By Phenix S Halley With the 2026 midterms approaching, the NAACP is raising alarms over a planned Justice Department presence at polling places, questioning whether deploying more than 1,000 federal personnel to voting sites could have a chilling effect, particularly Black voters.
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By Charles Hallman After last weekend’s MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kickoff that was nationally televised from Atlanta between Alabama A&M (SWAC) and Howard (MEAC), won by Howard 31-24, nearly every Black college football team is now in full 2026 season mode. “HBCU
By Megan Brand The Trump administration is threatening to withdraw support for the Smithsonian Institution, accusing
By Nicholas Riccardi The U.S. Postal Service is poised to launch a hastily built, error-riddled
North Carolina A&T has welcomed the largest freshman class in school history as the HBCU extends its enrollment growth streak to 13 consecutive years. An estimated 15,700 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at North Carolina A&T for fall 2026. That total includes
By Adriana Fraser Howard University’s Center for Women, Gender, and Global Leadership (CWGGL) welcomed Her Excellency Paula-Mae Weekes, former president of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, to the University for a special fireside chat event exploring how global leaders can navigate times of uncertainty.
UNCF Board Chair Milton H. Jones, Jr., announced Dr. Michael L. Lomax, who has served as president and CEO since 2004, will conclude his historic tenure in June 2027, completing a leadership journey that transformed UNCF into one of the nation’s most
Siembra’s groundbreaking model of virtualizing college enrollments has expanded to HBCUs by connecting students and families with earlier, district-wide engagement. Siembra Mobile Inc. today announced a landmark partnership with Claflin University, a private historically black liberal arts college in Orangeburg, South Carolina, making it
The board of governors for Bluefield State University in West Virginia has fired President Darrin Martin over concerns with the HBCU’s financial stability, according to a report from MetroNews. In an August 27 meeting, the board decided to reverse their July 14 decision
By Sahil Kapur and Kyle Stewart WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday voted down a proposed constitutional amendment to keep the Supreme Court at nine seats, with the measure falling short of the two-thirds majority needed to pass. The vote was 212-206. All but one Democrat voted
By Phenix S Halley With the 2026 midterms approaching, the NAACP is raising alarms over a planned Justice Department presence at polling places, questioning whether deploying more than 1,000 federal personnel to voting sites could have a chilling effect, particularly Black voters. The nation’s
By Charles Hallman After last weekend’s MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kickoff that was nationally televised from Atlanta between Alabama A&M (SWAC) and Howard (MEAC), won by Howard 31-24, nearly every Black college football team is now in full 2026 season mode. “HBCU football is
By Megan Brand The Trump administration is threatening to withdraw support for the Smithsonian Institution, accusing its leadership of presenting a “radical ideology” that weakens “shared American identity” in the latest effort to pressure the institution to change its presentations and practices. The
By Nicholas Riccardi The U.S. Postal Service is poised to launch a hastily built, error-riddled computer system that could jeopardize the process of mail voting relied upon by one-third of all voters, according to a whistleblower statement released Tuesday by Democratic Sen.
