April 07, 2026

Rep. French Hill Hosts 2026 HBCU Summit at Arkansas Baptist College

Rep. Hill hosted the 2026 HBCU Summit, focusing on resilience and innovation for Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Quiver AI Summary Rep. Hill hosts HBCU Summit: Congressman French Hill held the 2026 HBCU Summit at Arkansas Baptist College, focusing on “Building Resilient Futures for HBCUs.” The event featured notable speakers including Rep. Alma Adams, Arkansas Governor

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HBCU commissioner weighs in on Geno Auriemma’s Dawn Staley comments

The postgame argument between South Carolina’s Dawn Staley and UConn’s Geno Auriemma after the Lady Gamecocks’ Final Four victory over the Lady Huskies on Friday drew the attention of the sports world. Many of the comments were supportive of Staley and critical of Auriemma, eventually leading to an apology by Auriemma on Saturday. “There’s no excuse for how

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Voters set to decide Wisconsin Supreme Court race and Georgia runoff for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s seat

By Adam Edelman and Owen Auston-Babcock Voters in Wisconsin and northwest Georgia head to the polls Tuesday to decide a pair of races that will provide further clues about how the political environment is shaping up heading into this fall’s midterm elections. In battleground Wisconsin, liberals are aiming to further expand their majority on the state Supreme Court and extend

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Legendary Businesswomen Thasunda Brown Duckett and Rosie Allen-Herring Keynote Commencement Ceremonies

Courtesy of Delaware State University Dover, Delaware – The University will hold its 2026 Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement Ceremonies at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m., respectively, on Friday, May 15, on its main campus in Dover. Nearly 1,000 graduates are expected to grace the Commencement stage and receive their degrees. The morning Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony

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Howard Students Organizing New Program for Incarcerated Youth

Through a newly developing community service initiative, Howard University students will be granted the opportunity to bring their education to the Youth Services Center (YSC) Detention Facility. Members of the Psi Tau Chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi, a business fraternity, have joined forces with members of the Howard chapter of the Petey Greene Foundation (PGP)

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Artemis II breaks Apollo 13’s distance record with daring moon flyby that included a solar eclipse

By Marcia Dunn After traveling deeper into space than any other humans, the Artemis II astronauts pointed their moonship toward home Monday night, wrapping up a lunar cruise that revealed views of the far side never beheld by eyes until now. Their flyby of the moon — NASA’s first return since the Apollo era — even included some celestial sightseeing besides

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Carrie Everett, former Miss NC and HBCU student, passes at 22

Carrie Everett, the former Miss North Carolina and an HBCU student at North Carolina Central who broke new ground during her historic reign, has died after a battle with a rare and aggressive form of gastric cancer. Her family confirmed that Everett passed away Monday morning. She was known across North Carolina and beyond for

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Michigan defeats UConn 69-63 to win first men’s NCAA basketball title since 1989

By Rohan Nadkarni Michigan won its second national championship in men’s college basketball Monday, defeating Connecticut 69-63 in the title game in Indianapolis. After a 31-3 regular season, the Wolverines were dominant during their tournament run, winning each of their first five games by double digits. Michigan’s average margin of victory in the NCAA Tournament

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Trump’s deadline looms as Iran rejects temporary ceasefire proposal

By Abigail Williams, Gabe Gutierrez, Daniel Arkin and Natasha Lebedeva WASHINGTON — The U.S. and Iran appear far apart in diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the war, just over 24 hours from President Donald Trump’s deadline for the government in Tehran to either agree to a deal or face a bombardment of attacks on its country’s infrastructure. “We’re giving them till tomorrow, 8

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