By Eunice Alpasan With the grand opening soon approaching, the Obama Presidential Center has unveiled its first official portrait of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama. The portrait, “The Obamas: Springing Forth,” by artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby is on display in the museum’s lobby, an area open to the public and
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By Megan Lebowitz Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., said on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” Sunday that people should be “very worried” about President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu upending viable pathways to peace in the Middle East as fragile ceasefire talks between the U.S. and Iran are underway in Switzerland. Asked whether he
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By Angela Fortuna A tornado outbreak is bringing large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes to the Plains on Sunday. The storms are developing along a front stretching from the mid-Mississippi Valley to the central High Plains. A confirmed tornado outbreak broke out in southern Illinois on Sunday. Approximately 1.5 million are under a Tornado Watch as severe storms could bring EF-2+
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By Marlene Lenthang Serena Williams will return to Wimbledon for the 2026 singles competition as a wild card, the tournament announced Sunday. The tennis legend and 23-time Grand Slam singles champion made her return to professional tennis earlier this month at the HSBC Championships in London, where she competed in the doubles event. That run ended prematurely after an
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North Carolina A&T, a major HBCU, is facing scrutiny after a state audit found the university improperly distributed $5.1 million in scholarship and financial aid funds over an eight-year period. The findings were presented Thursday by North Carolina State Auditor Dave Boliek during a Board of Trustees Risk Management, Audit and Compliance Committee meeting in
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In the state of Ohio’s most recent capital budget proposal, lawmakers have allocated some $29 million for Central State University to fund campus renovations. However, the funding comes with a key stipulation: the HBCU must give the Ohio Department of Administrative Services or another government entity oversight of its facilities before the money can be
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In 2022, a group of students at Florida A&M University, a historically Black educational institution in Tallahassee, filed a lawsuit against the state of Florida, claiming the state had systematically underfunded the HBCU over the past three decades compared to the state’s predominately White public institutions like the University of Florida and Florida State University. The
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On Juneteenth, Texas Southern University’s “Ocean of Soul” marching band graced the pages of Vogue. The Houston HBCU’s band, under the direction of Brian Simmons, appears in the magazine’s article titled “Lone Star State of Mind: Snapshots of Texas Today.“ The 2026 Summer issue hit newsstands on Friday, celebrating Juneteenth. The spread features the full
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by Morgan State U BALTIMORE — Morgan State University is among the newest members welcomed into the Association of University Research Parks (AURP), becoming the only Historically Black College or University (HBCU) currently represented in the organization’s international membership of research universities, innovation districts, research parks, and industry partners. Morgan’s membership in AURP further strengthens the
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