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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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Phylicia Rashad to serve as Oakwood University commencement speaker

Howard University alumna and legendary actress Phylicia Rashad has been announced as the commencement speaker at Oakwood University. The commencement will be held at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama, on May 8th. Rashad most recently served as the dean of the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts at Howard University. She returned to her alma mater

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Social justice focal point of HBCU All-Star Game weekend

The HBCU All-Star Game weekend brings the top men’s basketball players from Historically Black Colleges and Universities to showcase their talent. But organizers of the event packed weekend want it to be about more than just the game. Leading up to the game the schedule included a Black business marketplace, an HBCU college fair, and

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UCLA dominates South Carolina for first NCAA women’s basketball championship

By Andrew Greif In a stunning rout, UCLA cruised past South Carolina 79-51 to win the program’s first NCAA women’s basketball national championship Sunday. Making its first title game since the NCAA adopted women’s basketball as an official sport in 1982, UCLA looked nothing close to tentative or unsure of itself on such a pressure-packed

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T.I. and Tuskegee Marching Band team up in new music video

T.I. is making one final statement—and he’s doing it with HBCU culture at the forefront. The Atlanta rap icon recently released the official music video for “Trauma Bond,” a standout track from his upcoming final album Kill The King. The visual prominently features the Tuskegee University Marching Crimson Pipers, bringing a powerful HBCU presence into the spotlight. A Cinematic

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NFL Says It Wants HBCU Talent But Overlooks These Players

By Jodi Ham HBCU football players keep proving they belong at the highest level. But when draft night comes around, the numbers tell a different story. There’s no shortage of talent coming out of historically Black colleges and universities. That’s been true for decades. But according to reporting from HBCU Sports, that talent isn’t translating into

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NASA Artemis leans heavily on HBCU grad

The HBCU spirit of the Jaguar is reaching new heights as Southern University graduate Jeremy Plater plays a pivotal role in NASA’s historic Artemis II mission. This mission launched on Wednesday, April 1, represents the first crewed lunar flyby in over 50 years. And this HBCU graduate is at the heart of the hardware. Plater

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