Southern University’s Department of Mass Communication will begin operating its own radio station, WSUB 106.1 LPFM “The Bluff,” following a cooperative agreement with the Louisiana Community Development Capital Fund. The low-powered FM station will be operated entirely by the Department of Mass Communication, with faculty, staff and students leading daily programming and operations. WSUB replaces
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Urban Edge Network (UEN) is thrilled to announce its latest influencer partnership with Victory Sports Network, aiming to elevate coverage of NAIA and HBCU sports content, news, and information. With this dynamic relationship, UEN will leverage Victory Sports Network’s extensive reach to keep its listeners, fans, and viewers updated on everything happening in the sports
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The 2150 Center for Innovation, Commercialization & Growth expanded its national footprint with the launch of its Infrastructure iLAB focused on Public-Private Partnership (P3) Knowledge Center in New York City. This initiative builds on 2150’s commitment to fostering innovation ecosystems rooted in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) by creating high-growth, sector-specific iLabs that bridge
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Vicksburg resident Charles Edmond has been named the HBCU Sports Broadcaster of the Year for the second consecutive year. The award was announced Saturday by HBCU Sports. A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Edmond is a 1986 graduate of University City High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree in mass communication from Grambling State University in
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A. Zachary Faison will begin his eighth year as the president and CEO at Edward Waters University when classes resume Monday. The 45-year-old is self-described geriatric millennial who has helped the 159-year-old institution become a university, enhance its reputation among applicants and expand its alumni base through bigger graduating classes. Those initiatives were part of
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Sha’Carri Richardson ran a season’s best in the USATF 100m on Friday — but a former HBCU star outshined her in the heat. Kayla White, a national champion at North Carolina A&T, ran a personal-best 10.89 to win her heat. She topped Sha’Carri Richardson’s time of 11.07 in the process. Kayla White dominates at HBCU For her career,
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Written By Lexx Thornton Unemployment among Black Americans last month reached its highest level in more than three years, in stark contrast to the broader labor market’s resilience. The jobless rate for Black Americans climbed to 6.8% in June, the Labor Department said Thursday, up sharply from May’s 6% and the highest level since January
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Written By Lexx Thornton Virginia State University is proud to announce the upcoming launch of the world’s first HBCU Studies course in Family and Consumer Sciences, starting in Fall 2025. This announcement builds on the University’s previous groundbreaking achievement of offering the first-ever HBCU History course.  The new course, FACS 425: The HBCU Family, will
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Written By Lexx Thornton People in Baltimore are coming together this weekend to put the final touches on a mural honoring the legacy of Henrietta Lacks, often referred to as the “mother of modern medicine.” Loretta Pleasant, known to the world as Henrietta Lacks, has a legacy that continues beyond her life. Cancer cells biopsied
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By Natasha Korecki and Ryan Chandler  A showdown over redistricting in Texas played out here on Sunday as dozens of state Democrats took refuge roughly 1,000 miles away from home, saying they fled Texas to deny quorum to Republican efforts to add as many as five congressional seats to their map. It culminated with Texas’ Republican governor threatening
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