Written By Lexx Thornton While taping his Thursday show, host Stephen Colbert made the surprising announcement that CBS is ending his late-night show in May. The live audience at New York’s Ed Sullivan Theater booed when he delivered the news that this would be the show’s final season. “Yeah, I share your feelings,” he told
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Written By Lexx Thornton The Clinton College Board of Trustees is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Pamela Richardson Wilks as the 14th President of Clinton College. Dr. Wilks, a nationally respected higher education leader with more than 25 years of experience—primarily at Historically BlackColleges and Universities (HBCUs)—will officially assume the presidency on June
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Written By Lexx Thornton The controversy surrounding President Trump and the so-called Epstein files has moved back to the legal system as he threatens to sue The Wall Street Journal and wants some case files released. The Journal published an article on Thursday that claims the then-real estate mogul Trump contributed a lewd birthday letter
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Simone Biles won two trophies at the ESPYS on Wednesday night, including the women’s best athlete award. The 11-time Olympic medalist claimed the night’s first award, best championship performance for her efforts at the Paris Games. She won three golds and a silver while helping the U.S. women’s gymnasts win their first team title since
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During media day, the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) unveiled a new direct-to-consumer OTT platform called SWAC TV. The platform, launching on August 1st before the football season, will become the exclusive streaming service broadcasting all 18 conference-sponsored sports. The app will be free to access and available for download on Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple TV, Google Play,
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ESPN Events is celebrating a landmark year in Atlanta with two signature HBCU football events and a new multi-year sponsorship for its band competition. Executive Director John T. Grant spoke with HBCU Gameday’s Steven Gaither about the growth of these events ahead of the 2025 MEAC/SWAC Challenge. We relocated the MEAC/SWAC Challenge to Atlanta in
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By Erika Edwards President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with a condition that causes blood to pool in his legs after he was examined for “mild swelling in his lower legs,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday. At a press briefing, Leavitt said Trump was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, a “benign” condition common in people
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Courtesy of Clark Atlanta University Housed at Clark Atlanta University, the comprehensive program continues to build a transformative pipeline of presidents and women executives at Historically Black Colleges and Universities The Executive Leadership Institute at Clark Atlanta University (HBCU ELI) proudly marks its fifth anniversary with a celebration honoring three groundbreaking leadership cohorts: the distinguished Community
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Written By Lexx Thornton Intuit Inc., the global financial technology platform that includes Intuit Mailchimp, TurboTax, Credit Karma, and QuickBooks, announced today the national expansion of the Intuit IDEAS (Invest, Develop, Empower, Accelerate, and Scale) accelerator program in partnership with the National Urban League. The program has begun accepting applications and will expand to nine
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Written by Lexx Thornton Benedict College proudly commemorates a significant philanthropic milestone as alumni and supporters around the world celebrate over a decade of exceeding annual fundraising goals. For the eleventh consecutive year, the Benedict College Tigers have surpassed expectations—this time by a notable margin. The 2025 Annual Fund goal of $1.7 million was exceeded
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