Bowie State’s Cameron Knox Named 2015 CIAA Player of the Year

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Bowie State’s Cameron Knox is the second leading scorer in the CIAA, averaging 17.7 points per game this season. The Baltimore native has been recently named 2015 CIAA Player of The Year, and to top that off the Bulldogs can clinch the CIAA Northern Division title with a win over Elizabeth City State.

Below is a release from the CIAA:

Cameron-KnoxHampton, V.A. — The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Men’s and Women’s Basketball Coaches and Sports Information Directors have selected the 2015 slate of All-Conference honorees. This season’s line-up features Men’s Player of the Year, Cameron Knox of Bowie State University and Verdine Warner of Shaw University as Women’s Player of the Year.

Knox, a senior forward from Baltimore, Maryland, is a three-time CIAA Player of the Week and leads the conference in points scored (461). He ranks in the top 5 in field goals made, three pointers made, steals and points per game. He has only one disqualification in the 26 games he started.

Warner, a native of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, West Indies, is second in the conference in scoring average, first in total points, first in rebounds per game, third in field goal percentage and tied for second in blocked shots per game. She averaged 27.5 points per 40 minutes in the 27 games she’s played.

Knox and Warner are joined by Tyrece Little (Virginia State) and Deja Middleton (Fayetteville State) as Defensive Players of the Year. All four honorees and their fellow All-Conference selectees will be formally recognized at the Men’s and Women’s Tip-Off Awards Luncheon scheduled for Monday, February 23 in Charlotte.

For more information about the CIAA Tournament, visit TheCIAA.com/bballtournament.

2014 All-CIAA Men’s Basketball Team

FRONTCOURT

#22 WyKevin Bazemore Winston-Salem St.Senior F Kelford, NC
#3 Hakeem Jackson Livingstone Senior F/C Live Oak, FL
#20 Darrell Ward Elizabeth City St.Senior F White Plains, NY
#23 Stedmon Lemon Johnson C. Smith Junior F Lithonia, GA
#34 Eric Mayo Livingstone Senior F Shelby, NC
#1 Tyrece Little Virginia St. Senior F Greenville, NC
#5 Donta Harper Winston-Salem St. Senior F Greenville, NC’s

BACKCOURT
#4 Cameron Knox Bowie St. Senior G Baltimore, MD
#4 Eric Dubose Livingstone Junior G Brooklyn, NY
#3 Raheem Jolliffe St. Augustine’s Senior G Fayetteville, NC
#3 Lamar Kearse Virginia St.Senior G Syracuse, NY
#4 Kyree Bethe lChowan Senior G Fayetteville, NC

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Cameron Knox, Bowie State University
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Tyrece Little, Virginia State University

2014 All-CIAA Women’s Basketball Team

FRONTCOURT
41 Verdine Warner Shaw Senior C St. Vincent and the Grenadines, WN
23 Tiffanie Adair Virginia St. Senior F Spartanburg, SC
32 Zephrah Pam Lincoln (Pa.) Senior C Syracuse, NY
21 Deja Middleton Fayetteville St. Senior C Richmond, VA
11 Alisha Mobley Chowan Junior F Winchester, VA
14 Dionna Scott Winston-Salem St. Senior F South Riding, VA
21 Donia Naylor Bowie St. Senior F Washington, DC

BACKCOURT

4 Jadda Jefferies Elizabeth City St. Senior G Burlington, NC
4 Ashle Freeman Virginia Union Senior G Richmond, VA
00 Dashae Jones Virginia St. Senior G Norfolk, VA
3 Ty-Nita Baker Bowie St. Junior G Houston, MS
23 Cierra York Livingstone Senior G Winston-Salem, NC

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Verdine Warner, Shaw University
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Deja Middleton, Fayetteville State University

Report: 10 States Withheld $57 Million in HBCU Funding

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Nearly $57 Million in funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) are withheld, reports the APLU. In a 2013 survey of 1890 land-grant universities conducted by the APLU Office for Access and Success, 50 percent of institutions indicated that they did not receive one-to-one matching funds from their state.

Courtney at Black Enterprise explains:

[quote_box_center]Between 2010 and 2012, Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, Virginia, Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Florida and Delaware reportedly did not allocate proper funds to some of the minority institutions within their state. [/quote_box_center]

A second Morrill Act, aimed at the former Confederate states, was passed in 1890 that required each state to show that race was not an admissions criterion, or else to designate a separate land-grant institution for persons of color. Among the 70 colleges and universities which eventually evolved from the Morrill Acts are several of today’s historically black colleges and universities.

