May 29, 2025

Black Student-Athlete Summit wraps in Chicago

The 2025 Black Student-Athlete Summit wrapped this past weekend at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, marking a decade of transformative impact, cultural pride, and educational empowerment. With more than 1,300 attendees—including student-athletes, coaches, administrators, and higher education leaders from across the country, including HBCU programs—the four-day event underscored its mission: to prepare Black student-athletes for

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How NAHB’s HBCU Student Leadership Program Shaped Their Futures

NAHB launched its Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Student Leadership program in 2023 to help cultivate, educate and inspire the next generation of home building professionals. The goal is also to create a more robust, equitable, diverse and inclusive NAHB student chapters community. Throughout the last two years, NAHB has welcomed 37 HBCU students

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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 13: Naomi, 7 (L), and Makena, 9 (C) hold signs and chant during a rally in front of the Department of Education to protest budget cuts on March 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. On Monday, the House passed a continuing resolution that would cut over $1 billion from D.C.'s budget, potentially leading to layoffs and reduced public safety, school, and transportation services. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Trump cuts could hurt after-school programs that serve low-income students

By Jonaki Mehta Around 3:30 in the afternoon, a group of bandana-clad middle schoolers gather around a neatly laid table, covered with a colorful, floral tablecloth. The smell of freshly baked granola wafts through the industrial-style kitchen as students prepare yogurt parfaits. “We’re making it like the French flag, so red for strawberry, white for

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Trump administration moves to upend $37B affirmative action program

The Trump administration moved Wednesday to dismantle one of the federal government’s largest and longest-standing affirmative action programs, siding with two White-owned contracting businesses that challenged its constitutionality. In a motion filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, the Justice Department said that a Transportation Department program that has carved

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Two HBCUs Receive Emmy Nominations For Films Depicting Campus Life

Students from two historically Black colleges received Emmy nominations for films that highlight different aspects of HBCU culture. Southern University and Alabama A&M University received Emmy nominations for showcasing everything from their iconic marching bands to the intense passion and grit behind HBCU football rivalries, HBCU Game Day reported. Southern’s “Dream Team” — Verbon Muhammad Jr., Ashley Lovelace, Sydney Cuillier, Loren Sullivan,

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Lincoln University Wins National Championship in 4X400 Relay

Lincoln University (MO), an HBCU known for its strong track and field tradition, claimed the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field National Championship in the women’s 4×400-meter relay on May 24, 2025, in Pueblo, Colorado. The Blue Tigers crossed the line in a season-best 3:32.62, edging out Northwest Missouri by just 0.29 seconds. Why it matters This victory

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Court strikes down most of Trump’s tariffs, ruling them illegal

By Joe Walsh A federal court on Wednesday froze most of the sweeping tariffs imposed by President Trump on virtually every foreign nation, ruling the levies exceed the president’s legal authority. The ruling — issued by a panel of judges on the U.S. Court of International Trade — halted the sweeping 10% tariffs Mr. Trump

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