Howard University is preparing to play the defending national champion, but Ted White sees a bigger HBCU football conversation inside Saturday’s trip to Indiana. When White was asked about the personnel difference between HBCU football and Power Four programs during this week’s MEAC coaches call, the Howard head coach did not start with quarterbacks, receivers
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By Amanda Terkel and Daisy Conant America has been at war with Iran for more than six months — but it was far from a top issue at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas this week. The war wasn’t entirely absent: Administration officials defended it. President Donald Trump talked about the war in his speeches Wednesday and Thursday
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Before heading to Howard University in fall 2021, Christopher Davis was determined to be the first Black man in his family to graduate from college. Not even a pandemic or financial insecurity could keep him from his dream – or so he thought. By the fall of 2023, his college future felt like it was
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The tour will visit five Historically Black Colleges and Universities, transforming iconic campus gathering spaces into immersive destinations where students can learn more about their hair, discover products tailored to their needs, and gain practical knowledge they’ll carry with them long after graduation. Through interactive experiences, expert guidance and community-centered programming, students will discover routines,
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MacKenzie Scott is writing another big check to a Black college, and this one pushes her total giving to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) well past $1 billion. Scott recently donated $42 million to Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) in North Carolina, giving the small public HBCU a major financial boost. According to Fortune, the latest
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Edward Waters got paid approximately $985 for every point scored against them during the college football game against Jackson State over Labor Day Weekend. It was not enough money to do it again. President A. Zachary Faison Jr. vows to never to play a “buy game” again unless the financial incentive is worth the result. His candid approach to the college football schedule puts
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By Ajong Mbapndah L Education is emerging as a powerful new bridge between Africa and its global diaspora, and Dr. Sam Williams believes the relationship can deliver far more than student exchanges and ceremonial agreements. For the Lincoln University scholar and entrepreneurship leader, the bigger opportunity lies in turning academic partnerships into engines for innovation,
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By Matt Dixon DALLAS — President Donald Trump wants to make one thing clear: His name is not on the ballot in November, but his supporters need to vote like it is. Republicans from across the country convened here Wednesday for their party’s first-ever midterm convention, an event designed to put Trump front and center in
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By Okla Jones As A Different World prepares to introduce Hillman College to another generation, producer Torriel C. Simon Martin is looking at the real schools and people behind the HBCU experience. The Dillard University graduate has created a video tribute celebrating HBCUs while honoring Spike Lee and the influence of A Different World. The project arrives ahead of the
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by Jaime C. Harris College football is just in its third week. There’s still roughly three months of football to be played on the various teams’ regular season schedules. So much can happen between now and the end of November to alter the landscape of conference championships and postseason aspirations. South Carolina State, the defending
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