By Brittany Bailer The United States Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office for Access to Justice visited the Howard University School of Law and participated in a panel discussion entitled “From Local Advocacy to Global Impact: Expanding Career Options in American Public Defense and Advancing the Rule of Law.” The Office for Access to Justice works to break down barriers to the DOJ’s founding principle and enduring promise of equal justice under the law. This panel exposed law students to careers at the intersection of U.S. public defense, international law and development, and civil and human ..read more

By Andrew Skerritt Florida A&M University (FAMU) Office of Communications has just published the Spring 2024 A&M magazine, The Technology issue, which highlights the University’s push to become a center of cyber research, artificial intelligence, and high-powered computing. In his magazine message, President Larry Robinson, Ph.D., shared his excitement about new cyber possibilities FAMU has embarked upon and believes that FAMU holds the power to increase economic growth in Tallahassee. “In the past year, Florida A&M University has registered three major developments that ..read more

Courtesy of Morgan State University Three esteemed Morgan State University faculty members were elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals. Paul B. Tchounwou, D.Sc., Kevin T. Kornegay, Ph.D., and Farin Kamangar, Ph.D., M.D., each recognized for their advancement of science and service to society spanning their accomplished careers, were named to the 2023 class of AAAS Fellows comprising 502 scientists, engineers and innov ..read more

Thousands of Black college students expected this weekend for an annual spring bash at Georgia’s largest public beach will be greeted by dozens of extra police officers and barricades closing off neighborhood streets. While the beach will remain open, officials are blocking access to nearby parking. Tybee Island east of Savannah has grappled with the April beach party known as Orange Crush since students at Savannah State University, a historically Black school, started it more than 30 years ago. Residents regularly groused about loud music, trash littering the sand and revelers urinating in y ..read more

By Nigel Roberts Five historically Black universities are on a list of 20 institutions serving students of color to receive federal education funding for research and development and to improve completion rates for underserved students. The Education Department announced $93 million in grants to the HBCUs, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), and Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) on Friday (Dec. 8). U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said the Biden-Harris administration recognizes the urgency of creating opportunities for students of color and o ..read more

By Quintessa Williams Historically Black, Livingstone College in North Carolina, continues to benefit from anonymous donors. The school announced Wednesday that they received a $1 million anonymous donation, — the fourth consecutive anonymous donation of $1 million. President Anthony J. Davis announced the donation last Friday, April 19 to members of the Salisbury-Rowan community and several of the college’s faculty and staff. Livingstone says that the donor has been a consistent and dedicated supporter of the college’s mission and vision. Proceeds from this donat ..read more

By Oumou Fofana Uncle Nearest has announced the launch of its second annual HBCU Old Fashioned Challenge, a campaign aimed at raising money for underfunded HBCUs. This year’s challenge, which began on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Jan. 15) and will end on Juneteenth (Jun. 19), will see the company work to raise $1.4 million. Speaking on the accomplishment of its first-ever campaign in 2023, a spokesperson for the Black-owned spirits brand took to Instagram and wrote, “Thanks to the participation of 3,500 bars, restaurants, retail stores, Uncle Nearest’s matching donatio ..read more

Courtesy of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Three students of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences won awards at the 21st Research Symposium of the Association of 1890 Research Directors, Inc. (ARD), which was recently held in Nashville, Tennessee. In the poster competition, Sujan Bhattari, graduate student of aquaculture and fisheries, was awarded first place in the animal health and production and animal products category for his project titled “Identification and Characterization of Vasa and Nanos-2 Genes in the Ovary o ..read more

Courtesy of Miles College Athletics Miles Director of Athletics Fred Watson continues the drive towards his mission of creating and sustaining an athletic department that will compete – athletically and academically – at the highest levels. He recently secured a $100,000 donation to the athletic department, which will go directly towards positively impacting Miles College and its student-athletes. Watson, who is in his second year as the school’s Director of Athletics, has been able to raise the dollars for athletics while also serving as the Golden Bears’ head men’s basketball ..read more

By Nigel Roberts Democratic presidents delivering graduation commencement addresses at HBCUs are typically good vibe moments. But that’s not the case this time. Strong opposition is brewing against President Joe Biden’s invitation to deliver the May 24 keynote speech at iconic all-male HBCU Morehouse College in Atlanta. Morehouse, which extended the invitation in September, received immediate backlash after announcing Biden’s keynote address. Many complain that Morehouse is a merelypolitical pawn in Biden’s re-election bid – nothing more than a campaign stop in the crucial swing stat ..read more