THE BUZZ! WHITE HOUSE AWARDS $93M IN GRANTS TO HBCUS, MSIS, AND TRIBAL SCHOOLS Lastly, The White House is putting some big money into education. The U.S. Department of Education has awarded $93 million in grants to 20 colleges and universities serving minority and underserved communities. These grants aim to improve research and development efforts and boost […]

THE BUZZ! CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR NEWSOM SIGNS BILL TO GRANT $5K TO STUDENTS WHO TRANSFER TO HBCUS Next, Governor Gavin Newsom of California has signed a bill that will provide financial assistance to community college students who want to transfer to out-of-state Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The bill, AB1400, was drafted by Assembly Majority […]

THE BUZZ! Morgan State president announces plans to limit access to campus Next, Back in town, there’s been talk about how to make college campuses safer after two shootings. Five people were shot at a Homecoming event at Morgan State University, and then a few days later, there was another shooting after a homecoming game […]

THE BUZZ! 17-YEAR-OLD BLACK STUDENT COULD EARN HER TEACHING DEGREE BY AGE 19 Black excellence. Hannah Pearson is a 17-year-old college student from North Carolina aiming to become a licensed teacher before turning 19. She graduated from high school early and earned an associate of arts degree from Robeson Community College. Hannah is currently majoring […]

THE BUZZ!     White People Deserve Reparations For Fighting Civil War, GOP Candidate Says First. Reparations has been a big topic recently in this country, but not a new one. Many people have different thoughts for or against it when it comes to giving African Americans money for this countries past atrocities with slavery. But […]

THE BUZZ!   BPD among first law enforcement agencies in the country to introduce equity policy The Baltimore Police Department is making headlines as a pioneer with a new policy. There are among one of the first law agencies in the country to introduce Policy 1745, The new policy known as the Equity Policy reinforces the […]

THE BUZZ! 3 dead, 2 injured in University of Virginia shooting; manhunt underway for student suspect Another mass shooting. This time it’s a little closer to home. The tragic event happened last night at the University of Virginia, and left three people dead and at least two more injured. The University’s president spoke at a […]

THE BUZZ! ACT test scores drop to their lowest in 30 years in dramatic pandemic slide High school students are asked to take tests such as the SAT’s and or the ACT’s to gain admission to colleges and universities. But this year’s high school class is not performing as well. There is a significant drop […]

THE BUZZ! Students at more than 50 schools, universities stage reproductive justice protests Students at various high schools and universities across the country are staging protests and events today. They are calling it a day of student action. The movement organized by the Graduate Student Action Network is all about the fight for reproductive justice. The group […]

All month and all year we continue to lift up our rich and proud ancestry and history and remember the triumphs and challenges we’ve had living in the United States of America. Today we remember the Orangeburg Massacre which happened on this day February 8th back in 1968 in South Carolina. A tragic night that […]