By Ashley Brown In an inspiring virtual meeting, Dr. Chance Glenn, Sr., a professor of electrical engineering at Alabama A&M University, and four students had the unique opportunity to interview NASA astronaut Dr. Jeanette J. Epps. Epps has spent over seven months aboard the International Space Station. Their conversation provided a firsthand glimpse into life
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By Assata Allah- Shabazz During Morgan State University’s homecoming last year, student Trinity Brown was in the cafeteria one evening when bullets suddenly pierced its windows. “I thought people were just playing around until I saw glass shatter, and everyone started running and ducking,” Brown, a political science major from Harlem, New York, said. “The
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Courtesy of North Carolina A&T State University The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse 2025 national rankings recognize North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University as the nation’s top public historically Black university. The ranking assesses how effectively colleges prepare their graduates for financial success, focusing on factors such as graduation rates and future earnings rather than institutional reputation
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By Afro News The National Civil Rights Museum is proud to announce the distinguished honorees for the 33rd Freedom Award, recognizing their exceptional contributions to civil and human rights. The Freedom Award, the Museum’s signature event, pays tribute to individuals who have shown unwavering commitment to promoting equity and justice. XERNONA CLAYTON, civil and human
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Courtesy of Alabama State University Alabama State University, a historically Black institution, has recently partnered with Faulkner University in Montgomery, Alabama, to provide a new opportunity for undergraduate students to pursue a law degree. The recent agreement between the two universities will allow undergraduate students from Alabama State University to complete both their bachelor’s degree
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By Josh Gerstein When the Supreme Court convenes Monday to open its new term, there will be 29 days until Election Day and one question on everybody’s mind: Will the justices once again find themselves in the middle of the presidential race? Before the election, the high court could be called to resolve emergency disputes
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By Alexander Bolton Vice President Harris’s lack of traction with unionized blue-collar workers has emerged as one of her biggest challenges to winning key states such as Michigan and Pennsylvania, as polls show her significantly underperforming Joe Biden’s performance with union workers in 2020. Harris’s tenuous relationship with elements of organized labor is reflected by the decisions
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By Ashley Brown The American Nurses Foundation is celebrating the impact of the $339,000 grant it awarded to Southern University and A&M College in April aimed at enhancing educational programs for male nurses of color. The funding is part of the foundation’s Diversify Nursing Research through Support of Minority Institutions research grant. The groundbreaking proposal titled “Workplace Racism, Perceived
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By Candace McDuffie On average, Black college graduates possess $25,000 more in student loan debt than white college graduates. President Joe Biden has made several attempts to cancel student loan debt — which would have a significant impact on Black borrowers — but has not been able to because of opposition from the courts. Things looked good
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By Reuters and Michelle Garcia The U.S. Justice Department has launched a review and evaluation of the 1921 race massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said. The massacre started on May 31, 1921, when white attackers killed as many as 300 people, most of them Black, in Tulsa’s prosperous Greenwood neighborhood, which had gained the nickname
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