Funeral arrangements have been made for civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson, according to the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. Jackson, who was a protégé of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 17. The Greenville Eight member had been hospitalized in recent months and was under observation for progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). According to the organization, Jackson
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Southern University STEM complex progress hit a major milestone this month as Southern University and A&M College celebrated the placement of the final structural beam on its new $68 million STEM building. The moment signals that the structure is fully framed and the project is moving into its next phase, bringing a long awaited upgrade in
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Stacy A. Frazier smiled as she thought about being 7 years old, sitting beside her mother and watching dancers glide across the stage during Dance Theatre of Harlem performances. Now, years later, that memory recently resurfaced. Frazier, who is president of the NY Chapter of National Alumnae Association of Spelman College, realized she was having
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Longview ISD has removed a barrier for students dreaming of an education at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) by paying all application fees to more than 50 schools. The district partnered with EDU Incorporated, which runs a platform that allows students to apply to many HBCUs simultaneously. Longview ISD pays the $25 application fee
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Matt Hottle, co-founder and partner of Redhawk Advisory, spoke to Hackathon finalists about what it takes to be ready to seek venture capital. (Contributed) “I hope I provided a good idea of how venture capital works,” said Hottle. “It’s important that they recognize when they are reaching a stage where they should become interested in
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By Morgan Howard Jackson State University is contributing personal items from acclaimed Mississippi author Margaret Walker Alexander to a new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture exhibit highlighting the role of historically Black colleges and universities in preserving U.S. history. According to the LEPR Agency, the exhibit, “At the Vanguard: Making and
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College basketball doesn’t come with a rewind button, and North Carolina A&T is learning that the hard way. The proud men’s basketball program now sitting at the bottom of a new league’s perception while trying to rebuild in public. As of Jan. 28, the Aggies are 9–10 overall and 2–6 in CAA play in Year
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By Rebecca Shabad At least a dozen Democratic members of Congress plan to boycott President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address at the Capitol on Tuesday and are scheduled to attend a rally on the National Mall, instead. The progressive groups MoveOn and MeidasTouch announced Wednesday that they’re hosting the “People’s State of the Union”
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Dr. Norman C. Francis, the longtime president of Xavier University of Louisiana and a nationally respected civil rights and education leader, died Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, at the age of 94. Xavier University, the nation’s only historically Black and Catholic university, confirmed his death and hailed Francis as a transformational figure whose vision reshaped the
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Trump calls Jesse Jackson ‘a piece of work’ and a ‘good man’ President Trump offered condolences to the family of Rev. Jesse Jackson at a Black History Month event at the White House. Florida A&M University President Marva Johnson attended a White House Black History Month event hosted by President Donald Trump. The event included
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