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Southern Company Foundation Awards $3M for HBCU Endowed Professorships

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Sustainable Communities Initiative (HBCU SCI) has announced results of the second cycle of the Southern Company Endowed Professorships in Sustainability, awarding $500,000 in matching grants to four historically Black colleges and universities: Hampton University, Morehouse College, Tennessee State University, and Virginia State University. The first cycle awardees were Clark

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SWAC commissioner boasts ‘largest revenue of any FCS conference’

The SWAC took a bold move with its media rights and, per a comprehensive report by Kyle T. Moseley of HBCU Legends, it’s paying off. Ahead of the Bayou Classic, SWAC Commissioner Dr. Charles McClelland spoke about the financial outlook of the conference with the Southern University Board of Governors. Per McClelland, SWAC TV is paying off. “We

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HBCU coaches up for top FCS coach award

The 2025 Eddie Robinson Award finalists have been announced, and two HBCU head coaches — DeSean Jackson of Delaware State and Tremaine Jackson of Prairie View A&M — stand tall among the nation’s elite. Their inclusion on the 15-coach shortlist underscores not only their programs’ remarkable turnarounds but also the continued impact of HBCU leadership on the national FCS stage.

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$11M Southwest Airlines Fine Waived By DOT

Written By Lexx Thornton The U.S. Department of Transportation announced it will waive the remaining $11 million in fines Southwest Airlines owed as part of a record $140 million penalty over its operational meltdown during holiday travel in 2022.  “Instead of a payment of an $11 million civil penalty to the government, this order provides

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N.C. A&T College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Debuts Community Resource Page

By Lexx Thornton The College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has added a “Community Resources” page to its website, designed to help members of the East Greensboro, Triad, and North Carolina communities find support, especially when facing unexpected challenges.   The page, https://www.ncat.edu/caes/community-resources/index.php, links to educational and

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Solar Panels Saved School District Money & Increased Teacher Pay

Written By Lexx Thornton After a rural school district in Batesville, Arkansas, installed solar panels at their schools, they turned a $250,000 annual budget deficit into a $1.8 million surplus — enough to give every teacher a raise of up to $15,000, CBS News reports.  Today, more than 9,000 schools across the country are using

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Trump says Netflix-Warner Bros. deal could be a ‘problem’ and he will be involved in approval

By Steve Kopack President Donald Trump said Sunday that the proposed $72 billion merger between Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery “could be a problem” because of the amount of market share the resulting company would have. The value of the deal balloons to more than $82 billion when debt is accounted for. Netflix said Friday it would purchase Warner

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MacKenzie Scott Keeps Giving — Another $25M Goes to Lincoln University

MacKenzie Scott has made another major investment in historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), donating $25 million to Lincoln University. The unrestricted gift, announced by the school on Friday, December 5, marks Scott’s second contribution to the Pennsylvania-based institution and continues her ongoing series of large-scale donations to HBCUs across the country. According to The Philadelphia Inquirer,

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Rep. James Clyburn criticizes redistricting push: ‘Are we going to make a mockery out of this democracy?’

By Megan Lebowitz WASHINGTON — Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., criticized the nationwide redistricting fight in an interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” arguing that the country is going through “a repeat of a history that led to some catastrophic consequences in our previous history.” Clyburn was asked at the start of the interview whether he

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