Though the 1890 Act granted cash instead of land, it granted colleges under that act the same legal standing as the 1862 Act colleges, hence why the term “land-grant college” properly applies to both groups. However, many did not receive land nor money.

Frank Show – Southern Center Back for A&M Game

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Southern is just getting used to playing with a smaller lineup and now it’s getting one of its big men back.

Center Frank Snow, who has missed the last four games after undergoing surgery to repair a broken bone in his shooting hand, is expected to return to the floor when the Jaguars (13-14, 10-3 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference) play Alabama A&M (7-15, 6-6) at 5:30 p.m. Saturday in the F.G. Clark Activity Center.

Snow won’t return to the starting lineup right away and he’ll play limited minutes as coach Roman Banks eases him back into action. Nonetheless Snow’s return is significant because he joins Keith Davis as the tallest players on the team at 6-foot-10. Jared Sam (6-9) is the only other player taller than 6-7.

“Our biggest struggle this season has been rebounding,” guard Christopher Hyder said, “so having Frank back will be big.”

In Snow’s absence, Banks often went with essentially a four-guard lineup that had 6-4 shooting guard Adrian Rodgers playing power forward, flanked by Trelun Banks (6-1), Tre Lynch (6-0), Hyder (5-11) and one frontcourt player.

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C-SPAN Black History Tour – Xavier University President

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C-SPAN is hosting a historically black college and university tour, where they will visit several HBCUs in honor of Black History Month. Wednesday, Xavier University of Louisiana President Loren Blanchard sat down with C-SPAN host, Pedro Echevarria.

Blanchard, Loren. Interviewed by Pedro Echevarria. Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Washington Journal, 2015. Web. 18 Feb. 2015.

Actor Lamman Rucker to Kick-off FAMU’s Presidential Lecture Series

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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) President Elmira Mangum, Ph.D., will launch her Presidential Lecture Series on Monday, Feb. 23 with a master class for theatre students and other related majors. The master class will feature actor, educator, activist, and entrepreneur Lamman Rucker.

The event will begin at 10 a.m. in the Charles Winter Wood Theatre in Tucker Hall, located at 515 Orr Drive Tallahassee, FL 32307. FAMU Student ID must be presented for admission.

Rucker is the star of the new film “The Man in 3B,” and his previous credits include “Why Did I Get Married?,” “Why Did I Get Married, Too?,” “The Undershepherd,” “Meet the Browns,” “The Temptations,” “Half & Half,” “As The World Turns,” and “All My Children.”

Rucker is a passionate activist and spokesperson for several non-profit organizations and community action initiatives, including Tied To Greatness, Art Creates Life, Green For All, Good Ground-Good Life, A.H.E.A.D., Inc., Inner City Industry, BET’s Rap-It-Up, the Black AIDS Institute, and the Magic Johnson Foundation.

“Mr. Rucker is an excellent example of what we strive to demonstrate to our students every day,” President Mangum said. “We want our students to graduate with an understanding of how excelling in their respective crafts can and will allow them to use their talents as a platform to positively impact others. The Presidential Lecture Series serves to encourage participants to be engaged in critical thinking, problem-solving, and in honing their skill sets in order to meet the needs of our society.”

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Rev. Jeremiah Wright and Church the HBCU Way in Washington DC

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Sunday, 7:45 and 10:55 a.m.: HBCU (historically black colleges and universities) Sunday. Alumni and sorority and fraternity members may show their support to these academic institutions by wearing their school colors or Greek paraphernalia and bringing family and friends to the worship services. The Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., pastor emeritus of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, will deliver an uplifting message at both services. The Bowie State University Concert Choir will perform. Shiloh Baptist Church, 1500 Ninth St. NW. 202-232-4288. read more…

Record-Setting Howard Grad Signs With CFL

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As quarterback hopefuls try to impress at the NFL Scouting Combine, Greg McGhee already can call himself a professional.

The former Perry Traditional Academy and Howard University star signed Thursday with the CFL’s B.C. Lions.

Whether it was playing in the City League instead of the WPIAL, at an HBCU instead of a BCS school or in the CFL instead of the NFL, McGhee has succeeded despite taking the road less traveled.

