By Reuters George E. Johnson, the pioneering Chicago entrepreneur whose eponymous company transformed Black hair care in the United States with brands including Afro Sheen, Ultra Wave and Classy Curl, died on Monday at age 99, according to a family statement. The family said Johnson “passed away peacefully at home at the age of 99, leaving
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By Rob Washburn North Carolina A&T baseball standouts JT Taylor and Bruce Wyche will have the opportunity to shine on a national stage as participants in the 2026 HBCU Swingman Classic on Friday night at Citizens Bank in Philadelphia. The 7 p.m. game will be televised on MLB Network to kick off Major League Baseball All-Star game festivities.
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North Carolina just made one of the largest state investments in Winston-Salem State University history — and the impact will be felt across the campus, the classroom, and the healthcare workforce for years to come. The 2026 North Carolina State Budget allocates nearly $45 million to Winston-Salem State University, funding a sweeping set of priorities that
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By Jamaal Abdul-Alim The proportion of scholarships meant to help students of a certain race, ethnicity or gender has shrunk significantly since the 2023 Supreme Court ruling that outlawed the use of race in college admissions, The Washington Post reports. Citing data from the National Scholarship Providers Association, the newspaper found that the percentage of scholarships with racial, ethnic,
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By: Nick Guerriero — Tennessee State and Jackson State will renew one of HBCU football’s most storied rivalries at Vanderbilt University’s FirstBank Stadium when the teams meet in the 2026 John A. Merritt Classic, presented by the Tennessee Titans and ONE Community, on Saturday, Aug. 29, at 7:30 p.m. Tennessee State 2026 single-game tickets, including
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North Carolina just made one of the largest state investments in Winston-Salem State University history — and the impact will be felt across the campus, the classroom, and the healthcare workforce for years to come. The 2026 North Carolina State Budget allocates nearly $45 million to Winston-Salem State University, funding a sweeping set of priorities that
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Courtesy of Prairie View A&M University Insect infestations can damage stored agricultural products and reduce their quality. A new research project at Prairie View A&M University aims to help address that challenge by developing environmentally friendly ways to protect food during storage. Supported by a $100,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute
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By The Associated Press Maryland lawmakers will meet for a special session next month to consider a constitutional amendment dealing with future congressional redistricting, legislative leaders announced Tuesday, following a failed effort earlier this year to redraw the state’s maps to boost Democrats. The move is the latest in the national battle over partisan redistricting, which has reshaped the U.S. House map ahead
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By Williesha Morris Alabama State University is expanding research, programming and faculty at its education college. Alabama State University (ASU) Foundation, along with the Unite HBCU Civil Discourse and Freedom Institute, is investing $1.4 million at ASU to “strengthen civil discourse, democratic engagement, and constructive dialogue across historically Black colleges and universities.” “This partnership represents
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National effort positions HBCUs to lead in building career-connected learning pathways through an institution-centered approach to work-integrated learning UNCF’s Institute for Capacity Building (ICB) announced the launch of the HBCU Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) Accelerator, a multi-year effort to help historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) build sustainable, career-connected learning pathways to improve student success and
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