A Shaw University alumna just made her mark on the Atlanta judicial system — and the HBCU community should be celebrating. On May 19, 2026, Nikia Smith Sellers, a proud Shaw University alumna, won election to the Atlanta Judicial Circuit Superior Court. She defeated incumbent Judge Paige Reese Whitaker — the same judge who presided over the tail
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An anti-hazing bill inspired by an HBCU student was just signed into law. The Caleb Wilson Hazing Prevention Act received the signature of Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry last month. Per WAFB, the act will require anti-hazing courses for college administrators as well as public and private educational institutions that receive funds from the state of Louisiana. The
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By Gary Grumbach, Kelly O’Donnell, Laura Strickler and Stacey Klein WASHINGTON — More than 30 gallons of fuel spilled onto the National Mall from generators that were used during a recent event celebrating America’s 250th anniversary that was organized by Freedom 250, a group created by the Trump administration, according to three people familiar with the matter. The fuel from commercial generators
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Fort Valley State University is the only Georgia Historically Black College or University (HBCU) on the ballot for the 41st Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards this year Under the direction of Alicia Carner-McDonald, FVSU Choir is competing in the gospel music awards show’s newly created HBCU Choir of the Year category and faces 12 other groups. Founded
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St. Augustine’s University’s campus outside of downtown Raleigh, North Carolina A historically Black university in North Carolina is the latest in a series of small schools to fall on hard times. Amid Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, St. Augustine’s University is considering selling part of its 105-acre campus just outside of Downtown Raleigh. The university owes between $50M and $100M
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Morgan State University students take home top prize at PROPEL Center Future of Tech Innovation Challenge. Having a dream job and putting those skills into action before earning your degree is a win-win for Fikewa Akindolire. The rising junior, honors information systems major at Morgan State University, did just this at the inaugural PROPEL Center Future of
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By Autumn A. Arnett As the Black Alumni Collective National Conference convenes on the University of Pittsburgh’s campus under the theme, “The Fierce Urgency of Now: Black Advocacy from Campus to Corporate to Congress,” Dr. James R. Martin II, chancellor of North Carolina A&T University, says that despite the setbacks of the present “post-DEI environment” higher education is staring down, he sees a historic
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Courtesy of Kentucky State University Things are getting even more complicated at Kentucky State University. Just days after one lawsuit challenged a sweeping new state law aimed at restructuring the school, a second class action suit has now been filed—this time by a group of anonymous students who say the legislation itself is unconstitutional, according to
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By Thonnia Lee Dr. Shuting Yang joined the Tuskegee University faculty last fall as the first woman tenure-track faculty of Aerospace Engineering in the College of Engineering, bringing to her role a distinguished academic background and a lifelong love of flight. Yang earned her Ph.D., Master’s, and Bachelor’s degrees in Aerospace Engineering from Purdue University
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By Sahil Kapur, Ryan J. Reilly and Frank Thorp V WASHINGTON — The Trump administration signaled Monday it is backing off on creating a $1.8 billion fund announced by the Justice Department that could send money to allies of President Donald Trump deemed to be “victims of lawfare and weaponization.” It comes after a fierce and rare backlash from Senate Republicans, who threatened
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