By Markita C. Rowe, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences public communications specialist The Center of Excellence for Social Justice (CESJ) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is hosting college professor, award-winning writer, speaker and media host Melissa Harris-Perry, Ph.D., for her second visit as 2025-26 Scholar Activist-in-Residence through Tuesday, March 24. As
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For the first time in 32 years, three HBCU men’s basketball programs landed in the same NCAA Tournament field. Prairie View A&M (SWAC), Howard (MEAC), and Tennessee State (OVC) all earned bids to the 2026 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. Behind the highlight reels and bracket drama of March Madness, there is a significant
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A high-stakes legal battle is brewing between two of the most storied institutions in HBCU sports. Benjy Taylor, the head men’s basketball coach at Tuskegee University, has filed a lawsuit against Morehouse College and two of its campus police officers. The filing stems from a January 31 incident where Taylor was handcuffed and escorted off the
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HBCU AwareFest will host entrepreneurship panels, mental health discussions, and a benefit concert to help combat student loan debt. HBCU AwareFest is about to be underway in Atlanta, as Black leaders from various industries join the event to support Black scholars. Produced by Student Freedom Initiative, in partnership with Live Nation Urban and the City
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By Daniel Arkin The Federal Communications Commission has signed off on broadcast station owner Nexstar’s $6.2 billion deal to acquire rival company Tegna, a merger that would create the largest operator of local television stations in the country. In a news release Thursday, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said the agency waived a rule that bars a
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By Alexander Smith, Richard Engel and Steve Kopack The molten fireballs and belching smoke over the Middle East early Thursday signaled a dramatic escalation in the Iran war — and its threat to the global economy. Israel launched a widespread strike on Iran’s world-largest gas field, South Pars, triggering retaliation from Tehran against key energy sites across the Gulf Arab states. Like the blockaded Strait of
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Honoring visionary partners and delivering transformative impact, the UNCF New England “A Mind Is…”® Gala continues to bridge the gap between potential and opportunity UNCF “A Mind Is…”® New England Gala at the Seaport Hotel Boston achieved resounding success, honoring Demond Martin, Governor Charlie Baker and Pamela Everhart. The event raised a record-breaking $800,000 to ensure UNCF
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Big moves are underway at Morehouse School of Medicine as the Atlanta-based HBCU continues to invest in its future. The institution has secured nearly $1 million in new funding to support the development of a cutting-edge Academic & Research Building, marking another major step forward in its mission to transform healthcare outcomes in underserved communities. Backed by support from
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By Scott Wong, Frank Thorp V and Brennan Leach Top Republicans and Democrats trying to end the monthlong Department of Homeland Security shutdown huddled with White House border czar Tom Homan in the Capitol on Thursday. The in-person talks come as Senate Majority Leader John Thune threatened to nix the upcoming two-week Easter recess unless negotiators can strike a
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Howard University pushed the No. 1 seed in the country to the limit at halftime before falling 101-80 in the NCAA Tournament. Southern University closed on a 14-2 run to advance in the NCAA Women’s Tournament. Maryland-Eastern Shore walked into an ACC arena and silenced Wake Forest 59-48 in one of the program’s biggest wins in history.
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