Established realtor Eugenia Foxworth earned many achievements over the years through her work. As the head of the New York City based Foxworth Realty, she successfully helped homeowners save their brownstone properties from foreclosure within the Harlem area where her office is located – this during at time years ago when the USA economy was…
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Jackson State University student goes Hollywood after stirring ‘American Idol’ audition
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Jackson State University student Deshawn Goncalves visibly moved the “American Idol” judge during his piano playing audition of “Everything Must Change” by Nina Simone. Goncalves’s emotion-laced performance earned him a ticket to Hollywood. “That was powerful. I needed you today. Just consider yourself hugged, OK,” said Richie. “I don’t know where you…
Jackson State’s $470,000 Homeland Security award aims to increase awareness of natural disasters through emerging technology
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Jackson State University is the recipient of a Department of Homeland Security Scientific Leadership Award totaling $470,000. Funds will be used for a collaborative interdisciplinary effort to integrate Emergency Management Technology and meteorology in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology (CSET) In addition, the award will help form a partnership with Copiah-Lincoln Community…
$469,000 Homeland Security grant to Jackson State will help target minorities for careers in emergency management, disaster preparedness
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Jackson State University has been awarded a $469,000 interdisciplinary grant from the Department of Homeland Security to prepare underrepresented undergraduate minority students to successfully enter graduate programs or careers in emergency management and/or disaster preparedness, with a STEM emphasis. The Homeland initiative is called the Community Resilience Engaging Advanced Training and Education (C.R.E.A.T.E.). It involves fields…
Jackson State University alum makes history as first African American, first male president of Saint Elizabeth University in New Jersey
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Jackson State University alum Dr. Gary B. Crosby has been selected unanimously by the Saint Elizabeth University (SEU) Board of Trustees to serve as the institution’s eighth president in Morristown, New Jersey. He has nearly 20 years of advanced innovative administrative experience in higher education. “I am deeply honored and humbled, and…
Jackson State University employees show themselves getting vaccinated, urge others to do the same
(JACKSON, Miss.) — A number of Jackson State leaders and employees who have taken the COVID-19 vaccine say it’s important to protect family, friends and others from the deadly virus that has claimed so many people throughout the nation. In fact, as more vaccines become available, there’s been an uptick in the number of people…
JSU senior Powell attends prestigious Thurgood Marshall College Fund Leadership Institute, lands USDA internship
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Jaquan Powell believes in making the most of an opportunity. During the fall, the senior spent five days attending a leadership institute hosted by the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Powell, a political science major, then parlayed the moment into an internship with the United States Department of Agriculture. “It was like over…
Jackson State’s Biology chair Turner is among distinguished faculty honored with IHL Diversity, Inclusion Award
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Dr. Timothy Turner, chair of the Department of Biology at Jackson State University, is a recent recipient of the annual Diversity and Inclusion Awards ceremony by the Mississippi Board of Trustees of the State Institutions of Higher Learning. The event, held virtually this year during Black History Month, celebrates campus and community…
Alcorn State University prepares to inaugurate first female president
Dr. Felecia M. Nave, a 1996 Alcorn State University alum, will be inaugurated as her alma mater’s 20th president, and first female president in the university’s history, on Friday, April 16, 2021. The investiture of Dr. Nave marks a pivotal point in Alcorn’s 150-year history. This event is both a celebration of Alcorn’s first female…
Still LACED Over Forty: 7 People to Watch in 2021
To the old, you are still young and to the young you are old. Who am I? – Someone over 40. No matter how hard you try to slow down the process of aging, the end result is the same. Aging is inevitable. Is that good or bad? It depends on the individual. 2020 was…
Black YouTuber Creates Black Language Movement
(Black PR Wire) Ren Jones is a YouTuber who teaches Spanish specifically for the Black community. Now, he is creating a movement to build support for Black language learning for all languages. “Many people believe that African Americans speak ‘unintelligent English.’ So they automatically believe that Black people can’t speak more than 1 language. But…
THE INTERNATIONAL BLACK BUSINESS MUSEUM LAUNCHES ENTREPRENEURIAL MASTERCLASS SERIES
(Black PR Wire) In honor of Black History Month, The International Black Business Museum is pleased to announce that it will launch its new Entrepreneurial Masterclass Series on Zoom starting on Saturday, March 13, 2021 at noon eastern standard time. The purpose of the Masterclass Series is to provide information, skills, and strategies to members…
FRIENDSHIP-WEST BAPTIST CHURCH SETTING UP HUB FOR FOOD AND WATER DISTRIBUTION FOR NORTH TEXANS FOLLOWING SNOWSTORM AND MASS POWER OUTAGES
(Black PR Wire) WHO: Friendship-West Baptist Church is partnering with Hello Fresh, Grand Husky Logistics, L’Moore’s Catering, LLC and Sankofa Kitchen to provide thousands of meals to North Texans impacted by the recent winter storms that left many families without power, limited access to food and water, and severely damaged homes. WHAT/WHEN: Saturday, February 20, 2021…
Fighting Sickle Cell Disease in the Age of COVID
After-Care for a Life-Saving Procedure May Be Out of Reach For Sickle Cell Patients (Black PR Wire) Gwinnett County, Georgia — Online Media Interactive, LLC, a local Atlanta technology company announced today that the company is planning a virtual fundraiser to help a client who will soon undergo a bone marrow transplant to save her…
Black Celebrity Chef Gives Back to the Community That Poured into Him
Celebrity Chef Ameer Natson is doing it for the Culture and his People (Black PR Wire) Ameer Natson, celebrity chef, entrepreneur, and founder of the Become Creative Agency is set to launch a co-working space and culinary kitchen for Black creatives and aspiring chefs in New Jersey, a first- of-its kind in the Garden State….
