By Joshua Goodman Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced criminal charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian planes flown by Miami-based exiles as the Trump administration escalated pressure on the island’s socialist government. The indictment accuses Castro of ordering the shootdown of two small planes operated by the exile group Brothers to the Rescue. Castro,
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Morgan State University’s nursing program is now the best in the state. According to a press release, Morgan State University’s Department of Nursing achieved a 100% first-time pass rate for the NCLEX-RN nursing licensure examination for its 2025 bachelor’s in nursing graduates. A 2025–26 NCLEX-RN program report found that the entire cohort of test-takers passed on the first attempt
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The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) joins the historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) community in mourning the passing of Dr. Mary Evans Sias, a visionary leader whose brilliance and dedication left an indelible mark on the HBCU landscape. As a former president of Kentucky State University (Kentucky State), interim president at Texas Southern University and a recipient of
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For nearly four hours Sunday, the campus of Morehouse College was charged with excitement and pride as families and educators celebrated the 2026 graduating class of 578 young men. Alumni from the prestigious Atlanta HBCU, in crisp white fedoras, lined the pathways to welcome graduates during the processional, while African drummers led the Class of
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A successful Division II HBCU women’s basketball program has been led by men throughout the team’s history. That will change in the 2026-27 season. Ebony Tanner, who recently coached Elizabeth City State, has been named Shaw University’s new women’s basketball coach, making her the first woman in school history to serve in that capacity. “I
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Miles College, Birmingham’s only four-year Historically Black College and University (HBCU), sent its President to one of the world’s most elite finance and philanthropy conferences earlier this month to make the case for sustained HBCU investment. President Bobbie Knight represented Miles College at the Milken Institute Global Conference 2026 in Beverly Hills, California, delivering remarks
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A bill in Congress would direct the U.S. Department of Education to award grants to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to cover the cost of renovations, repairs and construction of campus facilities. The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Philander Smith University and Arkansas Baptist College in Little Rock, and Shorter College in North
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By Bracey Harris The NAACP launched a campaign Tuesday calling on Black student-athletes to boycott Southern colleges in the wake of a Supreme Court decision last month that weakened the Voting Rights Act, leading to the dismantling of one majority-Black congressional district and a push to scrap others. “The NAACP will not watch the same institutions that depend on Black
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Former Atlanta Mayor Moves One Step Closer To Making Georgia History FAMU alumna Keisha Lance Bottoms has won the Democratic nomination for Georgia governor, setting up a major general election race in November and placing one of Florida A&M University’s most recognized graduates back on a statewide political stage. The former Atlanta mayor secured the
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By Frank Thorp V, Brennan Leach and Sahil Kapur WASHINGTON — The Senate voted 50-47 on Tuesday to move forward with a resolution to force President Donald Trump to end the war in Iran, a breakthrough for the Democratic-led effort. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., who just lost his primary for renomination over the weekend after he faced opposition from Trump, voted “yes” to
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