Category: Black Education

By Mia Berry When Hurricane Helene hit western North Carolina in September, floods left UNC Asheville’s campus without power and potable water, displacing the women’s basketball team a month before the start of its season. As first-year coach Tynesha Lewis mulled how to move forward, a fellow coach in the women’s basketball community proposed a solution. After hearing about the devastation the hurricane caused in the Asheville community, Tomekia Reed, the first-year coach at UNC Charlotte, reached out to Lewis to offer her help. Reed and Lewis, who both previously led winning women’s basketball programs at historically Black universities, met in 2022 at a symposium The post After a hurricane, coach Tynesha Lewis leaned on a bond built at Black colleges appeared first on HBCU News.

By Curtis Bunn The University of Michigan Board of Regents did not vote on whether to defund its diversity, equity and inclusion program at its final meeting of the year Thursday following protests on campus to keep the embattled program intact. The board did, however, decide it will no longer require diversity statements for faculty members during hiring or promotion, a significant reposition for the university. The board did not directly say it would not vote on disbanding its DEI program, which has reportedly spent $250 million on diversity initiatives since 2016. But members spoke in general terms, warning, “Don’t believe The post After much anticipation, University of Michigan’s board doesn’t vote on defunding DEI appeared first on HBCU News.

By Ashley Brown In a significant development for the 119th Congress, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), a proud member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, has been elected to serve as the Whip of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC). This prestigious position places her at the forefront of the CBS. Expressing her gratitude for the appointment, Kamlager-Dove remarked, “I am deeply honored to be chosen to serve as Whip of the Congressional Black Caucus for the 119th Congress. Known as the ‘conscience of the Congress,’ the CBC is grounded in our pursuit of justice, equity, and opportunity for Black Americans. With unprecedented The post Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove Elected as Whip of the Congressional Black Caucus appeared first on HBCU News.

By Judy Kurtz In a night filled with political moments — including multiple nods to President Biden, a Grateful Dead tribute from former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and accolades for performers-turned-activists — there was scant mention at the Kennedy Center Honors of President-elect Trump’s return to office and what it could mean for the annual awards gala. The 47th-annual Honors ceremony recognized four artists and an organization with its lifetime achievement award on Sunday in Washington, D.C.: singer Bonnie Raitt, trumpet player Arturo Sandoval, director Francis Ford Coppola, Harlem’s Apollo Theater and the Grateful Dead. The ceremony, attended by President Biden, kicked off by honoring the The post Trump return to DC looms over Kennedy Center Honors appeared first on HBCU News.

By Hansi Lo Wang With Republicans set to control Congress and the White House starting next year, some voting rights advocates are renewing their focus on protections against racial discrimination in elections that don’t rely on the federal government. Several states have enacted state-level voting rights acts over the past two decades, and Democratic-led Michigan may be next. This week a state House committee voted to refer a set of state Senate-approved bills to the House floor. Supporters of this emerging type of law see it as a bulwark at a time when Democratic-led efforts to bolster the federal Voting Rights Act are likely to remain The post With the Voting Rights Act facing more threats, advocates renew a push for state laws appeared first on HBCU News.

Agilent Technologies is pleased to announce the appointment of Morgan Richardson as Manager of the new Services Campus Hire Program. Herself a campus hire, Morgan has been with Agilent 18 years and brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record of success to the new role. As Services Campus Hire Manager, Morgan will lead and manage

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