By Airiel Sharice The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission announced Tuesday that Maryland’s casinos brought in $163.4 million in gaming revenue during the month of November. That is a $3 million increase compared to May of 2021. According to officials, more than $67.7 million of that total contributed to Maryland’s coffers. Additionally, Maryland’s six casinos
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By Alison Brul The Baton Rouge community is mourning after three Southern University Human Jukebox band members were struck and killed along I-49 in north Louisiana Tuesday evening. According to Louisiana State Police (LSP) Troop E, 19-year-old Tyran Williams of Dallas, Texas, 21-year-old Dylan Young of Dallas, Texas, and 19-year-old Broderick Moore of Cedar Hill,
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By Jamie Crockett The Aggie Writing Scholars Program at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has successfully supported and served 45 incoming first-year students since 2019. To “support the expansion of the university’s writing center and writing-intensive courses throughout the university’s curriculum,” the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awarded a historic $500,000 grant to the College of
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By Brittany Bailer Last year, Lyndsie Whitehead, a student at the Howard University School of Education, was awarded the Fulbright-Nehru Research Award and traveled to India to continue her research on the experiences of international students in higher education. She is pursuing a doctorate in Higher Education, Leadership and Policy. Whitehead’s doctoral research explores the
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By Emmanel Freeman National political strategist and commentator Symone D. Sanders-Townsend Saturday inspired Tennessee State University graduates to be prepared for the unexpected as they pursue their career goals. Giving the fall commencement address as more than 600 received degrees in the Gentry Center Complex, the former senior advisor and chief spokesperson to Vice President
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By Cecil Harris After it was announced that football great Deion Sanders was leaving his coaching job at Jackson State University for an opportunity at the University of Colorado on Saturday, he faced criticism on social media. Many are upset that the Black former superstar is leaving a Historically Black University where his leadership could continue to provide
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By Jennifer R. Farmer For years, many outlets in the mainstream media have been in free fall. We’ve seen newsrooms consolidate departments and functions, shed positions and cease operations. This trend has continued through 2022, as CNN recently announced layoffs impacting 400 of its 4,400 workforce. Gannett, which owns hundreds of local papers in communities across the country,
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By Anthony Howard Jackson State University alumna Natasha Scruggs, J.D., held a two-day Future Black Lawyers workshop with students in the Fannie Lou Hamer Pre-Law Society. Scruggs is the founder of JustUs System Incorporated, an organization that hosts camps and workshops to inspire young minority students to pursue law. “I was on this campus. I wanted to
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By Bruce C.T. Wright Sen. Raphael Warnock is projected to win the Georgia senate runoff with a narrow election victory over Herschel Walker in a contest that was close until the very end. The runoff election victory was Warnock’s second in as many years and paves the way for him to serve a full six-year term in the U.S. Senate.
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By Shelly Ridgeway Food insecurity. The mention of it conjures up feelings that range from empathy and disbelief to anger and frustration. Howard University students are not immune to the realities of food insecurity, and limited access to sufficient or quality food that meets their basic needs is a concern for Howard administrators and leaders.
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