The 86th annual Tuskegee‑Morehouse Classic is making its Capital City debut as part of Montgomery’s official HBCU Classic Weekend this fall. Officials announced in April that the classic would make the move from Columbus, Georgia, to Cramton Bowl for the 2025 matchup. It is the first time that Montgomery will host the game. “Montgomery is proud to
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When Usher steps onto a stage, he owns the room. This past weekend, the R&B superstar proved that same magnetic presence translates seamlessly to the golf course. At the PGA Tour Championship, the Atlanta-raised icon turned heads in the Polo Ralph Lauren x Morehouse College collection—a fashion statement that merged Ivy League polish with unapologetic HBCU
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Written By Lexx Thornton After sending plants to space this spring, Winston-Salem State University has earned a $300,000 NASA grant to study how astronauts could grow food beyond Earth. Dr. Rafael Loureiro, associate professor of botany and plant physiology, and founder of the Astrobotany Lab at WSSU, has received a $300,000 grant for “LICH –
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By John Budenas The Liberty Bank Foundation has invested $10,000 in the Martin Luther King Jr. Family Services (MLKFS) to support its long-running HBCU Tour, the oldest initiative of its kind in the Northeast. This new local partnership is aimed at helping local students and families prepare for college while honoring the legacy of
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Written by Lexx Thornton Eniola Shokunbi was in the fifth grade at Commodore MacDonough STEM Academy in Middletown, Connecticut, when her teacher tasked the class with creating a solution to future pandemic issues that might arise in schools, Shoppe Black reports. Drawn to the need for better air quality due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Eniola
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Written by Lexx Thornton North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will host its 2025 Fall Career Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 10, from noon to 5 p.m. in the Special Events Center at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex, 1921 W. Gate City Blvd. In its 51st year, hosted by the Office of Career Services, N.C. A&T’s
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Written by Lexx Thornton Alabama’s Literacy Law is having a clear impact this year, with new data showing how many third graders are being held back after falling short on the state’s reading exam. According to the Alabama State Board of Education, 55,930 third graders took the Alabama Comprehensive Assessment Program (ACAP) reading test in
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By Tom Bateman A shooting at a school in Minneapolis that left two children dead and 17 others injured is being investigated as an anti-Catholic hate crime, the FBI says. “The FBI is investigating this shooting as an act of domestic terrorism and hate crime targeting Catholics,” FBI Director Kash Patel said in a post
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Forbes today recognized Howard University as the #1 historically Black college or university (HBCU) in the nation for the second year in a row, according to its 2026 America’s Top Colleges rankings. The annual list showcases 500 colleges “that produce successful, high-earning and influential graduates from all economic backgrounds, with less student debt.” The colleges were ranked
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By Natasha Korecki Democrats are already looking to assemble their early-state presidential nominating calendar for 2028, with the party announcing Tuesday that it would kick off the process in September. Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin said at the DNC’s summer meeting here that he aimed to have clarity about the order of the first primaries
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