By Lawrence Hurley and Jane C. Timm WASHINGTON — Casting a decisive blow against President Donald Trump’s hopes of exercising federal control over the midterm elections, the Supreme Court on Monday prevented a U.S. Postal Service regulation concerning mail-in ballots from going into effect. The court in a brief order rejected an emergency application the Trump administration filed seeking to block a lower court
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By Monica Alba and Raquel Coronell Uribe Former President Barack Obama urged Democrats to prioritize developing a plan around artificial intelligence, saying that’s what he would be doing if he were running for president in 2028. In remarks at a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee fundraiser Thursday, Obama said that while he was neither an “accelerationist” nor a “doomer,” the
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North Carolina Central defeated North Carolina A&T on Saturday but the biggest storyline from the college football game had nothing to do with the football game. As is often the case for HBCU matchups, it was all about the marching band. To be even more specific, it was all about a fight between the band and a group of opposing staffers. There is
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Howard University walked away from No. 5 Indiana with a 55-0 loss on Saturday, but the final score still produced one surprising result. The Bison covered the point spread. Indiana entered the game as a 55.5-to-57.5-point favorite across much of the betting market. Howard University lost by exactly 55 points, allowing anyone holding a Bison
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Marshall Faulk did not attempt to dress up what happened to Southern University against Houston. The first-year head coach watched his HBCU program fall 77-6 to No. 22 Houston on Saturday night, a mismatch so decisive that the teams agreed to play an eight-minute fourth quarter. Houston led 49-0 at halftime and finished with 591 total yards compared with 121
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The HBCU Week Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting high school students enrolling in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), is thrilled to announce its 10th annual HBCU Week, taking place from September 13-20 in Wilmington, DE. This annual marquee event provides a week-long experience where high school students from across the country will
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By Paul Specht North Carolina U.S. Senate candidate Roy Cooper told MSNOW that Republican elections officials in his state “removed” an early-voting site from the campus of a historically Black university — a claim that omits context about past polling sites at the school. Cooper is the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated
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Long before the opening kickoff, the party was already underway. Thousands of fans filled Tiger Lane on Saturday as the Southern Heritage Classic returned to Memphis, transforming the newly renovated Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium and its surrounding grounds into a celebration of HBCU culture, community and pride. While the annual matchup between the University of
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by The St. Louis American staff Twelve historically Black colleges and universities will receive $1 million each to strengthen their permanent endowments through a $12 million gift from the foundation of JPMorgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon and his wife, Judy. UNCF said the James and Judith K. Dimon Foundation gift will establish the Dimon
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Week 1 of the 2026 HBCU football season delivered statement wins on the field, especially by Prairie View A&M. The next measure of the Labor Day weekend comes from the television viewership numbers for the Orange Blossom Classic. First Take announced its 2026 HBCU Tour, and how could Charlie Neal be omitted from the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame. WHERE’S
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