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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The Woodruff Arts Center in Midtown will host its annual “HBCU AccessFest: College and Arts Fair” on Saturday, Oct. 11, from 1 to 5 p.m. Now in its third year, the event provides resources to attendees seeking higher education, mentorship and/or career pathways by connecting them with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and various
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By Nate Raymond The state of Illinois and the city of Chicago sued President Donald Trump on Monday, seeking to block the deployment of federalized National Guard troops to Chicago, as hundreds of National Guard troops from Texas headed to the nation’s third-largest city. Trump then escalated the widening clash with Democratic-led states and cities over the
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For Florida A&M University Rattlers near and far, Oct. 3 marks a day of celebration as they honor the institution’s 138th anniversary. To commemorate the special occasion, FAMU officials and members of the university’s Student Government Association hosted the annual Founders Day Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the Eternal Flame Oct. 1 ahead of the university’s birthday on Oct. 3.
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