Howard University has turned the 2025-2026 school year into a statement about what an HBCU athletics department can become in modern Division I sports. The Bison did not simply have a good year. They built a year that touched nearly every corner of the athletic department. Howard captured 10 conference championships across the cycle, stacking titles in track
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In a move that could impact HBCU athletic recruiting, the NAACP is calling on Black athletes, recruits, families and fans to withhold athletic and financial support from major public universities in states it says are weakening Black voting representation. The organization announced its “Out of Bounds” campaign in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana
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By Minyvonne Burke A class action lawsuit has been filed against The Walt Disney Co. over Disneyland’s use of facial recognition technology at park entrances. The suit, filed Friday on behalf of lead plaintiff Summer Christine Duffield, alleges that the company does not adequately disclose its use of the technology and is not transparent about how the collected
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By Ryan J. Reilly Two officers who defended the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot sued Tuesday to block the Trump administration’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” money pool, describing it as a “taxpayer-funded slush fund to finance the insurrectionists and paramilitary groups” that they say committed violence in President Donald Trump’s name. The lawsuit — filed by
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By Doha Madani Wednesday is another sweltering day for those in the mid-Atlantic as temperatures soar into the mid-90s once again just before a storm front is set to take over the Eastern Seaboard. Residents from Boston down to Raleigh, North Carolina, are facing highs between 91 and 96 degrees after reaching record highs for the
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Shelton State Community College has become the first community college to contribute historical material to the HBCU Digital Collection. Selections from the C.A. Fredd State archival collection are now digitized and publicly available as part of the HBCU Digital Collection, hosted by the HBCU Digital Library Trust. “Expanding capacity for digitization, discovery and preservation of
MoreA group of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have formed a new association designed to elevate their research profiles. The Association of HBCU Research Institutions (AHRI) was announced late last month and includes 15 HBCUs. AHRI Board Chair David W. Wilson, Ed.D., president of Morgan State University said conversations around the idea began a few years
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By Lisa Rayam Nervousness and exhilaration were emotions felt by the historic “Restoration Class” of Morris Brown over the weekend. The HBCU marked its 145th anniversary while also celebrating its largest graduating class since regaining accreditation in 2022 following a massive rebuilding effort. Valedictorian Faith Shamley and Shandell Bright-Johnson sat down with WABE’s “Morning Edition”
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By Rachel Wegner The class of 2026 was the largest one yet for Meharry Medical College, a private, historically Black school in Nashville. The college also marked its 150th anniversary this year. Meharry Medical College sent out is largest-ever graduating class on May 16 as it continued to celebrate its 150th year. The private, historically
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By Allan Smith Control of the House of Representatives could come down to four pivotal battleground races in Pennsylvania. With an increasingly limited map of competitive seats, both Democrats and Republicans are emphasizing the importance of these campaigns, which are about to get floods of money and investment from both sides. Some of that has already
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