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Victor Willis, Village People lead singer, dies at 74

By Adela Suliman Victor Willis, 74, the lead singer of the 1970s disco group Village People, has died, his team said Wednesday. “We are profoundly sad to announce the death of VICTOR WILLIS, lead singer of Village People,” said a statement posted on the band’s official Facebook page. “Victor passed on Tuesday June 30, 2026 of a

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Judges strike down Trump administration’s overhaul of student loan forgiveness program

By Colin Binkley A pair of federal judges struck down a Trump administration overhaul to a public service forgiveness program for student loans, ruling Tuesday in separate cases in favor of advocates who said the program risked becoming a tool for political retribution. U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in Massachusetts vacated the U.S. Education Department’s changes, saying

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Tuskegee University Is Launching a Cosmetic Science Program — and an HBCU Consortium Is Coming With It

Tuskegee cosmetic science is officially here — and it is about to change who leads the beauty industry. Tuskegee University announced on June 30, 2026, that it will launch a new cosmetic science program beginning in Fall 2026. The interdisciplinary concentration draws from both the College of Agriculture, Environment, and Nutrition Sciences and the College of

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New Programs in AI, Microchip Design, and Construction Engineering Management Aggressively Prepare Howard Students for Fields Driven By Evolving Technologies

By Hayya Shah As industries evolve and workforce demands shift, Howard University’s College of Engineering and Architecture (CEA) is introducing three innovative academic pathways designed to prepare students for emerging opportunities in technology, infrastructure, and engineering management.   Beginning in Fall 2026, students will have access to a new university-wide Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence Certificate, a construction engineering

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Serena Williams loses in the first round at Wimbledon

By Amina Kilpatrick Serena Williams lost in the first round of her comeback at Wimbledon on Tuesday as Maya Joint advanced by winning 6-3, 6-7, 6-3. “I’ve been dreaming about this moment since I was a little kid, so this was pretty crazy,” Joint said in an on-court interview. Williams’ return to singles at 44 years

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Saint Augustine’s University Chapter 11 bankruptcy hearing could decide future of the private HBCU in Raleigh

A bankruptcy hearing in federal court is scheduled for Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) on Tuesday. The school filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in April. According to the filing documents obtained by ABC11, school leaders admitted that it owes between $50 million and $100 million to creditors. The school described the move as a “voluntary bankruptcy filing” and said

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ASU Social Workers to Receive Grant from HBCU C.A.R.E.S.

By Hazel Scott/ASU Three faculty members in Alabama State University Department of Social Work—Dr. Dawna Nelson, Sharonda Pettaway and Dr. Ashley Cochran—was awarded the distinguished Institutional Funding Grant from HBCU C.A.R.E.S., a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Colleges (HBCCs). The ceremony will take place in ASU’s

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What the Supreme Court justices’ latest rulings reveal

By Steve Inskeep The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 6-3 that the Constitution guarantees automatic birthright citizenship to virtually everyone born in the United States, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end the longstanding constitutional guarantee. Before the decision was released, NPR’s Steve Inskeep spoke with Supreme Court expert Amy Howe, co-founder of

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