By Tramelle Howard HBCUs generate about $16.5 billion per year in economic activity, create more than 136,000 jobs, and contribute significantly through the lifetime earnings of their graduates. When people talk about the future of higher education, the conversation often circles around accreditation, diversity mandates, or budget cuts. Too often missing from that debate is
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St. Joseph’s Preparatory High School is hosting its first annual HBCU symposium for students in the Philadelphia area on Oct. 11. The symposium is hosted by the African American Alumni Association in affiliation with the school, and is designed to provide students direct connections to representatives from HBCUs across the country. Sherman Washington who is
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By Danny Flannery Dr. Talitha Washington shared her journey as a mathematician, from growing up in Evansville, Indiana, to her current position as executive director of Howard University’s Center for Applied Data Science and Analytics, the SeanMcCleese Endowed Chair, and Professor of Mathematics, and noted a strange conversation while attending graduate school at the University of Connecticut.
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By Lawrence Hurley The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred action on whether President Donald Trump can immediately fire Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook, instead agreeing to hear oral arguments in the case early next year. The move means that Cook can remain in office while the consequential legal question is decided. The court will hear
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Two are dead and fourteen are injured after a mass shooting in downtown Montgomery while the city was hosting and funding an HBCU. The shooting happened at the corner of Bibb and Commerce Street at 11:30 p.m. The city of Montgomery was hosting and funding the HBCU Classic which included free beer on Friday and
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By Tyler Kingkade  On Tuesday, hundreds of students walked out of middle and high schools across the city to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s detention of Ian Andre Roberts, the now-former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district. In the afternoon, several dozen students gathered at the State Capitol, calling for Roberts’ release from the Sioux
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Terrianna Mccullough HBCU Inspiration | Historically Black Colleges and Universities were built to provide higher education for African Americans. These institutions ensured that there is a place to not only grow while feeling inclusive but also to become a piece of history that can’t be erased. As an HBCU alum of Voorhees College, I have learned much
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By Katherine Knott Four directors at the National Institutes of Health who were placed on administrative leave earlier this year have now been fired, Science reported. The ousted leaders led the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities,
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Written by Lexx Thornton A portrait of President Donald Trump may be featured on a commemorative $1 coin issued by the United States Mint in honor of America’s 250th birthday in 2026, according to first drafts of the images confirmed by the US Treasury. “No fake news here,” US Treasurer Brandon Beach posted on Xhttps://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://x.com/TreasurerBeach/status/1974156375891804229&data=05|02|david.goldman@cnn.com|57fe5a7ae5684e30400208de02c19de7|0eb48825e8714459bc72d0ecd68f1f39|0|0|638951227788384732|Unknown|TWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ==|0|||&sdata=FutsG5cLyx3FqeC/pmaYP5dAGTXiKy9cFAPGtA2GIk8=&reserved=0in
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Written by Lexx Thornton Wilberforce University, the nation’s oldest private historically Black university, has announced plans to conduct a feasibility study exploring the revival of its long-dormant football program. The initiative comes amid a surge in enrollment and renewed interest in expanding student life and athletic offerings. “As Wilberforce prepares to surpass 1,000 students in
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