By Reginald Williams Slow-moving showers hovered over Asheville, N.C., on Sept. 25. At the time, Hurricane Helene was a Category 1 hurricane, swelling on Cancun’s eastern Gulf of Mexico. By the evening of Sept. 26, that Category 1 hurricane dumped more than nine inches of rain on Asheville, and by noon Sept. 27, the city,
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By: Brittany Bailer The Howard University School of Education has been named the recipient of the 2024 American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) Best Practice Award in Support of Global and International Perspectives. The University is being recognized for its revamped elementary education program that integrates global experiences into the curriculum. “It is
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By Julia Manchester The Democratic governors of the “blue wall” states launched a bus tour Friday aimed at ginning up support for Vice President Harris in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin. The Driving Forward blue wall bus tour is set to kick off in partnership with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) and her Fight Like Hell PAC, along
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Courtesy of Jackson State University Entergy Charitable Foundation awarded Jackson State University a $2 million grant to establish the Critical Power Grid Network Security Lab. This groundbreaking initiative aims to enhance cybersecurity within the energy sector. The school announced the news during a press conference on Monday, where Entergy Mississippi president and CEO Haley Fisackerly presented JSU
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By Tolly Carr Cam Newton is joining ESPN as a regular contributor on First Take, the network announced Thursday. Front Office Sports reports that Newton’s debut will be at Tennessee State on Friday as part of the network’s HBCU road show. Cecil Newton Jr., the older brother of Cam Newton, was an offensive lineman at Tennessee State. The former
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By Brakkton Booker Democrats are deploying prominent Black surrogates to Michigan to deliver an urgent plea: Black men, we need you. It’s a concerted push, involving the likes of NBA hall-of-famer Magic Johnson, New York Attorney General Tish James, Democratic Party elder Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), Gen-Z Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) and actress Kerry Washington in Detroit, which is
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Courtesy of Jackson State University The Jackson State University Division of Athletics and Mindflow have announced a partnership that makes Mindflow the mental health resource and education provider for the Mississippi HBCU. Mindlfow was founded by former student-athletes to help provide accessible and beneficial] mental health resources to student-athletes and athletic staff, and brings a
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By Ashley Brown In a notable recognition of his contributions to scholarship and leadership, Dr. Ben Vinson III, president of Howard University, has been formally inducted into the prestigious American Academy of Arts & Sciences. This honor places him among an elite cohort of 250 new members. The Academy chooses members from diverse fields within
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Courtesy of Morgan State University Morgan State University proudly celebrated the grand opening of its new Health and Human Services Center this week. The university unveiled the six-story, 208,000-square-foot facility, which took nearly three years to complete and cost $171 million, during a ceremony attended by students, faculty, alums, and local officials. Located at the southern entrance of the
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Written By Lincoln University of Missouri Lincoln University of Missouri, a historically Black institution in Jefferson City, has recently announced the termination of its formal partnership with the Lincoln University of Missouri Alumni Association (LUAA). For more than two years, Lincoln University has attempted to establish an official Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with LUAA. However,
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