by Cherie S. White | Jul 22, 2024
Sydney McLaughlin made headlines during the 2016 Summer Olympics after she qualified for the U.S. women’s track and field team at just 16 years old. She became the youngest track and field competitor in the Olympics since 1972. McLaughlin, now a professional, turned...
by Cherie S. White | Jul 22, 2024
Miles College is launching a new innovation center to support Historically Black College and University (HBCU) students. The 2150 Center for Innovation, Commercialization & Growth will be an incubator to increase innovation opportunities for Miles College and its...
by Cherie S. White | Jul 19, 2024
According to a new Gallup poll, Finland is the overall happiest country in the world for the seventh year in a row. For those under 30 or over 60, Lithuania and Denmark, respectively, took those honors.For the first time in the report’s 12-year history, the U.S....
by Cherie S. White | Jul 19, 2024
Although there are varying accounts, James Derham is recognized as American’s first Black physician. His exact birthday isn’t known but some historians list May 2, 1762 as the date.Derham was born into slavery in Philadelphia, Penn., and was owned by several doctors...
by Cherie S. White | Jul 19, 2024
In a landmark move of strategic collaboration, the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Executive Leadership Institute (ELI) at Clark Atlanta University announces a partnership with Harvard University that underscores a shared commitment to cultivating...
by Cherie S. White | Jul 17, 2024
Throughout his career, John T. Biggers (1924 – 2001) focused his art’s subject matter on racial and economic injustice. As a well-educated artist, he influenced so many, including his students but also his fellow artists. Biggers started out by painting exaggerated...
