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First Lady Michelle Obama speaks at Tuskegee University Graduation

Michelle Obama Urges Tuskegee Grads to Overcome Adversity, Become Trailblazers

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During one of the most momentous Tuskegee University commencement ceremonies in the institution’s history, United States first lady Michelle Obama addressed the Class of 2015. Obama, one of the most recognizable female figures in the world, is only the second first lady to visit the university. She delivered words of encouragement and perseverance to more

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Jackson State University to create 1st School of Public Health in Mississippi

JSU to Create the 1st School of Public Health in Mississippi

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Jackson State University is embarking on creating a School of Public Health — the first of its kind in Mississippi. The Mississippi Legislature approved $2 million this past legislative session to establish the school. Last week, the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning authorized the school to be created at JSU.

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Bama State Style Season 1 Photo.

Bama State Style Premiere Boosts Lifetime Network Ratings

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Last week’s premiere of “Bama State Style,” the reality television series featuring ASU’s Mighty Marching Hornets band, helped the Lifetime Network rank as the number one cable network with original programming in its Friday time period. If last week’s premiere of “Bama State Style,” the new Lifetime Network reality television featuring ASU’s Mighty Marching Hornets

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North Carolina Central University Commencement

Notable Spring 2015 HBCU Commencement Speakers

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It’s graduation time for the nation’s HBCU’s and they have once again lined up an impressive roster of speakers for their upcoming commencement ceremonies. From entertainers, celebrity personalities to top professionals and political figures, these commencement speakers are a diverse group of internationally recognized African American leaders. Take a look at this year’s lineup. Alabama

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Jacqueline Hill at Southern's Nursing and Allied Health's Undergraduate Nursing School

Southern’s Jacqueline Hill Joins the Nursing Hall of Fame

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Hill, the associate professor and chair of the Southern’s School of Nursing and Allied Health‘s Undergraduate Nursing Program, was inducted into the honored group in recent ceremonies at the 14th annual Louisiana Nurses Foundation Nightingale Awards and Gala. To be included in the hall fame, Hill said, “means that as a little girl I made

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Dr. Dorothy Cowser Yancy speaks at the naming ceremony of the information and Technology Hall in her honor.

JCSU Names Tech Hall for Trailblazing Female President

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Johnson C. Smith University formally recognized President Emeritus Dr. Dorothy Cowser Yancy with the April 11 naming ceremony of the Information and Technology Hall in her honor. The first and only woman to be appointed president in JCSU’s 148-year history, she has become revered as our “Technology President.” The ceremony opened with a welcome by

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