The NBA Foundation has officially welcomed the fourth cohort of its NBA HBCU Fellowship Program, a 10-week summer internship designed to provide undergraduate and graduate students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with hands-on experience in the business of basketball. Launched in 2022, the program has grown rapidly. According to NBA.com, 265 students from 42 HBCUs
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By Nikole Smith In North Nashville, an historic college celebrates a major milestone with its 100th anniversary. A quarter of American Baptist College’s legacy had Dr. Forrest Harris, Sr. at the helm. He’s now readying for retirement in June after 25 years as president. “For any institution to exist 100 years, it has built a
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By Drew Weisholtz Jamie Foxx let the tears flow while accepting the Ultimate Icon Award at the BET Awards on June 9. After being introduced by Stevie Wonder, the Oscar winner opened on a note of gratitude. “Man, we used to take this thing for granted — that God is good,” he began his speech. “I
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By Brad Brooks, Omar Younis, Idrees Ali and Tim Reid US troops in Los Angeles to help manage protests are authorised to detain people until police can arrest them, a military official has said, as hundreds of Marines prepared to move into the city soon. Protests over President Donald Trump’s immigration raids have spread from
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The HBCU community is mourning the loss of Prairie View A&M University football player Jackson Bailey, also known as ‘Jacks’, who died at the age of 22. Though he did not appear in a game for the Panthers, his presence was deeply felt within the locker room and across the campus community, according to a
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A group of students from North Carolina’s Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) spent a day at the state legislature Wednesday to advocate for funding and policies to support their education and voting access. At a press conference hosted by members of North Carolina’s HBCU Caucus on Wednesday afternoon, students called for: funding to improve
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By Brandy Zadrozny, Aria Bendix and Erika Edwards Tuesday’s scheduled all-hands meeting at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would have been the first during the new Trump administration. Instead, after it was canceled at the last minute, dozens of current and former employees at the country’s leading public health agency rallied outside CDC
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Written by Lexx Thornton Florida A&M football will play a game in Atlanta for the third consecutive season. Over the weekend at the FAMU National Alumni Association Convention in Frisco, Texas, FAMU’s Vice President and Director of Athletics Angela Suggs announced that the Rattlers will face the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils at Mercedes-Benz Stadium,
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Written By Lexx Thornton Who would have thought that the government would pay you to have children? Are youconvinced that your eggs need to begin hatching after President Donald Trump’s newannouncement? President Trump announced a program that will deposit $1,000 in investment accounts for newborn Americans born after December 31, 2024, and before January 1,
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Written By Lexx Thornton The average age of individuals running for mayor in the United States varies based on factors like city size, political climate, and voter demographics. Remember Jaylon Smith? At 18 years old, Jaylen Smith became the mayor of Earle, Arkansas, in 2023, making him one of the youngest mayors in U.S. history.
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