By Ayana Archie Closures and states of emergency are being announced across the Central Plains, Midwest and East Coast regions of the U.S., as a snowstorm moves across several states in those areas in coming days. The National Weather Service has issued winter storm warnings in parts of Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland,
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By Kelli Sharpe Tennessee State University is proud to announce its continued commitment as a leading land-grant institution with plans to expand its physical footprint through the construction of two new College of Agriculture buildings. The Tennessee State Building Commission (SBC) has approved the design phase for a Food and Animal Science building and an
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Courtsy of Wiley University Wiley University, a historically Black institution in Marshall, Texas, has recently signed a new agreement with Anguilla Community College on the Caribbean island of Anguilla. The new partnership will provide students at the community college with a formal pathway to earn a bachelor’s degree, allowing them to transfer credits and receive
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US President Joe Biden has announced a ban on offshore oil and gas drilling along most of America’s coastline, weeks before Donald Trump takes office. During his campaign, Trump pledged to “unleash” domestic fossil fuel production in a bid to lower gas costs, despite the US already seeing record high extraction rates. The ban announced
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By Clay Masters Across the country, the new year will usher in thousands of new state laws. At least 20 states increase statewide minimum wage starting Jan. 1 — the highest in Washington state at $16.66 an hour, followed by California at $16.50. Kentucky becomes the latest state to legalize medical marijuana and several states, including Delaware, tighten gun control.
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By Ashley Brown In a letter to the Dillard University community and the residents of New Orleans, President Monique Guillory expressed sorrow over the heartbreaking events that marred the start of the new year. “We are all heartbroken that the start to the New Year has been tainted by a local tragedy,” she wrote, acknowledging
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Courtesy of North Carolina A&T State University The National Park Service has designated the F.W. Woolworth Co. Building, where the four teenage HBCU freshmen from the North Carolina A&T State University staged a sit-in that buoyed the Civil Rights Movement, a National Historic Landmark. On Feb. 1, 1960, Jibreel Khazan (formerly Ezell Blair Jr.), Joseph McNeil,
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Courtesy of North Carolina Central University North Carolina Central University (NCCU) Chancellor Karrie G. Dixon announced the formation of a 13-member commission that will outline the future of the NCCU School of Law. Raymond C. Pierce, J.D., former dean of the NCCU School of Law, will chair the commission. Pierce currently serves as president and CEO
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Courtesy of Morgan State University Morgan State University’s Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management (Graves School) has earned a spot among the nation’s top business schools, ranking 60th overall in Bloomberg Businessweek’s 2024-2025 Best B-Schools list. This marks the school’s first appearance in the rankings and makes Morgan the only Historically Black College or University (HBCU) to earn
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By Tamara Keith President Biden will award the Presidential Citizens Medal to former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., and Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., who led the congressional committee that investigated the Jan. 6 , 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The Presidential Citizens Medal honors Americans who have performed exemplary deeds of service for their country
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