By Randall Barnes Entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author Fawn Weaver has been announced as the Spring Commencement speaker at Grambling State University. The commencement is set to take place at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center on Friday, May 15, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. CST. Grambling State University President Dr. Martin Lemelle, Jr., spoke about Weaver
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By Berkeley Lovelace Jr. The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Regeneron’s Otarmeni, the first gene therapy for genetic hearing loss. The drugmaker said it will offer the drug for free to U.S. patients. Otarmeni is approved to treat a very rare form of hearing loss that affects about 50 babies born in the U.S. each year and is
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Following a lawsuit filed by former student-athlete Malachi Biggs against Delaware State, Hornets head football coach DeSean Jackson has responded with a statement on his Instagram. The statement reads, “I take the safety, well-being, and development of every student-athlete in the Delaware State University football program seriously. I have never fostered or encouraged hazing, bullying, or any violent
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By Dan De Luce, Monica Alba, Abigail Williams and Colleen Long President Donald Trump has pushed to bring the war with Iran to a speedy end: He stepped up bombing raids. He threatened to wipe out infrastructure. He has attempted diplomacy and ordered a naval blockade. But Tehran is in no rush to cut a deal. Despite the assassinations of its leaders
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A bill has been proposed to find new ways to support Missouri’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). According to the News Tribune, the Missouri House Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee held a discussion on House Bill 3416 in early April. The legislation proposes funding for Lincoln University and Harris-Stowe State University and would launch the “Strengthening
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By Megan Lebowitz The Justice Department on Thursday announced that it was moving to ease restrictions on state-licensed medical marijuana, opening the door for more research and treatment options. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a post to X that he had signed an executive order to immediately reschedule FDA-approved marijuana and state-licensed marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III
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The 2026 NFL draft is April 23-26 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Here are some FCS and HBCU players that should be on your radar. FCS prospects that attended the NFL combine Charles Demmings | CB | Stephen F. Austin Charles Demmings left his mark at Stephen F. Austin, finishing as the program’s all-time leader in passes
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Savannah State University held the investiture of its 15th president Friday. Dr. Jermaine Whirl marked his one-year milestone as president of Savannah State University. Whirl was formally invested in the role, sharing his aspirations for the university. “We are not here to maintain Savannah State, we are here to elevate Savannah State,” Whirl said. First
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By Devin Bonner Delaware State University welcomed students, faculty, and community members on April 17 for its fifth Annual Sexual Assault Prevention Conference, a daylong event centered on “Your Voice, Your Safety: Empowering Students Against Dating & Domestic Violence.” Held in the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Center Parlors, the conference focused on raising awareness
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For the first time ever, an HBCU has qualified for the ECAC EA Sports College Football Division 2 National Championship, and that program is Southern University, and that moment belongs to Baton Rouge. This happened by design. Southern University has been building something inside the Esports Innovation Lab that most institutions are still trying to
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