By Tashi McQueen AFRO Staff Writer tmcqueen@afro.com LifeLink of Georgia’s Multicultural Donation Education Program (MDEP) has partnered with eight of Georgia’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), including the Morehouse School of Medicine, to address a shortage of Black doctors in the organ donation and transplant field. The partnership is currently in its fourth year
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The Washington Commanders reached back into their own history when they hired D.J. Williams as quarterbacks coach, not for nostalgia but for continuity. Williams, the son of franchise and HBCU football legend Doug Williams, joins the Commanders after spending the past two seasons with the Atlanta Falcons. The move brings him to the same organization where his father
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ByMarybeth Gasman, Within the Historically Black College and University (HBCU) context, conversations about boards of trustees and presidential leadership frequently surface during moments of crisis, such as rocky accreditation reviews, financial strain, and leadership transitions. Yet governance relationships are rarely built in crisis. They are shaped over time through norms, structures, and habits that either
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By Rebecca Shabad WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in response to rising tensions between protesters and federal personnel in Minneapolis. “If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don’t obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of I.C.E., who are only trying to do their
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By Amaris Edwards CHICAGO — The spirit of the Civil Rights Movement returns to Chicago this weekend as the city gathers to honor the life, vision and enduring legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Beyond just a day off (for some, including CPS), MLK Day serves as a powerful “day on” — a time to
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Smithsonian museums reopen in DC after government shutdown After being closed for more than a month due to the government shutdown, Smithsonian museums are set to reopen on a rolling basis. Florida A&M University is having an expanded presence at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) with the debut of a new exhibition. As
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By Peter Nicholas and Monica Alba WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump lost out on the Nobel Peace Prize, yet in a rare confluence of geopolitics and chance, he wound up with the 18-karat gold medal nonetheless. María Corina Machado, who won the 2025 prize, presented her medal to Trump during a private meeting at the White House on Thursday in appreciation for deposing
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Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) continue to lead the nation in cultivating deep community, belonging, and opportunity. Today, Raftr and Ed Advancement shared early findings from their three-year collaboration supporting a cohort of HBCUs with admitted student engagement. Partner institutions saw a 2-3x higher enrollment yield from admitted students who engaged on Raftr compared to those who did
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The president of Morris Brown College, an HBCU in Atlanta, was terminated from his position and replaced by a member of the university’s board in a surprise and unclear decision Monday. Dr. Kevin E. James held the president’s position for seven years and his contract was set to expire in 2029, he said in a statement. But on Monday, James was
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HBCU football and Tremaine Jackson were again at the center of a national conversation after the Prairie View A&M head coach doubled down on his transfer-first philosophy. Speaking on a panel at the American Football Coaches Association convention, Jackson reinforced the message that first went viral weeks earlier. “I don’t think we can be successful
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