Howard Hosts Symposium on HIV/AIDS
July 16, 2008 · Print This Article
WASHINGTON — Leading national and international experts in the research and treatment of HIV/AIDS and political leaders will gather at Howard University Thursday, July 17, for an important forum on current trends in HIV/AIDS infection, its impact on minority communities, strategies for prevention and cure and the social implications if the trends continue unabated.The Essence of Hope HIV/AIDS Symposium will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the auditorium of the Armour J. Blackburn University Center. The event is being sponsored by Spiritual Images Inc., a faith-based organization that focuses on HIV/AIDS and Howard University College of Medicine’s National Minority AIDS Education Training Center.
Alabama State Plays Host to PBS Documentary Film Series
July 15, 2008 · Print This Article
By ASU News Services Staff
The National Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African-American Culture at Alabama State University will host volume three of the P.B.S. Film Documentary series, “I’ll Make Me A World: A Century of African-American Arts” on Thursday, July 17 at noon. Volume three is titled, “Bright Like a Sun.” This event is free and open to the public.
“Bright Like a Sun” continues the series’ story through the years of the Great Depression and World War II. The challenging experiences move African-American artists to adapt and expand their creative visions, producing work with new energy and autonomy. Paul Robeson, legendary singer and star of stage and screen, uses his artistry and fame to fight for social justice in the
Tuskegee Library awarded $60,000 grant to preserve historical photographs
July 11, 2008 · Print This Article
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (June 6, 2008) - The Southeastern Library Network recently awarded a $60,000 grant to the Ford Motor Company/Learning Resource Center at Tuskegee University. The funds will be used to improve the condition of historical photograph collections. The grant is a part of the HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) Photograph Preservation Project, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in response to a proposal submitted by the Art Conservation Department of the University of Delaware and SOLINET in partnership with the HBCU Library Alliance and the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts. Nine other schools were also awarded grants.
“This grant provides an opportunity to preserve primary research material that is critical to understanding the history, culture, and impact of Historically Black Colleges and Universities,” said Kate Nevins, executive director of SOLINET. “The photographic collections that are the focus of the grant are important documents and part of the legacy of HBCUs.”
Tom Joyner Foundation Selects Grambling as its School of the Month for August 2008
July 10, 2008 · Print This Article
GRAMBLING—- The Tom Joyner Foundation has selected Grambling State University to participate in the annual school of the month program for 2008. GSU’s month is August. President Horace A. Judson announced the partnership today during a press conference.
Eleven (11) Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU’S) are chosen by the foundation to participate in the School of the Month scholarship/fundraising program every year.
Howard Alum David Oliver Heads to Olympics
July 9, 2008 · Print This Article
EUGENE, Ore. – Howard alumnus David Oliver won the 110m hurdles at the U.S. Olympic Trials and earned a berth in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Oliver finished the race in 12.95 seconds and set the Hayward Track record.”I really don’t know what happened,” Oliver said. “The gun went off and I just started running.”Oliver adds, “I wanted to make the top three in the finals. I am just happy that I was able to do that and get the win.”
The Denver native was one of the favorites to win the event and had the best mark of the quarterfinals at 13.07 seconds. He was the top seed in the first of two semifinals; Oliver went 13.24 seconds to post the best mark in the first round.
Spelman Summer Arts Colony Has Success in Panama
July 8, 2008 · Print This Article
The Spelman College Summer Art Colony 2008 was a success. Art Colony residents included Spelman College students: Destineé Williams, Racheal Hawthorn and Amber Richardson; as well as alumna Ashley Coleman, C’2006, Ph.D. student in religion at Emory University; Bree Simmons, assistant director, Outing Club, Bowdoin College; and Clyde Bango, Bates College.
This year’s Art Colony residents constructed a sustainable architectural structure at Las Orquídeas Environmental Sculpture Park as well as individual projects such as biodegrable sculptures and installations, paintings, photography and performance art. They participated in an exchange of art and ideas with a group of young Panamanian artists, visited the Panama Canal, The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute at Galeta Point, danced with the Congitos of Portobelo, and conducted research on religious traditions in Colon.
Southern University Provides Assistance in Louisiana Levee Repair
July 7, 2008 · Print This Article
BATON ROUGE – The Southern University Center for Energy and Environment Studies (CEES) is providing technical assistance to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in its study of crucial levee repairs in Terrebonne Parish, Grand Isle, and Jefferson Parish.
The study, which is a part of a three-year broad umbrella contract, began in 2006 and will end next year in 2009. The contract with the Corps of Engineers is for $1.5 million.
The CEES office is working with the Corps’ New Orleans District to develop plans to repair levees to prevent flooding in various parishes in Louisiana.
Fisk Professor Publishes New Critique of 19th and 20th Century African American Literature
July 3, 2008 · Print This Article
Source: Fisk University
Dr. Adenike Davidson’s, The Black Nation Novel: Imagining Homeplaces in Early African American Literature is now available.
Published by Third World Press, Dr. Davidson’s new book offers a look at important African American novels from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She examines the idea that many Black Nationalist themes were found in these novels and provided a model for many of the ideas that would surface in the African American literature and culture of the 1960s and 1970s.
Dr. Davidson is associate professor of English and director of the Fisk University W.E.B. DuBois honors program. To find out more about her work, click here.
Acclaimed Author, Dennis Kimbro to Keynote FAMU Summer 2008 Commencement
July 2, 2008 · Print This Article
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Dennis P. Kimbro, Ph.D., acclaimed author and professor, will keynote Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) Summer 2008 commencement scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday, August 8, at the Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center.
Kimbro has interviewed some of America’s most notable achievers with one question in mind: How can impoverished black Americans pull themselves out of poverty and reach their full potential? Kimbro decided to study, and use as a reference, Napoleon Hill’s bestseller “Think and Grow Rich.” He also developed an open survey to use among black Americans much like Hill did in the 1930s.
Two years later, Kimbro learned from the Napoleon Hill Foundation, that Hill himself had drafted a book in 1970 that explored his same question. After a personal meeting with the president of the foundation, Kimbro was commissioned to update and complete Hill’s original manuscript. The end result was “Think and Grow: A Black Choice,” which delves into the secrets of success contained in the lives of peak performing men and women, and reveals how readers can utilize these keys to make their dreams come true.
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Howard, United Health Foundation Tackle Dental Care for Kids
July 1, 2008 · Print This Article
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 25, 2008) – The United Health Foundation and Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.) today announced a $300,000 grant from the Foundation to establish a model “program in dental excellence” at Howard University’s College of Dentistry that will expand access to quality dental care for low-income children and their families who reside in Washington, D.C. and Prince George’s County.This new initiative builds upon the demonstrated expertise of the Howard University College of Dentistry and the resources available through the school’s evening dental program. By using the innovative model of family-oriented dentistry and dental case management the program will ensure that children and their families receive comprehensive services that address the full range of their dental needs.
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