New Law Requires All New York State Cosmetology Students to Learn How to Style Textured Hair
New York State just made a huge breakthrough in the cosmetology world! All cosmetology students in New York State will now be required to learn how to style textured hair. Before this, students had to seek additional courses for specialized training. With this mandate, mastering natural hair is now a requirement for licensure. New York […]
Black Couple Creates National Diversity Golf Program for HBCUs
Angel Rich-Jones and her husband, Karl Jones, are helping Black people golf! The couple has launched a non-profit partnership with Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) member and President of PGA REACH Middle-Atlantic, J.P. Lunn, to launch a signature program called 4tee Acres. It is purposed to provide students of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) with access to […]
Texas Elementary School Teacher Goes Viral After Planning Mock Trip to Mexico for Students
This teacher has gone above and beyond! Sonja White is a first-grade teacher at Trinity Leadership at Cedar Hill Elementary School in Cedar Hill, Texas, WFAA reports. While speaking with her young scholars, she inquired about things they wanted to do that they hadn’t done before, with the goal of exposing them to different cultures […]
WIT Scholarship to Cover Full Costs for Black Students Pursuing STEM Careers
Wade Institute of Technology is looking to encourage Black students to pursue careers in STEM! WIT is an experiential Silicon Valley-based college for students of African descent pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. The college announced that it is accepting applications for the 2024 Wade Scholarship Program (WSP), which covers the full […]
6 Sisters Pursue Nursing School Together After Experiencing Homelessness for a Decade
The Lawrence sisters are not letting their difficult childhoods hold them back! The six eldest Lawrence sisters are currently planning on becoming nurses after spending 10 years experiencing homelessness as kids. The sisters range in age from 19 to 25. And this past August the sisters enrolled in a master’s program in public health at […]
Diddy Makes $1 Million Donation to Howard University During Surprise Homecoming Visit
Diddy is giving back to his alma mater! During his Howard University Yardfest homecoming performance on October 20 , Diddy surprised the HBCU with a $1M donation, WJLA reports. The rapper attended Howard University as a business major before leaving to start his music career at Uptown Records. “HBCUs are something that we have to protect! […]
South Carolina Teen Makes History as First Black Homecoming Queen in High School’s 155-Year History
Amber Wilsondebriano just made history at her South Carolina high school! The 17-year-old senior at Porter-Gaud High School recently became the first Black homecoming queen in the school’s 155-year history. But becoming homecoming queen is just Wilsondebriano’s latest school achievement. She also takes multiple AP classes, has a 4.66 GPA, is the co-president of the […]
NCCU Alum Sherwin K. Bryant Named Director of Rice’s Center for African and African American Studies
Scholar Sherwin K. Bryant is joining Rice University as its new director of the Center for African and African American Studies (CAAAS) and an associate professor in the Department of History. He is known for his work covering slavery, race and the early modern African diaspora, will join Rice University Jan. 1 as director of […]
Fisk University Appoints Valencia Jordan as Its New Director of Athletics
Fisk University has appointed alumna Valencia Jordan as its new Director of Athletics, a role that brings her back to her alma mater. Jordan, a former volleyball standout at the HBCU, played for Fisk from 1981 to 1982, HBCU Buzz reports. Expressing her enthusiasm for the position, Jordan stated, “Being an AD is a dream […]
California Gives $5,000 Grants to Students Transferring to HBCUs
California is giving financial assistance to students transferring to historically Black colleges and universities! Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed a bill that grants community college students who transfer to historically Black colleges and universities a one-time grant of up to $5,000, according to EdSource. There aren’t any HBCUs in the state of California. So the […]