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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Leaders of historically Black land-grant universities are celebrating—and breathing a sigh of relief—after they signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture earlier this month to reaffirm and deepen their collaboration with the federal agency. The USDA has signed such agreements with these institutions since Ronald Reagan—often at the start of a new administration—but
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By Peter Nicholas Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met privately Wednesday with the families of six service members who died in the Iran war and, in a press briefing the next morning, said the message he got was consistent and supportive. “What I heard through tears, through hugs, through strength and through unbreakable resolve was the same
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The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) was well-represented at the recent 2026 Arkansas HBCU Summit at Arkansas Baptist College in Little Rock. Dr. Harry L. Williams, president & CEO of TMCF, was in attendance alongside U.S. Congressman French Hill and U.S. Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. “It was great to be in Little Rock for the Arkansas HBCU Summit,” Dr.
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