“It’s funny “” I’m always taking a detour route. It’s never the main course,” McGhee said. “It’s another obstacle I have to get over, whether it’s high school, college or professionally.”

It’s a shame McGhee didn’t get a combine invite because the 6-foot-3, 210-pound left-hander would have tested off the charts. He runs the 40-yard dash in 4.5 seconds, bench presses 350 pounds and has a 39-inch vertical leap. read more…

C-SPAN Black History Tour – Tuskegee University President

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C-SPAN is hosting a historically black college and university tour, where they will visit several HBCUs in honor of Black History Month. Wednesday, Tuskegee University President Brian Johnson sat down with C-SPAN host, Pedro Echevarria.

Johnson, Brian. Interviewed by Pedro Echevarria. Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Washington Journal, 2015. Web. 18 Feb. 2015.

Southern University Welcoming Back Grad David Banner

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It looks like David Banner is finally coming back home to Southern University.

Born in Jackson, MS, the rapper, record producer and actor wrote on his Twitter account that at one time he was banned from speaking as SGA president due to his views on “closed admissions” during his second semester at Southern, and will return to the place that “helped me become a better man,” he says.

Banner also says that prior to his coming back home, Southern had banned him for years from performing at the historically black university.

We’re still unsure exactly what Banner will do while visiting his alma mater on Sunday, but will update as soon as the information becomes available.

UPDATE:

The rapper and occasional actor David Banner says he might hang with some friends and chill on the yard during his first time visit back to Sourthern in years on Sunday…

Student Loan Debt Greatly Affect Lives of Black Students

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According to reports on an analysis done by the Urban Institute, a Washington based organization that studies education, low income families, and health regulations, over 40% of African-American families had student loan debt in 2013. This is comparable to 28% of White families who had student loan debt.

[quote_box_center]From The Huffington Post: “Research shows it’s much harder to get a decent-paying job without a college degree, yet saddling oneself with loans can be daunting. Among African-American students, the choice can be particularly acute.”[/quote_box_center]

The analysis also states that on average, African-American families take on $10,295 of student debt compared to white families who take on $8,020. A report by The Federal Reserve Bank of New York says student loan balances have reached $1.16 trillion in the United States alone.

Extra debt once black students graduate could delay wealth increase within their families, which in turn prevents what they can and cannot do in the future, like saving for retirement.

[quote_box_center]“One big reason black families are more likely to borrow for college is because they’re less likely to have access to traditional sources of wealth such as inheritances, or wealth-creating tools such as homeownership.”[/quote_box_center]

The Urban Institute analysis says that it is less likely for African-American students to attend college, and when they do, it is usually a for profit college (Ex: Everest or Strayer University). But profit colleges have been under public scrutiny for some time for their low graduation rates and falsely promising to assist students in getting jobs.

A 2014 study done by the Center for Economic and Policy Research discovered that recent African-American college graduates face double the unemployment rate compared to White Americans. This could be because of discrimination and unintentional bias against black job applicants, reports the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Overall it becomes a “darned if you do, darned if you don’t” situation for African-Americans. Without College, Blacks are less likely to obtain well-paying jobs, and with college they are put in high amounts of debt which spirals off into cutting how much money they will have in the future.

TMCF Award Tuskegee With A Generous Gift

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Tuskegee University, a historically black college or university (HBCU) located in Tuskegee, AL, was the recipient of a generous gift by the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) recently. TMCF has awarded Tuskegee $885,000 in Microsoft-funded grant software, the “largest single grant given by the organization in the last four years,” reports say.

[quote_box_center]From The Tuskegee Newsroom: “According to a release from the organization, the TMCF Technology Initiative was created to address long-term technology needs of HBCU campuses and to identify funding sources to support technology upgrades. The grant makes available Microsoft software and licenses across the spectrum of Microsoft products including operating system software, desktop applications, programming, server, site management and instructional software. The university will use the software to enhance campus computing labs with the latest technology to help support student education and research.”[/quote_box_center]

The Newsroom also notes that the multi-hundred thousand dollar grant is the first major gift for historically black university under the leadership of its seventh president, Dr. Brian L. Johnson.

