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Journalist Roland Martin Named Fisk University Inaugural Reavis L. Mitchell Distinguished Scholar in Residence

Roland Martin, journalist and television personality, will be Fisk University’s inaugural Reavis L. Mitchell Distinguished Scholar in Residence. In the role, Martin will teach a course in current affairs. From 2013 to 2017, Martin was host of NewsOneNow, which focused on important issues to African Americans. He also spent four years as host and managing […]

Wilberforce University Forgives $375,000 in Student Debt and Fines 2020 and 2021 Graduates

Wilberforce University announced during spring graduation that it is clearing $375,000 in debt and fines owed by graduates from spring 2020 through those who graduated on Saturday, Dayton Daily News reported. The commencement ceremony was for the classes of 2020 and 2021 and 166 students graduated. “As these graduates begin their lives as responsible adults, […]

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Morehouse College to Receive $1 Million from Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand to Support Journalism and Sports-Related Studies

Morehouse College will receive $1 million from Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand, as part of the Black Community Commitment. The money will help fund scholarships, tech and educational programming for students in journalism and sports-related fields of study. The Black Community Commitment is an initiative by Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand to fight against systemic […]

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UNC Tenure Request for “1619 Project” Author Nikole Hannah-Jones Resubmitted

UNC Trustees said the request to grant tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones has been resubmitted by the faculty committee that considers tenure. The resubmission comes amid criticism of the trustees’ refusal to grant Hannah-Jones tenure in UNC’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media. “Intentionally or not,” the chancellor’s Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward co-chairs […]

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“Alma Mater” Debuts As Alabama A&M’s Beer of Choice

Casey Warner put his classroom studies to use when he was tapped to spearhead an ambitious branding campaign for a new craft beer inspired by his beloved university: Alabama A&M University. On Thursday, “Alma Mater” made its official debut at a local brewery in Huntsville, thanks to Warner and two of his classmates who named the beer and launched an impressive rollout of the marketing strategy to get the beverage in the hands of beer lovers.

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Report: COVID-19 Pandemic Worsened Access Issues for Minority and Low-Income Youth

The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened equity and access issues for Black and Latino youth and those from low-income backgrounds, according to a new report from The Education Trust, ZERO TO THREE and the National Center for Learning Disabilities. The report also calls for state policymakers to leverage American Rescue Plan funding to close equity gaps […]

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Howard University Names College of Fine Arts After Late Actor and Howard Alum Chadwick Boseman

Howard University announced this week that it has named its reestablished College of Fine Arts after the late actor Chadwick Boseman, a Howard alum, NPR reported. Boseman was the school’s commencement speaker in 2018. He suffered from colon cancer and died last August at the age of 43. In a statement Wednesday, Boseman’s family said: […]

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Kristen Clarke Confirmed to Lead Civil Rights Division at Justice Department

Kristen Clarke has been confirmed as the first Black woman to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights division, a confirmation that came on the anniversary of George Floyd’s killing, CNN reported. Clarke was confirmed with a 51-48 vote, with Sen. Susan Collins as the only Republican voting in favor. She was sworn in by Vice […]

Howard University School of Law Receives $10 Million Grant, Creates Public Service Law Scholarship

Howard University School of Law has been awarded a $10 million grant from the Jerome L. Greene Foundation to create the Greene Public Service Scholars Program, which aims to support law students committed to public service law careers. The Jerome L. Greene Foundation grant is the largest gift in the law school’s history. Students in the program will […]

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Southern University Receives $1 Million Gift for Business Scholarships from Alums

Mark A. and Dawn Malveaux will be gifting $1,000,000 to Southern University – their undergrad alma mater – and the money will support academic scholarships to business students and general programming in the College of Business, located on its Baton Rouge Campus. The gift is one of the largest donations given to the school by […]

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Dr. James L. Moore III Receives ACE’s 2021 Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership

Dr. James L. Moore III, vice provost for diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer at The Ohio State University (OSU), has been awarded the American Council on Education’s (ACE) 2021 Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award. The award—named in honor of the late Reginald Wilson, ACE’s senior scholar emeritus—is given to an individual with a […]

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Study: Self-Affirmation May Help Black Medical Students Reach Residency Goals

Self-affirmation – reflecting upon one’s most important values – can help Black medical students reach residency goals but can lead to the perception that they are less qualified for a prestigious residency than their peers, according to a new study from Northwestern University. Dr. Sylvia Perry, assistant professor of psychology in the Weinberg College of […]

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