The HBCU First LOOK Film Festival returns to Howard University from November 6–8, 2025, spotlighting a new generation of storytellers who continue to shape the future of Black cinema and television. Now in its third year, the nation’s only film festival dedicated to HBCU-educated filmmakers and content creators is set to deliver an inspiring three-day
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Snoop Dogg is back in the spotlight with a renewed focus on LGBTQ+ advocacy and HIV awareness, signaling a clear effort to strengthen ties with the community after earlier public missteps. The rapper and cultural icon made a surprise appearance at Jackson State University for GLAAD’s “Generation Z & HIV: Human Issue. Southern Solution. An HBCU Tour,” using the platform to
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By Katherine Doyle President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had instructed the Defense Department to “immediately” start testing nuclear weapons “on an equal basis” with other nations. “Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis,” Trump said on Truth Social shortly before his highly anticipated meeting
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Leading streetwear retailer continues Pay It Forward legacy with scholarships, cultural celebrations, and authentic community engagement across historically Black colleges SNIPES US, a leading global sneaker and streetwear retailer, is deepening its commitment to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) this fall with a series of major campus activations that blend cultural celebration, educational empowerment,
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Southface Institute, an Atlanta-based nonprofit for sustainable building science, with support from the Sustain Our Future Foundation, has launched the “Building Improvement Toolkits for Resilient HBCUs” initiative, a three-year pilot program to improve campus sustainability and enhance climate resilience on historically Black college and university campuses, beginning with Clark Atlanta University, Morgan State University in
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U.S. President Donald Trump has told U.S. troops he was prepared to send “more than the National Guard” into U.S. cities if needed, in the latest demonstration of his willingness to escalate a confrontation with Democratic-led local governments that oppose the deployments. Trump delivered his remarks on Tuesday aboard the George Washington aircraft carrier, which
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Written By Lexx Thornton United Parcel Service (UPS) has implemented one of the largest single-year job reductions by a U.S. company since the pandemic, cutting approximately 48,000 jobs this year as the package giant executes a sweeping strategy to contain costs and boost its lagging stock price. The Atlanta-based delivery behemoth disclosed the massive downsizing
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Written by Lexx Thornton A development professional with a near 30-year career in fundraising leadership for major universities from Connecticut to California is the new vice chancellor for University Advancement for North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Tamara Michel Josserand, M.Ed., MBA, vice president for Development at the University of Washington in Seattle, will
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Written By Lexx Thornton The proliferation of advanced artificial intelligence tools is enabling a surge in white-collar fraud, with employees increasingly using AI image generators from companies like Google and OpenAI to create and submit sophisticated fake expense receipts, according to a recent report by the Financial Times. The new technology has rapidly created a
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By Selina Guevara and Minyvonne Burke Sean Grayson, a former Illinois sheriff’s deputy, was convicted Wednesday of second-degree murder in the 2024 death of Sonya Massey, a Black mother of two who had called 911 about a possible prowler. Grayson was charged with first-degree murder, but jury instructions included the option to convict him of the lesser charge of second-degree
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