“We, along with our partners at Microsoft, are excited to watch the transformation at Tuskegee.” – Johnny Taylor

President and CEO of the TMCF Johnny Taylor says the Microsoft-funded grant is apart of his “five strategic priorities” regarding Tuskegee’s transition into the 21st century, “We are very pleased that the Thurgood Marshall Fund administered Microsoft award to Tuskegee University is the first of what we hope to be many more as we translate Tuskegee’s historic tradition into a 21st century trajectory,” he said.

Taylor added: “This software grant is key to the implementation of one of my five strategic priorities— Fully Inaugurating 21st Century Higher Education at Tuskegee University: (Through) Innovative Online and Expanded Academic Programming and Instruction, Infrastructure and Technology.”

“We, along with our partners at Microsoft, are excited to watch the transformation at Tuskegee,” Taylor said.

Read more at Tuskegee Newsroom

Grambling State May Name a New President in June

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Grambling State University, a historically black college or university (HBCU) located in Grambling, LA that boasts “where everybody is somebody” plans to announce its new leader as soon as the month of June, reports say.

University of Louisiana System President and Grambling Presidential Search Chair Sandra Woodley told The News Star, “It is critical that we do nothing to limit our choices and these extra two months are worth the potential delay to ensure that we give ourselves the best pool of candidates possible.”

“Therefore, it will be my recommendation that we shift the timeline by two months while still retaining the original goal to have the president begin work at Grambling as close as possible to the beginning of the fall term,” Woodley said.

According to The News Star many applicants are said to be quite worried about GSU’s unknown proposed budget and are holding their resumes because of it:

[quote_box_center]”Higher education is facing a possible loss of almost $400 million in FY 2015-16 that would equate to anywhere from a 40 percent to 60 percent loss of state funding for Grambling.”[/quote_box_center]

The News Star also confirms that the Presidential Search Committee will meet in Baton Rouge on Tuesday to receive a report from its search firm and consider a revised timeline that aims to name a new president in June.

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200 Jackson State Students Given Free Passports

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Jackson State’s motto is “Challenging minds, changing lives.” They attempted to do just that on Thursday.

In order to promote a two-week studying abroad in six different parts of the world, Jackson State University, along with a nonprofit organization, provided some 200 students attending the university free passports.

[quote_box_center]From The Clarion-Ledger, “In an effort to increase the number of students who travel to other countries, Jackson State University, along with , provided up to 200 JSU students with free passports Thursday.”[/quote_box_center]

Jackson State University, a historically black college or university (HBCU) located in Jackson, MS, joined together with the Council on International Educational Exchange to encourage students to study abroad. Originally the Council said they would provide up to 100 free passports to JSU students, but JSU leaders matched their offer putting the total number to 200 free passports.

[quote_box_center]”In a matter of months, we have created this historic program,” said James Pellow, president and CEO of CIEE. “It’s not only historic for Jackson State University and the state of Mississippi, but it’s a model we believe will be emulated by universities across the nations. It breaks down the barrier of cost, it overcomes the barrier of curriculum and it enhances the culture here at JSU.”[/quote_box_center]

“As a college student, it has been pretty inconvenient and expensive to get a passport,” Jarvis Jones, a Business and Marketing major told The Clarion-Ledger. “I just didn’t really have the income to do it. When I heard about this opportunity, it was really a no-brainer.”

“The whole world is your playground. We’re writing history, not only for Jackson State with this partnership, but also for the whole state of Mississippi and really the nation. That’s what we should be doing,” said JSU President Carolyn Myers.

Read more at The Clarion-Ledger

Curtis Turney, Delaware State Alum, Tells Students to “Keep Chasing Your Dreams”

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Curtis Turney III is a 22-year-old rising entrepreneur from Queens, New York. A Delaware State alum, Curtis first realized his talents as a graphic design artist during his tenure at the university. He has now decided to pay homage by embarking on an HBCU tour. The Buzz recently talked with Curtis about his plans and what inspired him. Here’s how the conversation went…

LaTavia: Can you tell me a little bit about how you first got started designing and what exactly is the HBCU tour?

Curtis Turney: My senior year I started CT3 designs and from there after I graduated I started making my own clothes. I designed my own clothes because I was making apparel for Del State. A lot of students didn’t like the apparel that was at the book store, they said it was too plain, more old people style, so I decided to make more urban, more stylish apparel for the school. I use to sell out all the time – lines looking like Jordan releases and stuff like that. So people told me I should take it further. Once I graduated I took my passion and my dream of clothing designing even further. I got a degree in Information Technology and I was like, “Man I don’t really want to do this, I want to chase my dreams.” So I did that. I opened up my own website and started working with different companies on printing my shirts and printing different pieces of clothing and I was selling out still. So to keep myself relevant and to build my clientele I thought, “I started at an HBCU, so why not bless and share my knowledge and share my designs with other HBCUs.” If Del State thinks, “Oh, their apparel at their school is not up to par,” or it’s not stylish enough, why not do it for other HBCUs?

