For 30 Florida A&M University students, attending the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Leadership Institute in Washington, D.C., offered a chance to meet corporate professionals, engage with fellow HBCU scholars and explore career paths beyond the classroom. The four-day professional development conference, held Sept. 9-13, brought together hundreds of HBCU students from across the country. The
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Prairie View A&M head coach Tremaine Jackson announced on the SWAC Coaches Media Session on Oct. 12 that he has made midseason changes to his coaching staff, first reported by Terrance Harris of the Houston Defender. Following two straight disappointing losses to Mississippi Valley State (28-27) and Southern (28-14), Jackson said he reassigned Panthers offensive
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By Sherdell Baker Learn more about the prospective governor placements ahead of this year’s midterm election With only seven weeks left until Election Day, voters are diving deeper into their understanding of candidates. Across both major parties, there are Black candidates seeking election to be governor of their respective states. If these candidates are elected,
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Thousands of students and alumni gathered on the campus of Morgan State University for the school’s 159th homecoming celebration on Oct. 10. Homecoming offers alumni a chance to reconnect while celebrating the history, culture and enduring legacy of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Jonathan Brown, a telecommunications major, who graduated in 1999 said seeing
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HBCU Homecoming season just got even sweeter! Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock has announced a $97.1 million award in federal funding to support Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) research programs at 10 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) nationwide. Senator Warnock, a proud Morehouse College graduate, has long been a champion of HBCUs and successfully
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Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington, D.C.-area home was raided by federal agents in a predawn search Monday. Homeland Security Investigations, a unit of the Department of Homeland Security that conducts criminal probes, “executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the Department of Justice,” a DOJ spokesperson said in a statement to multiple media
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Hosted by Black College Expo™ Presented by Gilbert Family Foundation, weeklong initiative brings college access, workforce development, HBCU culture and millions in scholarships to students National College Resources Foundation (NCRF), home of Black College Expo™, is bringing a full week of education, empowerment and opportunity to Detroit through HBCU Empowerment Week, presented by Gilbert Family
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By Andrew Greif When the snap that left the entire NFL in disbelief began Sunday, Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels was supposed to do one of two things, Commanders coach Dan Quinn said — throw the ball out of bounds or spike it into the turf. Both would have stopped the clock and given Washington the
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James Hadnot still has a photo from his first night with HBCU GO, showing his name on the play-by-play box at a basketball game in Norfolk, Virginia. For someone who began calling high school football games in San Angelo, Texas, it was a big milestone to join the digital network as a broadcaster. “I was
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North Carolina A&T needed one more play to secure a statement victory. When the game reached overtime against New Hampshire, freshman kicker Asher Holland stepped into the spotlight and delivered the biggest kick of his college career. Holland connected on a 34-yard field goal to lift the Aggies to a thrilling 30-27 victory on October
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