By Jackie Wattles, Jeff Bezos’ rocket company,Ā Blue Origin,Ā announcedĀ that it would be launching Good Morning America host Michael Strahan to the edge of space. Strahan will be joined by the daughter of the first American astronaut and four paying customers. Liftoff is slated
By Xavier University of Louisiana Xavier University of Louisiana is excited to announce its new Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering program beginning in January 2022. The university is the first HBCU to implement such a program, and students in the 120-hour program will
By Luca Johnson, Tennessee State University made a historic appearance at the American Music Awards on Sunday with country music star Kane Brownās campus performance. The five-time AMA winner wooed the crowd with a performance of his hit, āOne Mississippi.ā He also
By Claflin University, Shone Nairn Jr., a Claflin University graduating senior from Nassau, Bahamas, has been recently named a finalist for a 2022 Rhodes Scholarship, a first in Claflinās 152-year history. A mathematics major with a 3.9 grade point average, and a
By Jackson State University, The keynote for the occasion isĀ Kristen Broady, Ph.D.,Ā a JSU alumna and Fellow in the Metropolitan Policy Program at The Brookings Institution. An expert on economic disparities, labor and automation, Broady has conducted extensive research and policy analysis on
By Jeff Zeleny, President Joe Biden will nominate Shalanda Young to lead the Office of Management and Budget, two officials said, elevating her to join the Cabinet after serving as deputy budget director during the first year of the administration. The White
By Sara Weisfeldt, The families of the “Groveland Four” got some closure Monday after Florida officially cleared four young Black men wrongly accused of raping a 17-year-old White girl in 1949. Circuit Court Judge Heidi Davis in Lake County, Florida, granted the
By Grambling State University Prediabetes is a serious health condition where blood sugar levels are higher than normal but not high enough to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Approximately 88 million American adults have prediabetes ā and without taking action, many
By Jackson Kurtz Students in the North Kansas City school district are fighting back against a parent group that wants the district to ban certain books. The parents say the books are inappropriate. Over a dozen students were at the district’s school
By Stephen Collinson, When a president has toĀ assure AmericansĀ there’ll be enough turkey for Thanksgiving, it’s a sure sign of national malaise. That was the case Tuesday as the holiday season begins with citizens, already wearied by the worst public health crisis in
