At MLK breakfast, Graham reflects on his ‘complex’ path toward forgiveness

By JCSU Charlotte Alumni Chapter | February 5, 2016 |

This post was originally published on this site Seven months after a white supremacist gunned down nine black worshipers inside a Charleston, S.C., church, former N.C. Sen. Malcolm Graham said…

NCAA Awards JCSU Third Place in Division II Awards of Excellence

By JCSU Charlotte Alumni Chapter | January 20, 2016 |

Johnson C. Smith University was named the third-place winner and recipient of a $1,000 prize for its Purple Game of Honor. The volleyball game paid tribute to the victims of…

Joyner Honored by Charlotte City Council

By JCSU Charlotte Alumni Chapter | January 13, 2016 |

Charlotte, N.C. (Jan. 13, 2016) – Longtime Johnson C. Smith University men’s basketball coach Stephen Joyner, Sr. was honored by the Charlotte City Council for achieving 500 career coaching wins…

Mark Sherrill to be Inducted Into John B. McClendon, Jr. CIAA Hall of Fame

By JCSU Charlotte Alumni Chapter | December 21, 2015 |

Charlotte, N.C. (Dec. 21, 2015) – Longtime Johnson C. Smith assistant men’s basketball coach and former Golden Bulls standout Mark Sherrill will be inducted into the John B. McClendon, Jr.…

Grads of Historically Black Colleges Have Well-Being Edge vs Non-HBCU Grads

By JCSU Charlotte Alumni Chapter | November 2, 2015 |

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the U.S. are battling a number of challenges, including declining enrollment numbers and lower-than-average graduation and retention rates.

JCSU Men Finish 11th at CIAA Cross Country Championship

By JCSU Charlotte Alumni Chapter | October 29, 2015 |

The Johnson C. Smith Men’s Cross Country team finished 11th in the 2015 CIAA Cross Country Championships held at the WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C. on Thursday morning.Senior Waynee Hyman (Warwick, N.Y.) led the way for JCSU, finishing the 8K course in 23rd with a 30:48.

Corrine Brown introduces bill to boost HBCU funding

By JCSU Charlotte Alumni Chapter | October 28, 2015 |

Representative Corrine Brown, an alumnus of Florida A & M, has a clear understanding of the importance of historically black colleges and universities, and to that end, her Land Grant Opportunity Act, introduced on Monday, is intended to redress funding inequities.

Volleyball Falls on Senior Night

By JCSU Charlotte Alumni Chapter | October 28, 2015 |

In the first set, JCSU (3-16) lead throughout, bolting to a 13-8 lead. The JCSU lead would then balloon to 15-9 following a kill from senior Salesse Stovall (Roanoke, Va.). The Golden Bulls would increase the lead to 23-15 on a Gracyn Doctor (Charleston, S.C.) kill. Doctor would close out the set on a kill, giving the Golden Bulls the 25-16 win.

Why HBCUs Matter: By The Numbers

By JCSU Charlotte Alumni Chapter | October 28, 2015 |

Black graduates of historically black colleges and universities feel more attached to the mission of, and relationships forged at their schools than black graduates of predominantly white institutions, according to a survey of more than 55,000 African American college graduates released yesterday by Gallup.

Are School Shootings Killing HBCUs?

By JCSU Charlotte Alumni Chapter | October 27, 2015 |

College homecomings and encouraging studies about African Americans graduating from high school being more likely to attend college than other races, was over shadowed by more school shootings and other violence on or near Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

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