Breaking: Morehouse College Interim President Taggart Dies
Eric Sturgis of the Atlanta Journal Constitution is reporting Bill Taggart, Morehouse College's interim president, has died. Sturgis reports:
"The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office...
Rihanna Makes it to Harvard: Receives Humanitarian Award
Pop superstar Robyn Rihanna Fenty was awarded the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award on March 1. Fenty is well-known...
South Africa: E-Learning to Help Bridge Access Gap
Tom Jackson of the BBC is reporting South Africa will make use of digital tools to help ensure access to primary school for millions of...
Howard U: School of Communications to Be Named for Cathy Hughes
The Hilltop Online is reporting Howard University's School of Communications will change its name to honor legendary broadcaster Cathy Hughes. The school will now...
South Africa: Black Girls Protest Discriminatory Hair Policies
AllAfrica.com is reporting black girls in Pretoria, South Africa are protesting rules about hair styles allowed at school, which they say ban natural hairstyles...
Usher’s New Look: Spark Lab Empowers Through STEAM
The kids from Usher's New Look (UNL) have a chance to tap into their hidden talents using STEAM education exercises through the nonprofit organization's...
Stevie Wonder: Icon Receives Honorary Degree from Spelman
“Every single honor that I receive is only saying to me ‘Do more. Do more. Do more.’” That declaration is a tender and harmonic...
Spike Lee Celebrates Film, Activism & Social Change at Spelman
When Spelman College’s 10th president Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell asked filmmaker, writer, actor and producer Spike Lee to come back to Atlanta, he wasted...
Urban Prep: Entire Senior Class College Bound Again
Taryn Finley of The Huffington Post is reporting 100 percent of Chicago's Urban Preparatory Charter School's senior class is college bound for the seventh...
Tyrese: Entertainer Returns to Coca-Cola to Pay It Forward
Touring Coca-Cola’s Atlanta headquarters for the first time makes multi-faceted entertainer Tyrese Gibson a little emotional. Walking through those halls takes him back to...
