Green tears were flowing when Lencia Kebede made history this week on Broadway, becoming the first Black actor to assume the role of Elphaba full time in the Broadway company of “Wicked.” “It’s hard to even pinpoint a single emotion because I feel that it changes like every five minutes,” she told The Associated Press,
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By Savannah Kuchar A stand-off between President Donald Trump’s administration and an independent nonprofit came to a head this week in a dramatic public scene involving police. Since Friday, members of Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency had sought and been repeatedly denied access to the U.S. Institute of Peace office in Washington. After arriving again unannounced on
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By Katelyn Polantz Billionaire Elon Musk appears to have overstepped his executive branch authority with his Department of Government Efficiency, a federal judge said Tuesday as he indefinitely blocked the dismantling of USAID. “The court finds that Defendants’ unilateral actions to shut down USAID likely violated the United States Constitution,” said Judge Theodore D. Chuang
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By Dave Phillips A federal judge blocked the Trump administration on Tuesday from banning transgender people from serving in the military. In a forcefully written opinion that rebuked the president’s effort, U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes issued an injunction that allows trans troops to keep serving in the military, under rules that were established
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The African Diaspora International Film Festival (ADIFF) – in collaboration with the Office of the Vice President for Diversity and Community Affairs at Teachers College, Columbia University – is proud to announce ADIFF Women’s History Month Film Series, a compelling film series showcasing the diverse experiences, struggles, and triumphs of women worldwide. This special event
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March Madness thrives on upsets, and historically Black colleges and universities have delivered some of the tournament’s most unforgettable shockers. With the odds stacked against them, HBCU programs have repeatedly proven they can take down the giants. Before 1993, only a handful of double-digit seeds had toppled powerhouses in the NCAA tournament. Then, Southern shocked No. 4 Georgia
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A basketball tournament designed to spotlight college athletes from historically Black colleges and universities is set to take place in Charlotte this week. The inaugural Black College Invitational Championship tournament will be held at Bojangles Coliseum, with Division I and II teams from four HBCU conferences. Eight men’s and eight women’s teams will compete for the title
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By Ryan Fite The City of Mexia is filled with rich history, and right now the community is celebrating an influential institution that will be cemented in Texas history. In the early 1900s, Rev. L. W. Thomas and The Primitive Baptist Church worked together to establish a college for Central Texas’ Black students. That idea ultimately gave
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By Stephanie Price Harvard University announced it will now offer free tuition to students whose families make $200,000 or less per year. “Putting Harvard within financial reach for more individuals widens the array of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives that all of our students encounter, fostering their intellectual and personal growth,” Harvard President Alan M. Garber said in a statement on
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Courtesy of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Research by North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University undergraduate students Kyla Holton and Jayden Seay, along with junior political science Honors College student Keon Jordan, is shedding new light on the role historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have played in shaping social justice movements.
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