The Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA) and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) are joining forces to create new opportunities for aspiring editors from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Beginning in the 2025–2026 academic year, the TMCF will administer the Ruth Mullen Memorial Scholarship Program, offering both financial and professional support to Black and African
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Philander Smith University has officially named Dr. Maurice D. Gipson as its 15th president, marking a new chapter in leadership for the historic Little Rock-based HBCU. The appointment was confirmed in May 2025 by the university’s Board of Trustees after Dr. Gipson served as interim president since August 2024. His selection follows a national search and
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Michael Vick tossed the ball to DeSean Jackson at much shorter distances than, say, the time the former Eagles connected on an 88-yard touchdown pass in 2010. Wearing a green polo shirt and cap, Vick still had some zip on the left arm. Jackson laughed as he made a few short runs before he had
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Bowie State University has been awarded a $50,000 Teacher Quality and Diversity Program (TQDP) grant from the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) to provide displaced federal workers and conditionally licensed teachers with an accelerated pathway to earn professional certification. The funds will be utilized to promote the university’s Master of Arts in Teaching program for former federal employees interested
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Three former HBCU football head coaches — Eddie George (Bowling Green), Willie Simmons (FIU), and Jerry Mack (Kennesaw State) — are set to make their debuts as FBS head coaches in Week 1 of the 2025 season, marking a notable moment for HBCU coaching pipelines to the Football Bowl Subdivision. Former Jackson State head coach Deion Sanders has successfully
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Written By Lexx Thornton The White House plans to conduct a wide-ranging review of the Smithsonian Institution’s museum exhibitions, materials, and operations ahead of America’s 250th anniversary next year to ensure the museums align with President Donald Trump’s view of American history, a White House official confirmed to ABC News. In a letter sent to
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Written By Lexx Thornton AT&T will pay $177 million in a class action settlement related to separate alleged data breaches last year. In one incident, dated March 30, 2024, some customers’ vulnerable data, including addresses, social security numbers, birthdates, passcodes, billing numbers, and phone numbers were released on the dark web, according to a news
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Written By Lexx Thornton Growing up, incoming freshman Nia Sydnor had her mind set on obtaining a degree in public health. However, when Sydnor was accepted into Howard University’s Humanities & Social Sciences Scholars Program(H3SP), she pivoted her academic pursuits from health care to the humanities, a decision she believes will better prepare her for
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By Dennis Broad, NBC Los Angeles and Jonathan Lloyd, Child star Danielle Spencer, who portrayed Dee Thomas on the 1970s comedy TV series “What’s Happening!!,” has died at 60, according to former co-star and friend Haywood Nelson. In an Instagram post, Nelson said Spencer died Monday in Virginia. Family spokesperson Sandra Jones confirmed to the Associated Press that Spencer
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By Ben Kamisar and Natasha Korecki With Texas expected to end its first special legislative session Friday and immediately begin a new one, the dozens of Democratic legislators who fled the state to block Republicans’ redistricting proposal are hammering out a plan for their return home. Texas Democrats met late into the night Tuesday then again Wednesday, including
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