This Is Why Black History Month Is Celebrated in February
This Is Why Black History Month Is Celebrated in February Story by Ni’Kesia Pannell For many people, Black History Month was the one month where the history of Black Americans was talked about each day in school. We wrote papers on Martin Luther King Jr., heard the story of Rosa Parks, and got brief overviews of Harriet Tubman…
Read MoreSC State 1890 Research & Extension receives $4.5M climate-smart grant
Story by Matthew Sockol • WCIV Charleston, SC The South Carolina State University (SC State) 1890 Research & Extension was awarded a $4.5 million climate-smart commodities grant. According to a Feb. 17 press release, SC State 1890 will partner with Mixon Seed Services and the South Carolina Black Farmers Coalition to educate and provide resources, including…
Read MoreAiken holds 23rd annual Black History Month parade
Story by Craig Allison – AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Black History Month is continuing on strong here in the CSRA, with Aiken holding their 23rd annual Black History Month Parade on Saturday. Over 80 groups showed out in Downtown Aiken for Black History Month© Provided by Augusta-Aiken WRDW-TV Music, dancing, and a message, all present among…
Read MoreU.S. Supreme Court enabled racial gerrymandering in South Carolina
By Hassan Kanu (Reuters) – After the 2020 Census, South Carolina’s Republican-led legislature assured Democratic lawmakers and the public that they would carry out a fair and transparent process to redraw the state’s seven Congressional election districts. A year earlier, the U.S. Supreme Court had decided for the first time that partisan gerrymandering is lawful,…
Read MoreReverend Justin Emanuel Wade Keynotes Annual MLK Day Program
Denmark, S.C. – Reverend Justin Emanuel Wade, keynote speaker for Voorhees University’s Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day program, is a native of the Bronx, New York, and now resides in Charlotte, North Carolina. Wade, associate minister at The Rush Metropolitan AME Zion church located in Raleigh, North Carolina, charged Voorhees students to do justice, love mercy,…
Read MoreNonprofit Leader Announces $500K in Funding For Black Women Entrepreneurs
blackbusinesss.com – Dr. Cameka Smith, founder and CEO of The BOSS Network, an online community of professional and entrepreneurial women who support each other through digital content, programs and event-based networking, announces the return of her organization’s 2nd annual BOSS Impact Fund. The Fund focuses on investing in Black women led businesses and preparing these…
Read MoreEdward Waters University President A. Zachary Faison on LinkedIn
This is what Forbes was merely able to document since 1987 which of course doesn’t account for the BILLIONS MORE in funding discriminatorily withheld from state HBCU’s by state and federal governmental entities during Jim Crow which extended from the 1880’s through the 1970’s. Let’s not even begin to discuss private HBCU’s who have since…
Read MoreSpike Lee, Gersh Launch HBCU Fellowship Program
by Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter – “Morehouse Man” Spike Lee is paying it forward at his alma mater. The director, who graduated from the college in 1979, is teaming with his agency, Gersh, for the Spike Fellows Program, which kicks off this month and will support students from Morehouse, Spelman College and Clark Atlanta University, which…
Read MoreSTUDENT FREEDOM INITIATIVE ANNOUNCES CISCO’S DEPLOYMENT OF WIRELESS 5G SERVICE AT CLAFLIN UNIVERSITY
The Claflin University campus will now have wireless 5G internet service thanks to Student Freedom Initiative (“SFI”) and Cisco. This partnership will provide Claflin’s students, teachers, administrators, and staff with a reliable connection to the internet. These services will allow Claflin to provide a more robust and modern educational experience for its students while also supporting greater administrative…
Read MoreBenedict scholar selected to participate in a roundtable discussion with Vice President Kamala Harris on January 17
Columbia, SC– January 13, 2023- Benedict College senior Jahavheed George will join his peers from across the country for a spirited roundtable discussion with Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. Vice President Harris’ conversation with the students will focus on various topics from entrepreneurial ventures to the impact…
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