Written By Lexx Thornton Now well into the fall semester, Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) is continuing to build on last semester’s academic achievements with the same strong approach. One standout example comes from the mathematics department, where students who took the ETS Major Field Test (MFT) in mathematics last spring delivered top-tier results. Several
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Written By Lexx Thornton Grambling State University marked another milestone in its ongoing campus transformation with the grand reopening of the renovated Foster Johnson Health Center and the Student Counseling and Wellness Center—two spaces vital to the physical, emotional, and mental well-being of the campus community. The newly modernized facilities represent a significant investment in comprehensive student
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By The Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Seven decades after Rosa Parks was thrust indelibly into American history for refusing to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, new photos of the Civil Rights Movement icon have been made public for the first time, and they illustrate aspects of her legacy that are often overlooked. The photos
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The 10th installment of the Cricket Celebration Bowl featured a little bit of everything; rallies, great plays and a lively crowd who picked up the intensity as the game went on. Unfortunately, MEAC champion South Carolina State’s heart-stopping 40-38 four-overtime victory over SWAC winner Prairie View will likely be remembered for the most controversial call in the
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The Celebration Bowl was one of the best HBCU games ever. We saw South Carolina State come back from a 21-point deficit—where they were outscored 21-0 in the first half by Prairie View A&M—and the Panthers’ Cam Peters had the game of his life, accounting for five total touchdowns and throwing for 412 yards. Meanwhile, South Carolina State
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COLUMBIA — Ernest McNealey is out as president of Allen University after more than nine years leading the small, historically Black school. The board of trustees is not renewing his contract, meaning he is no longer university president effective Dec. 15, a letter from board chair James Davis to students and staff said. Support the
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Four members of an anti-capitalist and anti-government group that calls for violence against U.S. officials have been arrested for allegedly plotting to attack two U.S. companies with improvised explosive devices (IEDs) this New Year’s Eve. “The Turtle Island Liberation Front — a far-left, pro-Palestine, anti-government, and anti-capitalist group — was preparing to conduct a series
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The president of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore is firing back against a former professor who sued for wrongful termination and accused her of plagiarizing portions of her dissertation in 1986. Heidi Anderson, who is Black, is embroiled in a lawsuit against Donna Satterlee, who labeled Anderson a “scam artist” who is “not qualified to be
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HBCUs continue to shape the future of Black education and families benefit from the innovations happening across HBCU campuses every day. The UNCF K-12 Advocacy team helps extend that impact. The team publishes research that centers Black student and HBCU experiences, increase early exposure to HBCUs and amplify the programs and partnerships that make your institutions unique. Everything we do builds toward a stronger and
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Aniaba Jean-Baptiste N’guessan’s pursuit of education has taken him around the world. In 2018, the Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, native enrolled in South Africa’s African Leadership Academy, one of the most prestigious schools on the continent. Then, after a fateful conversation with his university guidance counselor, he decided to travel 8,000 miles to Atlanta to attend
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