A new program is set to launch across Louisiana Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), creating a gateway for student entrepreneurs. Officials at Xavier University of Louisiana announced Tuesday, Aug. 19, the launch of “The Gateway,” powered by the Entrepreneurship Institute at Xavier University of Louisiana in partnership with the New Orleans BioInnovation Center (NOBIC),
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Written By Lexx Thornton Marylanders with student loans can get up to $5,000 in relief by applying for the Student Loan Debt Relief Tax Credit for the 2025 tax season. Borrowers can apply for the tax credit through the Maryland Higher Education Commission through September 15. Most taxpayers who apply will get an average of
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Written By Lexx Thornton The Howard University Board of Trustees announced today that President Ben Vinson III, Ph.D., is stepping down as the 18th president of Howard University. He began serving as president in September 2023 and will step down on August 31, 2025. “On behalf of the Howard University Board of Trustees, we extend
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Written By Lexx Thornton Former Vice President Kamala Harris announced a 15-city book tour on Thursday, which will take her from New York and San Francisco to Toronto and London. The tour will kick off Sept. 24, one day after the release of her memoir “107 Days,” and will end at Miami’s Ziff Opera House
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By Gary Grumbach and Megan Lebowitz At a ribbon-cutting on an addition to an elementary school in the affluent Glover Park neighborhood last Monday, Mayor Muriel Bowser was all smiles. She watched students perform a scene from the musical “Oz,” then spent several minutes talking about the benefits of investing in schools and getting students excited to get
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By Liam Adams Nashville-based National Baptist Convention, U.S.A. is the nation’s largest Black Protestant group. Total membership is estimated as high as $7.5M. American Baptist College, widely known for its legacy within the Civil Rights movement, is navigating significant change as longtime former president Forrest Harris, Sr. retires. College appointed Rev. Derrick Jackson, chief executive
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By Shaquille Brewster, Selina Guevara and Marlene Lenthang Chicago’s mayor is defying President Donald Trump’s threat to deploy the National Guard to the Windy City to combat crime and scoping out legal avenues to prevent soldiers from overtaking the city. On Friday, Trump talked about his controversial deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C., and said Chicago and New York City
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By Jessica Blake For the second year in a row, a Black student group at the University of Missouri is facing pushback from administrators over their attempt to hold a back-to-school event with the word “Black” in the name. The Legion of Black Collegians, a long-standing Black student government at Mizzou, had planned to host
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