The family of Jujuan Jeffers, a 20-year-old man who was killed in an October 2025 shooting on the campus of Lincoln University of Pennsylvania, has filed a lawsuit in civil court against the HBCU, according to a report from NBC 10 Philadelphia. The shooting occurred during a homecoming celebration event outside of Lincoln University’s International Cultural Center. Jeffers,
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Spelman College welcomed over 85 students from 10 HBCUs to compete in the fourth annual HBCU Game Jam, a 24-hour hackathon competition where students work in teams to create original video games from scratch. Hosted by Spelman’s Arthur M. Blank Innovation Lab, HBCU Game Jam is designed to expand opportunities for Black creators in the global gaming
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By Michael N. Weaver Jr. For nearly 140 years, Kentucky State University has stood as more than an institution. It has been a cultural anchor, an economic engine, and a leadership pipeline for generations of Black Americans. Like many Historically Black Colleges and Universities, its value cannot be measured solely in enrollment figures or financial
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By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON — Tackling one of President Donald Trump’s most provocative policies, the Supreme Court on Wednesday considers the lawfulness of his proposal to limit the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship for people born on U.S. soil. Announced on the first day of Trump’s second term in office as part of his hard-line immigration
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By Tim Stelloh Tiger Woods said Tuesday that he is stepping away to seek treatment after he was involved in a rollover in Florida and charged with driving under the influence. “This is necessary in order for me to prioritize my well-being and work toward lasting recovery,” Woods, 50, said in a statement on social media hours after he pleaded
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By Denise Chow and Tom Costello The countdown is on for the launch of NASA’s Artemis II mission around the moon. At 6:24 p.m. ET Wednesday, four astronauts are scheduled to lift off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, beginning a 10-day journey that will take them looping around Earth and the moon. The crew — NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina
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By Jane C. Timm and Ryan J. Reilly President Donald Trump is again trying to exert control over American elections, signing an executive order Tuesday that aims to create federal lists of citizens and ask the U.S. Postal Service to transmit mail ballots to only those people. The executive order, his second related to elections since he retook office last
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The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) once again made vital connections between its member institutions and key government and corporate officials during its annual Presidents & Chancellors Fly-In (Fly-In) recently. The Fly-In is a pivotal event for presidents and chancellors from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), historically Black community colleges (HBCCs) and predominantly Black institutions (PBIs). It facilitates
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By Dennis Romero, Daniel Arkin, Peter Nicholas and Amanda Terkel Amid the long lines and delays at the country’s airports, travelers say they feel deeply sympathetic to the airline workers who have been caught up in the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security — and deeply frustrated with politicians in Washington for letting it all happen. “These are the people who
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Student leaders and alumni at Kentucky State University met to strategize amendments to a state Senate bill they say could change the identity of the commonwealth’s only public historic Black university. Senate Bill 185, which passed unanimously in the Senate, would define K-State’s mission as a land grant polytechnic institution. Student leaders say the polytechnic
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