February 17, 2025 - Page 2

Deadly Floods Hit Southeastern US; 9 Killed, Thousands Affected

By Brandon Drenon At least nine people have died over the weekend, as torrential downpours drenched parts of the south-eastern US, submerging roads and houses. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said eight people had died in his state and suggested at a news conference on Sunday that the total could go up. Hundreds of people stranded

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Tuskegee Tops Morehouse in 2025 NBA HBCU Classic Showdown

By Kyle T. Mosley The 2025 NBA HBCU Classic featured the Tuskegee Golden Tigers, who defeated the Morehouse Maroon Tigers, 68-55, at the Oakland Arena. 19,596 spectators witnessed one of the HBCU basketball’s oldest rivalries that’s been around since 1913. Oakland has lost a lot of sports over the past six years. The Warriors took the bridge across the

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Howard University Earns R-1 Status, TMCF Celebrates Milestone

Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) officials are thrilled to congratulate member school Howard University for achieving a Research-1 (R-1) designation in the latest Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Howard University’s status follows two significant developments: the Department of Defense (DoD) announcing the first University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) being awarded to a consortia of historically Black colleges

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