I started with Bowie State. I made their 150th anniversary long sleeve t-shirt and their “I Love Bowie Week” shirt. From there I started the HBCU tour. The HBCU tour is just me designing apparel for HBCUs, different HBCUs on the east coast. And if they love it or if they like it, I’ll sell it to them for a decent price and I will visit that school if I have time. I’m going back to the Delaware State to drop the newest shirt. And it’s called the “Turn up or Transfer” Shirt. And I’m also thinking about visiting Howard in DC because I’ll be in DC the day after.

I entered the Morgan State University T-shirt contest and I designed about 16-17 different designs and they hit me back like “Oh my God, you’re designs are fire.” They weren’t expecting 16 different designs but the way I am is I design a shirt and I love criticism so I’ll send it out it to different people to see if they would wear it. And they’ll say “Yea I’ll wear that,” or “I feel like the MSU should be here…” and so forth. So I thought I would do 16 different styles in 16 different ways and it shocked them.

When people see a college tour they’re like “Curtis, you’re gone go to all these schools?” I plan to travel but some of it is me just traveling from my laptop with doing different designs. It’s still an HBCU tour throughout the east coast just designing their apparel from my laptop. I won’t make appearances to certain colleges.

LaTavia: Well that sounds interesting! You said you sent Morgan State 16 different shirts. Is that how you always design?

Curtis: Yea I like to design different varieties to hear people’s thoughts and criticisms and before I even drop anything I send it to my biggest criticizers in my phone book. And I also sent them to some people from Morgan State to see their opinion of it as well. Actually the 16-17 shirts I sent were the most I ever did for any school, any company or any person. I usually do five to six but every time I made one shirt I’m like, “I think I can make it better.” I made the next shirt and thought I could make that one even better. So I ended up with 16 different styles of 16 different shirts.

LaTavia: So tell me how you think Delaware State actually helped you get to where you are now?

Curtis: I started my freshman year, I was from New York and I was only hanging with the New York crew but I knew I was different so I decided I had to do something to separate myself from them. So I started an organization called Future Leaders in Progress (FLIP) on campus and from there I became the president. I left that and became secretary for the Campus Activity Board (CAB). With FLIP and CAB I was designing flyers and logos. I was new to graphic design but I was taught by different marketing directors at my school who were teaching me how to use Photoshop. They taught me so much that I implemented in with FLIP and CAB that people told me I was getting better and I should start getting paid. I never thought of it like that, I just figured it was just a service because nobody else wanted to do it. So I started making a list of things to charge like $20 a flyer and $15 for a logo and stuff like that. Once junior year came I started making actual apparel. The first shirt was for SGA 2013-2014, they wanted an “I Love DSU” shirt but wanted to use the Magna Carta album cover with a cross and a line going across the “I Love” and it really sold well. People still ask for it to this day. I tried to get my clothes to the bookstore and they denied me so I said I would do it my own way. I started working with SGA and they paid for my designs and they bought like 2,000 extra shirts and we gave them out to the students and they were happy. But other than that, Del State helped me grow as a leader, and definitely as a student.

LaTavia: Are you still a vital part of the FLIP program?

Curtis: Yea, now I’m a founder and FLIP is in it’s third term. I’m one of the five founders.

LaTavia: So what are some of the things that FLIP has done?

Curtis: We started a Sunday Campus Clean-Up of Delaware State campus. Every Sunday after a Saturday party or get together we would go around and clean the campus. We knew that this (Delaware State) was our campus and we love for our campus to be beautiful and we did not want to see the maintenance workers or custodians always working. So we let them know that we appreciate it and we were out there with them. We had gloves and trash bags and we’d go around campus. We also started entrepreneurial expos where different people that are entrepreneurs could showcase anything such as make up, make up artists, different designers and clothes, basically anything. Those are two big programs that we started.

LaTavia: That’s great! My next question is other than just designing the shirts for the HBCUs do you have another clothing line in the works, or are you just collaborating with people right now?

