By Caleb Robinson Howard University welcomed over 500 students from the Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia area to learn about preparatory pathways to robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) innovation. During the daylong event, students from Banneker High School, McKinley Tech, Theodore Roosevelt High School, and Thomas Jefferson High School engaged with cutting-edge robotics and AI
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Efforts to improve economic equity have come under fire by the current presidential administration. The leader of a local HBCU gives her take. The Mayor’s Racial Equity Initiative emerged as a community effort in Charlotte after national outrage and protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Floyd, a Black man, died after a police
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Many of the country’s most contested issues and hottest partisan politics are playing out in a race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The election is Tuesday. At the state level, abortion rights, voting rights and the powers of public employee unions could all be in the balance in future court rulings. And impacting the national scene,
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Tennessee State University (TSU) made history by establishing the first-ever NCAA Division I men’s hockey program at an HBCU. In a significant show of support, renowned civil rights attorney Ben Crump has donated $10,000 to assist the team’s fundraising efforts. ? TSU announced plans for the hockey program in June 2023 to promote diversity and inclusion within
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The fourth annual 2025 Men’s HBCU All-Star Game and the inaugural Women’s HBCU All-Star Game will stream live on Peacock and NBC Sports NOW on Sunday, April 6, from Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas. The men’s game begins at 1 p.m. ET, while the women’s game tips off approximately 30 minutes following the conclusion
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By Allison Moses International Women’s History Month stands as an important reminder for the contributions women have made towards society, culture and history. Its principles focus on celebrating women’s achievements and striving for a world with gender equality. Each year, the National Women’s History Alliance designates a theme for the month. For 2025, the theme is “Moving
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By Susan Miller At least 80 million people — from the Midwest to the South to the East — are in the path of turbulent weather, including violent storms, large hail, and potent tornadoes Sunday into Monday, forecasters said. “Numerous severe thunderstorms are expected today and tonight across a broad portion of the Southeast and
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The HBCU All-Star Game announced its broadcast team lineup for the first-ever featured women’s all-star basketball match on the NBC SportsNow/Peacock, tipping off in San Antonio on Sunday, April 6. Travis Williams, founder of the HBCU All-Star Game, has selected a highly skilled broadcast team that includes Thai Floyd as play-by-play announcer, Nia Symone as
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By Chris Megerian President Donald Trump said Sunday that “I’m not joking” about trying to serve a third term, the clearest indication he is considering ways to breach a constitutional barrier against continuing to lead the country after his second term ends at the beginning of 2029. “There are methods which you could do it,” Trump
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By Clare Mulroy Women’s History Month is almost at a close, but there is still time to add empowering reads to your TBR before March is over. Stories of unsung female heroes are having a moment, like Kristin Hannah’s “The Women,” which spotlights the “forgotten” female veterans of World War II. Kristina McMorris, the author of the bestselling historical
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