By Fisk University, The Fisk University Board of Trustees has gifted a whopping $150,000 to send students from the University (mostly from the W. E. B. Du Bois Honors Program) to Ghana, West Africa during May 2022. The $150,000 will cover program
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By Sonia Moghe, More than a dozen gun industry stakeholders sued the New York State Attorney General, challenging the constitutionality of a state public nuisance law that allows gun manufacturers and distributors to be sued if their products are used in crimes by third
By Lucas Johnson Tennessee State University’s Dr. Glenda Glover has been appointed by President Joe Biden to serve as the Vice Chair of the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The Board will advance the goal of
By Jackson State Universtiy Jackson State University alum Marcus A. Thompson has established a $50,000 scholarship endowment that will help pay for tuition, textbooks, supplies and other fees for eligible Mississippi natives who are studying special education. The principal amount will
By Web Staff UW System president Tommy Thompson had a “big idea” to announce Thursday, Dec. 16, in Milwaukee. It’s a new internship program for underrepresented students. Here’s how it works: UW-Milwaukee has received a half a million dollar grant. With that
By Steve Almasy and Homero De la Fuente, Covid-19Â has become the main opponent of several professional leagues and university sports programs as teams are forced to change their game plan in the face of positive tests or coronavirus exposure. The cancellations and
By Kate Bennett, The White House will dramatically scale back holiday party festivities this year, due to ongoing Covid-19 concerns, opting instead for smaller open house-style events. “In the coming days, we will host a limited number of Holiday Open Houses, inviting guests to see the
By Laura Ly and Kelly McCleary, Several Broadway shows were forced to cancel performances this week due to positive Covid-19 tests among the cast or crew, a setback for the industry that comes just months after it raised the curtain on an 18-month shutdown due to
By Ella Nilsen, With Sen. Joe Manchin confirming he’s a “no” on President Joe Biden’s social spending package, the fate of the bill’s $550 bill worth of climate and energy provisions — and the President’s climate agenda — are now on the line.
By KMOV Staff, A mural on the Washington University campus that honors prominent figures from Black history was vandalized with racist graffiti, the university said Sunday. The mural is located in the South 40 underpass and features the faces of John Lewis,
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