NJGUIDE SELECTED TO HOST NATIONAL INTERNS IN CHEVROLET PROGRAM
Three talented HBCU journalism students will join the staff of the New Journal and Guide on June 26 on the second leg of an eight-week national internship sponsored by Chevrolet.
OPERATION HOPE ENLISTS CHICK-FIL-A, SUNTRUST BANK FOR VINE CITY-BASED FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAM
According to city data.com, the median household income for the Vine City area in 2016 was $25,130, well below the median income for Atlanta recorded as $49,398. Operation HOPE, SunTrust Bank, and Chick-Fil-A announced a new partnership meant to address this disparity through providing credit and money management coaching to residents of the Vine City community.
MOREHOUSE STUDENT FOLLOWS HIS PASSION, FINDS THE BLACK PRESS
Darrell Williams is a rising senior at Morehouse College, who has big dreams of being a creative director, one day.
NITA KEY ENRICHMENT FOCUSED ON SAVING MUSIC IN N.C. SCHOOLS
“College should not make you or break you,” said Shanita Ollison, a 27 year-old “artrepreneur” and the founder and owner of Nita Key Enrichment. “Just because you didn’t go to college doesn’t mean you can’t be a manager of a multi-million dollar company.”
VIDEO: ASHE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER INTERVIEW | MAAFA CELEBRATION
NEW ORLEANS—As the Crescent City nears its 300-year anniversary in 2018, one arts institution is preparing to honor not just the city’s past, but all the Africans who died during the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
AHEAD OF TRICENTENNIAL, MAAFA CELEBRATION HONORS ANCESTORS
Ashé Cultural Arts Center, a nearly 20-year-old arts-based institution located in New Orleans’ Central City area, is kicking off its celebration of the tricentennial with this year’s Maafa commemoration, “A Prelude to the Tri-centennial,” at Congo Square in Armstrong Park on July 1.
ROLAND MARTIN LAUNCHES FUNDING INITIATIVE FOR HBCUS
Alarmed by the critical financial state of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) throughout the nation, “News One Now” host Roland S. Martin has issued a call to action to address the problem.
BALLOU HIGH GRADUATE FACES AN ENVIABLE DECISION
History has been made in Ward 8 – an area in the District that’s both notoriously underserved and incredibly resilient.
GEORGIA AQUARIUM SEA LIONS PULL KIDS INTO LEARNING
With over 28 million views on YouTube, a viral video showing a 700-pound sea lion pulling a little girl into the water off a pier in Vancouver, British Columbia, has left many around the world stunned about the possible bad behaviors that these pinniped creatures may possess.
