Another respected HBCU band director has voiced opposition to the Red Lobster “Band of the Year” competition put on by ESPN, reigniting a growing debate about the ranking system used to evaluate and compare historically Black college marching bands. Dr. Donovan V. Wells, longtime Director of Bands for Bethune-Cookman University’s Marching Wildcats, released a public
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NAHB’s third annual Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Student Leadership program held a three-day learning, networking and development meeting in Washington, D.C. The program is a key initiative to help educate and inspire the next generation of building professionals. HBCU students attended these meetings from around the country, including: Florida A&M University, Southern University
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Courtesy of Cheyney University Historic Milestone at the Nation’s First HBCU Cheyney University enrollment growth 2025 reached a historic high this fall as the school reported a 37.9% increase over last year, bringing total enrollment to 851 students. The surge represents the largest year-over-year increase the nation’s first Historically Black College or University has seen in more than
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By Danny Flannery Howard theatre majors made a small but remarkable contribution to literary history in Founders Library. During the second day of the International Black Writers Festival, the students performed a stage reading of famed Ghanian playwright Ama Ata Adoo’s 1964 “The Dilemma of a Ghost,” marking the second time the play has ever
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By Gregory Rusin Florida A&M University (FAMU) students Xaria Miller and Yerimiah Evans held a protest outside the Florida Historic Capitol with FAMU Dream Defenders on Oct. 4 at 1:00 p.m. The protest spread awareness about recent HBCU death threats, racial profiling and immigrant rights in Tallahassee. According to Miller, the protest was catalyzed by the death of Trey Reed, a Black student
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Many people in attendance for Fort Valley State University’s homecoming over the weekend likely had been looking forward to seeing the school’s storied marching band take the field for another electric halftime performance. But after hazing charges were leveled against members of the band last week, the “Blue Machine” was removed from the weekend’s lineup.
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By Eric Katz The Internal Revenue Service, like many agencies around government, has weathered the shutdown by using existing funds to keep employees on the job. By Wednesday morning, however, those funds had run dry and the agency began sending furlough notices to tens of thousands of workers. Effective immediately, they would be sent home
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When President Donald Trump’s administration announced it was boosting its investment into historically Black colleges and universities and tribal colleges this year, HBCU advocates lauded the move as a win for the chronically underfunded institutions. The promised one-time gift of an additional $495 million would help Black colleges grow their endowments, expand research programs, upgrade facilities, strengthen campus security,
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Written by Lexx Thornton Workers in every type of role must be prepared to adapt to the rise of artificial intelligence in the workplace, says Walmart CEO Doug McMillon, leader of the nation’s largest private employer. “It’s very clear that AI is going to change literally every job,” McMillon told The Wall Street Journal in
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Written By Lexx Thornton The 99th edition of the Greatest Homecoming on Earth is in full swing, and with it come tens of thousands of celebrants and vendors eager to be part of the fun. But all attendees should be aware that there are laws, policies, and rules to abide by. North Carolina Agricultural and
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