WORD IN BLACK — The 2022 proclamation from President Biden for National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week pointed out their incredible contributions to society: “HBCUs have produced 40 percent of all Black engineers and 50 percent of all Black lawyers in America. Seventy percent of Black doctors in our country attended an HBCU, and 80 percent of Black judges are alumni of these schools.” […]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The loss of Title IV funding would drastically affect around 80 percent of the student bodies at HBCUs and would have a consequential negative impact on the future of these vital institutions of higher education. Endowments at HBCUs pale in comparison to those at the U.S.’s top ranked colleges and universities, with the overall endowments at all the country’s HBCUs accounting for less than a tenth of Harvard’s. The gap in funding between PWIs and HBCUs isn’t just because of smaller endowments, it’s also because state lawmakers keep funds off HBCU campuses – in North Carolina, for example, legislators awarded N.C. State an extra $79 million for research while N.C. A&T – the nation’s largest HBCU – was given only $9.5 million. […]
By James B. Ewers Jr. Ed.D., President Emeritus, Teen Mentoring Committee of Ohio, Do what you want to do are lyrics from a song many years ago. It kind of speaks to having a loose […]
By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Each Sunday, so many already know how services start off. “We have come into His house, gathered in His name to worship Him…So forget about yourself, concentrate on Him and […]
By Edelia J. Carthan, Ed.D., Contributing Writer, Many Mississippians woke up Wednesday morning to news of Donald Trump’s return to the presidency, following a hard-fought election in which he captured 277 electoral votes to Kamala […]
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent, Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s words mirrored Shirley Chisholm’s groundbreaking observation decades ago: “Of the two handicaps, being Black is much less of a handicap than being a […]
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent, Quincy Jones, the record producer, arranger, and cultural trailblazer whose influence spanned more than seven decades, has died at 91. His publicist, Arnold Robinson, confirmed his death in […]
By Christopher Young , Contributing Writer, The question always hangs in the air. And now, as we zero in on the upcoming presidential election, it hangs even more heavily. Is this the America we want […]
By Edelia J. Carthan, Ed.D., Contributing Writer, With just two weeks remaining until Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris continues to ramp up her campaign efforts, gaining momentum in what is shaping up to be […]
By Edelia J. Carthan, Ed.D., Contributing Writer, With 18 days left until Election Day on November 5, Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is in full swing, marked by a flawless execution and strategic media outreach. […]
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