The Indiana Black Expo is making big changes the the 42nd annual Circle City Classic. Game officials have announcing that’s pivoting away from its traditional HBCU college football matchup to a high school football showcase featuring two boys’ tackle football contests and two girls’ flag football games at Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the Indianapolis Colts. The September 26
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A new coalition of 15 HBCUs has formed to raise the research profile of Black institutions collectively and to use their research to tackle some of “society’s most pressing challenges,” leaders of the group announced recently. Howard University Interim President Wayne A. I. Frederick will serve as interim president of the group, named the Association of HBCU Research Institutions,
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By Crystal Drake Tuskegee University turned the tassel on the largest number of science-based PhDs conferred in one ceremony in recent university history as it continues to move swiftly toward Carnegie R2 and eventually R1 status. Twenty-two PhDs were hooded, 90 master’s degrees awarded and 51 new doctors of veterinary medicine crossed the stage at
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By Scott Wong and Melanie Zanona WASHINGTON — The Congressional Black Caucus, a power center in the Democratic Party for decades, saw its membership rise this Congress to an all-time high of 58 House members. Now, thanks to a Supreme Court redistricting ruling that’s expected to dramatically diminish Black representation on Capitol Hill, the CBC is fighting a five-alarm fire
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Florida A&M University’s spring commencement delivered more than degrees this weekend. It also delivered a major investment in the future. Omar Goff, a FAMU alumnus and keynote speaker, donated $100,000 of his personal funds Saturday to support students at his alma mater. His gift immediately turned into something bigger. Two additional leaders matched his contribution, creating a
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By Natasha Korecki and Jonathan Allen When Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez singled out former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene as an “antisemite” and a “bigot” in public remarks Friday, she rattled more than a few cages. One of those was Greene herself, who charged Monday that Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., was “very hypocritical” to attack her. “I’m not a bigot. I’m not
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By Rohan Nadkarni Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke has died, the team announced Tuesday. He was 29. The Grizzlies’ statement did not say how he died. According to NBC Los Angeles, Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded to a 911 call of a medical emergency at a home in the San Fernando Valley on Monday evening.
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With confidence, humor, and unapologetic Black excellence, hip-hop icon Queen Latifah delivered a commencement address at North Carolina A&T State University that felt less like a traditional graduation speech and more like a masterclass in self-belief. Addressing the spring 2026 graduating class, the award-winning rapper, actress, and entrepreneur challenged Aggies to embrace what she called a “delusional
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By Tiffani R. Alexander Spelman College Interim President and Chair Emerita Rosalind Brewer will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree during Howard University’s 158th Commencement Ceremony on May 9. Spelman College Interim President and Chair Emerita Rosalind Brewer. Photo courtesy of Spelman College. “I’m really excited about receiving this honorary Doctor of Laws from Howard
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By Rachel James-Terry Jillian Pope, Ph.D.’s, selection advances university research priorities and national academic partnerships Florida A&M University (FAMU) faculty member Jillian Pope, Ph.D., assistant professor for the Department of Biological Sciences, has been selected to participate in the second cohort of the Stanford Medicine–HBCU Faculty Fellows Research Program, a competitive initiative designed to strengthen research collaboration
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