The road to ESPN’s Red Lobster Band of The Year (BOTY) for Division II bands has reached its final stage, and five outstanding HBCU programs remain in contention for the top honor. At the top of the list, Virginia State University’s Trojan Explosion continues its dominant season with a cumulative score of 878.5, built from monthly
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Historically Black South Carolina State University has recently launched four new STEM degree programs to prepare students for careers in a broad range of industries. Thanks to funding from Dominion Energy, SC State will offer three new bachelor’s degrees in engineering. The first program, a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, will combine computer science and
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Written by Lexx Thornton The U.S. Supreme Court is evaluating a major lawsuit that challenges the practice of private immigration detention companies paying detainees as little as $1 per day for performing essential maintenance work. The case has thrust the long-standing use of low-wage detainee labor into the national spotlight, with legal outcomes that could
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Written By Lexx Thornton Benedict College is proud to announce its recognition in the newly released 2026 edition of Research.com’s Best US Colleges Ranking, earning the distinction of Most Popular South Carolina 2026. Research.com, one of the nation’s leading academic data and ranking platforms, evaluates thousands of institutions annually to identify colleges that offer the strongest combination
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Written By Lexx Thornton If you feel like you’ve been experiencing digital déjà vu lately, you’re not alone. The internet’s biggest platforms—from social media giants like X (formerly Twitter) and entertainment services like Spotify to essential professional tools like Canva and OpenAI—have been suffering remarkably frequent, simultaneous outages. The most recent major incidents include: November
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By Charlie Morrison NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – Dr. Chandra Reddy, dean of the College of Agriculture at Tennessee State University, has been appointed chair of agInnovation, the national coalition of research leaders from all 69 U.S. land-grant universities, including both 1862 and 1890 institutions. Reddy officially assumed this prestigious leadership role in late September, succeeding
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Coahoma Community College (CCC) is proud to announce that it has been awarded a $40,000 grant from the HBCU Brilliance Initiative, a transformative national program led by the Reinvestment Fund, a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) with headquarters in Philadelphia and Atlanta. This award marks a significant milestone in Coahoma’s ongoing mission to provide a modern, sustainable, and student-centered
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The 2025 HBCU football season has one headline anyone paying attention already knows: Virginia Union is one win away from a CIAA three-peat. The Panthers ran through conference play again, sitting a single victory from becoming the first team in more than three decades to win three straight titles — and the only active CIAA program with two dynastic eras. That’s
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The first-ever HBCU gymnast is adding another milestone to her trailblazing journey—becoming a proud member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. Known for breaking barriers in collegiate gymnastics and representing the growing legacy of HBCU athletic excellence, Naimah Muhammad is now continuing that spirit of sisterhood, scholarship, and service through one of the Divine Nine’s
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The HBCU Oratorical Challenge, a national competition that showcases the voices of students attending historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), is open for submissions. The deadline to register is Dec. 15, 2025. The competition encourages students currently enrolled at HBCUs to express their ideas, engage in thoughtful public discourse, strengthen communication skills, build leadership capabilities and hone creativity
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