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Councilman calls for new stadium for Jackson State for interesting reason

A city official is pushing for funding to build a new stadium for Jackson State. In comments obtained by WPLT, Jackson City Councilman Kenneth Stokes urged Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves, as well as school officials, to work together to build a new stadium. Stokes isn’t only talking about football in his push to get a new stadium built for the Tigers. He also believes that it will help in the construction of a comprehensive cancer center by the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC). “Governor do your job. Give Jackson State this new stadium so we can have the cancer center built

FAMU Bans Word ‘Black’ From Black History Month Materials

Florida A&M University (FAMU) law student Aaliyah Steward is speaking out against what she describes as “censorship” by the historically Black university as she and her organization attempts to promote and celebrate Black History Month. Aaliyah Steward said she was asked to omit the words “Black,” “affirmative action,” and more from Black History Month promo materials. Steward, a final-year law student at the HBCU, said she encountered resistance while advertising events for the Black Law Students Association. In an interview with Click News 6, she claimed the university flagged commonly used terms connected to the programming. According to Steward, words such as “Black,”

Jackson State contributes Margaret Walker items to Smithsonian exhibit on HBCU history

Courtesy of Jackson State University JACKSON — Jackson State University is contributing personal items from acclaimed Mississippi author Margaret Walker Alexander to a new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture exhibit highlighting the role of historically Black colleges and universities in preserving U.S. history. According to the LEPR Agency, the exhibit, “At the Vanguard: Making and Saving History at Historically Black Colleges and Universities,” features collections from five HBCUs, including Margaret Walker Center at Jackson State. Jackson State’s contributions include Walker’s personal journals, a sculpture by Elizabeth Catlett of Phillis Wheatley, and the typewriter Walker used to

The Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine receives $1.75 million from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

The Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine (XOCOM) announced that it has received a $1.75 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to strengthen medical education and healthcare in the Gulf South and beyond. This investment is part of RWJF’s $7.5 million commitment to historically Black college and university (HBCU) medical schools, recognizing that their leadership and innovation play an essential role in improving healthcare for all communities. This planning grant will further enable XOCOM leaders to advance the medical school’s development and engage with community stakeholders as they pursue preliminary accreditation with the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME). When it opens, XOCOM will be the fifth allopathic

House Bill Would Place Virginia Military Institute Under HBCU

An HBCU-focused governance proposal in the Virginia General Assembly could reshape oversight of the Virginia Military Institute. According to reporting by Bill Atkinson of The Petersburg Progress-Index, Del. Michael Feggans (D–Virginia Beach) introduced House Bill 1374 on Jan. 20. The bill would transfer VMI governance to the Board of Visitors at Virginia State University, a public HBCU located in Petersburg. The legislation would dissolve VMI’s current Board of Visitors. However, VMI would remain a separate institution. Its supervision and management would instead move under the control of the HBCU’s governing board. HBCU Oversight Enters a Long-Running VMI Debate The proposal follows years of political tension surrounding VMI leadership.

AAMU Professor Reflects on the Enduring Significance of MLK Day and Black History Month

As Alabama A&M University observes Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Black History Month, the annual moments of reflection arrive amid renewed national conversations about history, memory and identity. At a time when higher education is increasingly asked to examine how history is taught and understood, these observances remain essential opportunities for learning and dialogue. Dr. Will Nevin, a communications media professor at Alabama A&M University whose academic background spans political science, journalism, and law, emphasized that the way history is remembered and discussed plays a critical role in shaping students’ understanding of the American experience. “Our received and collected

Barber-Scotia College Has “Completely Run Out of Money”

In a recent Facebook post, Barber-Scotia College President Chris V. Rey announced that the HBCU has “completely run out of money.” Founded by the Presbyterian Church in January 1867, Barber-Scotia College in Concord, North Carolina, lost accreditation in 2004 and, since that time, has struggled to remain viable. Because it is an unaccredited institution, students at the HBCU are not eligible to receive federal financial aid. As a result, many students currently attending Barber-Scotia have struggled to pay their full tuition. Although the college’s next step is to secure accreditation, President Rey says the college must have at least $250,000

Howard University Gallery of Art Lends Elizabeth Catlett Works to Major Exhibition on Black Women’s Historical Memory

By Chad Eric Smith The Howard University Gallery of Art is lending three works by legendary artist and Howard alumna Elizabeth Catlett to “She Speaks: Black Women Artists and the Power of Historical Memory,” a major exhibition opening Feb. 7, 2026, at the Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum in Annapolis, Maryland. The exhibition brings together contemporary and internationally recognized Black women artists whose work engages history, memory, resistance, and futurity through a Black feminist lens. Spanning more than two centuries of American history, “She Speaks” positions art not only as aesthetic expression, but as a powerful vehicle for historical reckoning and cultural continuity. The loan

Charles Drew University Hosts Junior White Coat Ceremony

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science recently marked a major milestone in its long-standing commitment to community-based STEMM education, hosting the 26th Annual Junior White Coat Ceremony as part of its Saturday Science Academy II (SSA II) program in Los Angeles. The event honored Pre-K through high school students who have completed the program, recognizing their dedication to exploring careers in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine. For more than two decades, the Junior White Coat Ceremony has served as both a celebration and a rite of passage for young scholars from South Los Angeles and surrounding communities. During the ceremony,

Morehouse College’s Silence Draws Scrutiny In Coach Benjy Taylor’s Handcuffing

In 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. warned that “nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” More than six decades later, those words resonate uncomfortably for his alma mater, Morehouse College, not because of what the institution has said, but because of what it has not. Nearly a week after Tuskegee University men’s basketball coach Benjy Taylor was handcuffed and escorted off the court following a Jan. 31 game at Morehouse’s Forbes Arena, the college has yet to publicly explain what happened, apologize, or outline how it will prevent a similar incident in the

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