DeSean Jackson’s Delaware State Hornets ultimately pulled out a tight victory against Morgan State after a missed field goal in the final seconds, but the 14-12 final score reflected far more than a typical win. In a game where the Hornets were held to arguably their worst offensive output of the season, Morgan State crafted the definitive blueprint on
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This fall, philanthropist MacKenzie Scott delivered hundreds of millions of dollars in unrestricted gifts to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), addressing decades of chronic underfunding. According to Inside Higher Ed, these donations are enabling institutions to strengthen endowments, expand research initiatives, and provide critical scholarships, marking one of the most significant philanthropic waves in
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Two former Mississippi Valley State men’s basketball starters are at the center of an NCAA sports-betting investigation that now permanently bars them from college competition. The NCAA says former Delta Devils guards Donovan Sanders and Alvin Stredic provided inside information to bettors and were offered money to help influence games during the 2024–25 season — a year in which Mississippi Valley finished 3–28 overall and 1–17
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The Atlanta Braves and Truist announced today the six Historically Black College and University (HBCU) recipients for the 2025 Homers for Hank Together with Truist initiative, fulfilling a $1 million commitment over the past five years. The six schools selected are located across four states in Braves Country – Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina
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By Tiffani R Alexander Howard University’s Office of Military and Veterans Services (OMVS) held its inaugural Red, White & Bison Ball honoring military connected students and alumni Oct. 23, during this year’s 101st Homecoming season. Officially launching Howard’s Student Veterans of America (SVA) Chapter in 2023, and having since established its Center of Excellence for Veterans Student Success,
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Written By Lexx Thornton A federal jury in California has found Google liable for privacy violations and ordered the company to pay $425 million in damages. The lawsuit accused Google of continuing to collect data from millions of users even after they had explicitly turned off the “Web & App Activity” tracking setting in their
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Written By Lexx Thornton A bill currently moving through the Florida House (HB 127) seeks to make cursive handwriting mandatory for public elementary school students from grades two through five. If passed, the bill would require students to be actively taught cursive writing and, critically, would mandate that they be tested for proficiency by the
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By Barnett Wright | The Birmingham Times About a year ago Miles College President Bobbie Knight began conversations with a global company that would do something “amazing” for students, faculty and the community in Alabama, she said. Those talks weren’t with just any company. Knight met with NVIDIA Corporation, which this month became the first publicly traded
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By Alexandra Marquez President Donald Trump this weekend floated directly paying Americans for their health care costs and giving out $2,000 dividends from tariff revenue, ideas that administration officials later said were not formal proposals being sent to the Senate. In one Truth Social post on Saturday, the president wrote, “I am recommending to Senate Republicans that
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In position to avenge a loss a year ago to an HBCU rival as well as Southwestern Athletic Conference foe, Grambling and Bethune-Cookman engaged in more than a football rivalry contest Saturday afternoon inside Grambling’s Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium. After Grambling carried a 24-20 lead from halftime into the opening moments before the start
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