Written By Lexx Thornton For North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State alumna Janice Bryant Howroyd, 2025 is turning out to be a very special year. Over the summer, the internationally recognized entrepreneur was inducted as an honorary member of Delta Sigma Theta alongside former Democratic National Committee Chair Donna Brazile, Queen Latifah (Dana Owens) and
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Written By Lexx Thornton Federal and state labor policies have failed to keep pace with modern work arrangements, leaving over 74 million self-employed professionals, freelancers, and gig workers nationwide unable to access workplace benefits without jeopardizing their independent status. As states grapple with how to regulate America’s evolving modern workforce, Independent Women today unveiled its
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By Raquel Coronell Uribe The Trump administration indicated Tuesday that it will begin withholding SNAP benefits from recipients in most Democratic-led states starting next week after those states refused to provide the Agriculture Department with data including recipients’ names and immigration statuses. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said during a Cabinet meeting Tuesday that 29 Republican-led states have complied but that
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A new statewide fellowship aims to turn big ideas from the state’s historically Black college and university students into real companies, and to keep that talent here in Alabama. The group HBCU CARES — Consortium to Advance Research and Economic Strength — is launching a year-long Innovators Fellowship and Legacy Launchpad with support from Innovate
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By Owen Auston-Babcock and Bridget Bowman Republican Matt Van Epps has won a hotly contested special election for a deep-red congressional seat in Tennessee, NBC News projects, seeing off a Democratic challenge for the longtime GOP district. Though President Donald Trump carried the 7th Congressional District by 22 points in 2024, Republican super PACs poured millions into defending
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By Natasha Korecki Illinois state officials have given national rental car companies official notice that immigration enforcement agents using their vehicles are not allowed to swap the rental’s assigned license plates for other plates to disguise the vehicles, and if they do, the rental car companies could be held liable. According to documents obtained by NBC News
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By Mitti Hicks In 2022, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the “Stop WOKE Act” in 2022, restricting schools and businesses from promoting certain concepts about race, gender, racism, social privilege, and more. During halftime at the Florida Classic between HBCUs, Florida A&M University (FAMU) and Bethune-Cookman University, representatives from the Florida Lottery presented the schools
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Dallas Mavericks Point Guard Kyrie Irving has announced a multi-year partnership with Paul Quinn College, bringing new resources to the only HBCU in Dallas, according to HBCU Gameday. The college is one of 14 basketball programs selected to receive a full uniform sponsorship from Irving and sports equipment company, ANTA. The three-year agreement will supply the men’s and women’s
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By United Negro College Fund United Nergo College Fund (UNCF) hosted its third annual Baltimore Masked Ball on Nov. 1 at the Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor, drawing over 200 guests and raising $200,000 to support scholarships for students attending Maryland’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The evening celebration was attended by a diverse group
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Hampton University has strengthened its commitment to student success, and it is seeing record enrollment. As AFROTECH™ previously reported, Black student enrollment at Harvard, Princeton, Yale, and other predominantly white institutions has declined following the 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision banning race-conscious college admissions. However, Hampton University, a Carnegie R2-designated research institution, is charting a different course.
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