Multi-year Program Opens Eligibility to Small Businesses Owned by Black, Indigenous and People of Color November 25, 2020 06:00 AM Eastern Standard Time NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) today announced the first round of Comcast RISE award recipients —over 700 businesses will receive consulting, media and creative production services from Effectv, the advertising sales…

(Black PR Wire) On Nov. 21, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) joined other community partners to support 100 Black Men of South Florida’s Thanksgiving Food Drive. The food drive fulfills the need to help and bring the joy of Thanksgiving to economically disadvantaged individuals in South Florida. The members, who refer to themselves as…

(JACKSON, Miss.) — Jackson State University’s live virtual Fall 2020 Commencement will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 11, and it will bestow 372 undergraduate and 175 graduate degrees in a non-traditional ceremony due to COVID-19. The program won’t include a keynote speaker. Instead, the ceremony will be a public recognition of the 547 graduates….

(JACKSON, Miss.) — The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning named Jackson State University Acting President Thomas K. Hudson as president of the university at its meeting held this morning in Jackson. Hudson was named acting president earlier this year. “As a Jackson State University alumnus, I am extremely pleased that we…

Southern Laced would like to recognize successful individuals over the age of 40 for our FORTY OVER FORTY LACED People to Watch in 2021 edition. Each nominee will be evaluated based on their accomplishments and individual story. Candidates must be over the age of 40 as of January 31, 2021.  The deadline to submit nominations…

(JACKSON, Miss.) — Dr. Phyllis Lewis-Hale, assistant professor of music, has received a $6,500 grant from the Mississippi Humanities Council for her project “From Delta Blues to Opera News: A Mississippi Musical Exposition.” The proceeds will fund the two-day event set to open on Feb. 28, 2021, in the F.D. Hall Music Center (tentative location) at…

(JACKSON, Miss.) — Dr. Young Sik Cho, assistant professor of Operations Management in JSU’s College of Business, has won the Blockchain Research Award, which includes a financial prize of $10,000. “Blockchain technology is one of the fastest-growing and disruptive innovations in contemporary business practices, but the educational curriculum for applying Blockchain technology to a company’s…

(JACKSON, Miss.) — Jackson State University is the recipient of a $100,000 technology grant from the Southern Company Foundation. This award is part of the company’s overall $50 million HBCU initiative announced last January. “We are extremely pleased to be chosen to receive this grant from the Southern Company Foundation. The technology enhancements these funds…

November 09, 2020 08:15 PM Eastern Standard Time PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Comcast today announced it has promoted Rich Jennings to President of Comcast Cable’s West Division, reporting to Comcast Cable President and CEO Dave Watson. Effective today, Mr. Jennings is responsible for all Comcast cable operations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington,…

(JACKSON, Miss.) — Dr. Sharon Simmons is an associate professor in the College of Business. She earned a Ph.D. in Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises from Syracuse University, a Juris Doctorate and Masters in Accounting from the University of Virginia and a bachelor’s of science degree in Accounting from Hampton University. She has also practiced as…

(JACKSON, Miss.) — Jerome Tinker has been promoted to the position of executive director for the JSU Development Foundation. In 2018, Tinker joined the JSUDF where he fulfilled the duties of executive assistant, accounts payable, donor relations, board administrator, and most recently, director. When asked how he felt about his new position, Tinker replied he…

(JACKSON, Miss.) — Rachel James-Terry has been promoted to associate director of public relations in University Communications and Marketing at Jackson State University. James-Terry received her Bachelor and Master of Art in English from JSU. She has spent a combined 22 years in the media, public relations, and corporate litigation industry. Her work has appeared…

(JACKSON, Miss.) — JSU’s Student Government Association rallied campus groups and peers Tuesday for a march to the poll that saw many casting a ballot for the first time. Anaiah Evans, vice president of SGA, organized two rallies – at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.on Election Day. The campus precinct destination was the Lee E. Williams Athletics and…

(JACKSON, Miss.) — Staying ahead of concerns spurred by COVID-19 changes, JSU administrators and students have been holding virtual faculty and student town halls to improve learning and educational instruction for all. “Our return to campus centered on our desire for students to progress in their studies and complete their degrees. We are learning lessons…

(JACKSON, Miss.) — Two political science students took home cash awards for winning a ‘Get Out the Vote’ video competition recently sponsored by the Department of Political Science in the College of Liberal Arts. Ruby Pollock, a senior, won the first-place prize of $80 for her Halloween inspired theme. Rianna Davis, also a senior, took…

(JACKSON, Miss.) — Jackson State University doctoral student TyKera “Kera” Marrow has been selected to participate in Health Policy Research Scholars, a leadership program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). Marrow is the first student from a Mississippi institution to be selected for the program. She joins the program’s fourth cohort, which includes 59…

(JACKSON, Miss.) — Seeking greater inclusion and diversity in the military, U.S. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy convened Wednesday at JSU with leaders of Historically Black Colleges and Universities and other influencers during a daylong forum and presented a $2.8 million check to be divided among 26 HBCUs. In May, the New York Times reported that…

(JACKSON, Miss.) — The W.E.B. Du Bois-Maria Luisa Alvarez Harvey Honors College is observing its 40th Anniversary at Jackson State University. Founded in 1980, the honors college has a long history of preparing students for success. “What started at a dining room table with ideas and recruiting brochures from other schools’ honors programs and societies…