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March 2023



3.24.23




BDN Western Regional Conference 2023





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3.24.23




Program Helping Thousands of Black Moms, Other Minority Women in Financial Trouble





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2.24.23




Man Who Was Illiterate Until Age 18 Becomes Cambridge University's Youngest Black Professor





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2.2.23




Meet the 18-year-old who just became the youngest Black mayor in the country





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2.2.23



12.25.22




Charlene Mitchell, First Black Woman To Run For U.S. President, Has Died At Age 92





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11.27.22




Josiah Johnson was born without legs. Still, the Moore Middle School student is a force to be reckoned with on the basketball court.





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9.26.22




Black women winning at the 2022 Emmys is more than just a monumental moment in Hollywood





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8.29.22




HBCU Alumnus Chadwick Boseman To Receive Disney Legend Honor At Upcoming D23 Expo





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7.30.22




Miami Senior Chooses ASU After Winning Huge Scholarship!





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7.17.22




The Only African American Automobile Company





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7.14.22




We are proud to announce the new principal of Marietta High School, Dr. Eric L. Holland. A veteran educator and administrator with 23 years of experience, Dr. Holland most recently served as the principal of Rome High School in Rome, Ga. Prior to Rome High School, he was an administrator with Tift County High School in Tifton, Ga. Dr. Holland is excited to join the Marietta High School family and to lead MHS in offering an engaging and interactive learning process for all students.





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7.6.22




Southern Laboratory School unveils first dedicated esports lab in Louisiana





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7.3.22




Delaware State University’s Molecular Diagnostic Lab awarded accreditation





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6.20.22




JSU alumna becomes the first Black woman to receive Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Vanderbilt





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6.20.22




Alabama teen accepted to 15-plus schools, earns $2M in scholarships





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6.20.22



High school senior becomes 1st black valedictorian with school's highest GPA ever





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3.13.22



14-year-old from Baton Rouge to graduate with physics, chemical engineering degree in May





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1.26.22



Dawn Staley’s Historic Contract: ‘Glimpse of Hope For Women’





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12.1.21



Hondo Handy’s Podcast shares the journey of Dr. Samose Mays, Director of Parks & Recreation

Residence Inn by Marriott presents the 82nd Episode of the Hondo Handy’s Podcast. The podcast shares the journey of Dr. Samose Mays, Director of Parks and Recreation at Byran County, in Richmond Hill, Georgia. A former two time college drop out and homeless student now has three degrees. He has been a Keynote Speaker throughout nation, as well as an Adjunct Professor at Georgia Southern University. He is also the MRLA Founder, the Minority Recreation Leadership Academy to help minorities to rise in their career in parks and recreation and learn how to be leaders and how to make a difference.





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11.9.21



Congratulations to Mona Ford Walker and Brian Gaston, students in the Doctor of Education Leadership Program, whose transformational leadership at their former schools was recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and National Blue Ribbon schools.





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10.27.21



NJ Devils Giving a Black Business the Chance to Market on Helmets





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10.15.21



Portland footwear designer proposes to reopen closed Detroit Black college





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10.6.21



Suffolk Law School Offering Full Rides to Graduates From 35 HBCUs





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9.17.21



Yum! Brands announced the appointment of #ELCMember Aaron Powell as CEO of Pizza Hut, effective September 20.





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8.24.21



13-year-old becomes youngest student on Georgia Tech’s campus





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8.1.21



Grambling State Considers Becoming The First HBCU To Offer Women’s Gymnastics





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7.27.21



MRLA steering committee member Ashley Tremble-Scott who serves as the Health, Physical Education & Athletics Program Coordinator for SCCPSS, educates area coaches during her Social Media & Communication presentation at the Savannah Chatham County Public School System Coaches Clinic.



7.13.21



Kemp first Black graduate to receive math Ph.D. from IU





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7.9.21



African American spelling bee champ Zaila Avant-garde makes history





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6.22.21



Howard University Alum Nicholas Perkins, Acquires $18M Fuddruckers Franchise





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5.27.21



Calvin Nobles Selected as New Chair of Department of Information Technology and Management





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5.20.21



Howard University, Amazon Web Services to develop a master's degree program





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4.2.21



4.1.21



Leadership Spotlight - Henry W. Smith, MD

Dr. Smith is a graduate of Morehouse College and the Harvard Medical School. Outstanding clinic training and faculty experiences at Emory University combined with greater than 25 years of practice experience result in an emphasis on patient-centered care and excellent clinical outcomes.

As a past Chairman of the Cone Health Board of Trustees, Dr. Smith is dedicated to the institutional goal of top tier health care delivery.

Areas of Interest

Areas of interest include invasive and interventional management of acute coronary syndrome.

Education

Medical School
Harvard Medical School

Professional Memberships

Member of the American Heart Association
Fellow, American College of Cardiology

Board Certifications

Cardiovascular Diseases
Interventional Cardiology



3.29.21



New Morehouse College Program Encourages Black Men To Complete Unfinished Degrees





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3.29.21



The Untold History Of The First African American Female Golfers





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3.19.21



Lansdowne student accepted into 18 colleges with $2 million in scholarships



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The Minority Recreational Leadership Academy



Developing Leaders in Parks and Recreation