By Lawrence Hurley In his almost 45 years as a federal judge, John Coughenour has seen it all, including high-profile criminal trials that put his own safety at risk. But this year, the 84-year-old senior district judge did something he hadn’t considered for a long time: He retrieved a gun he had stored at the federal
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The Kyrie Irving Paul Quinn College partnership represents another meaningful investment into HBCU athletics, as Paul Quinn College becomes the latest institution to benefit from Irving’s ongoing commitment to Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The multi-year partnership will provide Paul Quinn’s men’s and women’s basketball programs with new uniforms, footwear, and apparel through Irving’s relationship with ANTA, offering tangible resources that
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Once silenced by adversity, the sound of tradition may soon return to Morris Brown College. After losing its accreditation in 2002—a setback that forced the historic Atlanta HBCU to disband its once-celebrated marching band—the college is now looking ahead with renewed hope. Having successfully regained its accreditation, Morris Brown is exploring the possibility of restarting its marching
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By Rebecca Cohen, Kathryn Prociv and Shaquille Brewster Storms are already messing with holiday travel plans during what is poised to be a record-setting week at airports nationwide. Floods have ravaged the West Coast this week, with more on the way, and caused more than 5,000 flight delays Monday. A plane crash due to foggy skies in Galveston, Texas, killed at least
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By Doha Madani The National Women’s Soccer League announced it was introducing a rule to allow teams to circumvent the league’s salary cap, despite the players union’s having rejected the NWSL’s proposal last week. The NWSL said in a press news release Tuesday that it would go forward with its “high-impact player” rule and that the rule would go
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You’ll notice on the way to the president’s office, a massive wall of photos paying tribute to past leaders of Tennessee State University (TSU). Dwayne Tucker’s photo was placed at the very top just in the past few weeks, but what he’s done over the last year has transformed the university that was once on
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By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rebuffed the Trump administration over its plan to deploy National Guard troops in Illinois over the strenuous objections of local officials. The court in an unsigned order turned away an emergency request made by the administration, which said the troops are needed to protect federal agents involved in immigration enforcement in the
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By Adriana Fraser Howard University has produced some of the entertainment industry’s leading stars, including actors, filmmakers, musicians, writers, showrunners, media personalities, and more. The university’s list of alums who have gone on to attain success in entertainment is long, and some Bison are already creating a showbiz splash as current students. Graduating senior Kennedi Reece,
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Cheyney University has received a $145,000 grant from the Thurgood Marshall College Fund to launch a summer bridge program aimed at preparing students for college success. The weeklong residential program will begin in summer 2026. It is designed to help incoming students build academic skills, foster connections with faculty and peers and ease their transition
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By Emily Siner In the early 1980s, Tennessee State University was at a turning point. For decades, it had been treated like a second-class university. The state had created the school in the early 1900s as part of the architecture of segregation: The federal government was forcing Tennessee to provide public higher education for Black
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