Courtesy of Voorheen University Voorhees University emergency management instructor Roger Riley says South Carolina (SC) residents already should have begun preparing for the 2022 hurricane season. He shares some hurricane preparedness tips. The most important thing to do is to stay informed
Courtesy of North Carolina A&T Guilford County Schools (GCS) Superintendent Sharon L. Contreras and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Chancellor Harold A. Martin Sr. are pleased to announce that the district and the university are working with Gateway Research Park Inc.,
Courtesy of Saint Augustine’s University Dr. M. Iyailu Moses, Asst. Professor, Elementary Education Program Coordinator, and Prof. E. Nicole Lee, Interim Chair, Department of Education, participated in the Science of Reading Summer Institute sponsored by North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU)
By Bill Chappell It wasn’t a long speech, but it hit home: Denzel Washington’s homage to Jackie Robinson — wearing Robinson’s No. 42 in Dodger Stadium — drew a stirring response from the crowd, on a day that also honored Robinson’s widow,
By Lauren Lumpkin Many of the country’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are scattered across the South, in states where Black Americans, in the wake of the Civil War, pooled their resources and finally gained access to higher education. Now, however,
By Hampton University On Saturday, July 2, Hampton University President, Darrell K. Williams and First Lady Myra Richardson Williams received their first donation since returning to their ‘Home by the Sea’ from Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley, senior pastor of their home church,
Courtesy of Claflin University Author Dr. June Manning Thomas will host a book signing on Saturday, June 25, at the Cecil Williams South Carolina Civil Rights Museum in Orangeburg. Titled “Struggling to Learn,” the book discusses the history of school desegregation in
By Kenneth Mullinax/ASU Alabama State University has received a second award from the National Park Service (NPS) for renovation projects at the historic G. W. Trenholm Hall. The $500,000 NPS grant is part of an overall $2.5 million initiative to help preserve historic
Courtesy of Winston-Salem State University Carol Davis is on a mission, a mission that is centered around homeownership, its value to families and to creating a vibrant community. Her most powerful weapon is knowledge, particularly the fact that homeownership is not nearly
By Fisk University Robert Carr, Jr. Ed.D who has led a 20 year career in education, has been appointed provost and vice president for academic affairs. He will begin at the university on August 25. Dr. Carr will have oversight of all academic
