Avery*Sunshine and Dana Johnson share their HBCU love story in Rolling Out and Genesis’s latest Because We Met campaign, spotlighting culture, connection, and the GV80 Coupe. RollingOut has once again teamed up with Genesis Motor America to celebrate the powerful bonds forged through the HBCU experience in the latest installment of their acclaimed Because We Met series. The
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By Taylor Vance U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna of California visited Jackson to highlight a technology job training initiative with Jackson State University he’s spearheading as part of a larger effort to connect the tech sector to historically Black colleges and universities. Khanna, a Democrat, represents Silicon Valley, home to Google, Nvidia and Apple. His Thursday
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A Norfolk State University alum hopes to raise over $10 million for HBCUs in an innovative way. Rod Bell is as proud of his HBCU education as he is his hot wheels. He will take his custom NSU-themed motorcycle to the streets in a planned visit to over 100 historically Black institutions. In the “RIDE4MYHBCUs”
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Bands are one of the most iconic symbols of HBCU culture — and now, Tougaloo College is joining that tradition. The Mississippi-based HBCU has formed a groundbreaking partnership with Jacktown AllStar Band LLC to create its first-ever band program. Tougaloo and Jacktown signed a Memorandum of Understanding and lifetime contract on August 5. The agreement marks
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Written By Lexx Thornton Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) sued Capital One, N.A., and its parent holding company, Capital One Financial Corp., for cheating millions of consumers out of more than $2 billion in interest. The CFPB alleges that Capital One promised consumers that its flagship “360 Savings” account provided one of the nation’s “best”
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Written By Lexx Thornton Alcorn State University has been awarded a $398,619 grant from the National Science Foundation to transform undergraduate STEM education through cutting-edge virtual reality (VR) technology and interactive teaching methods. The three-year project, titled “Targeted Infusion Project: Elevate Learning with Interactive Technology Enhancements (ELITE) in STEM at Alcorn State University,” begins Aug.
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Written by Lexx Thornton Based on a true story, ‘Sarah’s Oil’ recounts the life of Sarah Rector, who became the richest Black girl in America in the early 1900s. This November, a little-known chapter of Black history is getting the cinematic spotlight it deserves. This week, Amazon MGM Studios released the trailer of its upcoming
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By Monica Alba, Laura Strickler and Zoë Richards Federal agents are expected to have a much stronger and visible presence on the streets of Washington starting Friday following several days of President Donald Trump’s bashing the city’s crime rate. “President Trump has directed an increased presence of federal law enforcement to protect innocent citizens,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said
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A Washington, D.C., city government initiative exclusively hires graduates from Historically Black Colleges and Universities, a requirement that likely violates federal race discrimination laws, legal experts told the Washington Free Beacon. The D.C. Department of Employment Services (DOES) posted 13 job listings in June that require applicants to be graduates “from an HBCU with a bachelor’s
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By Alexandra Marquez Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker slammed President Donald Trump as a “cheater” and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as a “joke” days after welcoming Texas Democrats who fled their state in protest of GOP-led redistricting efforts. “Governor Abbott is the joke,” Pritzker, a Democrat, told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” in an interview that aired Sunday in
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