Written By Lexx Thornton HBCUs have impacted culture and society. They have shaped our youth’s minds all while breeding excellence, and they continue to do so now. Have you ever wondered how HBCUs have shaped social justice movements? Research conducted by North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University undergraduate students Kyla Holton and Jayden Seay,
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Written By Lexx Thornton AI is what is happening in our world and taking over the 21st century! AI stands for artificial intelligence and is the field of computer science focused on creating machines or software that can perform tasks that typically require human intelligence.  While some have been skeptical about the future of their
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Special to The Times The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA) recently celebrated the graduation of its Spring 2025 HBCU Innovation Internship cohort. The event featured professional development, presentations from interns regarding their work, and dynamic pitches and group interviews with intern candidates for Fall Semester 2025. The HBCU Innovation Internship program, in partnership with
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 Urban Edge Network (UEN), a leader in live and on-demand sports content specializing in HBCU athletics, is thrilled to announce its live broadcast of the highly anticipated Minority Prospects HBCU All-Star Weekend. This monumental event will take place from May 29 to May 31, 2025, bringing national attention to the incredible talent and enduring legacy
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By Kiki Intarasuwan Music legend Janet Jackson returned to perform on TV for the first time in seven years at the 2025 American Music Awards on Monday. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, who turned 59 earlier this month, sang and danced to her hits “Someone to Call My Lover” and “All For You” in front of the star-studded
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By Monica Lewis During a press conference from Miami’s historic Hampton House on Wednesday, Howard University Athletics Director Kery Davis sent a message to Florida A&M University, the Bison’s opponent for the 2025 Invesco QQQ Orange Blossom Classic, which will take place at Miami Gardens’ Hard Rock Stadium Saturday, Aug. 30. “The tagline for this
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Innovation and HBCUs are synonymous. Serving as dynamic hubs of creativity and progress, HBCUs have been instrumental in producing a remarkable array of influential figures—leaders, inventors and trailblazers—across a wide spectrum of disciplines including science, technology, engineering, the arts and business. So, it is no happenstance that HBCUs are playing a pivotal role in the
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After winning a dramatic SWAC baseball championship game on Sunday, the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats know where they will start the NCAA tournament. B-CU learned on Monday that it will be placed in the Tallahassee Regional as part of a field that includes national seed Florida State, Northeastern, and Mississippi State. The Wildcats will play the Florida State Seminoles on Friday,
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By Humeyra Pamuk President Donald Trump‘s administration has ordered its missions abroad to stop scheduling new appointments for student and exchange visitor visa applicants as the State Department prepares to expand social media vetting of foreign students. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in the cable that the department plans to issue updated guidance
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S. Epatha Merkerson, a celebrated veteran actor known for her roles in Chicago Med and Law & Order, surprised attendees at Talladega College‘s 150th commencement with a $1 million gift. Per WIAT, the announcement came earlier this month as she delivered her commencement speech and received an honorary doctorate of humane letters degree. On Sunday, she expressed how her connection to Talladega College grew during Alumni
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