HBCU football will be returning to Maryland Eastern Shore in the form of women’s flag football. UMES announced that it is adding women’s flag football one day after the MEAC announced it would be adding the sport. The program will begin competition during the 2026–27 athletic year. The move gives UMES another women’s sport and brings
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Pensole Lewis College of Business and Design is once again putting aspiring creatives on the fast track to the footwear industry. The nation’s first and only HBCU dedicated to design education has partnered with Nike to launch Sneakerhead of State, a first-of-its-kind nationwide competition designed to uncover the next generation of sneaker designers, makers, and innovators. The initiative gives
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By Autumn A. Arnett The Associated Press recently reported that Dr. Denise Jones Gregory will receive coaching in her role as president of Jackson State University, a role she has held as interim since May of 2025. Dr. Kim Bobby, principal at AGB Search who previously served as the first chief diversity officer at the University of
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GRAMBLING, La. — Grambling State University’s Moorehead College of Business & Entrepreneurship received national recognition from the HBCU Business Deans Roundtable on June 5, 2026, earning the Award for Excellence in HBCU Business Entrepreneurship and Innovation during the Roundtable’s annual summit in Dallas, Texas. The award recognizes HBCU business programs that advance entrepreneurship education, foster
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By Maham Javaid Nearly a decade in the making, the Obama Presidential Center will have a star-studded dedication ceremony Thursday. The grand opening, which will host “global leaders, artists, changemakers, and citizens,” will feature musical performances and appearances by Bruce Springsteen, Christina Aguilera and John Legend, among others. Every living president will be in attendance except
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Courtesy of Florida A&M University The Florida A&M University Sports Hall of Fame will celebrate its 50th Anniversary with the induction of its newest class on Sept. 18, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. in the Lawson Center. In addition to welcoming seven new members into the hallowed halls of the Hall of Fame, the celebration will honor the rich
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By Jonathan Allen, Katherine Doyle, Sahil Kapur, Allan Smith and Henry J. Gomez President Donald Trump is framing a tentative peace deal with Iran as a victory for the U.S., but fractures in the Republican Party suggest that could be a hard sell both on Capitol Hill and in the run-up to November’s midterm elections. “It’s a very strong deal,” Trump
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By Henry Austin, Nick Duffy, Abigail Williams and Gabe Gutierrez President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian have signed a memorandum of understanding, laying out terms for ending the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Trump could be seen signing the memorandum late Wednesday at the Palace of Versailles in video published by French President Emmanuel Macron. Asked by a reporter about the signing
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The MEAC is adding women’s flag football and women’s golf as championship sports, giving the HBCU conference a bigger footprint in women’s athletics starting in 2026-27. The conference announced Tuesday evening that both sports will begin competition during the 2026-27 academic year. Championship events will follow the conclusion of each sport’s regular season. The move makes the MEAC the second HBCU
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Alabama A&M University’s Department of Health Science, Human Performance & Communicative Disorders is encouraging the campus community to get moving this summer through the AAMU 10-Week Walking Challenge, a new wellness initiative designed to promote physical activity, healthy lifestyles and community engagement. The challenge kicked off June 3 and continues through Aug. 5, offering participants an opportunity
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