By Suzanne Gamboa, Julia Ainsley and Laura Strickler Travelers in America’s overstressed airports on Monday spotted Department of Homeland Security personnel, including ICE agents, who have been tasked with assisting Transportation Security Administration workers as they entered another week without pay due to a partial government shutdown. NBC News confirmed that ICE and DHS officers and agents were at several major
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A new College Football Hall of Fame exhibit is taking HBCU band culture from the sidelines to center stage, and a HBCU drum major is helping lead the way. The College Football Hall of Fame is now recognizing Florida A&M University’s first head drum major Oluwamodupe “Dupe” Oloyede, with a permanent display. “We worked with FAMU’s Dupe Oloyede and
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NEW YORK — WNBA players unanimously approved the new collective bargaining agreement with more than 90% participating in voting over the weekend. The seven-year CBA, which will begin this season and run through 2032, represents a landmark labor deal for the WNBA and its players. “This transformational CBA delivers consequential economic progress and expanded benefits
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By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON — Conservative Supreme Court justices questioned Monday whether states should be allowed to count ballots that are mailed on time but arrive after Election Day. The nine justices heard more than two hours of arguments as President Donald Trump has ramped up his opposition to mail-in voting and urged Congress to ban it in most
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After a phenomenal season, Tennessee State was beaten in the first round of the March Madness tournament by Iowa State 108-74. Throughout the season, Smith has emerged as one of the most recognized coaches in the sport, taking over Tennessee State late in the 2025 offseason and quickly rebuilding them into a conference champion and a 15-seed in the
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More than 85 students from Black colleges across the South and east coast descended on Spelman College this weekend for the school’s fourth-annual HBCU Game Jam. Over the three-day event, students attended workshops on game design and development, culminating in a hack-a-thon where student teams spent 24-hours building their own video game. For the first
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Kroger’s Atlanta Division donated $35,000 in nonperishable food items and gift cards to five HBCUs across the Southeast, including Paine College in Augusta. The donation is part of Kroger’s Zero Hunger | Zero Waste initiative. Paine College and Kroger hosted a “Pack the Pantry” event Thursday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1235 15th
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Alumni from several Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) gathered recently at Bergen Community College for the 9th annual “HBCU Panel Discussion & Mix and Mingle,” hosted by the Bergen/Passaic Chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc. (NCBW); the event offered local students a bridge to higher education. The annual program was
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The 2026 UNCF “A Mind Is…”® New England Gala at the Seaport Hotel Boston achieved resounding success, honoring Demond Martin, Governor Charlie Baker and Pamela Everhart. The event raised a record-breaking $800,000 to ensure UNCF continues lighting the way as a beacon of hope, providing students with access to the resources needed to get to and
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The man behind one of the biggest HBCU band events in the country is expanding his reach and his mission. Derek Webber, CEO of Webber Marketing and Consulting and the creator behind the Pepsi National Battle of the Bands, has a new chapter to add to an already remarkable story. The entrepreneur and HBCU culture
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