<img src=”http://1053rnb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/70/2014/02/ciaa-flyer.jpg?w=200&#8243; alt=”CIAA-flyer” width=”200″ height=”300″ class=”alignleft size-medium wp-image-3083332″ /> The Johnson C. Smith University Golden Bulls ousted the Virginia State University Trojans from the CIAA…

Charlotte, N.C. – February 27, 2014 – The Johnson C. Smith University Golden Bulls ousted the Virginia State University Trojans from the CIAA Tournament on Wednesday evening in an 82-63 decision in the Time Warner Cable Arena. Johnson C. Smith, the fifth seed out of the Southern Division, will advance to Thursday’s quarterfinal round with […]

The Tom Joyner Foundation named Johnson C. Smith University as the February 2014 School of the Month. The foundation, formed by the nationally syndicated radio personality, chose Johnson C. Smith University as part of its ongoing effort to assist HBCUs in broadening and strengthening their efforts to raise money to help keep students in college. […]

VIA JCSU Communications Johnson C. Smith University has received a $2.5 million grant from The Duke Endowment to sustain its momentum and foster a community…

JCSU President Ronald L. Carter has received the Latin American Excelente Award for his continuous efforts to support the Latino community.Carter will be honored at…

Johnson C. Smith University is partnering with the Northwest Corridor Indaba on a research project to help residents understand and influence effective political leadership and representation of the Northwest Corridor. The Indaba is a community forum representing 30 neighborhoods and businesses in the Northwest Corridor. The group works with elected officials representing the area and […]

Janinah Burnett can do it all. She’s performed for Oprah and recently sang a lead role in Spike Lee’s “Red Hook Summer.” She describes her self as a flower-child. We describe her singing as incredible. This weekend, the Spelman trained opera singer plays Leila in Opera Carolina’s production of “The Pearl Fishers.” Burnett has been […]

Johnson C. Smith University will hold its fifth annual Arch of Triumph Gala on Saturday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the Charlotte Convention Center.…

JCSU will host a ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony for Sustainability Village featuring garden plots, a composting area, two greenhouses and an aquaponic system. Students will…

The Carolinas Chapter of the Counselors of Real Estate (CRE) will honor Johnson C. Smith University President Ronald L. Carter at its Fifth Annual Creative Thinkers Awards on Feb. 20. Carter will join four other honorees, including Jerry Orr, aviation director for Charlotte Douglas International Airport; Dr. Ruth Shaw, founding chair of the Carolina Thread […]

Johnson C. Smith University’s Department of Political Science and Social and Behavioral Sciences will hold a series of educational events during Black History Month. All events are free and will take place at 7 p.m. in the Technology Center auditorium with refreshments to follow. On Feb. 6, civil rights activists Charles Jones and Dorothy Counts […]

If you’re not scared, you should be. The news coming out of Raleigh these days doesn’t bode well for Charlotte or the state’s working poor. If the recent action happening in a Republican-led Raleigh is any indication of direction the state is going we’re in trouble. Here’s what happened in the last week: • Governor […]