graduates that walked the stage, Delegate Marcia âCiaâ Price, representative of Virginiaâs 95th District, graduated as valedictorian from the Samuel
By Anthony Howard Five Jackson State University Department of Urban and Regional Planning (DURP) doctoral candidates and two faculty members will be traveling to the University of California in Berkeley for the departmentâs first exchange program. Berneece Herbert, Ph.D., professor and chair for DURP,
By Xavier University of Louisiana  Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr., presented Xavier University of Louisiana President, Dr. Reynold Verret, and other representatives of Xavier with a $2.5 million dollar check to jumpstart the university’s renovations for a new STEM and Pre-Health student
By Tuskegee University A pair of Tuskegee University students have made the list to receive scholarships from The Wings Club Foundation. The Foundation has awarded two $10,000 scholarships to aerospace science engineering students Ricky Payne Junior and Elizabeth Bui. The Wings Club
By the Associated Press Karine Jean-Pierre held her first briefing as the new White House press secretary on Monday, crediting âbarrier-breaking peopleâ who came before her for making it possible for a Black, gay, immigrant woman like herself to rise to one of the
By Hampton University As we approach the conclusion of Dr. William R. Harvey, legendary tenure as Hampton Universityâs President of 44 years, he is expressing his heartfelt appreciation to the hard working and extraordinary effort on the part of all faculty and
 Courtesy of Delaware State University The national news story of the Delaware State University Womenâs Lacrosse busâ improper encounter with the Liberty County Sheriffâs deputies was not lost on any of the speakers at both the May 12 Graduate Commencement and the
