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Dr. Namandjé Bumpus Becomes First Black Woman to Chair a Department at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

In May, Dr. Namandjé Bumpus made history when she was named director of the Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The appointment makes Bumpus the first African American woman to lead a department at the School of Medicine and the only African American woman currently chairing a pharmacology department at any medical school in the United States.

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Spirit Airline Pledges $250,000 in Air Travel to Civil Rights Organizations

In the wake of Black Lives Matter protests this summer, a growing number of companies are making financial commitments to racial equity. Spirit Airlines has joined the wave of new efforts, promising $250,000 in air travel to nine civil rights organizations across the country. “At Spirit, we promote diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging and strongly […]

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Some Student Athletes Playing a Leading Role When It Comes to Social Justice Advocacy

Throughout the country, student-athletes and former student-athletes are taking action to address systemic racism, inequality and injustice.

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Stanford Graduate School of Business Releases Action Plan to Address Racial Inequity and Bias

The Stanford Graduate School of Business has launched an action plan to address racial inequity and bias at the institutional level and within the higher education sector.

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Davidson College Issues Apology For Its Past Support of Slavery

North Carolina’s Davidson College, founded by Presbyterians in 1837, has issued a public apology for its support of slavery during the school’s first 30 years, reports the Associated Press. As part of contending with its past, the school also unveiled an “action plan” Wednesday that includes renaming buildings with connections to racist figures and strengthening […]

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Morehouse College Receives $9 Million Grant to Study STEM Success at HBCUs

As part of the establishment of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Undergraduate Success Research Center, the National Science Foundation (NSF) donated $9 million to Morehouse College. The center, also referred to as STEM-US, will focus on “increasing educational and employment opportunities within the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) field for minority students.” […]

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Underrepresented In Faculty Jobs: Part of the Problem is Racism Against Black Faculty and Students

Recent protests have raised awareness of how racial discrimination has caused Blacks to be underrepresented in a number of occupations. The latest data shows one occupation in which blacks continue to be underrepresented is postsecondary teacher. This problem has persisted for generations and its origins stem in part from racism.

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New Media, New Possibilities: How Social Media Is Shaping Today’s Social Movements

For young activists in the 1960s, television was the promising new medium through which they could prevent the world from turning a blind eye to violence against Black people. Or, as Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. poignantly stated in 1965: “We will no longer let them use their clubs on us in the dark corners. We’re going to make them do it in the glaring light of television.” But now, iPhones and the internet offer new ways to spotlight injustice. With nearly everyone having their own publishing platforms in the palms of their hands, no longer are major news outlets the main filter of public dialogue. Social media provides a voice for anyone with an internet connection.

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A Message to Black Women Scholars and Our Allies

We see you. As Black Women scholars ourselves, we are with you and our sisters in our communities – responding to the differential physical, mental, and socioeconomic impacts of this “double pandemic” on our community. Society, however, doesn’t always see the pain of Black women.

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Tough Budget Decisions Lead to Smart Outcomes for Florida’s Private HBCUs

While Florida has been leading the charge in HBCU funding, other states across the US are watching and learning.

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Creating Antiracist Spaces Where Black Students Can Breathe and Thrive

In order to succeed and thrive, Black students need vocal and committed antiracist educators who are intentionally creating antiracist spaces for them. The time for faculty to do this work is now because Black students on our campuses are not okay.

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Are HBCUs Ready for an Increase in Enrollment?

Since 2016, about 40 of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the nation saw an increase in applications and enrollments including Grambling State University, Dillard University, Howard University, and Shaw University.

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