By Brittany Bailer In 2015, the School Superintendents Association (AASA) launched a partnership with Howard University to bolster the effectiveness of school district leadership in our nation’s urban areas. The academy serves to tackle inequities in educational leadership by developing a network of leaders prepared to take
By Bilal G. Morris Donations have been rolling into the GoFundMe campaigns for the family of the three University of Virginia (UVA) football players killed last week by a former player. Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr., and D’Sean Perry were killed during
By Jordan Howse Researchers at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University received a portion of a $5 million grant to study how to create semiconductors that can withstand extreme environments, like outer space. The Consortium of Education and Research in Electronics
Courtesy of Spelman College The Black Economic Alliance (BEA) Foundation – a national nonprofit organization working with private, public, and social sector leaders to advance work, wages and wealth for Black Americans – announced a grant partnership today with Visa Foundation to
Courtesy of Morgan State University Morgan State University President David K. Wilson announced today that Wes Moore, Governor-elect of Maryland, will serve as the keynote speaker for the 9th Fall Commencement Exercises at the National Treasure. Coming off an historic election victory and becoming
By Curtis Bunn Black voters in Louisiana are confused. Many are embarrassed. Some are angry. All seem to be concerned about how their state is being perceived after a constitutional amendment to eliminate slavery and forced indentured servitude failed to pass in the November
By William H. Kelley III The Jackson State University Department of Music is partnering with the Central Mississippi Blues Society to celebrate the city of Jackson’s bicentennial with a two-day-long blues extravaganza November 13-14. JSU students and visitors from all over are
By Emmanuel Freeman Symone D. Sanders-Townsend, political strategist and former senior advisor and chief spokesperson to Vice President Kamala Harris, will headline TSU’s fall 2022 commencement on Saturday, Dec. 3. Sanders, host of the new MSNBC program Symone, will give the keynote address
Courtesy of Hampton University Dr. Neelam Azad, University Endowed Professor of Pharmacy, has been appointed vice president for research at Hampton University (HU). Dr. Azad joined Hampton University in 2008 as assistant professor of pharmacy and quickly rose through the ranks to
Courtesy of Delaware State University The Women’s Volleyball Team has returned Delaware State University to the MEAC championship pinnacle. For the first time in nearly four decades, Delaware State is volleyball champion of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The third-seeded Hornets defeated top seed Coppin
