Written by Lexx Thornton The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Voorhees University a federal TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) grant totaling $1.5 million to improve college retention and graduation rates among low-income, first-generation students, and students with disabilities. This award marks the continuation of 28 years of TRIO SSS services on the campus. Since
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Written By Lexx Thornton The Geneviève McMillan-Reba Stewart Foundation has invested $300,000 in Texas Southern University to establish the Geneviève McMillan-Reba Stewart Foundation Endowment. This gift will be matched by the Texas Southern University Office of Civil Rights Scholarship Matching Fund, creating a total endowment of $600,000. The newly established endowment will support scholarships for
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This fall, Black Girl Vitamins is bringing more than just excitement to campus—it’s launching a major wellness movement. The brand is hitting the road for its Homecoming of Health Tour, a national initiative dedicated to promoting holistic health and well-being among students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The Homecoming of Health Tour is a month-long, multi-campus
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The Morgan State women’s and men’s cross country programs each earned sixth-place team finishes at the 2025 HBCU Cross Country Challenge, an event held in conjunction with the Great American Cross Country Festival — a major national invitational showcasing collegiate, high school, and middle school races from October 3–4. The Lady Bears tallied 150 points in the 5K
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Written By Lexx Thornton Pharmacy chain Rite Aid closed all of its locations after filing for bankruptcy twice in less than two years. The retailer posted a brief announcement on its website. “All Rite Aid stores have now closed,” the site states. “We thank our loyal customers for their many years of support.”  The website
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By Lexx Thornton The Spelman College Museum of Fine Art invites you to experience a powerful tribute to sculptor and educator Nancy Elizabeth Prophet, I Will Not Bend an Inch. The exhibition will be on view from Friday, September 5, to Monday, December 6, 2025. Rooted in Spelman College’s enduring commitment to Black women’s intellectual
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Written by Lexx Thornton Sustainability hasn’t extended to Burberry’s head of diversity role. The Luxury fashion house has scrapped the post as part of a wider overhaul that is expected to include a rollback on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts. Burberry’s global vice-president of colleague attraction and inclusion, Geoffrey Williams, said his position had
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The Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel Services may be held in Howard’s Cramton Auditorium, but for the past two weeks, SpelHouse has been in the building. As the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference wrapped up on September 28, Chapel featured U.S. Senator and Rev. Raphael Warnock, Ph.D., a Morehouse College alumnus and pastor of Ebeneezer
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By Susan H. Greenberg The Education Department last week quietly restarted student loan forgiveness for some borrowers on an income-based repayment (IBR) plan, The Washington Post reported Saturday. The process had been on hold since July due to legal challenges. IBR borrowers who have made on-time payments for 25 years received emails from the department saying their balances would
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A record-breaking 310 students from 43 historically Black colleges will be gathering in Charlotte for a four-day coding sprint Nov. 5-8 at the Black Enterprise BE Smart Hackathon. It’s the largest turnout in the event’s decade-long history. American Airlines hosts this tech challenge where 62 student teams put their skills to the test. These bright
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