BY:Ā TAMARA E. HOLMES (B.A. ā94) When Kamala Harris shattered the political glass ceiling to ascend to the vice presidency, the swell of Bison pride reached a fever pitch heard across the nation. Howard is used to experiencing #BisonPride for many of its
By Emmanuel Freeman, A recent report shows that Tennessee is ranked 7th in the nation with the number of COVID-19 cases, which is a drop from number 1 and a 21 percent decrease compared to a week ago. According to the weekly
By Carma Hassan and Devon M. Sayers, The Rev. Jesse Jackson was discharged from a rehabilitation facility Wednesday following an earlier diagnosis of Covid-19. Jackson was being treated at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago after he and wife Jacqueline Jackson wereĀ hospitalized
By Emma Tucker and Christina Carrega, A group of former and current Black women officers filed a class action lawsuit against the Washington, DC police on Wednesday claiming racial and sexual discrimination, a hostile workplace and a culture of intimidation. The 10
By Maggie Fox, The US Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it would grant emergency use authorization for a booster dose of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine in people 65 and older, people at high risk of severe disease and people whose jobs put
By Megan Thomas, Melvin Van Peebles, a trailblazing African-American director who helped champion a new wave of modern Black cinema in the 1970s, has died, his son announced Wednesday. He was 89. Van Peebles, father of actor and director Mario Van Peebles,
By Morehouse College Morehouse College has moved up to No. 4 on the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) list, according to the 2022 U.S. News and World Report rankings, up two positions since 2021. The College also moved up 27 spots
By LUCAS JOHNSON Ā Tennessee State University is doing its part to get people registered to vote during National Voter Registration Month. The university, along with Tennesseeās eight other Division I Public Universities, is working with the Secretary of Stateās office to hold
By Phil Mattingly and Lauren Fox, President Joe Biden may have started this week with a foreign policy-heavy schedule, but his decision to launch intensive in-personĀ engagement at the White House on Wednesday makes clear the reality: The stakes forĀ his domestic agendaĀ simply could
By Tennessee State University Media Room Ernest āRipā Patton, a former TSU student and member of the 1960s Nashville Freedom Riders, passed on August 23. The University is remembering Patton as a stalwart of the civil rights movement who dedicated his life
