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Margaret Walker Center’s $300,000 grant offers beacon of light to women of color

Jackson State University’s Margaret Walker Center has received a $300,000 grant from the NoVo Foundation to work with young women of color throughout the South in conjunction with the Lighthouse project and its creator Natalie Collier. Founded by a gift from businessman Warren Buffett, the NoVo F

Legasaurus Sister · Thursday, January 26th 2017 · 1,771 views · 1 comments

TSU engineering students are making sure Nashville bridges are safe

How safe are the bridges in Metro Nashville that you drive across everyday? The answer may be in the work Tennessee State University engineering students are doing around the city. As part of th

Legasaurus Sister · Thursday, January 26th 2017 · 1,127 views · 1 comments

N.C. A&T-Led Consortium Receives Share of $300 Million DOT Grant

A consortium led by North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has been awarded a $1.4 million grant, renewable for up to five years and $7.8 million, by the U.S. Department of Transpo

Legasaurus Sister · Wednesday, January 25th 2017 · 1,391 views · 1 comments

The Morehouse (Super) Man

If a movie executive was meeting with Maurice Mander, the interview should not convene until there was a full understanding of the complexity and ingenuity of Mander's action-packed, urban thriller, “Surian Seed: Rise of The Rudan.” While it is only a comic book, it has all the initial key ingredie

Legasaurus Sister · Tuesday, January 24th 2017 · 13,017 views · 1 comments

Broadway Star & Alabama State University Alumna to Speak at ASU's Founders' Day

A bit of Broadway that is set for a king - a Lion King - is coming as a featured attraction for Alabama State University's Feb. 3, Founders' Day Convocation; as the University is featuring as its keyn

Reginald Culpepper · Monday, January 23rd 2017 · 2,065 views · 1 comments

Acclaimed National Scholarly Journal Now Headquartered at Alabama State University

Alabama State University now houses and edits one of the nation's most acclaimed scholarly journals of the African experience, the International Journal of Africana Studies. And, ASU's own Dr. Bertis

Reginald Culpepper · Thursday, January 19th 2017 · 1,528 views · 1 comments

Alcorn President Alfred Rankins Jr. announces inaugural 2017 Presidential Bus Tour

Alcorn State University President Alfred Rankins Jr. will embark on his inaugural Presidential Bus Tour, a focused effort to meet with statewide high school and junior college students, counselors and

Reginald Culpepper · Thursday, January 19th 2017 · 1,664 views · 1 comments

Lorenzo ‘Ice Tea’ Thomas Joins The Michael Baisden Show

Michael Baisden hires veteran radio and television personality Lorenzo “Ice Tea” Thomas. Thomas, was recognized as Urban Network Magazine’s Radio Air Personality of the Year and Radio Facts Maga

Legasaurus Sister · Wednesday, January 18th 2017 · 975 views · 1 comments

College of Science and Technology at N.C. A&T to Offer New PSM in Industrial Biosciences

Beginning fall 2017, the Graduate College at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will offer a Professional Science Master’s (PSM) program in Industrial Biosciences. The national

Legasaurus Sister · Wednesday, January 18th 2017 · 1,330 views · 1 comments

Locals eager to participate in Women's March on Washington, fight for women's rights

NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) - The massive Women’s March on Washington will include locals who said they want the new president to know they are ready to fight to protect the rights of women and all Americ

Legasaurus Sister · Wednesday, January 18th 2017 · 2,419 views · 1 comments

Black Males Elected President at Every Level of Student Government at Clark Atlanta University

Contact: Mario Boone 404-880-8558 404-987-0949 (cell) mboone@cau.edu ATLANTA (Jan. 18, 2016) For decades black men have been subjected to unfair and untrue stereotypes. Now, an historic elec

Legasaurus Sister · Wednesday, January 18th 2017 · 1,209 views · 1 comments

CSU president on exclusive list

WILBERFORCE — Central State University President Dr. Cynthia Jackson-Hammond has joined the exclusive ranks of the nation’s top Businesswomen to Watch, selected by Bizwomen, a publication of the Ameri

Legasaurus Sister · Wednesday, January 18th 2017 · 2,163 views · 1 comments

Educator’s estate will provide scholarships for WSSU students

Throughout his career, Dr. Casey Jones ’55 made an impact on the lives of students. Now, his legacy will help four education majors complete their degrees. The estate of Dr. Jones has establishe

Legasaurus Sister · Wednesday, January 18th 2017 · 957 views · 1 comments

NSF Awards ASU Grant Totaling Nearly $1 Million

Author: Office of Media Relations Release Date: Jan 13, 2017 A new grant from the National Science Foundation will allow for a significant expansion of ASU’s research capacity. *** The NSF

Legasaurus Sister · Wednesday, January 18th 2017 · 990 views · 1 comments

Golden Key Honor Society Wins ‘SPARK a Change’ Award

The St. Croix Chapter of the University of the Virgin Islands’ Golden Key International Honor Society received the 2016 “Spark a Change” award. From month-long initiatives to campaigns with a specific

Legasaurus Sister · Wednesday, January 18th 2017 · 1,614 views · 1 comments