Poinsettia, the bright red flower that is usually associated with the holiday season, is causing controversy as people learn about the origin of its name. According to the Associated Press, the plant is named after Joel Roberts Poinsett, a slaveholder from the 1800s who was also part of an army that removed Native Americans from […]
(BPRW) 3 JCSU Students Among 261 Students Named University Innovation Fellows By Stanford D.School Program (Black PR Wire) Charlotte, N.C. – Eryn Glover ’25, Jayden Petrus ’25 and Jerome Adonis ’24 were recently named Stanford d.school University Innovation Fellows. The University Innovation Fellows program empowers students to become agents of change at their schools. Fellows work […]
(BPRW) Tinisha Agramonte Named Chief Diversity Officer of The Walt Disney Company (Black PR Wire) BURBANK, Calif. — Tinisha Agramonte has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) of The Walt Disney Company, effective immediately. As Chief Diversity Officer, Agramonte will report to Sonia Coleman, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources […]
(BPRW) Tinisha Agramonte Named Chief Diversity Officer of The Walt Disney Company (Black PR Wire) BURBANK, Calif. — Tinisha Agramonte has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) of The Walt Disney Company, effective immediately. As Chief Diversity Officer, Agramonte will report to Sonia Coleman, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources […]
(BPRW) Disney UNCF Corporate Scholars Named for 2023 Cohort Disney’s UNCF program introduces a new FX-supported scholarship in honor of legendary director John Singleton for students pursuing directing and producing in the next academic year; Andscape, Rhoden Fellowship, and National Geographic Content HBCU Scholarship also added, building on Disney and UNCF’s multi-year legacy of collaboration […]
Today, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) named 19 institutions of higher education as Fulbright Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Institutional Leaders for 2023. Over the last 76 years, the Fulbright Program has given more than 400,000 students, scholars, teachers, artists, and professionals of all backgrounds and fields […]
(BPRW) Leading Health Care Expert Named AHIP Chief Health Equity Officer Dr. LaShawn McIver Will Drive Equity Throughout All of AHIP’s Initiatives (Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Every American deserves access to high-quality, affordable coverage and care, regardless of race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, geography, or other factors that affect access to care and […]
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. has appointed NASA astronaut Victor Glover Jr. as the Honorary Chair for its 2023 Conclave in Houston. Currently Victor Glover is preparing to make history as the first Black man to be sent to the Moon by NASA. Glover will take part in NASA’s Artemis II mission which will be […]
Barber-Scotia College, one of the nation’s oldest HBCUs, has announced the appointment of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.’s current International President, Chris V. Rey, J.D., as its new President, effective July 17, 2023. The decision comes after an extensive nationwide search conducted by an internal committee led by Roberta Huger Pinckney, Chair of the Board […]
Ben Vinson III, the current executive vice president and provost at Case Western University, has been announced as the 18th president of Howard University. Vinson will succeed Wayne A.I. Frederick in leading the Washington DC HBCU. Frederick is retiring after nearly a decade of leading the university. Vinson, who will assume the presidency on September […]