March 12, 2025

Hip-Hop Therapy Helps Black Teens Heal Through Music

ByĀ Maya Brown In the past three years, Tre’Von Johnson-Stearnes’ three aunts died and he didn’t know how to cope with the loss. He would find himself trying to shop, sleep or eat the grief away but nothing worked. He tried traditional therapy but couldn’t open up to his therapist, so he stopped. But then the

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UNCF ā€œA Mind Isā€¦ā€ Gala Returns to Boston in March 2025

UNCF will host its annual 2025 ā€œA Mind Isā€¦ā€Ā®Ā New England Gala on March 13, 2025 at the Seaport Hotel Boston. More than 300 guests are expected to attend, including UNCF leadership, corporate partners, educators, community leaders and alumni and scholars from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU). For more than 80 years, UNCF has strived

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Grambling State Shines at 2025 Legacy Bowl Career Fair

The Allstate HBCU Legacy Bowl states that its mission is to showcase and support HBCU football players and students as it aims to create opportunities for HBCU athletes to get noticed by NFL scouts and for HBCU students to network with employers. For more than 50 Grambling State University students who recently traveled to New

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NTSB Urges Helicopter Ban Near DCA After Fatal Crash

ByĀ David K. LiĀ andĀ Jay Blackman The National Transportation Safety Board wants to severely restrict helicopter traffic nearĀ Ronald Reagan National Airport, officials said Tuesday, in the wake of a catastrophicĀ midair collision that killed 67 people. The Jan. 29 collision tragedy near the nation’s capital was the deadliest such U.S. air crash in more than 20 years, and

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HTU’s Black Male Teacher Program Grows with Apple Support

By Daniel Johnson In 2024, Huston-Tillotson University’s partnership with Austin Independent School District (ISD) through the African American Male Teacher Initiative had slowed down due to the pandemic. However, this year, the program, which began in 2020 to address the nationwide shortage of Black male teachers, is celebrating the graduation of nine seniors. According to

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Cincinnati Museum Exhibit Honors HBCUs, Promotes Literacy

Ā An exhibit at the Cincinnati Museum Center is sharing the history and importance of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, while promoting literacy. “Home” is on display at the Children’s Museum inside Union Terminal. Latoya Turner, Founder of Brown Hands Literacy, is behind the exhibit. In it, you’ll find copies of her books that share the

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Ellucian Sponsors 2025 HBCU AI Conference at HT University

Ellucian, the leading higher education technology solutions provider, announces its Quantum sponsorship of theĀ 2025 HBCU AI Conference and Training Summit, taking place April 1-3 atĀ Huston-Tillotson UniversityĀ in Austin, Texas. As a committed partner to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and the leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI) for higher education, Ellucian is set to play a

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Senate Democrats Weigh Options on GOP Funding Bill

By Richard Cowen U.S. Senate Democrats were wrestling on Wednesday with how to respond to aĀ stopgap funding billĀ passed by the Republican-controlled HouseĀ of Representatives, choosing between voting for a bill many of them oppose or allowing aĀ government shutdown. President Donald Trump’s Republicans hold a 53-47 Senate majority, but would need the support of at least some

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Trump Slashes Education Department Workforce by Over 1,300

By Michael C. Bender The Education Department announced on Tuesday that it was firing more than 1,300 workers, effectively gutting the agency that manages federal loans for college, tracks student achievement and enforces civil rights laws in schools. The layoffs mean that the department, which started the year with 4,133 employees, will now have a

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HBCU 1890 Scholars Program Reinstated Amid Public Outcry

In the two weeks since the White House reversed course on the 1890 National Scholars Program and lifted its suspension, Kendall Strickland still feels a sense of unease about the program’s future. Created in 1992, the program covers full tuition and room and board for underserved or rural students interested in studying food, agriculture, natural

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