Written by Lexx Thornton Trenholm State Community College has purchased the Blount Property, located in Executive Park on Eastern Boulevard. This property will be Trenholm State’s 3rd Major Instructional Site, which will become the Healthcare Training Facility and will house all Health Sciences programs that Trenholm State offers. This move allows the Health Sciences program
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There are less than 30 days left until the highly anticipated Las Vegas HBCU Classic. Grambling State University and Jackson State University are set to face off in the inaugural event. Spearheading this event is the President of the Las Vegas Raiders, Sandra Douglass Morgan. In an interview with VIBE, Douglass Morgan shared the story of how
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By Keith Olson is the Director of Communications for Bluefield State University MacKenzie Scott’s recent $70 million gift to the UNCF is noble, generous, and will draw national attention to the transformative role of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. For the 37 private UNCF member institutions, this pooled endowment will provide long-term financial stability and
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This homecoming season, Black Girl Vitamins is bringing wellness, education, and community spirit to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with its Homecoming of Health Tour. The tour will stop at 20 campuses nationwide from October 4th through November 7th, delivering empowering wellness resources, health education, and community connection to support holistic health among students. Building on last year’s
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Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) band announcer has issued a public apology after receiving major backlash for insensitive comments he made about Alabama State University’s Honey Beez dancers being, ”the new face of Ozempic.” During half-time of the game between the two schools, Florida A&M band announcer Joe Bullard called the dance team that performs with Alabama State’s
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Themed “Built Brilliant. Built Different: 10 Years of Elevating Excellence,” the Hackathon sets the stage for a unique coding competition that fosters innovation, collaboration, empowerment, and engagement with the latest cutting-edge technology. The 2025 BE Smart HBCU Hackathon Celebrates a Decade of Tech Excellence More than 300 students from 43 historically Black colleges and universities
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The Century Foundation is proud to release the short documentary film, The Price of Excellence, which dissects the unequal treatment and funding of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) compared to their non-HBCU peer institutions. Filmed on campus at North Carolina A&T State University, the documentary puts viewers in the shoes of students, faculty, alumni, and
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Written By Lexx Thornton YouTube agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump after he was suspended by social media platforms following the January 6, 2021, insurrection. This makes Alphabet-owned YouTube the last of the three Big Tech social media companies sued by Trump — which included Meta and
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By Christina Mosley, CR2C2 communications and outreach director An innovative transportation project led by faculty and students at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Center for Regional and Rural Connected Communities (CR2C2) uses advanced simulation, artificial intelligence, and real-time sensors to predict and prevent animal-vehicle collisions. The research, recently featured in a new CR2C2
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Written by Lexx Thornton With her silken-polished voice, commitment to news, dedication to community building, and love for music – especially the jazzy kind – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Robin Boyce graced the St. Louis airwaves in 1980 during a time when Black voices and views were a “low frequency” on local radio stations. She
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