By Anizia Fulmore The Howard University community came together on the Main Yard on April 15 for the annual Bison Wellness Day (BWELL), a campus-wide event dedicated to promoting health, prevention, and overall well-being. Held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the event provided free health screenings and wellness resources to students, faculty, and staff. More than
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By Berkeley Lovelace Jr., Jessica Herzberg and Anne Thompson For Dr. Joseph Cacchione, the math on GLP-1 drugs stopped making sense. The CEO of the Philadelphia-based nonprofit hospital system Jefferson said his organization now spends more on prescription drug coverage — fueled by the soaring use of weight loss medications like Wegovy and Zepbound — than it does on inpatient care. Jefferson has
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The 43rd edition of the Miss Spelman College pageant went down last Saturday, and there’s been a bit of controversy. During the pageant, seven students competed for the title of Miss Spelman College, with Kinsley Wilson named the winner and Jillian Collier named first runner-up. Following the pageant, the institution announced that it had found a “technical discrepancy
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Alexia Jayy The Voice win is the kind of moment that lands far beyond reality television. It immediately became an HBCU story because the Miles College alum won Season 29 of The Voice: Battle of Champions, and multiple current reports said the victory made her the first Black woman to win the competition in its 15-year run. For a
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If you spent the weekend looking for a fresh career spark, or just a good reason to learn something new, the fifth annual HBCU Black Wall Street Career Fest delivered. The annual event wrapped up after a weekend of activities focused on creating opportunities to inspire growth and success, with a big emphasis on technology
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By Steve Kopack The price of oil jumped sharply and stock futures tumbled Sunday evening as traders digested renewed tensions between the U.S. and Iran over the critical Strait of Hormuz. U.S. crude oil jumped more than 7%, to about $90 per barrel, and international Brent crude oil rose 5%, to around $95 per barrel. S&P
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Jakeya Johnson runs for Congress with more than a campaign launch behind her. The Bowie State alumna is now part of Maryland’s June 23 Democratic primary for the 4th Congressional District, where she is challenging incumbent Rep. Glenn Ivey and pitching herself as a younger, movement-built alternative in a deep-blue seat. Her campaign says that if
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By The Associated Press Eddie Murphy took a moment to look out at the star-studded room at the American Film Institute ceremony — at his family, his peers, the people who have shared his journey — and let it all sink in. “Seeing all of my family, all my kids, my beautiful wife, and seeing all the
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By Ben Kamisar and Bridget Bowman President Donald Trump’s job approval rating has sunk to a new low as Americans express growing concerns about rising costs and the war with Iran, according to an NBC News Decision Desk Poll powered by SurveyMonkey. Overall, 37% of adults approve of Trump’s performance as president, while 63% disapprove — including 50% who said
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