HBCU baseball player Randy Flores of Alabama State University was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels Baseball Club in the eighth round of the 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) Amateur draft on Monday, July 15, 2024. Flores was the first HBCU baseball player taken in the 2024 MLB Draft. “I am extremely proud of the
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Courtesy of Florida A&M University The president of Florida’s only public historically Black university is resigning amid backlash over the school’s apparent failure to properly vet a multi-million dollar donation from a dubious donor. Larry Robinson submitted his resignation last week and will leave Florida A&M University at a time when state officials are scrutinizing programs at the school
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Courtesy of St. Augustine’s University An HBCU coaching legend is now getting a stretch of highway named after him in the capital of North Carolina. George Williams, legendary head coach of the prolific Saint Augustine’s University track and field program, will have a stretch of highway named after him. The N.C. Board of Transportation approved
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by Adam Wren A new kind of Republican Party is revealing itself at its national convention. All the markers of a MAGA jamboree are on display, from hulking Donald Trump iconography inside the convention hall to rhinestone Trump cowboy hats and red Trump-Vance placards. But look closer and the party is changing — increasingly embracing
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By Carl Hulse President Biden has become more receptive in the last several days to hearing arguments about why he should drop his re-election bid, Democrats briefed on his conversations said on Wednesday, after his party’s two top leaders in Congress privately told him they were deeply concerned about his prospects. Mr. Biden has not
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By Monica Lewis Sydney Satchell (B.A. ’14) is weeks away from heading to Paris where she will compete for gold as a member of the Team USA’s Sitting Volleyball team from August 28 through September 8. “This is really the equivalent of the World Cup for our sport and there are now more eyes on
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Courtesy of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff A collaboration of faculty members from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and the Arkansas Children’s Research Institute (ACRI) is leading the way to improving the quality of life and stimulating economic growth through the Connect
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By Corky Siemaszko Ingrid Ciprián-Matthews, who has been president of CBS News since August, announced her resignation Wednesday morning. Ciprián-Matthews gave notice just days after the network’s parent company, Paramount, agreed to merge with the production company Skydance Media. In an emailed memo to staffers, Ciprián-Matthews said she will be “transitioning to a new role” at CBS. “I
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By William J. Ford The Harford County Board of Education voted unanimously early Tuesday to restore an Advanced Placement course on African American studies, just weeks after canceling the class over concerns it lacked “positive narratives” and perpetuated “a narrative of victimhood.” The vote followed at least 2 1/2 hours of public comment from about
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By Lynn Washington Financial benefits from the $200 million boost expected for the economy of Milwaukee from the Republican Party’s presidential nominating convention are bypassing Black-owned businesses in Wisconsin’s largest city, alleges leadership with the Black chamber there. They argue Black businesses have been left out of contracts to provide services and/or goods during the
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