By Liz Calvario Ananda Lewis, a former MTV VJ, has died at the age of 52. Lakshmi Emory, whom Lewis once described as a “phenomenal sister” in a birthday message, shared news of her death in a June 11 Facebook
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Israel launched a series of airstrikes against Iran early Friday morning local time, targeting locations it said were related to Iran’s nuclear program, sparking market fears of a wider conflict. Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, chief of the Iranian Armed Forces and the country’s most senior military
By Scott McFarlane The looming federal funding cuts to public television and radio would overwhelmingly
What began as a senior capstone project at Virginia Union University has grown into a
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Written By Lexx Thornton In the two weeks since the White House reversed course on the 1890 National Scholars Program and lifted its suspension, Kendall Strickland still feels a sense of unease about the program’s future. Created in 1992, the program covers
Written By Lexx Thornton On June 14, 2025–the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday–the nation will honor its legacy with a grand military parade in Washington, D.C. President Donald J. Trump will join veterans, active-duty troops, wounded warriors, Gold Star Families, and Patriotic Americans
Written By Lexx Thornton A new digital platform has launched with bold ambition and deep roots: HBCU Research, a storytelling hub created by HBCU graduates, for the culture, the legacy, and the future. This groundbreaking site is more than a publication—it’s a
Written By Lexx Thornton Senator Alex Padilla of California was forcibly removed and handcuffed after interrupting a press conference held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday, in an episode that deepened partisan tensions over the Trump Administration’s expanded immigration enforcement
Written By Lexx Thornton The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA) graduated the third cohort of the HBCU Innovation Internship Program on Friday, April 4. The event, held at Innovation Depot in downtown Birmingham, was not one of pomp and circumstance but
Written By Lexx Thornton Representatives from nearly a dozen historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) recently visited North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s campus to brainstorm ways to advance technology transfer and commercialization. N.C. A&T, The Commercializer, LLC, and the 1890
Biotechnology has become a pillar of national resilience. Once considered niche, fields like synthetic biology, pathogen genomics, computational biology, and environmental microbiology now sit at the heart of U.S. biosecurity strategy, economic competitiveness, and geopolitical influence. Yet the nation’s training infrastructure remains
There’s been a huge desire for BET to start back broadcasting HBCU athletics and it has been a huge topic on social media. At the Inception of BET, one of the main tenets of the channel was their ability to showcase nearly
The “HBCU on the Lawn” event, presented by Commissioner DeMont Davis and the Clayton County Parks and Recreation, is set to bring alumni, students, and families together to celebrate historically black colleges and universities in a community gathering filled with entertainment and
By Alicja Hagopian, James Liddell Los Angeles remains the epicenter of unrest after protests erupted in the wake of a string of raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Friday. Now, demonstrations have been sparked across the country, with dozens reported in at least 21
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