History Refocused: Oscar James Dunn was one of 1,500 Black men elected to office during the Civil War Reconstruction period. Black voter turnout was at a high, thanks to a big push from President Lincoln and Congressional Republicans.
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An investigation into the death of Kendrick Johnson, the Georgia teenager found dead in a rolled-up gym mat eight years ago, has been reopened, according to Lowndes County Sheriff Ashley Paulk.
Television host W. Kamau Bell speaks to CNN’s Alisyn Camerota and John Berman about a campaign he was featured in, which addresses combating vaccine misinformation in the Black community.
A Goldman Sachs report shows Black American women hold 90% less wealth than White American men. As a result of the data, Goldman Sachs is investing $10 billion to change those disparities.
The creation of the United States Army’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force is a new collaboration between the United States Army and HBCUs. The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, or ASA (ALT), in
Hampton University alum, Ashley McQueen, a NASA Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) and special emphasis program manager for Native Americans, said Hampton offered rigorous academics and opportunities for professional development. McQueen uses the skills that she acquired from Hampton
Launched by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), the Aerospace Education Research and Innovation Center (AERIC) will be a new addition to Alabama’s Tuskegee University. The center will support two-year research projects in fatigue damage tolerance, experimental aerodynamics and the performance of
Howard University has teamed up with Columbia College to publish a new scholarly book series related to the field of Black Studies, called “Black Lives in the Diaspora: Past/Present/Future.” According to Howard University, this collaboration is the first of its kind, and
Florida-based cannabis company, Trulieve Cannabis Corp, has teamed up with Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) for a medical cannabis research study and education initiative. The cannabis company signed a research, education and development agreement with MSM. They will assist MSM with their
The Novavax vaccine continues to go through Phase III of trials, which are being conducted at Nashville’s Meharry Medical College (MMC), one of the four medical HBCUs. Those who are a part of minority populations and who are considered high risk are
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