Laurie D. Willis

Sunday, September 30 at 10 am Annie Merner Pfeiffer Chapel Reception to follow at the Steele Art Gallery Please click here to RSVP Founder’s Day Speaker: Dr. Michael L. Lomax, UNCF President/CEO Special Guests: Congresswoman Alma S. Adams and Congressman Ted Budd Founder’s Day is the final day of Family & Friends Week (9/24 – 9/30) Annie Merner Pfeiffer Chapel 900 E. Washington Street Greensboro, NC 27401 For questions or additional information, please contact the President’s Office at (336)517-2225.

Just two days after protesters tore down the “Silent Sam” Confederate statue at the state’s flagship school, the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, the state’s Historical Commission voted 9 to 2 to keep Confederate monuments on the grounds of the state Capitol. We speak with the African-American woman who dissented in the vote to keep the three Confederate monuments in place at the state Capitol. She also voted against adding historical context to the monuments. Valerie Johnson is one of only two black members of the North Carolina Historical Commission and the only black woman. She is a professor …

Bennett College has been nominated for a ‘LEAD Innovation’ award by the HBCUgrow Awards for ranking second in the nation among historically black colleges in the rate of giving by its alumni! Here’s how you can vote for us: Step 1: Visit leadhbcu.com. Step 2: Enter a valid email address and then click the ‘Click to Vote’ button. Step 3: Scroll to the third category, which is ‘LEAD Innovation.’ Select Bennett College from the dropdown menu. Step 4: Click the ‘Continue’ button at the bottom of the page to complete the voting process. That’s it! Thank you so much for your …

The premiere business, invest, and wealth-building resource for African Americans, Black Enterprise has included Bennett College in its short list of 7 of the Best Commencement Speeches of 2018. A number of high-profile African American leaders, influencers, and entertainers delivered commencement speeches at universities around the country this graduation season. Included were John Lewis at Harvard University, Chadwick Boseman at Howard University, Chance the Rapper at Dillard University, Oprah Winfrey at University of Southern California, Jemelle Hill at the University of Maryland, and also April Ryan at both Bennett College and Simon’s Rock. Here is April Ryan’s compelling address at …