Howard University has introduced a new Howard national anthem policy that changes how student-athletes participate in pregame ceremonies across all athletic programs. Under the updated protocol, athletes must either stand for the national anthem or remain in the locker room while it plays. The policy follows internal discussions between athletics leadership, coaches, and student-athletes about pregame procedures
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Florida A&M (FAMU) men’s basketball coach Charlie Ward remains one of the most respected figures not just in HBCU but in all of American sports. Ward first built his legacy as a two-sport star at Florida State University. He won the 1993 Heisman Trophy and later played in the NBA. He remains the only Heisman
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The PlantGPT prototype is currently being tested on houseplants while the team continues refining the system’s capabilities. Joy Rutledge and Temple Dees are working at Spelman College’s Arthur M. Blank Innovation Lab to develop an AI program that assesses environmental data from plants into real time care guidance. The project, PlantGPT, connects plant sensors to artificial intelligence software
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By Bridget Bowman Republican Clay Fuller and Democrat Shawn Harris advanced Tuesday from a crowded field to a runoff in the special election to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia, NBC News projects. Fuller, a district attorney, benefited from President Donald Trump’s endorsement in the solidly GOP district in the northwest corner of the state. Harris,
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What many people may not know is that twenty-five years before he launched his historic 1988 presidential campaign and delivered the “Keep Hope Alive” speech, he was elected as president of the student government association at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T). He also shares this beginning story with Randall Woodfin, mayor
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By Kurt Helin Wilt. Bam. Kobe. That is now the order for the top-scoring games in NBA history as — out of nowhere — Miami’s Bam Adebayo dropped 83 points in Miami’s blowout win over Washington Tuesday night. “Wilt, me and Kobe, sounds crazy,” Adebayo said (via Ira Winderman at the South Florida Sun Sentinel).
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By Steve Kopack Oil prices swung sharply Tuesday as conflicting reports about shipping in the Strait of Hormuz drove the cost of crude oil down for much of the morning, then higher in the afternoon. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil plunged as much as 19%, slipping below $77 per barrel at one point. But the
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Two former HBCU basketball players allegedly refused to cooperate in an NCAA gambling investigation. Former North Carolina A&T basketball players Ryan Forrest and Landon Glasper reportedly ignored multiple requests to participate in the investigation, such as sitting for interviews and disclosing financial documents, per a report by David Purdum of ESPN. The investigation into the suspicious gambling activity began
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Meet Ke’Shawn Alexander, a two-time HBCU graduate who turned his lifelong passion for STEM into an AI-powered travel intelligence tool that gives travelers a single, optimized departure time recommendation. A native of Washington, D.C., who now lives in Atlanta, Alexander says his love for travel was often complicated by the traffic-clogged highways leading to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, AFROTECH reports. After
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The Tuskegee ESPN handcuffing incident returned to the spotlight during the SIAC men’s basketball championship after ESPN aired footage of the controversial moment involving Tuskegee head coach Benjy Taylor earlier this season. Tuskegee athletic director Reginald Ruffin did not hold back in his reaction, criticizing the network for replaying the footage during one of the biggest games
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