Spelman College welcomed over 85 students from 10 HBCUs to compete in the fourth annual HBCU Game Jam, a 24-hour hackathon competition where students work in teams to create original video games from scratch. Hosted by Spelman’s Arthur M. Blank Innovation Lab, HBCU Game Jam is designed to expand opportunities for Black creators in the global gaming
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By Michael N. Weaver Jr. For nearly 140 years, Kentucky State University has stood as more than an institution. It has been a cultural anchor, an economic engine, and a leadership pipeline for generations of Black Americans. Like many Historically Black Colleges and Universities, its value cannot be measured solely in enrollment figures or financial
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By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON — Tackling one of President Donald Trump’s most provocative policies, the Supreme Court on Wednesday considers the lawfulness of his proposal to limit the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship for people born on U.S. soil. Announced on the first day of Trump’s second term in office as part of his hard-line immigration
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By Tim Stelloh Tiger Woods said Tuesday that he is stepping away to seek treatment after he was involved in a rollover in Florida and charged with driving under the influence. “This is necessary in order for me to prioritize my well-being and work toward lasting recovery,” Woods, 50, said in a statement on social media hours after he pleaded
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By Denise Chow and Tom Costello The countdown is on for the launch of NASA’s Artemis II mission around the moon. At 6:24 p.m. ET Wednesday, four astronauts are scheduled to lift off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, beginning a 10-day journey that will take them looping around Earth and the moon. The crew — NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina
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By Jane C. Timm and Ryan J. Reilly President Donald Trump is again trying to exert control over American elections, signing an executive order Tuesday that aims to create federal lists of citizens and ask the U.S. Postal Service to transmit mail ballots to only those people. The executive order, his second related to elections since he retook office last
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