When Trayvean Scott was a college basketball player at Southern University in the 2000s, he says, he was never asked to throw a game in return for a payout. But more than 20 years later, he worries that the lack of a uniform policy about student athletes getting paid for their name, image or likeness
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 UNCF released new findings from its HBCU Wealth Building Initiative and announced the launch of Phase II, supported by The Prudential Foundation. This next phase marks a shift from research to execution, including the deployment of $100,000 in catalytic grants to support three HBCUs in designing and implementing institutional wealth-building strategies. At a time when higher education is facing
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By Doha Madani Former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones is expected to plead guilty to federal charges over allegations he provided nonpublic information to gamblers, according to a new court filing. Jones was accused last year when federal officials revealed charges in separate investigations into illegal sports betting and Mafia-tied poker games that involved current and
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An HBCU athlete at the center of the NCAA gambling scandal is denying any involvement. Former North Carolina A&T basketball player Julius Reese posted a statement to his social media accounts on Tuesday. In the statement, he announced his intention to enter the transfer portal and leave North Carolina A&T, and also vehemently denied that he broke NCAA regulations
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Courtesy of Afrotech Black male enrollment at the Historically Black College and University (HBCU), Benedict College, is on the rise. This counters overall data indicating that Black men’s enrollment at HBCUs has decreased. According to research from the American Institute for Boys and Men, 26% of Black men were enrolled in an HBCU in 2024, down from 38% in 1976. However, Benedict
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Americans gave an estimated $78.8 billion to colleges and universities in fiscal year 2025, a 4% year-over-year increase that barely kept up with inflation, according to survey findings released Tuesday from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. But that figure doesn’t fully illustrate where the money is actually going or which schools have historically been
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The state’s largest HBCU and the Jackson area’s most prominent university has a new leader, and she’s a familiar face. The Board of Trustees of the State Institutions of Higher Learning named Denise Jones Gregory as the 14th full-time president of Jackson State University on April 16. Gregory, a JSU graduate, had served as interim president since May 2025.
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Washington, D.C. — April 16, 2026 — In a powerful tribute to history, culture, and community, the HBCU News Store officially open its doors at Washington, D.C.’s iconic Union Station on April 16, 2026, in honor of D.C. Emancipation Day—the date marking the abolition of slavery in the nation’s capital in 1862. Timed intentionally to
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by Daryl R. Thomas Jr. A recent study published in JAMA Network Open found that Black adults who attended historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) performed better on cognitive tests later in life than those who attended predominantly white institutions. The findings are shifting how researchers think about the role of college beyond academics, emphasizing how campus
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By Owen Auston-Babcock Democrat Analilia Mejia has won the special election to fill New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s seat in the U.S. House, NBC News projects, defeating Republican Joe Hathaway. Mejia, a progressive activist backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., entered Thursday’s contest in the 11th Congressional District as the favorite. Then-Vice
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