Winston-Salem State University alumnus Stephen A. Smith is proud of the historic season that the Lady Rams have been on. The ESPN star is not afraid to show his HBCU pride, and on Thursday morning, he made a post on his X account spotlighting the historic season that the women’s basketball team for Winston-Salem State has embarked
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Dr. Mark A. Brown, president and CEO, was the guest speaker for a virtual thought-leadership chat during UNITE @ Noon, a conversation convened by the United Negro College Fund’s (UNCF) Institute for Capacity Building ahead of its fifth annual UNITE Summit July 19-23 in Atlanta. The Summit is an annual gathering of presidents, chancellors, faculty, staff,
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The Northern Indiana (IN) Chapter of the Links, Incorporated will host its 1st Annual Virtual HBCU College Tour with multiple colleges and universities throughout February. The virtual college tour will take place over multiple evenings, with each participating HBCU featured on a designated day. All sessions will be held after 5:00 p.m. CST, allowing students
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By Sahil Kapur, Scott Wong, Julie Tsirkin and Frank Thorp V The Department of Homeland Security is poised to shut down this weekend as Congress remained deadlocked Thursday on a path forward before leaving town for a weeklong holiday break. The White House and Democratic leaders have continued to trade offers, signaling some hope for an agreement. But it remains
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 For the second time in the 2025-2026 academic year, the HBCU community at South Carolina State University is reeling from a fatal shooting on its campus. Authorities confirmed that two people were killed and one other was injured in a shooting late Thursday night, February 12, 2026. According to university officials and reports, the campus was placed
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By The Associated Press Deep in the 23rd season of the longest career in NBA history, LeBron James is still dropping triple-doubles — on the Dallas Mavericks and on Father Time. James became the oldest player to have a triple-double Thursday night, accomplishing the feat at 41 years and 44 days old during the Los Angeles Lakers’
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By Adam Edelman President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has invited the governors from both major parties — with two notable Democratic exceptions — to a traditionally bipartisan gathering at the White House next week. An annual meeting at the White House between governors and the president — which has been slated for Feb. 20
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Florida Memorial University (FMU) was founded in 1879 and is presently located in beautiful Miami Gardens, Florida. It was originally founded in Live Oak, Florida as the Florida Baptist Institute. However, white supremacists did not like the idea of this institution’s existence and unknown suspects shot into one of the school’s buildings. This prompted then
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Alabama A&M University graduate student Claudis Brown will represent the University on a national stage later this month as a featured speaker at the Tribal Innovation Summit, an invitation only conference focused on advancing technology readiness in Tribal and Indigenous communities across the United States. Brown, a master’s student in systems and materials engineering, is the
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The biggest day in North American sports is here with the National Football League (NFL) celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Super Bowl. With Super Bowl Sunday upon us, let’s do a breakdown of some historical connections between the big game and HBCUs by the numbers. 40: Super Bowl-winning teams with HBCU starters Of the 59 previous Super
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