Courtesy of Coppin State University Coppin State University wants to help “revolutionize mental health support on HBCU campuses.” And it’s getting a celebrity boost. On Friday, the Baltimore-based historically Black university opened the SheCare Wellness Pods, which the university said were conceptualized by Taraji P. Henson. The actress, known for roles like Cookie Lyon in “Empire”
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By J.J. McCorvey and Maya Huter This year’s new college graduates are heading into a tougher job market than last year’s — who had it worse off than the class before that — just as the Trump administration cracks down on student loan repayments. Recent grads’ unemployment rate was 5.8% as of March, up from 4.6% a year earlier, the
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By Tolly Carr Norfolk State University will celebrate its Spring 2025 Commencement on Saturday, May 10, at 9 a.m., inside William “Dick” Price Stadium on campus. The HBCU will confer degrees on more than 600 graduates during the ceremony. This year’s commencement will feature a distinguished guest and keynote speaker: Sheryl Lee Ralph – acclaimed
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By Rob Stein President Trump issued an executive order Monday restricting federal funding for research that involves a controversial field of scientific study known as “gain-of-function” research. The research, which is also known as “dual-use” research, involves experimenting with viruses and other pathogens that have the potential to trigger a pandemic. Those studies could discover
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Courtesy of Saint Augustine’s University Amid financial and accreditation challenges, the Saint Augustine’s University community gathered Saturday to honor 25 seniors graduating with their degrees. Among the graduates was 54-year-old LeMonte’ Quarles, a legacy student who returned to school after a 25-year career in corrections. At SAU, he fulfilled his lifelong dream of earning a degree
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By Brian Stelter The Trump administration has sparked another fight against public media. In emails from the White House, three board members of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) were told on Monday that they were “terminated,” effective immediately, “on behalf of President Donald J. Trump.” In response, the corporation filed a lawsuit on Tuesday.
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By Curtis Bunn For the first time at the glamorous Met Gala in New York, Black men — their style, expression, elegance, creativity and versatility — will be on full display. Using as inspiration the 2009 bestselling book “Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Disasporic Identity,” by Monica L. Miller, Monday night’s theme, “Superfine:
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ON Earth Day 2025, the HBCU Green Fund’s Sustainable Africa Future Network convened a dynamic virtual gathering of youth leaders from 16 African countries and across the African Diaspora. With coordination support from its Dakar-based office, the event marked the official launch of the #Road2Belem Action Plan—a unified effort to develop a bold African Youth Climate Justice Statement and
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The latest budget proposal from Donald Trump looks to continue his agenda of slashing and burning the Education Department by cutting its funding by $12 billion and in addition to this, contained provisions that cut programs targeted to low income students who are preparing for college and funding for the nation’s only federally funded HBCU, Howard University.
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By Rob Wile and Garrett Haake President Donald Trump’s Sunday night proposal to impose tariffs on movies made outside the U.S. has been met with a mix of confusion and fear by the entertainment industry. And by noon Monday, White House officials clarified that “no final decisions” had been made and that it was “exploring all options.” Trump’s initial proposal,
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