The college football teams of former Eagles DeSean Jackson and Michael Vick will once again face off in Philadelphia later this year. Delaware State University will return to Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, to face Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference rival Norfolk State University. The teams played one another on Oct. 30, 2025, in
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North Carolina Central University will receive more than $110.3 million for operations, enrollment growth, academic programs, campus improvements, and athletics. North Carolina Central University has crossed 9,000 students for the first time. Now the state is putting more than $110 million behind the HBCU’s next stage of growth. NCCU will receive more than $110.3 million through North
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Courtesy of Howard University Project 68 (P68) today announced the launch of its Impact Hubs, a fellowship program designed to develop the next generation of Black storytellers, trusted messengers, and civic leaders in our community. The program’s pilot Hub kicks off in partnership with Howard University: P68 Impact Hub x Howard University. P68’s Impact Hubs
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Winston-Salem State University will induct a former NFL player, championship teams, distinguished alumni and longtime university supporters into the 2026 Clarence E. “Big House” Gaines Athletic Hall of Fame this fall. The ceremony honoring the 2026 class will be held from 6 to 11 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9, in the McNeil Ballroom of WSSU’s Anderson Center. Inductees also
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Grambling State, an HBCU in northern Louisiana, has secured a $1.5 million federal investment aimed at strengthening energy infrastructure on campus and throughout the surrounding city. The funding will support the Grambling Community Grid and Infrastructure Improvement project. The initiative focuses on shared utility infrastructure, emergency preparedness and energy resilience. Unlike an improvement limited to
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Beginning in the Fall 2026 semester, Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina will offer three new undergraduate programs: a bachelor’s degree in data science and two fully online degree options in history and social work. Students enrolled in the HBCU’s new data science program will learn to use programming, statistics, machine learning, and data
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Black Lives Matter Sports is putting its mission into action, investing nearly $200,000 into nonprofit organizations, HBCU athletics, and community-based initiatives working to create meaningful change. The investment directs resources toward programs supporting Black communities both on and beyond the playing field, reinforcing the role sports can play as a vehicle for opportunity and long-term
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Bowie State University has been ranked No. 7 among the nation’s public Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in Forbes’ inaugural ranking, America’s Top HBCUs: 20 Historically Black Colleges and Universities That Set Grads Up for Success. The ranking is primarily based upon recognition of institutions that demonstrate strong student outcomes, return on investment, graduation success,
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By Aria Bendix and Erika Edwards President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday that aims to reduce the number of universally recommended vaccines for children — a move that reaffirms the dramatic overhaul Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced this year, which has been blocked in court. Similar to that vaccine schedule change, the new order recommends dropping the
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By Berkeley Lovelace Jr., Aria Bendix and Erika Edwards The Trump administration said it’s taking first steps in strengthening rules over ingredients food companies have long added to their products with minimal oversight. Under a proposed rule announced Monday, manufacturers will have to notify the Food and Drug Administration when they deem additives as “generally recognized as safe,” also known as
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