This August, Boston will experience something it has never seen before. From August 28–31, 2025, the ESSENCE® HBCU Classic will bring the unmatched pride, pageantry, and cultural brilliance of Historically Black Colleges and Universities to Harvard Stadium—marking the first time the city has hosted an event of this magnitude with HBCUs at its center. The four-day celebration,
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Written By Lexx Thornton Procter & Gamble, one of the world’s largest consumer goods companies, is known for household-name brands like Tide, Dawn, and Olay. The multinational corporation, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, sells products in more than 180 countries and has a massive reach in categories ranging from cleaning supplies to personal care and baby
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Written By Lexx Thornton A month after an arbitration decision went against Saint Augustine’s University in its fight for survival, the university announced Friday that it has successfully obtained a preliminary injunction to maintain its accreditation, ensuring that classes will begin on Sept. 2 as scheduled. The injunction means that for now, SAU will remain
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Written By Lexx Thornton President Trump had tapped Tom Cruise as a recipient at this year’s Kennedy Center Honors, but was rejected by the Oscar-nominated actor, according to a new report. The “Mission: Impossible” star told the commander in chief that he couldn’t accept the invitation to attend the gala at the Kennedy Center Opera
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By Ana Faguy The State Department has revoked more than 6,000 international student visas because of violations of US law and overstays, the department told the BBC. The agency said the “vast majority” of the violations were assault, driving under the influence (DUI), burglary and “support for terrorism”. The move comes as the Trump administration
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The Move-in Day Mafia helped students at Spelman, Morehouse, and Clark Atlanta University settle into their dorms as the new school year began. The organization focuses on assisting students who have aged out of foster care, providing them with essential supplies and dorm room makeovers to ensure they start their college careers on the right
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By Lisa Kashinsky, Jessica Piper, and Holly Otterbein Donald Trump’s renewed crusade against mail voting is once again threatening to undermine his party’s efforts. Republicans poured tens of millions of dollars last year into convincing their voters that casting ballots by mail was safe after Trump spent years bashing the practice and baselessly insisting it
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By Arlette Saenz Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier is spending the night on the Texas House floor in protest after refusing a Republican demand to be placed under the watch of the state Department of Public Safety. When Texas House Democrats returned to the Capitol in Austin on Monday, after having fled the state earlier this
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