TORRANCE, Calif.– The journey to the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC) National Championship Tournament is underway for more than 60 teams from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Now in its 33rd year, HCASC is America’s premier academic competition among HBCUs, annually bringing together more than 300 HBCU students, coaches, presidents and institutional representatives for a tournament that uniquely combines educational and personal development experiences beyond the classroom. Students also form bonds with their fellow HBCU student competitors, creating “friends for life.” Honda will provide nearly $400,000 in institutional grants to the participating HBCUs. In this year’s virtual HCASC National Championship Series, the…
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Lviv, Ukraine –The refugees arriving at the famous Art Nouveau railway terminal in Lviv are subdued. Mothers with children, elders too old to fight, and the disabled have traveled for more than a day to get here. The last leg of their exodus will be by bus. “This morning we heard the sirens. It was very tense. People here don’t talk too much; just walk very silent. There are a lot of people coming from many places, “ said Manuel Ortiz Escamez, a researcher and journalist from Mexico. Ortiz said it’s a 1½ hour ride to Poland from Lviv where…
Knoxville, Tenn. (TN Tribune) – University of Tennessee System President Randy Boyd and University of Tennessee, Knoxville Chancellor Donde Plowman announced plans to recommend Dr. Carrie Castille as the new Senior Vice Chancellor/Senior Vice President (SVC/SVP) for the UT Institute of Agriculture (UTIA) at the next UT Board of Trustees Executive Committee meeting. Pending an affirmative vote of the board, Castille’s effective start date will be July 1, 2022. She will replace Linda C. Martin, who has served in an interim capacity since Tim Cross retired from the role in August 2021. Martin will return to her full-time position as…
WYNNEWOOD, Pa. — James C. Wright, clerk of the Board of Trustees at Friends’ Central School, has announced the Board’s unanimous approval of the appointment of Interim Head of School Beth D. Johnson ’77 — a respected leader at Friends’ Central for nearly three decades and a beloved member of the School community since childhood — as the 12th Head of School in Friends’ Central’s history, effective immediately. Beth D. Johnson ’77, Friend’s Central’s 12th Head of School Beth D. Johnson ’77, first Black educator, first woman, and first graduate to serve as Friends’ Central Head of School “In a…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TN Tribune) – Music City Center, in partnership with Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and First Horizon, will host its annual Small & Diverse Business Forum Tuesday, March 29, 2022 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.. The 2022 event will be held in person as part of Music City Center’s Diverse Business Enterprise Program. The interactive forum connects small and diverse-owned businesses to major employers. This year’s event will feature a supplier diversity fair, as well as two workshops titled “Elements of The Pitch” and “Raising Working Capital.” The cost is $30 (includes parking, lunch, fair and workshops). To…
National—Black Churches 4 Digital Equity will hold a panel on March 14, 2022 at 7-8 PM ET. Long before the pandemic highlighted and expanded the gulf in internet access between served and unserved or underserved communities, churches diligently worked to identify the need to connect members of their communities to the internet and sought to provide that connection. For instance, churches have long provided educational opportunities for adults, and with the advent of the digital era, they quickly realized that computers were necessary to serve this goal. Indeed, churches were among the vanguard in establishing community-directed computer labs for parishioners…
(CNN)Singer Traci Braxton, who appeared on the reality series “Braxton Family Values” with her sisters, including Grammy-winner Toni, died Saturday at 50, her family and the show’s network said.A cause of death has not been released.”She was a bright light, a wonderful daughter, an amazing sister, a loving mother, wife, grandmother and a respected performer,” Toni Braxton posted on Instagram. “We will miss her dearly.” She added, “Traci passed this morning as the snow was falling, our angel is now a snowflake.” Braxton Family Values” began in 2011 on WE tv. Traci Braxton also appeared on “Marriage Boot Camp” with her…
By Samantha West Memphis, Tenn. –All seven candidates competing to represent District 6 on the Memphis-Shelby County school board agreed that Tennessee’s largest school system needs to improve student achievement. But during interviews with the County Commission on Wednesday, they offered different ideas on how the district should tackle the issue. The school board vacancy stems from Shante Avant’s resignation last month. Avant, who had represented neighborhoods spanning South Memphis, Riverside, Westwood, and Whitehaven on the school board since 2014, moved out of the district and has launched a campaign to represent Cordova on the County Commission. Sign up for monthly…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nashville Soccer Club’s new 30,000-seat stadium will officially be known as GEODIS Park. The club unveiled a historic naming rights partnership with global supply chain operator GEODIS during a special banner display ceremony at the stadium. Scheduled to be completed next month, GEODIS Park will be the largest soccer-specific stadium in the United States and Canada. “We have repeatedly said that the new stadium will become the spiritual home of Nashville Soccer Club,” said Nashville SC CEO Ian Ayre. “The commitment of logistics specialist GEODIS as the naming partner and the unveiling of ‘GEODIS Park’ is a…
Since the U.S. government first marshaled its historic economic response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Justice Department has uncovered a vast array of alleged fraud, resulting in charges and investigations involving more than $8 billion in federal aid. The figures, revealed by the agency on Thursday, prompted the DOJ to redouble its enforcement efforts — chiefly through the appointment of a new director now tasked to carry out President Biden’s mission to pursue “the criminals who stole billions in relief money.” The extent of the fraud alleged and uncovered by the Justice Department is vast, touching nearly every major facet of the…