New campus behavioral clinic makes the mind their main matter
When we think of health, we tend to think of factors like lifestyle habits, taking medication, or even just the occasional checkups … Keep Reading
African-Americans missing out on Southern Push for legal marijuana
Natalie Jones Bonner, a 58-year-old entrepreneur in Biloxi, Mississippi, who has used cannabis to reduce inflammation in her knees and wrists, wanted … Keep Reading
A political awakening: How Howard University shaped Kamala Harris’ identity
The war on drugs had erupted, apartheid was raging, Jesse Jackson would soon make the campus a staging ground for his inaugural … Keep Reading
Chicago has one female, African-American organ transplant surgeon. She fights disease — and distrust of doctors
When transplant surgeon Dinee Simpson sits in a consultation room with a patient, often they’re joined by the patient’s spouse or children … Keep Reading
HBCU students come together for day of advocacy at NC General Assembly
HBCU state funding and voting rights were top issues on Wednesday, Feb. 21 when about a dozen HBCU student leaders gathered at … Keep Reading
Hip-hop aerobics dances into Holton
Every Thursday evening, Durham Parks and Recreation hosts their free hip-hop aerobics class led by Rukea Womack and Rictice McKiver on the … Keep Reading
From Eagle to oysters
After graduating from N.C. Central University 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in geography Ryan Bethea taught social studies to 8th graders in … Keep Reading
College initiative aimed at recruiting, retaining black male students
Officials at Waubonsee Community College had noticed it for a while. Across the country, African-American males graduate at a substantially lower rate than … Keep Reading
Allensworth, only African-American town of its kind, still a symbol for ‘what we can become’
Docent Emmett Harden jokes on a recent winter day about many visitors viewing Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park as a "weed patch" … Keep Reading
Campus-Wide Day of Prayer builds a community of faith
N.C. Central University students, faculty, and staff of all religious backgrounds gathered in the Library Bowl for a Campus-Wide Day of Prayer … Keep Reading