By Candace McDuffie As President-electĀ Donald Trump continuesĀ to handpick members of his Cabinet, it appears as though the Black conservatives who backed him at mind-boggling levels are nowhere to be found. Here are the ones that got noticeably left in the dust. After he triedāand failedāto become the Republican presidential nominee, U.S. South Carolina Senator Tim
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By Kyra Alessandrini A coach and 36 players were suspended after a brawl erupted on the football field following a Friday gameĀ betweenĀ Howard UniversityĀ andĀ North Carolina Central University. According toĀ ABC11,Ā NCCUĀ had 19 players and an assistant coach suspended, while Howard had 17 players suspended. No names were released. āThe Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference has a zero-tolerance policy for fighting,
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By Ashley Brown The Tidewater Education Consortium, which includes Norfolk State University, has reached a significant milestone in its mission to transform teacher education in Virginia. The U.S. Department of Education has awarded TEC approximately $9 million through the Teacher Quality Partnership. This funding will support collaborative efforts among the Isle Wight County and Suffolk
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Courtesy of Jackson State Athletics The latest NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) Report was released on Wednesday by the NCAA, and Jackson State ranks among the best in the nation and HBCUs with an overall department GSR of 87 percent. Four teams achieved a perfect score on this report for Jackson State including menās tennis,
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By Alexander Alter Percival Everett won the National Book Award for fiction on Wednesday for his novel āJames,ā a propulsive and slyly funny retelling of Mark Twainās āAdventures of Huckleberry Finnā from the perspective of Huckās companion, an enslaved man named James. In accepting the award, Everett said that seeing people coming together to celebrate
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By Emmanuel Freeman Tennessee State Universityās Future Tiger Walk on Nov. 2 was a huge success, attracting nearly 200 high school juniors and seniors, along with their families. The recruitment event was specifically designed for students who cannot attend weekday campus tours, offering them a unique chance to explore TSUās vibrant campus. Visitors participated in
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Division II HBCU football programs have made a resounding statement in the realm of NCAA football attendance, with several programs leading the nation in drawing fans to their stadiums.Ā According to the latest NCAA statistics, six HBCUsāTuskegee, Fort Valley State, Albany State, Winston-Salem State, Virginia Union, and Clark Atlantaārank among the top 20 Division II programs
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By Jennifer Scholtes The Biden administration on Monday sent Congress a roughly $100 billion emergency funding request to rebuild communities hit by hurricanes Helene and Milton, along with a slew of other disasters nationwide. Top lawmakers plan to spend the next few weeks finalizing a bipartisan bill that fulfills at least some of that request,
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By Cedric Mobley Howard University today activated āThe Yard at Afrotech U: Celebrating HBCU Culture, Alumni, and Tech Contributionsā at theĀ Afrotech Conference in the George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas. Ā In partnership with Blavity/Afrotech, Howard is helping to curate novel programming for students and early career professionals in technology to address the underrepresentation of
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By Hakim A Stovall and Sylvia C. Washington As October ushered in a vibrant homecoming season across historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), we are reminded of their profound significance in American history. Established during a time of segregation and discrimination, HBCUs have served as vital institutions for education, empowerment and community building for generations
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