Written by Lexx Thornton August is here. College football is back this month, and HBCU football kicks it all off in Week Zero. There’s no better way to get you ready for the season than with the first HBCU football power rankings of 2025 from NCAA Digital’s Stan Becton.  These are the first rankings of
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Written by Lexx Thornton A California resident has tested positive for plague after camping in the South Lake Tahoe area. Health officials in El Dorado County believe an infected flea may have bitten the individual. The individual is currently under medical supervision and is recovering at home.  A few human plague cases are reported each
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By Lawrence Hurley and Gary Grumbach  The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration’s broad cuts to National Institutes of Health grants as part of the federal government’s campaign against diversity, equity and inclusion policies. But in a mixed decision, the court left in place a different part of the lower court judge’s ruling that threw out the administration’s guidance document
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Stephen A. Smith and Molly Qerim will take ESPN’s First Take crew on a tour of four HBCU campuses this fall. The popular morning debate show will expand its on-site coverage of HBCU football at Norfolk State, Delaware State, Bethune-Cookman, and at the Magic City Classic featuring Alabama A&M and Alabama State. Last season, the First Take HBCU Tour visited Howard,
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By Ben Kamisar California’s Democratic-controlled Legislature passed bills Thursday setting up a high-profile special election this fall, when voters will decide whether to approve the party’s plan to gerrymander California’s congressional map. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who signed the relevant legislation shortly after it passed, has championed the plan as a political counterweight to Texas’ recent move to
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By Monica Alba, Megan Lebowitz and Nnamdi Egwuonwu President Donald Trump greeted dozens of law enforcement personnel and National Guard troops Thursday and thanked them for what he characterized as a successful early start to his administration’s efforts to reduce crime in Washington, D.C. Agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were among those
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Written by Lexx Thornton One of the core functions of Lincoln University’s College of Agriculture, Environmental and Human Sciences (CAEHS) is to address emerging animal and plant pests and diseases. As part of this effort, Lincoln partners with the 1890 Universities Center of Excellence for the Global Food Security and Defense Symposium, a collaboration among
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Written By Lexx Thornton The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) is proud to announce its selection as one of 35 colleges and universities nationwide to join the Amazon Machine Learning University Educators Consortium, a groundbreaking initiative by Amazon Web Services (AWS) aimed at accelerating artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) education across higher
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Written By Lexx Thornton Two Lincoln University of Missouri graduate students, Monika Pokharel and Ujjwal Kamboj, got recognized for their research and professional development in June at the 77th annual meeting of the American Phytopathological Society (APS) North Central Division in Brookings, South Dakota. Both students are pursuing master’s degrees in sustainable agriculture and began
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He once reimagined sneakers; now he’s reimagining schooling. As back-to-school season continues, Dr. D’Wayne Edwards, the visionary HBCU President who went from drawing Jordans in Inglewood to designing for Biggie, Nas, and Nike, is now making waves in a whole new lane and telling BOSSIP all about it. The legendary footwear designer turned education disruptor is stepping beyond
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