June 03, 2025

Many Black Colleges Lack Adequate Internet Access. One Group Is Trying to Change That

During the height of theĀ COVID-19 pandemic,Ā Dr. Dwaun J. Warmack, president of Claflin University, received an email from a student who had left campus and returned home to quarantine. The student wrote: ā€œIt is my prayer that Claflin’s passion for education aligns with its compassion.ā€ ā€œI am currently typing my senior research paper at the local

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Historic HBCU Female Placekicker Signs Pro Contract

HBCU football’s historic first female placekicker to score a point in a regular-season game announced she has turned pro. Leilani Armenta is no longer in the NCAA Transfer portal and plans to join the Mississippi Panthers in the Women’s National Football Conference (WNFC). She will remain at Jackson State while playing professional football. Armenta established

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HBCUs Experiment With AI Chatbot That Helps Educators Plan Lessons

Michael Feldstein developed an AI Learning Design Assistant (ALDA) as part of a broader project aimed at addressing the needs of educators with the aid of AI. The project included a course that used AI tools to transform online course creation and was sponsored by D2L, VitalSource, and Engageli. Feldstein was the chief accountability officer

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Trump administration to ‘aggressively’ revoke visas of Chinese students

By Sakshi Venkatraman President Donald Trump’s administration says it will “aggressively” revoke the visas of Chinese students studying in the US. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the move would include “those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields”. Relations between Beijing and Washington have plummeted in recent months as

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National Battle Of The Bands Re-Releases ‘Celebration of Cultural Champions’

The PEPSI National Battle of the Bands (NBOTB) is commemorating Black Music Month by re-airing its documentary, “Celebrating Champions of Culture,” which highlights the talent, traditions, and transformative power of HBCU marching bands. Starting May 31, the film will air on select stations nationwide throughout June, taking audiences back to the electrifying energy of the

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Howard University Medical Scientist Angel Byrd Tackles Stigmatizing Skin Disease Affecting Black Women

By Sholnn Z. Freeman Howard University medical scientistĀ AngelĀ S.Ā ByrdĀ is leading efforts to raise awareness about a chronic skin condition that remains largely unknown to the public but has devastating effects — especially among Black women. Byrd, M.D., Ph.D., is a tenured professor and the Director of Research in the Department of Dermatology. Byrd and her medical

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Attack in Boulder, Colorado, burns 8 people at march for Israeli hostages, officials say; suspect in custody

By Christa Swanson A suspect is in custody after what the FBI is calling a “targeted act of violence” during a peaceful march in support of Israeli hostages at the outdoor Pearl Street Mall in Boulder, Colorado, on Sunday. Witnesses said the suspect used a “makeshift flamethrower” and threw Molotov cocktails that burned multiple victims,

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Trump Proposes Cutting Pell Grants in Order to Avert Shortfall

ByĀ Ā Katherine KnottĀ andĀ Josh Moody The Trump administration wants to lower the maximum Pell Grant by $1,685 for the 2026–27 academic year as the program faces an estimated $2.7Ā billion shortfall. The proposed cut, detailed in budget documentsĀ releasedĀ Friday evening, would drop the maximum Pell Grant to $5,710, reversing more than a decade of efforts to steadily boost the

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Trump’s ambitious push for trade deals is hitting some snags

By Shannon Pettypiece and Rob Wile President Donald Trump’s ambitious plan to broker dozens of trade deals with some of the United States’ closest trading partners has begun to show cracks as the clock on his 90-day pause for most country-specific tariffs winds down to just over one month. While some of the fissures are

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