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HBCUs Battle Broadband Gaps After Federal Funding Cuts

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Dwaun J. Warmack, president of Claflin University, received an email from a student who had left campus and returned home to quarantine. The student wrote: “It is my prayer that Claflin’s passion for education aligns with its compassion.” “I am currently typing my senior research paper at the local McDonald’s that I drive to nine miles every day to do this work because my town doesn’t have Wi-Fi bandwidth,” the student wrote. She said she would sit in the parking lot for four hours daily to work on her senior thesis. Shortly after receiving

Trump Moves to Revoke Visas for Chinese Students in US

By Sakshi Venkatraman President Donald Trump’s administration says it will “aggressively” revoke the visas of Chinese students studying in the US. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the move would include “those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields”. Relations between Beijing and Washington have plummeted in recent months as a tit-for-tat trade war erupted between the two superpowers sparked by Trump’s tariffs. There were an estimated 280,000 Chinese students studying in the US last year. It is not clear how many of them could be affected by the latest move. China said it “firmly

Rajah Caruth Wins 2025 NASCAR Truck Series in Nashville

Written By Lexx Thornton Winston-Salem State University alum, Rajah Caruth, won the NASCAR Truck Series in Nashville, TN. Rajah Caruth has earned his first victory of the 2025 season and just the second of his career, fending off both Corey Heim and Layne Riggs in the closing laps at Nashville. Driving the No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet, Caruth grabbed the lead on pit road at the endof the second stage. The driver made the most of what his pit crew did for him, never surrendering the race lead. While Caruth never lost the lead in the final 47-lap run, Heim

Simmons College Reclaims Churchill’s Historic Legacy

By Killian Baarlaer For three generations throughout the 20th century, Juanita White’s family attended different schools on the grounds that would eventually become the home of Simmons College of Kentucky — unaware, like many in the city, of its ties to one of Louisville’s most famous families. But in 2007, White, a historian and lifelong Louisville resident, made a shocking discovery alongside her late cousin, LaVerne Dunning: those same grounds had once belonged to Samuel Churchill, the same man whose family name is etched on Churchill Downs, and his former mansion on the property had served as the home of Kentucky’s

Stillman’s Terrance Whittle Named HBCUAC AD of the Year

Courtesy of Stillman College On Thursday, Stillman’s Athletic Director, Terrance Whittle, was named the HBCU Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) Athletics Director of the Year in recognition of the college’s outstanding athletic season. Stillman College had an impressive athletic season in 2024-2025, with its men’s basketball, women’s basketball, and softball teams all winning regular season championships. But that wasn’t all; Stillman produced five teams which qualified to the NAIA national qualifiers, and the college added more hardware on Thursday to cap off an extraordinary year of athletics. Other notable accomplishments for the college this year were the women’s volleyball team, which was reintroduced

Mother-Daughter Duo Graduate Together from HBCU Southern

The duo sought inspiration from each other to keep going and obtain their degrees. A mother-daughter duo turned HBCU graduates are letting others know about their shared purpose of education. Angela Jones and Jordyn Jones are the latest graduates of Southern University and A&M College. However, their walks across the stage showcase a different journey, one that symbolizes their homegrown resilience and determination to reach this academic goal. “It wasn’t just about walking across the stage,” Jordyn said. “It was about walking in purpose — together.” The two did not initially plan to always graduate at the same time. The

Gen Z Turns to Adulting Classes for Life Skills in 2025

By Lexx Thornton Generation Z (Gen Z) refers to individuals born roughly between 1997 and 2012. They are the demographic cohort succeeding Millennials and preceding Generation Alpha. In 2025, Gen Zspans ages 13 to 28. Gen Z is often characterized as the first trulydigital-native generation,having grown up with smartphones, social media, and instant communication. Now this generation is considering enrolling in adulting courses that can teach them the fundamentals of life that school has not. Older generations were taught the basics in their grade school curricula. However, as educationbegan to focus on home economics and more on AP Calculus, students

Two N.C. A&T Students Named MIT Science Journalism Fellows

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University rising seniors Kani’ya Davis and Dasia Garner have been selected as 2026 HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) Science Journalism Fellows at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Davis and Garner, who are studying journalism and mass communication in the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, are among only 10 students to be selected nationwide. The fellowship is part of the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT, which aims to support journalists in enhancing their understanding of science, health, technology and the environment while advancing science journalism in the public interest. Davis,

Tonya Smith-Jackson Named Chancellor of Rutgers-Newark

Tonya Smith-Jackson, the current provost and vice chancellor at a land grant research university in North Carolina, was named Thursday to be the next Chancellor of Rutgers University-Newark. Her appointment, which was unanimously approved by the Rutgers Board of Governors, was announced jointly by outgoing Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway and incoming President William F. Tate IV. At the virtual meeting, Holloway said the search committee had an unusually easy time coming to an agreement on Smith-Jackson as their pick. “You are coming into this community with a wave of enthusiasm for those who have met you,” Holloway said addressing Smith-Jackson who

LeVar Burton, HBCU Speakers Inspire Class of 2025 Graduates

By Hamil R. Harris  From playing the slave, Kunta Kinte, in Roots to playing a crew member on the Enterprise in Star Trek, LeVar Burton is an Emmy award-winning actor who was keynote speaker at Howard University’s 157th Annual Commencement. But, before speaking, Burton couldn’t resist singing a few lines from the inspirational theme song from PBS’s hit children’s program, “Reading Rainbow”, which he hosted for 23 years and also produced: “Butterfly in the sky, I can go twice as high. Take a look, it’s in a book, a reading rainbow,” sang Burton as he fought back tearful emotions during

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