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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
Study: Black People Who Attend HBCUs May Have Lower Health Risks Later in Life
A new study suggests that African Americans who attend historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) might have a lower risk for health problems later in life than those who attend predominantly white institutions (PWIs), BET reported. The study — published in the American Journal of Epidemiology — showed that Black people enrolled in HBCUs had […]
November 12, 2020
African-American
Universal Music Group Partners With Thurgood Marshall College Fund to Launch HBCU Internship Program
Universal Music Group’s Task Force for Meaningful Change (UMG TFMC) is partnering with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) to launch an internship program for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The UMG HBCU Internship Program will offer paid summer internships – starting June 1, 2021 – to up to 50 currently enrolled college sophomores, […]
November 11, 2020
African-American
Morris Brown College Accreditation Application Approved
Morris Brown College’s accreditation application with the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS) has been approved, according to college officials. The next step toward full accreditation is for TRACS representatives to visit campus in January 2021 for a final evaluation before candidacy consideration in April 2021. “The institution now has national visibility and […]
November 11, 2020
African-American
Fitness Company Peloton and Beyoncé Partner HBCUs to Give Students Free Memberships
Fitness company Peloton and award-winning musician Beyoncé are partnering with 10 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to provide memberships to students so that they can use the Peloton app to learn yoga, meditate and exercise at home while listening to inspirational music. “I’m proud to celebrate the students at HBCUs with this donation, to […]
November 10, 2020
African-American
Southern University to Preserve and Restore Oldest Building on Baton Rouge Campus with Nearly $500k Grant
Southern University and A&M College received a grant of nearly $500k from The National Park Service to preserve and protect a 180-year-old building on the Baton Rouge campus, according to WBRZ-TV. The grant, one of 18 awarded to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), is to protect and restore Southern’s oldest building — the Archives […]
November 10, 2020
African-American
University of Pittsburgh Acquires Playwright August Wilson Archive
The University of Pittsburgh’s University Library System has acquired the archive of the late playwright August Wilson, best known for his American Century Cycle — 10 plays conveying the Black experience in each decade of the 20th century, according to a UP press release. The acquisition of the archive – items such as scripts, art, […]
November 6, 2020
African-American
Temple University Plans to Put $1M Toward Antiracist Education
This fall, Temple University pledged to put a million dollars toward anti-racist education and programming in the wake of this summer’s Black Lives Matter protests.
November 4, 2020
Students
UC Santa Barbara Launches Racial Justice Fellowship Program for Graduate Students
Incoming graduate students at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) can now qualify for the Racial Justice Fellowship program, which was established in response to the ongoing police violence and systemic racism protests across the country.
November 4, 2020
African-American
Clemson University Works to Identify 604 Unmarked Graves in Campus Cemetery
Clemson University is working to learn the identities of those buried in 604 unmarked graves on its campus’ Woodland Cemetery, Greenville News reported. The graves may date back more than 200 years ago and may belong to “enslaved peoples, domestic workers, sharecroppers and convict laborers who lived, worked and died on the university’s land in […]
November 4, 2020
African-American
Evanston Mayor Calls On Northwestern University to Reimburse School for Incurred Police Costs Amid Student Protest
After Northwestern University student protests escalated Saturday, Evanston Mayor Steve Hagerty called on the school in a letter Sunday to reimburse the city for the police costs, the Chicago Tribune reported. The protests are part of an effort by NU Community Not Cops, a student-led group pushing NU “to abolish or defund the campus police […]
November 3, 2020
African-American
Black Greek Organizations Head to Polls With #StrolltothePolls Movement
Women from four historically Black Greek organizations are getting recognition as they make their way to voting sites to fight voter suppression with their “Stroll to the Polls” movement for the 2020 election, Yahoo Life reported. Maisha Land, a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) started the movement in early October, having been inspired by […]
November 3, 2020
African-American
NBA Legend Charles Barkley Pledges $1 Million to Tuskegee University
NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley is donating $1 million to Tuskegee University, Advance Local reported. It’s his fifth major donation to a historically Black college (HBCU). In 2016, he donated $1 million each to Alabama A&M University and Clark Atlanta University, with another $1 million to Morehouse College in 2017. Earlier in 2020, he […]
November 3, 2020
African-American
How Should Higher Education Campuses Prepare for Life After the US Presidential Election?
It would not be at the forefront of one’s mind to think that the outcome of the US Presidential Election could have heavy implications on the role of university presidents across the country.
November 2, 2020
African-American
Colorado College Gets $575,000 Grant to Support Black Students Interested in Education Careers
Colorado College has received a $575,000 grant to support Black students interested in education careers, according to CC officials. The grant – given by the Sachs Foundation – “will be used to support summer fellowships, academic-year internships, and scholarships.” “We are extremely grateful to the Sachs Foundation for removing the economic barriers that prevent many […]
October 29, 2020
African-American
Meet the First Black Woman to Receive a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Rochester
Upon graduating, Dr. Monique Mendes was “surprised” to learn that she became the first Black woman to receive a Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of Rochester.
October 29, 2020
African-American
Kamala Harris Touts Her Howard University, Alpha Kappa Alpha Connections
At 17, in the early 1980s, Kamala D. Harris made her first run for an elected office. Then, the woman who would become a U.S. senator seized the moment to lead, representing her freshman class on the Liberal Arts Student Council at Howard University in Washington, D.C. As soon as she got to campus, Harris, […]
October 28, 2020
African-American
Brown University Students Release Book Detailing Racism, Capitalism and Activism on Campus
This summer, a group of students at Brown University released the “Burn Brown Book,” a 175-page guide describing the history of racism, capitalism and activism on Brown’s campus, CBS News reported. The guide – inspired by the similar “burn book” from the 2004 film, “Mean Girls,” – was produced after two years of work and […]
October 27, 2020
African-American
Tuskegee University President Lily McNair Will Take Six-Month Medical Leave October 30
Tuskegee University announced Monday that President Dr. Lily D. McNair will take a six-month medical leave starting October 30. Serving as interim president will be Dr. Charlotte P. Morris, former associate dean of the school’s Brimmer College of Business and Information Science, “We fully support Dr. McNair’s decision to take the time she needs to […]
October 27, 2020
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