Jackson State redesigns commuter lounge with Home Depot $50,000 grant
(JACKSON, Miss.) — After securing the ‘Retool Your School’ campus improvement grant for $50,000, JSU has redesigned the commuter lounge in the Student Center. The Retool Your School program was established in 2010 by The Home Depot to give back to the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The program provides support through grants…
‘Building Atlanta: The Story of Herman J. Russell’ Documentary to be Featured by Delta Air Lines Starting in Black History Month
“Herman Russell helped to make real the legacy of a city too busy to hate.” (Black PR Wire) ATLANTA – On your next Delta Air Lines flight, if equipped with seatback in-flight entertainment, you’ll have the opportunity to view ‘Building Atlanta: The Story of Herman J. Russell’, a documentary film about the inspiring life and legacy…
MS Native Cyrus Webb Celebrates Milestone, Attempts History on Thurs. February 11th
For 17 years as host of Conversations LIVE radio show, media personality and Mississippi native Cyrus Webb has hosted conversations with those making history. On February 11, 2021, he will be making history of his own. The 45-year old Webb will be celebrating his 10,000th guest of his radio career as well as attempting to…
Jackson State University pays homage to legacy and memory of Dean Emeritus Robinson
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Jackson State University recalls the legacy of Dr. Dollye M.E. Robinson, who passed away recently, as she is celebrated as a pioneering educator who earned the distinction of Dean Emeritus after 60 years of service to the institution and the College of Liberal Arts. JSU President Thomas K. Hudson paid homage to…
Jackson State’s Howard becomes interim director of Alumni and Constituency Relations
(JACKSON, Miss.) — The Division of Institutional Advancement (DIA) at Jackson State University announces David Howard as interim director of Alumni and Constituency Relations. Howard joined JSU in 2005 as the operations staff assistant in the Department of Finance. He later began working for DIA in 2010 and has since served as a development officer…
McClenty is interim Executive Director of University Communications At Jackson State University
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Spencer McClenty has been named interim executive director of University Communications where he provides primary oversight of communications, marketing and public relations for the University. “I’m grateful to President Hudson and VP Cohen for trusting me to lead our unit during this time of transition. I’m also thankful for the extremely talented…
JSU’s Urban and Regional Planning chair will serve on PAB Accreditation Standards Review Task Force
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Dr. Berneece Herbert, chair for the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, has been appointed to the 2023 Planning Accreditation Board (PAB) Review Task Force. “The revision of accreditation standards is a collaborative and inclusive process that requires considerable expertise drawn from a broad range of stakeholders,” Herbert said. “It is a…
JSU’s Sonic Boom will participate in Biden-Harris inaugural event celebrating America’s diversity
(JACKSON, Miss.) — JSU’s Sonic Boom will be a featured band in the We Are One virtual event celebrating the diversity of America in advance of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is also slated to speak. We Are One will stream live on Tuesday, Jan. 19, from 7 – 8:30 p.m….
BLACK MEN LAUNCH AFFORDABLE VIRTUAL SCHOLARSHIPCOACHING SERVICES IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19
Scholarship coaching services will help guide families through the applicationprocess to help high school students avoid debt and focus on school (Black PR Wire) Houston, TX – Million Dollar Scholar, an education social enterprise that empowers students with the knowledge and skills they need to compete for scholarships, is responding to COVID-19 by launching an…
JSU Tiger Battalion commissions 3 new 2nd lieutenants during fall 2020 ceremony
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Jackson State University’s ROTC Tiger Battalion welcomed three new second lieutenants into the U.S. Army during a commissioning ceremony Dec. 3. Brigadier Gen. (Ret.) Robert Crear joined Lt. Col. Steven C. Robinson, chair and professor of Military Science in the Department of Liberal Arts, in bestowing the new rank onto the former…
