by Cherie S. White | Dec 31, 2025
Despite this expansive wording, the Emancipation Proclamation was limited in many ways. It applied only to states that had seceded from the United States, leaving slavery untouched in the loyal border states. It also expressly exempted parts of the Confederacy (the...
by Cherie S. White | Dec 31, 2025
As heavy rains swept across New York City, the Nelson Mandela Conference Room at the African Union Mission to the United Nations remained alive with ideas, ambition, and resolve. Inside, diplomats, university leaders, faculty, students, and development partners...
by Cherie S. White | Dec 31, 2025
2026 is less than 24 hours away! Time to recalibrate and shed old habits that may be holding you back. If one of your New Year’s resolutions involves cutting back on the booze, then give these faux cocktails a try. The ingredients make a delicious, nutritious...
by Cherie S. White | Dec 31, 2025
On that night, enslaved and free African Americans gathered, many in secret, to ring in the new year and await news that the Emancipation Proclamation had taken effect. Just a few months earlier, on September 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the executive...
by Cherie S. White | Dec 31, 2025
Georgia Power will host the HBCU Pathways program in partnership with the Atlanta Hawks to support students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) across Georgia.Since its launch in 2023, the HBCU Pathways program has supported 21 students, with...
