May 27, 2025

Elon Musk’s xAI Plans Major AI Hub in South Memphis

By: Lexx Thornton Elon Musk is a businessman known for his leadership of Tesla, Space X, and X (formally known as Twitter). Since 2025, he has been a senior advisor to United States President Donald Trump and the de facto head of the Department of Government Efficiency. Recently Elon Musk’s xAI acquired plans for further

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HBCUs Embrace EVs to Drive Cleaner, Greener Campuses

By Lexx Thornton The average age when you go off to college is typically 18. When you get a car, the average age is between 16 and 18, so it’s safe to say many freshmen might have cars when they go off to college (certain HBCUs may vary). When you get a car it’s more

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HBCU Transformation Project Drives Growth and Innovation

By Michael L. Lomax, Harry L. Williams and Jim Runcie At a time when higher education is facing increased scrutiny, economic headwinds, and technological disruption, a group of institutions is charting a new path forward—one grounded in legacy, strengthened by collaboration and built for the future. These are historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). And

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Federal Cuts Threaten HBCU Health Research and Funding

By Candace Wilder Wendy White, director of the Jackson Heart Study Undergraduate Training and Education Center at Tougaloo College, has experienced what financial markets and world leaders have all felt this year: whiplash. In April, the Trump administration paused funding to the center, which is the nation’s largest and longest-running training program for early-career scientists

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Bethune-Cookman Wins 2025 SWAC Title With Walk-Off HR

“It was never a panic, man,”Ā Coach Johnathan Hernandez saidĀ to HBCU Premier Sports. The biggest thing was I told Jeter. If we get on, we’re winning this game. I just need you to get on any way possible. And it worked out. You just spoke it to existence. There’s never a doubt. There was never a

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Lawsuit Challenges USDA SNAP Data Collection Order

By Jude Joffe-Block, Stephen Fowler A new lawsuit filed Thursday says the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s demand for sensitive data about millions of food assistance recipients violates federal privacy laws. Meanwhile some states are preparing to comply with the unprecedented request which could be used to achieve Trump administration priorities, such as immigration enforcement. In

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Veteran Earns Degree at 79 to Honor SC State Protesters

Linwood Riddick recently kept a promise he made to himself many years ago.Ā Born in Summerville, he received his degree fromĀ South Carolina State UniversityĀ on Friday at age 79, three days before his 80th birthday. He traveled from Summerville to Orangeburg, which is roughly 45 minutes away, to complete his coursework daily to obtain hisĀ Bachelor of ArtsĀ in

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CIAA Basketball Tournament to Stay in Baltimore Through 2029

The CIAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament was considered a highly coveted prize for Charlotte, North Carolina. Unfortunately, Charlotte’s efforts to win back the beloved and lucrative HBCU basketball tournament fell short after the CIAA denied its latest bid. In March, CIAA CommissionerĀ Jacqie McWilliams-Parker told HBCU Legends: “In January, we put out the intent to

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Trump Threatens $3B Harvard Cut, Eyes Trade School Boost

PresidentĀ TrumpĀ said Sunday he’s considering strippingĀ Harvard UniversityĀ of $3 billion in federal funding and redistributing it to trade schools. The big picture:Ā The latest threat against the Ivy League institution comes days after a federalĀ judge temporarily blockedĀ the Trump administration’s efforts to ban foreign students from attending Harvard as part of a wider crackdown on colleges it considers to

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Supreme Court Backs Trump on Firing Agency Officials

By Lawrence Hurley and Steve Kopack Ā The Supreme Court on Thursday granted a Trump administration request that allows the president to fire members of independent federal agencies while suggesting that its legal reasoning would not apply to the Federal Reserve. The move to pause a lower court ruling formalizes a temporary decision along similar lines

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