Curtis: I myself, am my own clothing line. I wouldn’t necessarily call it a clothing line, I call it merchandise and apparel. I have a website called ct3clothing.weebly.com and I have a list of different designs that I have until maybe next year. What I do is I drop one piece one by one. I think all my pieces are too exclusive to just put all of them together on one webpage so I drop my clothes piece-by-piece, one-by-one and I sell out like crazy. I’ll probably get 100 pieces and I’ll probably sell out in two days. And that piece will be the only one up on my website. So when you go up there a lot of times you’ll only see one t-shirt, or a hat or sweater there. That’s my own tactic, to drop my shirts one-by-one. I build the anticipation using social media, proper promotion, I use my support systems and my fan base.

LaTavia: Are there any other additional projects that you are working on other than the merchandise and your HBCU tour?

Curtis: I’m trying to actually work my way back into Del State to get a marketing design position so I can be able to actually officially design clothes, apparel, flyers, logos and I’m still waiting to here back on that. Other than that, I’m just going to continue to work on my business and the HBCU college tour.

LaTavia: What advice do you have for any college students who are trying to go into business for themselves and become their own brand?

Curtis: The first thing is don’t give up. You’re going to have your up and downs- I started directly after I graduated and things are great and smooth but I know there are going to be ups and downs. There are going to be trials and tribulations that come towards me so I already know that I have to stay strong, stay positive and continue to chase my dreams. Strive to take your passion to the next level and take your talents above – People say the sky’s the limit but we have stars and a galaxy above that so you have to reach to the highest level you can and just keep chasing your dream.

FAMU Alumna EBONY Magazine Top Editor Mitzi Miller Resigns

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PRESS RELEASE – Mitzi Miller, editor-in-chief of Ebony Magazine, announced today that she will step down from her current role to pursue new ventures that include creating stories for television and film. This announcement comes on the heels of the success of With This Ring, the Lifetime movie starring Regina Hall, Jill Scott and Eve, based on the 2006 bestselling book The Vow which she co-authored.

[quote_box_center]“I’ve always subscribed to the principle of living in the present and remaining open to all of life’s opportunities, says Miller. So I believe that now is an exciting time to start a new chapter in my life. It will always be an honor to have been a part of the Johnson Publishing Company legacy. Having served as the editor-in-chief for two of the oldest and most successful African American publications, I take pride in the issues the team was able to explore and expose to the readers. And now, I look forward to continuing to tell our dynamic stories in a new way with my next venture.”[/quote_box_center]

imageLast April, Johnson Publishing Company appointed Miller to editor-in-chief of Ebony Magazine following the departure of Amy DuBois Barnett. Prior to her role at Ebony, Miller spent over three years as the editor-in-chief of Jet Magazine where she revamped the iconic 63-year-old brand with a successful cover-to-cover redesign, re-launched the Jet website and increased social media presence. Miller exits the company after a historic four-year run, making her the only individual to hold both prestigious editor-in-chief positions since company founder John H. Johnson.

In addition to a successful editorial career spanning almost fifteen years, Miller is a skilled public speaker and bestselling author. She has co-authored five popular books over the past decade: The Vow: A Novel; The Angry Black Woman’s Guide to Life; and the three-title Hotlanta young adult series. Last year, she ranked No.16 on The Root 100’s list of most influential African Americans and has been a featured guest on several national television programs, including ABC’s Good Morning America, TV One’s News One Now with Roland Martin, MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry and CNN’s CNN Newsroom.

For more on Mitzi Miller and her upcoming projects, visit www.mitzimiller.com.

Howard University Students Update Wikipedia

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Most of us use Wikipedia whenever we need our memories refreshed or some quick information on various people and topics. So much can be discovered while you’re on there too, because one click always leads into another. However, there are still flaws and missing pages from this massive online textbook and many a Black legacy has been wrongfully absent –until now. The Wikimedia D.C. foundation, based out of Howard University, is aiming to add more Black history-themed content to Wikipedia’s pages, to highlight the other great achievements of lesser known heroes, events, and places.

As a Black History Month project, it’s both a personal and public outpour of gratitude for the HBCU foundation. For every Thursday this month, they meet at a Howard University research center to gather a list of who and what they’ll like to add to Wikipedia, also collaborating with prominent historical institution the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York and the respected NPR. read more…