By Amina Kilpatrick Serena Williams lost in the first round of her comeback at Wimbledon on Tuesday as Maya Joint advanced by winning 6-3, 6-7, 6-3. “I’ve been dreaming about this moment since I was a little kid, so this was pretty crazy,” Joint said in an on-court interview. Williams’ return to singles at 44 years
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North Carolina sports betting has entered a new phase and HBCUs now know where the ceiling is. The state’s proposed 2026 budget would raise the tax rate on online sports wagering operators from 18 percent to 23 percent. If approved this week as expected, it would also rewrite how the money gets distributed. The proposed budget
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A bankruptcy hearing in federal court is scheduled for Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) on Tuesday. The school filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in April. According to the filing documents obtained by ABC11, school leaders admitted that it owes between $50 million and $100 million to creditors. The school described the move as a “voluntary bankruptcy filing” and said
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By Hazel Scott/ASU Three faculty members in Alabama State University Department of Social Work—Dr. Dawna Nelson, Sharonda Pettaway and Dr. Ashley Cochran—was awarded the distinguished Institutional Funding Grant from HBCU C.A.R.E.S., a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Colleges (HBCCs). The ceremony will take place in ASU’s
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By Steve Inskeep The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 6-3 that the Constitution guarantees automatic birthright citizenship to virtually everyone born in the United States, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end the longstanding constitutional guarantee. Before the decision was released, NPR’s Steve Inskeep spoke with Supreme Court expert Amy Howe, co-founder of
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Bowie State University just secured one of the largest nursing investments in its history — and the timing could not be more critical. Bowie State University was awarded more than $2.3 million in competitive grants from the State of Maryland to address the state and national nursing shortage. The Maryland Higher Education Commission, in partnership with
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By Rohan Nadkarni LeBron James has informed the Los Angeles Lakers he will play for a different team in the 2026-27 season, his agent Rich Paul told ESPN’s Shams Charania. James, 41, played in 60 games for the Lakers last season, his 23rd in the NBA. He averaged 20.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game
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Across the country, many Americans have protested and fought viciously to bar data centers from sprouting up in their neighborhoods, due to their strain on natural resources and pollution. So it’s no surprise that Fisk University’s plan to build a $400 million data center on its historic Nashville campus has sparked major backlash from students
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