The vibrant legacy of Fisk University’s pioneering gymnastics program will live on, even as the curtain closes on this historic chapter. Fisk University’s groundbreaking NCAA gymnastics program, the first of its kind at a Historically Black College and University (HBCU), will be discontinued after the 2026-2027 season. Seniors Zyia Coleman and Aliyah Reed-Hammon have been
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The RHOA HBCU alumni conversation just got a lot stronger this season. When the official Season 17 cast reveal dropped, two of the biggest additions were Pinky Cole and K. Michelle, and that matters for more than reality TV drama. It means two women with real roots in Clark Atlanta University, Florida A&M University, and Delta Sigma Theta are entering one of Black
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(Photo by Scott Holstein/FAMU-FSU College of Engineering) Florida A&M University (FAMU) student Nevaeh Green has been named a scholar in the seventh cohort of the Boeing | Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Scholar Program. This highly competitive national initiative provides outstanding students at Boeing’s HBCU partner schools with scholarship funding, specialized mentorship, and unparalleled professional development opportunities.
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By Jane C. Timm The California Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco to pause his investigation into alleged fraud in last year’s special election. “To permit further consideration of this petition for review, real parties, their agents, employees, and anyone acting on their behalf are hereby ordered to pause the investigation into
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After leading the Tigers to a March Madness birth in his first season, Tennessee State has given Nolan Smith a contract extension, per a statement by the institution on Wednesday. The extension keeps him with the program until 2031 Smith spoke about the extension in a statement, saying, “My staff and I are incredibly blessed to continue leading this
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By Reuters Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is rewriting the rules of membership for a key vaccine advisory panel, according to a document published by his department on Monday, after a judge last month declared most of his prior selections unqualified and put their decisions on hold. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which advises the Centers for
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Already accepted by several colleges, Waukegan High School seniors Trajhor Allen and Jeremiah McDonald cemented their choice of Xavier University of Louisiana after spending nine days on Waukegan Township’s Artis Yancey HBCU Tour and Experience over their spring break. McDonald was in a position to choose between Xavier, Northern Illinois University, Southern Illinois University at
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By Anniek Bao President Donald Trump said Wednesday U.S. military forces will remain deployed in and around Iran until Tehran fully complies with the “real agreement,” warning that any breach would trigger a military response larger than anything seen before. “All US ships, aircraft, and military personnel…will remain in place in, and around, Iran, until such
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By Morgan State University Under $2-Million DARPA Initiative University’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Researchers to Convert Nuclear Radiation Into Kilowatt-Scale Power BALTIMORE — The Morgan State University Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) has received its first award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), a $2.4-million grant to lead a research project focused
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Courtesy of the Jacksonville Free Press Author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has quietly reshaped the financial landscape of historically Black colleges and universities, giving more than $1 billion to HBCUs in just five years and redefining modern philanthropy in the process. Scott, who signed the Giving Pledge in 2019 following her divorce from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has
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