By Scott Tong The new International African American Museum , which opened last month in Charleston South Carolina, stands at a location that is itself drenched in history. The museum is on Gadsden’s Wharf, where ships carrying enslaved people from Africa arrived to bring
By Karys Belger and Akilah Winters, As the Peach State and the nation battle high rates of maternal mortality, researchers are seeking out ways to tackle the issue. Morehouse School of Medicine and Emory University will receive a grant to develop a new
By Brooke Brinson Last night, the College of Fine Arts hosted the annual Chadwick A. Boseman Day in Ira Aldridge Theater. The event included music, dance performances, an art showcase from the art department, musical performances by the jazz ensemble, and more. This year’s
By Nahlah Abdur-Rahman Shania Shakura Muhammad is making history in the field of education. The 16-year-old earned numerous degrees and is the youngest full-time teacher in the U.S. According to Afrotech, the young achiever earned her Bachelor’s degree with honors two years ago
 Republican lawmakers on Monday voted to silence a Democratic member of the so-called Tennessee Three during an already tense House floor session after determining the young Black member violated newly enacted rules designed to punish disruptive members. The move was directed at Rep. Justin Jones, which
Courtesy of Fayetteville State University NASA has awarded $1,336,700 to three North Carolina HBCUs, Fayetteville State University (FSU), Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) and North Carolina Central University (NCCU), through the new Data Science Equity, Access, and Priority in Research and Education (DEAP)
By Jonathan Saxon A Bowie State University history professor doesn’t want Maryland’s history to be forgotten. Associate professor Dr. Karen Cook-Bell will use a $150,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to support micro-history projects focused on documenting the lived experiences of the African
By Savannah Tribune Morris Brown College (MBC) President, Dr. Kevin James, was the featured guest at a Victory Celebration Reception in Savannah on May 26, 2023. The event was held at Carver State Bank’s Skidaway Road Branch. The tone for the uplifting
By Curtis Bunn Jheam Johnson had just settled into his seat on a bus in Washington, D.C., that was about to embark on a 15-hour ride to Jacksonville, Florida, when he heard that a mass shooting had taken place five minutes from his home.
By Sequoia Carrillo, Cory Turner A new repayment program opens today to more than 20 million student loan borrowers, with payments based on their income and family size. The Biden administration announced the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) program earlier this summer, following
