By Ryan Fite The City of Mexia is filled with rich history, and right now the community is celebrating an influential institution that will be cemented in Texas history. In the early 1900s, Rev. L. W. Thomas and The Primitive Baptist Church worked together to establish a college for Central Texas’ Black students. That idea ultimately gave
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By Stephanie Price Harvard University announced it will now offer free tuition to students whose families make $200,000 or less per year. “Putting Harvard within financial reach for more individuals widens the array of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives that all of our students encounter, fostering their intellectual and personal growth,” Harvard President Alan M. Garber said in a statement on
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Courtesy of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Research by North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University undergraduate students Kyla Holton and Jayden Seay, along with junior political science Honors College student Keon Jordan, is shedding new light on the role historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have played in shaping social justice movements.
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A report from the University of Michigan School of Public Health, in collaboration with the United Negro College Fund, reveals Black students at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) typically have better mental health outcomes than students at other institutions. In partnership with the Healthy Minds Network, the report titled “Community, Culture, and Care: A Cross-Institutional Analysis
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By Juliana Kim A U.S. Navy destroyer, designed to intercept ballistic missiles, has been deployed to the southern border as part of President Trump’s push to seal the border and crack down on immigration, defense officials said. The USS Gravely set sail on Saturday from Naval Weapons Station Yorktown in Virginia. The warship previously served in the
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By Aaron Franco and Morgan Radford Nearly every morning for the last month, Jay has been waking up before sunrise to drive around the streets of Lincoln Heights, patrolling neighborhood bus stops to make sure children are getting to school safely. “We have a very tight community, so all of our kids, they know us,” he said. But
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Courtesy of Dillard University The Louisiana-based 15 White Coats®, a Black physician-led nonprofit dedicated to promoting cultural imagery in learning spaces, providing economic support to minority groups aspiring to be physicians, and promoting culturally appropriate literature access in learning spaces, visits Dillard University with HBCU Tethered Tour. The HBCU Tethered Tour is an 18-month program
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The Department of Education has laid off more than 1300 employees in an attempt to get rid of the Department. The Department of Education sent out letters to institutions informing them of the cuts. Federal officials claim schools should not see interruptions in service. The interim President at Clinton College – which is a Historically
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Alabama A&M, Coppin State, Howard, and Texas Southern’s HBCU women’s basketball teams will begin their quest to capture a postseason championship banner at the Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT.) The WNIT committee awarded Howard (21-11) and TSU (16-15) automatic bids as they were the highest regular-season finishers in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and Southwestern Athletic Conference, respectively,
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By Evan Bush Johns Hopkins University said it would eliminate more than 2,000 jobs after President Donald Trump’s administration rescinded federal funding for thousands of international aid projects, including a program designed to help prevent HIV transmission in India and a clinical trial for diarrheal disease in Bangladesh. The university, one of the country’s most significant
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