Courtesy of Spelman College Spelman College announced today, plans to hold the College’s 2023 Baccalaureate Ceremony on Saturday, May 20, 2023, 10:00 a.m. (ET), at the Georgia International Convention Center. The guest speaker is Reverend Traci Blackmon, associate general minister of Justice and Local Church
By Jackie Torok North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Assistant Vice Chancellor of Budget and Planning Chartarra Joyner and Checo Rorie, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Biology in the College of Science and Technology, are among 30 leaders
The attorneys general of New York and California announced Thursday that they are investigating allegations of workplace discrimination at the NFL, citing lawsuits filed by employees that describe sex, racial and age bias, sexual harassment, and a hostile work environment. Attorneys General Letitia
By Hazel Scott Alabama State University is offering a new financial award for commuter students. The CommUniversity Commuter Scholarship (CCS) is designed to invest in local students. “The scholarship was created to grow the University’s student population by making ASU more affordable
By Sharde Gilam Tarai P. Henson is a big advocate for mental health, especially when it comes to the mental health of Black women. And earlier this week, the actress announced her latest initiative towards mental health support – wellness pods. Taraji’s
By Natasha Singer Trying to obtain an internship at a leading tech company or start-up can be a depressing quest for many college students, requiring a sustained, semester-long effort — often with little to show for it but a slew of rejections.
By Andrew Skerritt The City of Tallahassee unveiled a historical marker at the Jake Gaither Golf Course, which opened in 1956. Named for legendary Florida A&M University football coach Alonzo “Jake” Gaither, the course, located at 801 Bragg Drive, was added to
Courtesy of Norfolk State University Some of the area’s most powerful, successful and well-known women will help provide guidance to women who need advice and an opportunity to achieve their own success. Women Who Lead, a partnership between Black BRAND, Norfolk State
By Hayya Shah In February, in furtherance of an ongoing effort to create enduring pipelines of diverse science talent and differentiated research, Amazon announced a collaboration with Howard University. Today, Amazon is revealing an expansion of that collaboration, housed in the College of Engineering and Architecture,
By Stephanie Cobian Lincoln University of Missouri (LU) was named as one of ten recipients of Home Depot’s 2023 Innovation Lounge Grant at the Retool Your School Award Celebration held at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday, April 11. LU will receive
