The president of America’s largest organization of Black legislators has called for unity behind economic development initiatives prioritized by Black Wealth 2020; a movement launched two years ago to forge progress for Black-owned businesses, banks and homeowners.
Month: March 2018
Wells Fargo’s new Broward Boulevard branch and a teller line mural was unveiled, highlighting some of Broward County’s local Black/African American history and leaders.
Police Responding to 911 Call For Suicide Crisis Intervention Fatally Shot The 18-Year-Old Victim, Beloved Son Of Fireman
Broward College and the Urban League of Broward County are proud to announce they were awarded $3,187,500, the largest amount ever awarded for a single project, by the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund for its building the CORE (Critical Occupation Response through Education) program.
FAMU seeks to be first HBCU with accredited police department
The Howard University College of Pharmacy, in collaboration with the Food and Drug Ad-ministration (FDA) and GlaxoSmithKline, announces the creation of a new fellowship centered on regulatory affairs and policy
Tuskegee University professor and researcher Clayton Yates has received an $8.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study disease disparities in African American communities, and developing programming to help stem their impact.
A year after suspending admission for its three undergraduate nursing programs, officials at Dillard University today announced the reopening of applications for one of its signature schools.
Congratulations to Erica Anderson, Warren Feaster and Courtney Peterson, whose abstracts have been selected for inclusion in the 39th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM)
About 700 to 900 women die each year from causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. And for every death, dozens of women suffer life-threatening complications. But there is a stark racial disparity in these numbers. Black mothers are three to four times more likely to die than white mothers. Nevertheless, Black women’s voices are often missing from public discussions about what’s behind the maternal health crisis and how to address the problems.