Black College WireNative Americans‘Indecent’ Dress, Lewd Conduct Banned at JSUJackson State University students are expected to behave and dress in a manner that represents the university in a positive way.September 28, 2008HomeFor Some, It Was a Jobless SummerClaudia Ukonu searched for three months for a summer job, to no avail. She remained unemployed throughout the summer.August 18, 2008HomeMother, Daughter Graduate From Jackson State TogetherUsually the graduate’s mother would be sitting in the stands beaming with pride and congratulating her daughter on receiving her undergraduate degree. But for one Jackson State University senior, she and her mother stood next to each other in the commencement line.May 20, 2008HomeJackson State Establishes Relationship Violence ForumJackson State University officials announced an annual symposium that will focus on relationship violence, as a standing-room-only crowd of more than 1,500 people packed the Rose Embly McCoy Auditorium to celebrate the life of Latasha Norman.December 10, 2007Students“Jena Six” Picking Up Student SupportA year ago, Mychal Bell was known in Jena, La., simply as a 16-year-old sophomore at Jena High School and a winning starter on its football team. Today, known as one of the young men called the Jena Six, he stands convicted of aggravated second-degree battery and faces up to 22 years in prison. A rally is scheduled in Jena on Sept. 20 in conjunction with universities and individuals who wish to support the six.September 5, 2007StudentsKing Papers Position Morehouse For ChangeMorehouse College stands to gain much more than the 10,000 documents in the collection of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s writings bought by a coalition of business leaders, individuals and philanthropic leaders in Atlanta.July 2, 2006HBCUsThird Duke Lacrosse Player Indicted Over Alleged RapeA month after two members of the Duke University lacrosse team were indicted in connection with the alleged rape of a North Carolina Central University student working as an exotic dancer, a grand jury has indicted a third player, a day after he graduated from Duke.May 15, 2006HomeDisplaced Katrina College Students Finish Classes OnlineWhen Hurricane Katrina forced junior Special Kirk out of Dillard University last August, he searched for options to finish the semester. “I didn’t want to fall behind,” he says…April 18, 2006HomeFAMU Fires 41 Employees After AuditFlorida A&M University has terminated 41 employees as a result of new findings of payroll discrepancies… Story:August 10, 2005Page 1 of 1
