MC SHA-ROCK teaches at Bowie State University — and her students are learning hip-hop history from someone who actually built it. Sharon Jackson, known worldwide as hip-hop’s legendary first female MC, serves as an adjunct professor in the Visual Communication & Digital Media Arts program within Bowie State University’s Department of Fine & Performing Arts. She is
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Texas Southern University’s Board of Regents will meet on Saturday, July 18, to review a proposal for hosting the Southern vs. Texas Southern football game at NRG Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. If approved, the game would feature teams led by former NFL players, head coach Cris Dishman for TSU and head coach Marshall
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By Reuters CHICAGO — Civil rights leaders announced plans for a Washington march to defend voting rights, saying Tuesday that recent court decisions have weakened key federal protections against racial discrimination in voting. The coalition — led by the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network and joined by Martin Luther King III, Arndrea Waters King and
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HBCU baseball was represented twice during the 2026 MLB Draft as Delaware State pitcher Michael Lane and former Prairie View A&M standout Michael Smith Jr. heard their names called. The San Diego Padres selected former Prairie View A&M outfielder Michael Smith Jr. in the 13th round with the 395th overall pick following his standout season at the University of Dayton.
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Hours after Wilberforce University freshman Savanna Jones texted her friends that she was “lowkey scared” to join an underground social club, a picture of her passed out on a bed began circulating across the campus. On April 29, the 18-year-old was set to join the Turtles, which she described in text messages to her friends
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By The Associated Press Heavy, pungent smoke from Canadian wildfires darkened skies in the U.S. on Thursday from the Great Lakes to parts of the East Coast, reducing visibility for commuters and prompting warnings that air quality could make being outside dangerous. Detroit’s air quality was among the worst in the world for major cities, as a lingering high
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Ninety-seven rising high school seniors from across the country concluded a week of leadership development, college readiness, and career exploration as the 2026 TMCF SOAR (Seeking, Observing, and Achieving Results) HBCU Scholars Program came to a close Friday, July 10, at Grambling State University. Hosted in partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), the
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Extending Howard’s Reach Through the partnership, Howard has served 8,589 scholars attending 253 high schools in 91 cities. Participating communities include Washington, D.C.; Nashville, Tennessee; New York City; Phoenix, Arizona; and Jackson, Mississippi. NEON courses were led by Howard faculty members, and the model pairs university faculty with high school educators and Howard undergraduate and
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By Reuters July 16 — Jalen Brunson was on center stage in New York again Wednesday, this time for a trio of ovations at the 2026 ESPY Awards. Hosted by Marcello Hernandez of “Saturday Night Live” fame Wednesday evening at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in New York, the show kicked off with
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The Southwestern Athletic Conference and ESPN have agreed to a new multi-year media rights deal, keeping SWAC football and basketball on ESPN networks through the 2030-31 academic year. A separate six-year extension with ESPN Events also secures the Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kickoff and the Cricket Celebration Bowl in Atlanta through 2032. ESPN released the announcement as the
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