The Penny Foundation will host the second annual Penny Games: HBCU Debate + Esports Invitational in Birmingham, Alabama, from October 1–3. The three-day event will bring together students from more than 16 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), more than 500 local high school students including Woodlawn, Wenonah and Parker, and over 100 colleges. Designed to spotlight
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The terms include mandatory gambling addiction courses and regular participation in treatment or support groups. Suggs is also barred from holding any position where she has access to employer funds or credit lines for personal benefit. Whether that restriction applies to her current role at FAMU remains unclear. In addition, Suggs must pay $649.98 in
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The second annual Rochester HBCU Football Classic was held Saturday afternoon at the Rochester Community Sports Complex on Oak Street. The Central State University Marauders of Wilberforce, Ohio, took on the Lane College Dragons of Jackson, Tennessee. Organizers say Saturday’s football game is “the centerpiece” of the Baldwin Richardson Foods Frederick Douglass HBCU Classic Weekend
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By Chantal Brown North Carolina Central University unveiled its new Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Research (IAIER) at the top of this school year. The institute aims to educate the NCCU community and beyond on how to use AI in their courses, careers, and communities. During a summit hosted by the institute last month for historically Black colleges and
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Virginia State University has risen 12 spots in a major college ranking system, now placing 11th among the best historically Black colleges and universities, according to U.S. News and World Report. This marks the largest jump of any HBCU on the prestigious list. “[The university] has a total undergraduate enrollment of 5,129 (fall 2024), and the
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Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) alumnus Stephen A. Smith, acclaimed ESPN commentator, journalist and author, will be inducted this weekend into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame, with WSSU Chancellor Bonita Brown presenting him with the honor. Smith, a 1991 graduate of WSSU, will be recognized in the entertainment category during the Hall of
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Rust College, one of the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and a member of the UNCF (United Negro College Fund), is set to significantly increase its financial stability following a landmark $70 million donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott to the UNCF. The massive gift is earmarked for the UNCF Members Pooled Endowment Fund, an innovative initiative designed to
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Written By Lexx Thornton The Trump administration told Chicago Public Schools on Tuesday that it will cancel a grant after the school district failed to abolish the Black Student Success Plan, as the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights demanded. CPS also refused to comply with the federal government’s second demand, that it
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Written By Lexx Thornton The HBCU community is reacting to a halftime controversy from Saturday’s football game between Alabama State University and FAMU. Inside Bragg Memorial Stadium, Alabama State’s Honey Beez — the well-known plus-sized dance team that performs with the Mighty Marching Hornets — became the target of an offensive remark. As the Honey
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Written By Lexx Thornton Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has received approval to transform downtown Shreveport, Louisiana, into a thriving entertainment hub. On Sept. 22, Shreveport’s City Council approved plans for the new downtown entertainment district, KTBS reports. Reps for the hip-hop mogul confirmed construction could begin as early as late 2025 or in the first
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