Author: Carma Henry

 In addition to her work at UGA, Valerie Boyd had a storied career as an arts editor at the Atlanta Journal & Constitution, Senior Editor for The Bitter Southerner, editor-at-large for UGA Press and as a contributor to the Oxford American and anthologies including In the Tradition: An Anthology of Young Black Writers (1992), edited by Kevin Powell and Ras Baraka. Part of the new wave of Black writers in the 1990s shaping culture and the craft in major Black cities, Boyd co-founded and launched the magazine HealthQuest: The Publication of Black Wellness in 1993. She also launched EightRock, a journal that focused on African American arts and culture.

     Having endured the loss of her mother to COVID-19, White strives to comfort others facing challenges.

HANKERSON Funeral services for the late Jamell Devon Hankerson, Jr. – 47 were held March 5th at James C. Boyd’s Memorial Chapel with Cha-plain Peggy Marie…

BROWN Funeral services for the late Shirley Mae Brown – 85 were held March 5th at Mount Hermon AME Church with Rev. Henry E. Green III…

BRYANT Funeral services for the Robert Everett Bryant, Sr. – 76 were held March 3rd at Mount Hermon AME Church with Rev. Henry E. Green III…

On Friday, February 25, 2022 President Joe Biden nominated Kentanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. This decision is setting in motion a historic confirmation process for the first Black woman to sit on the highest court in the nation

Ukraine’s Government has Imposed ‘Shocking’ Racism on Fleeing African Immigrants

     Named in honor of Emmett Till, the Black whose horrific murder at the hands of white men in Mississippi in 1955, the bill outlaws lynching.

     “The story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority is not a Black story; it is an American story. Through our partnership with Gravitas, our goal is to ensure that our story is broadly told by making it more accessible to diverse audiences,” explained Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover, International President and CEO of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® and President of Tennessee State University.

       At least 70% of people believe video cameras should be used in a classroom setting. To begin, one reason why cameras should be placed in classrooms is to ensure the safety of students. If something ever goes wrong in a classroom, and there was no witness, a camera can show everything. For instance, if a teacher were to touch a student inappropriately, and there was no proof for this, the camera would show everything.