By Ryan J. Reilly WASHINGTON — A federal judge denied a request to temporarily halt the Trump administration’s proposed “anti-weaponization” fund but warned the Justice Department not to misrepresent the status of the $1.8 billion fund, which acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told Congress is not moving forward. “Don’t play possum with this court,” U.S. District Judge Richard Leon warned a
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The 7th Annual HBCU Week Awards Gala has officially announced its distinguished lineup of honorees for the upcoming celebration on July 12. Co-hosted by HBCU Week Foundation Founder Ashley Christopher Anthony and Emmy Award-winning actor Anthony Anderson, the prestigious event will take place at the historic Hotel DuPont in Wilmington, Delaware. This year’s gala is set to celebrate exceptional leaders who have
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Courtesy of Tuskegee University Dr. Ebony Gilbreath, Dean of the Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine, received the Distinguished Postgraduate Alumni Award during the Michigan State University (MSU) College of Veterinary Medicine Awards Ceremony and Reception. Dr. Gilbreath was one of the five alumni awards recipients during the annual ceremony, which honors alumni, staff, and
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After nearly four years away from professional tennis, Serena Williams made a winning return at Queen’s Club. The 44-year-old Williams showed she still has plenty of her trademark power, hitting service winners of up to 120 mph as she teamed up with 19-year-old Canadian Victoria Mboko to win their opening doubles match at the grass-court
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By Francie Ebert Idris Elba has been at the center of speculation about playing James Bond since Daniel Craig stepped out of the role in 2021. But in an interview with British GQ published Monday, Elba himself dismissed the talk as unrealistic, saying certain audiences would never accept a Black man in the iconic role of the British
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Prairie View A&M AD Anton Goff took ESPN up on the opportunity for his HBCU rivalry matchup as the only football game on TV in its slot. The Labor Day Classic between Prairie View A&M and Texas Southern has long been one of the SWAC’s signature rivalry games. It usually comes with a familiar rhythm.
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The choir for Morgan State University in Maryland was named as one of five nominees for the first-ever Historically Black College or University (HBCU) Choir of the Year Award at the 41st Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards. “This inaugural category recognizes the excellence, artistry and impact of HBCU choirs across the nation, celebrating their creativity,
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Spelman College, an Atlanta-based HBCU, has made history with an unprecedented academic achievement. The nation’s leading HBCU for women celebrated a record seven valedictorians in its Class of 2026, marking the first time in school history that seven graduates finished with perfect 4.0 grade point averages. Dubbed “The Spelman Seven” by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A proposed data center project at Fisk University is drawing increasing resistance from community members and alumni of the HBCU. This adds a new challenge to one of the most ambitious campus development plans in the school’s history. Fisk University unveiled its “Quantum Leap” master plan in May. It is a $1 billion vision that includes new
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By Minyvonne Burke and Kathryn Prociv Severe weather moving across parts of the country over the next few days will bring destructive hail and damaging winds to more than 30 million people from the central Plains to the northern Great Lakes and strong storms for the mid-Atlantic and the Northeast. Across Kansas, more than 35,000 customers were without
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