Tuskegee University is ushering in a new era of campus professionalism. The historic HBCU recently announced an updated dress code prohibiting bonnets, durags, bedroom slippers, revealing clothing, and other forms of sleepwear in classrooms, dining facilities, and official university spaces. According to the administration, this move is designed to prepare students for life beyond graduation. According
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By Brandon Tensley South Carolina native Lawrence Moore remembers when he saw his father cast a ballot for the first time in 1968. It was a few years after President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law. Black voter registration was surging across the South. Those years taught Moore, now 70
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The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference announced Tuesday the rebranding and expansion of the MEAC Digital Network as the MEAC Network, unveiling an enhanced streaming platform designed to provide fans with greater access to live events, championship competition, original programming and exclusive content from across the league. The announcement was made by MEAC Commissioner Sonja Stills during
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State Auditor Keith Faber found that Central State University incorrectly charged students tuition and rent, resulting in over $105,000 in penalties. The audit revealed that 37 students were overcharged for part-time tuition, while 23 students were undercharged, and some students were incorrectly charged rent for residence halls. Central State University’s Foundation lost its tax-exempt status,
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Kentucky State University students are challenging Senate Bill 185 in federal and state lawsuits after the measure, signed by the governor in April, reshaped the university’s structure and declared a five-year financial exigency at the school. The bill changes KSU into a polytechnic university and affects programs, spending, admissions and other areas. Students sought legal aid this
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Fayetteville State University celebrated a standout showing at the 3rd Annual HBCU Sports Awards, streamed live on the HBCU Sports YouTube channel on Saturday, July 25, as junior golfer Landon Cabingas and Director of Athletics Anthony T. Bennett earned two of the event’s top honors. Cabingas was named HBCU Men’s Golfer of the Year, while Bennett received HBCU Athletic Director of
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UGA football will host Tennessee State in a historic SEC-HBCU matchup. But one of HBCU culture’s most recognizable sounds will be missing. Tennessee State President Dwayne Tucker announced that the Grammy Award-winning Aristocrat of Bands will not travel to Athens. The Sept. 5 trip also will not include Tennessee State’s cheerleaders or Sophisticated Ladies dance
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By Randall James Tennessee State has named Jennifer Bell as its interim director of athletics, the university announced Friday, one day after placing athletic director Dr. Mikki Allen on administrative leave. Bell, who has served Tennessee State Athletics for more than three decades, will immediately assume leadership of the department while overseeing all aspects of the university’s intercollegiate athletics program.
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Howard University has successfully reenrolled 46 incoming freshmen following a significant enrollment crisis that initially left more than 500 students without a spot at the historically Black university. The situation has raised broader concerns about the school’s enrollment management processes and whether adequate resources exist to support students navigating complex financial and administrative requirements. How the
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By  Scott Bauer A tornado struck northeastern Wisconsin on Monday, blackening the midday sky and sending workers sheltering in office basements as fierce winds splintered homes, scattered twisted metal across a highway and knocked out power to more than 30,000 people. There were no reports of fatalities or injuries as of Monday evening, but emergency
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