By Gabriel Bras Nevares Issa Rae recently offered a keynote speech at SXSW 2025 for her upcoming HBO docuseries Seen & Heard, and made a strong plea to the Hollywood industry. She spoke on how networks and higher-ups historically “used Black audiences” and “abandoned them as soon as it was convenient,” although she recognized that some
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By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared details of a March attack on Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis in a message group that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday. The revelations of a second Signal chat raise more questions about Hegseth’s use of an
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Historically Black colleges like North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro are navigating uncertainty brought on by long-term government underinvestment and federal rollbacks on diversity initiatives. The nation’s historically Black colleges and universities are wondering how to survive in an uncertain and contentious educational climate as the Trump administration downsizes the scope and purpose of
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The announcement of a transformative initiative designed to reshape HBCU sports has sparked excitement among athletes and enthusiasts alike. An unparalleled moment in sports history, this venture promises to ignite a resurgence in opportunities for aspiring talent. Michael Strahan’s Vision Michael Strahan, whose journey from a standout defensive end at Texas Southern to a celebrated
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By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court is set on Monday to consider the legality of a provision of the Obamacare law, formally called the Affordable Care Act, that helps ensure that health insurers cover preventive medical care such as cancer screenings at no cost to patients. The federal government has appealed a lower court’s determination that
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By Christopher Lamb, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Ivana Kottasová Pope Francis, a voice for the poor who overcame fierce resistance to reshape the Catholic Church, died on Easter Monday at the age of 88, the Vatican announced. The pope passed away the morning after the holiest day in the Christian year, when the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics celebrate the
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In a powerful response to growing challenges facing Black students and institutions, Virginia Union University (VUU) recently convened over 250 educational leaders for an urgent national summit addressing the state of Black education in America. The virtual B.L.A.C. (Black Leadership Across Campuses) Summit, held on April 3, brought together university presidents, scholars, K-12 administrators, policymakers,
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The benefits of attending Historically Black colleges and universities and the importance of representation in higher education were two key areas of focus during the recent HBCU Power Panel at Innovation Central High School. HBCU Power is an organization that connects would-be students to HBCUs and highlights achievements of students and alumni. The event brought in a group of local
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By Katherine Doyle Gary Shapley, the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, is being replaced after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent approached President Donald Trump to say that Shapley was placed into the role without his knowledge and at Elon Musk’s direction, according to a source familiar with the discussions. Bessent received Trump’s approval to roll
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Norfolk State’s jazz ensemble and 11 others from Historically Black Colleges and Universities are competing to open for Wynton Marsalis and his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra on Friday in Norfolk. The world-renowned jazz trumpeter and his group are performing Friday night at Chrysler Hall by way of the Virginia Arts Festival. Starting Friday morning, jazz ensembles
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