Howard University Athletics has entered a multi-year partnership with McDonald’s, bringing together one of the nation’s leading HBCU athletic programs and local restaurant owners throughout the region. The agreement officially launched July 1 and names McDonald’s an official corporate sponsor of Howard Athletics. Local McDonald’s owner-operators from the Greater Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Eastern Shore
More
At a time when nonprofit organizations and community programs are being asked to meet greater needs with increasingly limited resources, BLM Sports is putting real dollars behind the people and organizations doing the work. Founded by philanthropist and social-impact leader Cicley Gay, who also serves as Chairwoman of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation,
More
By The Associated Press LONDON — A British sociologist who became famous as the youngest Black professor ever at the University of Cambridge has resigned after the university opened an investigation into “new information” about his academic qualifications. Professor Jason Arday, who was 37 when he became a Cambridge professor in 2023, announced his decision late
More
The Chris Paul HBCU Classic will bring four Division II programs to Washington, D.C., as part of a two-day showcase featuring nine HBCU basketball teams. Winston-Salem State, Clark Atlanta, Virginia State and West Virginia State make up the Division II field for the third annual event. The Toyota Chris Paul HBCU Classic will take place
More
Written by Shannon Dawson The HBCU community is celebrating a major milestone with the launch of the eHBCU Consortium Portal, a groundbreaking digital learning initiative led by Delaware State University, Southern University and A&M College, Alabama State University, and Pensole Lewis College of Business & Design (PLC) in Detroit, the first design-focused HBCU in the U.S. The
More
By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is once more trying to limit the number of people who are born in the country who can become American citizens, in a sign that even after his first attempt at limiting birthright citizenship was rejected by the Supreme Court, he’s ready to try
More
