Summer will be an exciting time for Calvin King, creative director of Free Lunch Academy, the Chicago-based arts outreach program. Free Lunch Academy produces stage
Following a rousing introduction by Spelman College’s retiring president Beverly Daniel Tatum, the commencement’s 2015 keynote speaker and highly-touted political strategist who has been described
Ronald Nelson has colleges knocking at his front door. With a GPA of 4.58, a 2260 out of 2400 on his SATS, a 34 out
Yes, it’s true that some American companies still have a sense of social responsibility. Starbucks recently announced that it will offer employees full tuition at Arizona
Howard University’s 147th Commencement Convocation was held on Saturday, May 9, 2015, with Ursula M. Burns, chairman and chief executive officer of Xerox Corporation, delivering
I get a daily email from Marcus Ahmed detailing any and every activity going on at my high school alma mater, Hales Franciscan. Most times
It is estimated that 1 in 81 Black children are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Boys are diagnosed at a rate five times higher than
On Tuesday, April 21, 2015, KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools officially unveiled the Jesse Owens mural completed by KIPP Strive Academy art teacher and renowned artist
Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum doesn’t settle for low hanging fruit. In 2009, when she announced Spelman College’s $150M capital campaign, a lofty goal for those
The 14th annual Bridge Builder Awards took place April 16 at The Foundry at Puritan Mill. Dr. Alvetta Peterman Thomas, president of Atlanta Technical College, welcomed and recognized the 2015 Bridge Builder recipients.
Metro Atlanta native Daria Jordan, a Buick Achievers Scholarship recipient and senior at Spelman College, was honored at the UNCF 36th “Evening of Stars” showcase. This
It’s that time of year again that brings joy to thousands of HBCU students, commencement. Several top tier HBCUs have announced exciting speakers for 2015.
“A mind is a terrible thing to waste, but a wonderful thing to invest in.”The UNCF’s “An Evening of Stars” returned to Atlanta for the
The Atlanta Technical College Student Film Festival took place Thursday, April 2 at the Fulton County Aviation Community Cultural Center. The film festival selection committee
Harold Ekeh will have the choice of attending any Ivy League school of his choice. The 17-year-old senior, who currently attends Elmont High School in
Who knew that the influence one special principal, Nadia Lopez of Mott Hall Bridges Academy, had on an eighth grade student named Vidal Chastanet, would
(Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel greets students after a graduation ceremony.) Chicago’s Urban Prep Academy has done it again. For the fifth straight year the all-male
Jeff Shafer, 28, was raised in Kansas City, Missouri and moved to Chicago in 2005 to earn his BA in marketing communications at Columbia College Chicago. Shafer first
Morris Brown College filed for bankruptcy in August 2012 with roughly $30 million in debt, more than half was owed to the African Methodist Episcopal
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