CHARLOTTE — The National Coalition of 100 Black Women hosted a free HBCU College Fair on Saturday to connect local students with historically Black colleges and universities. The event was held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church West in Charlotte. The fair offered students and their families the chance to learn
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By Megan Sayles The 40th annual Becoming Everything You Are (BEYA) STEM Conference took place at the Baltimore Convention Center Feb. 12 to Feb. 14, assembling business leaders, experts, professionals and students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. Two of the day-one panels put historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) center stage. The
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By Alexandra Marquez Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday that there’s “a very good chance” gas prices could drop below $3 per gallon by summer, predicting that in “a few more weeks” the U.S. will have “removed the risk” of Iran’s continued threat to global energy supplies. “Americans are feeling it right now. Americans will feel
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Southern University and A&M College marked a significant milestone in the construction of its $68 million science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) complex. In an Instagram post published Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, the Baton Rouge, LA-based Historically Black College and University (HBCU) shared plans that the state-of-the-art facility will be completed in 2027. “A major milestone is now
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The 13-stop HBCU campus tour brings products, education, and representation directly to students PLANO, Texas, Sally Beauty, the industry-leading destination for professional-quality hair color, hair care and nails, announces the continuation of its Rooted in Success campaign. Launched in 2024, the platform is dedicated to uplifting and celebrating community along with the next generation of beauty. Building on
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Recently, Bowie State University reached a historic milestone in its fundraising efforts, successfully concluding its BSU Bold campaign after raising more than $128 million to support scholarships, academic innovation, and student success initiatives. The campaign represents the largest comprehensive fundraising effort in the university’s history and reflects the growing momentum behind investments in historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
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KiKi Shepard, the longtime to-host of Showtime at the Apollo, has died at 74. She suffered a massive heart attack in Los Angeles on Monday, according to her representative, LaShirl Smith. Her death was reported as sudden and unexpected. (TMZ) Born Chiquita Renee Shepard in Tyler, Texas, Shepard built a career that stretched across television, film,
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By Bridget Bowman, Ben Kamisar and Natasha Korecki Virtually all of the different battles simmering inside the Democratic Party this year are on display in Tuesday’s primaries in Illinois, where retirements by key House Democrats and the state’s senior senator opened new theaters for intraparty hostilities. Deep disagreements over issues like immigration and Israel policy, tactical battles over how
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By Sahil Kapur WASHINGTON — Republicans are aggressively touting a popular provision in their sweeping SAVE America Act to overhaul elections nationwide: requiring photo identification to vote. It’s a policy long opposed by Democrats in Congress, who liken it to nefarious Jim Crow-era laws aimed at preventing African Americans from voting. But that message is increasingly falling flat with
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By Agence France-Presse TEHRAN — President Donald Trump on Monday demanded that US allies help secure the Strait of Hormuz, but European powers pushed back on a possible mission to reopen the vital waterway shut by Iran in response to US-Israeli attacks. Trump criticized the lukewarm response to his call for world powers to send
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