By Kendra Bryant The Maryland Commission on Civil Rights (MCCR) and the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights Foundation marked the 2026 Annual Civil Rights Gala on Sept. 26 at Maryland Live! Casino and Hotel with the theme of “Healing Our
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The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) [on Aug. 19] announced “The Reunion,” its 10th-anniversary commemoration, featuring a series of multi-day celebrations and signature events for visitors of all ages taking place Sept. 24–27. Guided by
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff will receive $1.6 million in additional federal funding
Congresswoman Frederica Wilson is pouring financially into Florida’s Black colleges and universities. On Sept. 25,
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The Protect College Sports Act cleared the U.S. Senate by a bipartisan 77-22 vote Monday, moving one of the most consequential attempts to reshape college athletics to the House of Representatives. Much of the national conversation has focused on the Power Four,
School is back in session at Hillman College. A Different World, the sequel series to the seminal 1987 college-set comedy, debuted Thursday on Netflix — exactly 39 years to the day after the original half-hour premiered. The new iteration, which debuted on
John Legend is supporting an initiative to help college students pay rent. Before becoming an EGOT-winning musician, Legend was a student at the University of Pennsylvania. According to TIME, he moved from a small town in Ohio and started working at a
Mississippi Valley State will not play a home basketball game until Jan. 9. By then, the HBCU will have played 16 games, crossed the country, and faced some of college basketball’s biggest programs. The road stretch could bring in close to $1
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By Autumn A. Arnett Dr. Melva K. Wallace recently received a 10-year contract extension as president of Huston-Tillotson University, the longest in HTU history, and one of the longest in higher ed as a whole in the post-COVID era. In an industry
By Kendra Bryant The Maryland Commission on Civil Rights (MCCR) and the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights Foundation marked the 2026 Annual Civil Rights Gala on Sept. 26 at Maryland Live! Casino and Hotel with the theme of “Healing Our Communities, Honoring
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) [on Aug. 19] announced “The Reunion,” its 10th-anniversary commemoration, featuring a series of multi-day celebrations and signature events for visitors of all ages taking place Sept. 24–27. Guided by the theme
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff will receive $1.6 million in additional federal funding through the U.S. Department of Education’s Title III Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program to support institutional capacity and advance student success. UAPB Chancellor Anthony Graham
Congresswoman Frederica Wilson is pouring financially into Florida’s Black colleges and universities. On Sept. 25, Wilson announced that she is giving approximately $8,824,314 in grants to Florida Memorial University, Florida A&M University, Bethune-Cookman University, and Edward Waters College. Edward Waters College will
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