By Lexx Thornton On May 12, 2025, Hamas released Edan Alexander, a 21-year-old Israeli-American soldier and the last known living American hostage held in Gaza. Alexander had been captured during Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attacks while serving in the Israeli Defense Forces and endured over 19 months of captivity. His release was facilitated by the
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NBA Hall of Famer and “Inside The NBA” television personality Shaquille O’Neal showed love to Alabama State University through a wardrobe choice and an announcement of his future plans on the May 8 broadcast of the show. According to Sports Illustrated, in addition to wearing the bold black and gold of Alabama State University and flashing
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By Daniel Arkin Sean “Diddy” Combs long styled himself as a king of American hip-hop, cultivating a public image as a rap hitmaker and savvy entrepreneur whose influence stretched across entertainment, fashion and business. But when opening statements start Monday in Combs’ federal sex trafficking trial in New York City, lawyers on opposite sides of the
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By Cedric Mobley For the members of the Howard Team that won the Goldman Sachs Fifth Annual Market Madness Competition – Keyla Arrechea, Jordan Atkins, Aaron Harrison, Kadijah Mansaray, and Jada Rabun – competitiveness is innate. When they started the process, more than half of the team had not even finished their first semester in college. They didn’t really
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By David Rohde Legal experts and Democrats expressed growing alarm over the weekend that Trump administration officials are openly discussing unilaterally suspending habeas corpus — a bedrock American legal right — without the approval of Congress. The writ of habeas corpus, which dates back centuries, grants anyone detained in the U.S. the right to see a judge, challenge the
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Courtesy of Jackson State University Jackson State University, the reigning HBCU national football champion, is once again undergoing a major leadership transition. On Wednesday, Dr. Marcus Thompson submitted his resignation as president, marking the third time in seven years that the prominent HBCU has experienced a change at the top. In response, the Mississippi Institutions
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Giovanni Williams is on the verge of turning his football dreams into NFL history. The standout linebacker from Miles College, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in Alabama, earned a tryout with the New York Jets during rookie minicamp. But this isn’t just any opportunity. If he makes the team, Giovanni would join his
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By Taylor Johnson The United College Action Network collaborated with Howard University on April 27 to highlight 25 local graduating students who are headed to the prestigious HBCU. Hugh Durham, Howard’s executive director of admissions and recruitment, toured California throughout the month to celebrate graduates, including a visit to Sacramento. Around 75 people attended to
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By Naveen Dhaliwal Yet another equipment outage at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) caused widespread delays and a ground stop over the weekend. The Federal Aviation Administration said the third outage in less than two weeks happened Sunday morning after a backup air traffic control system momentarily failed. 45-minute ground stop follows latest outage The FAA
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By Kendall Murry Clark Atlanta University is paying tribute to an alumnus and former faculty member who was shot and killed on a California technical college campus earlier this month. The HBCU announced on Wednesday the death of Dr. Cameisha Clark, 35, a former Office of Retention worker and seminar professor for the university. In
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