By Brittany Bailer On March 17, Howard University will welcome 500 pre-college and collegiate students from the Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia area to learn about preparatory pathways to robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) innovation. The engaging, day-long program is sponsored by Amazon Fulfillment Technologies and Robotics (FTR), the Howard University Robotics Organization (HURO) and the
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By Stephen J. Gaither Two of the players who helped Norfolk State turn into the premiere HBCU women’s basketball program are hitting the transfer portal following the departure of their coach. Kierra “Meme” Wheeler and Anjanae Richardson have both announced their intentions to hit the transfer portal. Wheeler leaves the HBCU as a three-time MEAC
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NAHB’s Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Student and Faculty Leadership program hosted the second annual Black Builder and Mentor Mixer at the 2025 International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas. The event at The New American Home 2025 welcomed 110 students and mentors, including 18 HBCU students who participated in the leadership program’s second cohort. Students toured
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By Shannon Bond Earlier this month, a Department of Agriculture employee who works remotely was given a list of possible locations for their upcoming mandatory return to office. One location was described as a “storage unit.” Confused, the employee drove to the address, which turned out to be, in fact, a storage facility. When the
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When adidas tapped the Quilters of Gee’s Bend for its 2025 Honoring Black Excellence campaign, the women behind the iconic quilts were stunned — not because their work lacked value, but because the world was finally catching up to what their community has always known. “It is an honor. We’re very excited,” Claudia Pettway Charley said. “It’s unbelievable in
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By Danielle McLean New York City Public Schools is working on launching an early college program with Delaware State University for the 2025-2026 school year. The early college program, called HBCU Early College Prep High School, will be the first such collaboration between a historically Black college or university and a school district that’s located in a state without an HBCU,
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By Barbara Tasch US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz has taken responsibility for a group chat in which high-ranking officials planned military strikes in Yemen in the company of a journalist who was inadvertently added. “I take full responsibility. I built the group,” Waltz told Fox News on Tuesday, adding it was “embarrassing”. President Donald
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By Brandon Patterson On March 14, President Trump signed an executive order slashing the operations of two federal agencies supporting growth in minority business and neighborhoods as he continued his attacks on programs supporting people of color and on the size of the federal bureaucracy. The latest executive order targeted several federal agencies, including the
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By Jude Joffe-Block President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order that would require prospective voters to show proof of citizenship to register to vote. The order’s sweeping changes test the power of Trump’s presidential authority. Voting rights advocates worry the new provisions could block millions of Americans from voting if enacted, and say Trump lacks
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By Curtis Bunn For the last four years, high school world history teacher Hadley DiForti has taught the story of Navy hero Doris Miller to her students. Miller, a cook on a ship, gunned down attacking Japanese planes at Pearl Harbor in 1941, before he led other sailors to safety. The effort made him the first
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