Adidas Originals and Grambling State University announce a powerful collaboration bringing GRAMMY nominated hitmaker GloRilla, Grambling State University’s World-Famed Tiger Marching Band, and the Orchesis Dance Company together for an unforgettable halftime performance at the 2025 Bayou Classic on November 29 at the Caesars Superdome. This moment marks a celebration of HBCU excellence, creative collaboration, and adidas’ ongoing investment in institutions that shape
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Designed to spark creativity, foster design thinking, and introduce cutting-edge technology and entrepreneurial skills, the program engaged hundreds of students and faculty from Alabama State University, Alabama A&M University, Miles College, Tuskegee University, and Bishop State Community College. Held throughout the fall semester, each campus-based Innovation Power Hour featured engaging innovation challenges, and real-world exposure
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Detroit is preparing to welcome a wave of young Black filmmakers whose voices are reshaping the future of cinema. Autumn Sun, a Detroit-based creative organization, will host a three-day HBCU Film Festival from November 21–23, 2025, marking Detroit as the only city in the country to hold a national film event dedicated solely to student
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By Tiffani R. Alexander Kennedi Reece, a 22-year-old musical theatre major in Howard University’s Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts (CABCOFA), is set to star in the highly anticipated sequel to the classic television show “A Different World.” The show, which aired from 1987-1993, followed the lives of several students attending a fictional historically Black college located
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By Brandon Denon Marjorie Taylor Greene’s five years in Congress will come to an early end on 5 January after she unexpectedly announced her resignation following a bitter rift with President Donald Trump. The surprise move from the Georgia congresswoman – a rising star in the Republican party – has left many speculating about her
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Sports fans generally disagree on almost everything, but one unanimous consensus across the college football world is that hiring James Franklin at Virginia Tech was a steal. For 11 seasons, Franklin led Penn State, turning the program into a perennial national championship contender and a hotbed for highly touted recruits. Despite being on the cusp of the National Championship,
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Voorhees University is one of just 11 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) nationwide chosen to participate in the newly launched HBCU Brilliance Initiative, a program of Reinvestment Fund designed to strengthen HBCUs through financial support, technical assistance, and advisory services. The initiative provides selected schools with $40,000 grants and access to up to $1 million
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By Dareh Gregorian, Gary Grumbach and Ryan J. Reilly A federal judge dismissed the criminal indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday, finding the prosecutor who brought the cases, former Trump attorney Lindsey Halligan, was not lawfully appointed. U.S. District Judge Cameron Currie said she agreed with Comey, who moved to
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By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel of the Fugees was sentenced Thursday to 14 years in prison for a case in which he was convicted of illegally funneling millions of dollars in foreign contributions to former President Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign. Michel, 52, declined to address the court before U.S.
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By Adam Reiss and Daniel Arkin Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups on Monday pleaded not guilty to a two-count federal indictment accusing him of participating in a brazen scheme to rig underground poker games backed by the Mafia. Billups is charged with wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy. Judge Ramon Reyes set bond at $5
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