In a concerted effort to engage young voters, the Harris-Walz campaign has launched a targeted initiative focusing on HBCUs. This includes expanding youth organizing staff, digital ads, and a campus tour across 11 battleground states. A key element of this initiative is a letter from Vice President Kamala Harris, addressed directly to HBCU students. In […]
Hey you—yes, you! Watch The Yard and The Marcus Graham Project are calling on Black students from HBCUs and PWIs to come together for a historic voter registration push. We’ve seen the success of other national calls, but none specifically for Black College students from HBCUs and PWIs. That’s why we’re hosting our own. This […]
On Tuesday, Watch The Yard announced an official partnership with Michelle Obama’s When We All Vote in order to help reach the Black college students and alumni across the nation. When We All Vote is a national, nonpartisan, non-profit that brings together citizens, institutions, brands, and organizations to increase participation in every election. Launched in […]
(BPRW) Durban EnergyWaterFoodClimate Nexus Summit ‘Why Hack’ Highlights Innovation of South African High School Students (Black PR Wire) Durban, South Africa – One of the highlights of the 2024 EnergyFoodWaterClimate Nexus International Summit was a “Why Hack,” a shark tank style competition with more than 100 students representing six high schools from Durban and surrounding areas. […]
Two college students who were pulled from their car and tased by police officers during a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020 could receive a $2 million settlement. Messiah Young, a student at Morehouse College, and Taniyah Pilgrim, a student at Spelman College, got stuck in traffic as the streets filled with protesters on May […]
A new study from news outlet WBEZ has concluded that students are not benefiting from Illinois for-profit colleges. The research, which analyzed federal data in addition to surveying more than 250 current and former students, determined that students finds themselves in a worse situation after attending for-profit colleges in Illinois. The students, according to the […]
(BPRW) Scholarship Surprise: FPL Awarded $20,000 to 10 Local College-Bound Students As part of FPL’s commitment to support STEM education, ten South Florida students received $20,000 toward their university studies (Black PR Wire) On Saturday, June 22, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) and parent company NextEra Energy surprised 10 local students with the NextEra Energy Scholarship for Students in Science, […]
(BPRW) Scholarship Surprise: FPL Awarded $20,000 to 10 Local College-Bound Students As part of FPL’s commitment to support STEM education, ten South Florida students received $20,000 toward their university studies (Black PR Wire) On Saturday, June 22, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) and parent company NextEra Energy surprised 10 local students with the NextEra Energy Scholarship for Students in Science, […]
(BPRW) Summit Challenges D.C. Area Students to Design Climate Change Solutions Black Student Fund and Forbright Bank host D.C. area students and environmental experts in week-long summit to build business ideas that address local sustainability issues (Black PR Wire) CHEVY CHASE, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Black Student Fund and Forbright Bank will host the second-annual Sustainable Solutions […]
(BPRW) Summit Challenges D.C. Area Students to Design Climate Change Solutions Black Student Fund and Forbright Bank host D.C. area students and environmental experts in week-long summit to build business ideas that address local sustainability issues (Black PR Wire) CHEVY CHASE, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Black Student Fund and Forbright Bank will host the second-annual Sustainable Solutions […]