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Edward Davis Jr. Named to DSU Athletics Hall of Fame 2024

Courtesy of Morgan State Athletics HBCU women’s basketball coach Edward Davis Jr. will be inducted into the Delaware State University Athletics 2024 Hall of Fame class on Friday, November 8, 2024, in Dover, Delaware. Davis, who enters his ninth season as head coach of the Morgan State University women’s basketball program, made significant contributions to

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Book Bans Drop in 2024, But Censorship Battles Persist

By Matt Lavietes Two reports released Monday provide a mixed but compelling outlook on the wave of book removals and challenges as the annual Banned Books Week begins for schools, stores and libraries nationwide. The American Library Association found a substantial drop in 2024 so far in complaints about books stocked in public, school and academic libraries, and in the

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Morgan State Secures $20.9M NIH Grant for Urban Health

By Ashley Brown In a significant advancement for urban health research, Morgan State University has announced the award of a $20.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. This five-year funding will expand the ongoing efforts of the university’s Research Centers in Minority Institutions Center for

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Indicted on Federal Criminal Charges

By the Associated Press New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted by a grand jury on federal criminal charges, according to two people familiar with the matter. The indictment detailing the charges against Adams, a Democrat, was still sealed late Wednesday, according to the people, who spoke with The Associated Press on condition

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Can America Elect Kamala Harris as Its First Woman President?

By D. Kevin McNeir Special to the AFRO Despite the lofty ideas and goals that the founding fathers and their colleagues espoused after the 13 colonies declared their independence from England and created both an alternative form of government and a new country, Americans have always wrestled with the paradox of claiming to be “the

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DNC Targets HBCUs, HSIs in Voter Drive Across 6 States

By Katherine Knott The Democratic National Committee is launching a voter registration and ad campaign at historically Black colleges and universities and Hispanic-serving institutions in six battleground states, The Hill reported. The campaign is the latest signal the DNC views young voters as key to winning the White House in November. HBCUs in particular are expected

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HBCU Football Stars Go Global to Chase Pro Dreams

By Mia Berry North Carolina Central University alum Davius Richard hoped to be the first quarterback from a historically Black college and university drafted into the NFL in nearly two decades earlier this year. As each round passed in the 2024 NFL draft without Richard hearing his name called, several United Football League teams reached out to

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Symposium for HBCU Scholar Program Thursday April 7, 2022, in Nashville, TN

Hopelab Awards HBCU Fellows for Youth Mental Health Research

Courtesy of HopeLab n the context of the increasing focus on mental health and equity in our society, Hopelab, a leader in advancing these outcomes for young people, is excited to announce the selection of six researchers from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) as recipients of its inaugural Translational Science Fellowship. The fellowship, announced earlier this

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Alabama A&M, UPGC Partner to Advance Global Ag Research

Courtesy of Alabama A&M University Alabama A&M University, a historically Black institution, has recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Université Peleforo Gon Coulibaly (UPGC) in Côte d’Ivoire in West Africa. Over the next five years, Alabama A&M and UPGC will partner together on various research projects, educational and training initiatives, and student and faculty

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HBCU Enrollment Rises After Affirmative Action Reversal

By Dantee Ramos Several HBCUs have reported either increased or record enrollments for the new school year following the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling to reverse affirmative action and prevent colleges from using race in determining admissions. T As a result of the Supreme Court’s decision, several predominantly white institutions have experienced a decline in diversity. At the same

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