Spotlights
South Carolina Educator, Anthony Broughton, Elected to NAEYC Governing Board
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) have announced the election of Anthony Broughton as Board Member At-Large to the association’s national governing board. He will serve a 4-year term beginning June 1, 2019. Anthony Broughton serves as a professor/early childhood coordinator at Claflin University, School of Education. Since his high school…
Read MoreOrangeburg’s Miss Claflin University Crowned as Food Lion’s Miss CIAA 2019
Food Lion awarded Miss Claflin University, Shantavia Edmonds, with its coveted 2019 Miss CIAA crown this month, along with a $2,500 scholarship at the CIAA Fan Fest inside the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, N.C. Edmonds is a junior biochemistry major and a member of the Alice Carson Tisdale Honors College. “I am so thankful…
Read MoreKenyan Science Teacher Scoops Million Dollar Education Prize
Wearing the plain, floor-length brown robe of a Franciscan brother, Kenyan science teacher Peter Mokaya Tabichi could barely contain his joy upon being named winner of the annual Global Teacher Prize of one million dollars for his work in a rural school with disadvantaged children. He received the award at a lavish ceremony in Dubai,…
Read MoreFullbright Awareness Seminar aims to help minorities teach and study abroad
SC State and the South Carolina chapter of the Fulbright Association will hold the Fulbright Awareness Seminar and luncheon on Thursday, March 28, at 11 a.m. The event will take place in SC State’s Bulldog Lounge, which is located in the K.W. Green Student Center. Registration will begin at 10:30 a.m. The seminar is designed…
Read MoreWomen’s History Month: Juanita Jackson Mitchell
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia When Juanita Jackson Mitchell died in 1992 at the age of 79, she was praised as one of Maryland’s heroines and as the matriarch of a family whose name became synonymous with civil rights causes. “It was fitting that she received recognition because she was always one…
Read MoreYoung Transplant Recipient Surprised by Minnie Mouse, Trip to Walt Disney World
Earlier this year on Good Morning America, the world was introduced to eight-year-old Lexi, whose inspiring story of hope and perseverance touched hearts across the country. Lexi underwent a successful kidney transplant with her dad’s donation last week following a number of lifelong health issues. Lexi has repeatedly surprised her doctors with her resilience and exuberance,…
Read MoreBlack PR Wire Power Profile: Marley Dias
Marley Dias is a teenage powerhouse, activist and feminist. She launched a social media campaign entitled #1000BlackGirlBooks in November 2015, when she was in sixth grade, with the goal to collect 1,000 books to donate for black girls. Dias’ book drive focuses specifically on books in which black girls are the main characters. In just…
Read MoreBranch Alliance for Educator Diversity launches transformation center
As part of its ongoing work to strengthen and grow teacher preparation at Minority Serving Institutions, the Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity (BranchED) launched its national Teacher Preparation Transformation Center by kicking off its inaugural cohort of four universities. By participating in this cohort, the schools of education will join a unique community of practice where…
Read MoreAuthor Angie Thomas Encourages Students to ‘Speak Up and Speak Out’
By Mike Robertson Halfway through her talk at the Sottile Theatre Monday night, Angie Thomas informed the packed crowd attending her lecture that she needed to make a confession: As a young child, she hated to read books. Her announcement may seem strange since Thomas is the author of the book The Hate You Give, a novel that…
Read MoreOvercoming Tragedy and Celebrating Life Again
By Peire Wilson, LaGuardia Community College Of the more than 330,000 U.S. students studying abroad, only 6.1 percent are African American and 10.1 percent are Latino. This is one in a series of articles by students of color who are breaking down barriers by studying abroad thanks to the Frederick Douglass Global Fellows program, which awards 10…
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