Temple University law school Dean JoAnne A. Epps, one of the nation’s leaders in legal education, was confirmed as the institution’s new executive vice president and provost by its Board of Trustees July 12. Dean JoAnne A. Epps Epps, a member of the Temple faculty for more than 30 years and dean of Temple University […]
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United Methodist Church Elects 4 Black Women Bishops
(Updated 7/16/2016) Four African-American women were recently elected as bishops at quadrennial meetings of the United Methodist Church, further removing the glass ceiling for Black women in the denomination. Rev. Sharma Lewis In a historic election, the Rev. Sharma Lewis was elected bishop by the Southeastern Jurisdiction on July 13, becoming the first African-American women […]
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Alabama State Removed from Warning Accreditation Status, Tuskegee Not So Lucky
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, the regional accrediting agency that oversees many HBCUs in the South, has updated the accreditation status of two Alabama schools. Alabama State University was removed from warning status by the agency, also known as SACSCOC, after allaying concerns about their finances. “In my first year […]
Posted inSports
Coppin State Triple Jump Athlete to Join Team USA at Rio Olympics
Christina Epps of Morristown competes in the triple jump at USA Track and Field’s Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore., on June 26. (AP Photo/Don Ryan) A Coppin State University graduate is among the throng of athletes who will represent Team USA in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. During the U.S. Olympic Team […]
Posted inNational News
Survey: Blacks, Whites Remain Deeply Divided in Views on Racial Equality
Blacks and Whites are deeply divided on their views of racial equality and the state of race relations, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. About six in 10 Blacks say race relations are generally bad, rather than good. White Americans, however, are evenly divided, with 46 percent saying the relationship between the races […]
Posted inNational News
Parade Float of Obama Effigy in a Toilet with Words “Lying African” Draws Fire
The Fourth of July celebration in the town of Sheridan, Ind. drew national attention after it featured a float in which an effigy of President Obama in a toilet was depicted with the words “Lying African.” The float prompted widespread outrage among the town’s officials, some residents and online users, who have called the display […]
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AME Church Celebrates Bicentennial at 50th Quadrennial Conference in Philadelphia
Two centuries ago, former Delaware slave Richard Allen and other Black worshippers formed the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, fleeing discrimination in the segregated Methodist Church. Today, the AME Church has membership in 20 Episcopal Districts in 39 countries on five continents. And, from July 6-13, thousands of those AME congregants will return to the […]
Posted inNational News
Trump Support Among Black Voters Virtually Nonexistent
Shawn Dean of Brighton, Colo. waits for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to speak during the opening session of the Western Conservative Summit, Friday, July 1, 2016, in Denver. The summit, which brings together Republicans from across the West, runs through Sunday. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) A new national poll shows that support for Donald Trump […]
Posted inNational News
U.S. Lawmakers Call for UN Accountability in Haiti Cholera Crisis
In this Feb. 28, 2016 photo, a wheelchair bound man crosses a street flooded with dirty water in downtown of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Cholera showed up in Haiti 10 months after a devastating earthquake in the south of the country, deepening the country�s misery at a time when it was ill-equipped to cope with the second […]
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South Carolina HBCU’s Accreditation Reaffirmed
After two years on probation, South Carolina State University, an HBCU in Orangeburg, S.C., has been removed from probation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). “We are more than overjoyed with the news that SACSCOC has reaffirmed South Carolina State University’s accreditation by lifting probation. The end of the […]
Posted inNational News
Civil Rights Attorneys Attempt Block of N.C. Voter Bill
North Carolina NAACP president, Rev. William Barber, center at podium, gestures as he is surrounded by supporters during a news conference at the Third Street Bethel AME Church in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, June 21, 2016. The press conference was held to talk about the appeal before the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on North […]
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Tenn. Candidate’s Billboard Promises to “Make America White Again”
An independent candidate running for Congress in Tennessee has ignited a firestorm with controversial billboards, including one that promises to “Make America White Again.” The racist message is a spinoff of presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s slogan, “Make America Great Again.” But Rick Tyler, a restaurant owner running for the Third Congressional District seat […]