By Marianne Garvey, Netflix and Howard University have established a $5.4 million scholarship in honor of Chadwick Boseman, called The Chadwick A. Boseman Memorial Scholarship. The full scholarship will cover four years of tuition at Howard’s College of Fine Arts, which was renamed
By Josh Campbell and Amir Vera, The Texas State Board of Pardons and Paroles voted unanimously Monday to recommend a full posthumous pardon of George Floyd for a 2004 drug conviction, according to hearing minutes provided by the board to CNN. An
By Maggie Fox, Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday it has asked the US Food and Drug Administration to authorize booster shots for its coronavirus vaccine, but has left it up to the FDA and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
By Manu Raju, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, President Joe Biden said in a virtual meeting with a group of House progressives on Monday that the top line of the social safety net package needs to come down to somewhere between $1.9 trillion
By Howard University Newsroom Staff, Three recent Howard University graduates are recipients of National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Student Production Awards. The honor was presented by the National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter (NCCB) live on Facebook on Wednesday, September 22.
By Virginia State University, Virginia State University has announced new guidelines that will require all guests at Rogers Stadium and other campus athletic events to show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination before entry. The new guideline is effective immediately and is part of
By Winston-Salem State University Newsroom, Thesha Woodley has been appointed director of alumni engagement for Winston-Salem State University, where she will lead the creation of programs and services to effectively manage and sustain relationships with the over 30,000 alumni. Woodley is a 2007 graduate
By George Ramsay, When Tanitoluwa “Tani” Adewumi mulls his next move on a chessboard, his instinct is to pile pressure on his opponent. “I’m aggressive, I like to attack,” he tells CNN Sport of his playing style. “It’s just the way I think in
By Amir Vera and Jacob Lev, Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins has received the Covid-19 vaccine, head coach Steve Kerr confirmed Sunday. Wiggins told NBC Sports in March he wasn’t getting vaccinated unless he was forced to. He applied for a religious exemption,
By Iyani Hughes It was a worthwhile moment of celebration for Mary Frances Early, the University of Georgia’s first black graduate. On Monday, she shared virtually the belief that âWe are all trailblazers.â with the audience at a book discussion to celebrate
