By Daniel Arkin, Bridget Bowman and Kyla Guilfoil In a major upset, Scott Colom has defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi, NBC News projects, capping off a string of Democratic victories by flipping the reddest seat yet in this
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By Nick Langan The HBCU Radio Preservation Project is hosting its third annual symposium Thursday at Morgan State University, celebrating the return of more than 200 hours of restored archival broadcasts to 88.9 WEAA(FM) in Baltimore. WEAA is the Class
South Carolina State University is undergoing a massive transformation, with approximately $330 million in construction
By Dr. Deborah Bailey The Howard University HBCU Center for Research, Leadership and Policy is
By J. Craig Cotton Claflin University’s 2026 UNCF Ecumenical Day of Prayer was a festive, high-energy celebration that brought together powerful prayer, uplifting music, joyful fellowship, and a shared commitment to philanthropy. More than 300 guests and sponsors from the campus and
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Nov. 1 Homecoming Gospel Concert was supposed to help welcome the Eagle family home and celebrate Black music and talent. Instead, the UMES is now apologizing after a student emcee challenged concertgoers for praising the performance
By Daniel Arkin, Bridget Bowman and Kyla Guilfoil In a major upset, Scott Colom has defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi, NBC News projects, capping off a string of Democratic victories by flipping the reddest seat yet in this year’s midterms.
By Nick Langan The HBCU Radio Preservation Project is hosting its third annual symposium Thursday at Morgan State University, celebrating the return of more than 200 hours of restored archival broadcasts to 88.9 WEAA(FM) in Baltimore. WEAA is the Class B1 nonprofit
South Carolina State University is undergoing a massive transformation, with approximately $330 million in construction and facility improvements designed to reshape the HBCU campus in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The university announced significant progress on several projects Wednesday, Nov. 11, including new student
By Dr. Deborah Bailey The Howard University HBCU Center for Research, Leadership and Policy is celebrating its fifth year of generating a growing network of research scholars and serving as a national hub for leadership and policy discussions on a wide range
Special to the Times The Alabama Collective and co-host Digitalundivided awarded $20,000 in cash prizes to HBCU student and alumni founders at the 2026 HBCU Business Pitch Competition, held Thursday, October 29, at Topgolf Birmingham as part of Magic City Classic week.
The DexRob Virginia Union partnership is about more than clothes. It’s about how students carry themselves on the yard, on a random Tuesday, with nowhere special to be. Dex Robinson, the celebrity stylist known professionally as DexRob, has been selected to lead
Coppin State University has received a five-year award from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs, with approximately $1.185 million in projected funding to prepare 20 special education teachers. The university will work with Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Grambling State University, Grambling High Foundation, Inc., and Lincoln Preparatory School formally signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding Monday, Nov. 9, advancing a strategic partnership focused on student success, college and career readiness, educator development and expanded pathways to opportunity. The signing
