Norfolk State’s Larry Vickers is the recipient of the 2025 Kay Yow National Coach of the Year award. The award is presented annually to the top head coach in Women’s Division I college basketball. Someone who embodies a winning spirit while displaying great character on and off the court. Vickers led the Spartans to a
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By Cedric Mobley Howard University announced today the launch of the 14th Amendment Center for Law and Democracy. The new center, which has been under development since 2023, will promote the vision and values articulated in the 14th Amendment to the Constitution through a multidisciplinary approach which connects several academic disciplines, including law, business, and the
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By Madeline Halpert A federal judge has permanently dismissed the criminal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, weeks after the Trump administration directed prosecutors to drop the corruption charges. The move led to the resignation of Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor who accused Adams of striking a deal with the Trump administration to dismiss
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Shaqir O’Neal, son of Shaq, has found a new home playing for a new head coach and former NBA star after leaving an HBCU and hitting the transfer portal. O’Neal has reportedly committed to play for Sacramento State, which just hired Mike Bibby as its head basketball coach. The former NBA veteran was announced as the
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With executive orders to dismantle the Department of Education, and micromanage diversity and inclusion across federal programs and academic curriculums, the future of equity in academia is at a standstill. Thus, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) nationwide are adamant to uphold the future of diversity in digital advancement, particularly through leading in artificial intelligence
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By Cedric Mobley After electricity was harnessed or the printing press was industrialized, what if they were restricted only to certain groups, classes, nationalities, or races of people? What would that have meant for human progress, and for the rights of all members of the human race to thrive? As artificial intelligence (AI) continues its
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By Nahlah Abdur-Rahman The 2025 HBCU First Look Film Festival has teamed up with Spelman College and the Black Women Film Network to bring forth a new conversation regarding mentorship in media. Cathy Hughes will speak to her own mentee, Sheila Eldridge, founder of the First Look Film Festival, in the “Elevate Through Mentorship” conversation
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Brad Holmes, a trailblazing NFL football executive and general manager of the Detroit Lions, will return to his alma mater, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, to serve as the keynote speaker for the Spring 2025 baccalaureate student ceremonies. The ceremonies are scheduled for Saturday, May 10, at 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. in First
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By Reid J. Epstein Elon Musk’s money can buy him love from Republicans, but not, it turns out, a Wisconsin Supreme Court election. A campaign awash in more than $25 million in spending by the world’s richest man and groups tied to him ended up much like the other elections of the first months of
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The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is hosting its annual Presidents & Chancellors HBCU Fly-In from April 1-3, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The HBCU Fly-In is a seminal event for presidents and chancellors from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), historically Black community colleges (HBCCs), and predominantly Black institutions (PBIs). The Fly-In facilitates direct engagement with key
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