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Alabama State University Advances in National HBCU Rankings, Reflecting Continued Institutional Momentum

By Hazel Scott/ASU Progress is measured in many ways, and for Alabama State University, movement in the latest national rankings offers another indication of the University’s continued institutional momentum. Alabama State University has moved from No. 36 in 2025 to No. 29 in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report rankings of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), a seven-position improvement. The latest HBCU ranking provides another national measure of Alabama State University’s institutional profile and progress. ASU President Quinton T. Ross, Jr., expressed that the movement underscores the importance of maintaining a sustained focus on the factors that contribute

Obama calls Trump officials’ investigation of Ilhan Omar ‘appalling’

By Raquel Coronell Uribe Former President Barack Obama on Sunday condemned federal agents’ raid on the Washington, D.C., home of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., calling it a “transparent” effort by the Trump administration to “intimidate” her. “The full weight of the federal government is being brought down on a law-abiding elected official because she has dared to criticize the president,” Obama wrote on X. Federal agents raided the Washington home last week as part of a probe into Omar, who has been outspoken against President Donald Trump and his policies. The timing of the search alarmed Justice Department veterans because

Lincoln University Lawsuit Seeks $549M From Missouri

The Lincoln University lawsuit puts a decades-old funding fight in front of a federal judge. On Oct. 7, seven current and former students of Lincoln University of Missouri sued the state in U.S. District Court, alleging it shortchanged the HBCU in violation of federal law and the Constitution. They’re asking for a remedial fund of about $549 million and a court order guaranteeing equal funding going forward. Nothing has been proven, and the state hasn’t answered in court yet. ABC17 labels the filing Kitchen v. Kehoe. What the Lincoln University Lawsuit Alleges Lincoln traces its roots to 1866, when soldiers

Stephen A. Smith Dines with Trump, Raises HBCU Concerns at White House

The unexpected gathering reportedly included discussions about Black women’s unemployment, funding for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), and several contentious political issues. According to the Washington Sun, Trump confirmed the dinner while speaking with reporters Friday, Oct. 16. “The dinner last night with Kid Rock, Stephen A. and Bill Maher was great,” Trump said. “I think they had a good time.” The White House dinner marked a striking turn in Smith’s relationship with Trump, bringing two outspoken critics face-to-face after months of public sparring. Stephen A. Smith Reportedly Raises HBCU Concerns During a Friday appearance on Fox News, Kid

Americans are anxious, pessimistic and deeply unhappy with Trump ahead of the midterms

By Sahil Kapur Weeks ahead of Election Day, 71% of U.S. adults think the country is on the “wrong track.” It’s the highest share yet in President Donald Trump’s second term, illustrating the grim national mood his party faces in the midterm elections, according to a new NBC News Decision Desk Pollpowered by SurveyMonkey. Poll respondents expressed deep unhappiness over economic conditions and widespread distrust toward both major political parties, but Trump and Republicans bore the brunt. For the first time in Trump’s second term, the poll has found the “right track” sinking into the 20s. A majority of Americans

Howard University and Google Research Collaborate to Expand A.I. Recognition of African American English

Artificial intelligence has evolved into a common part of everyday life, from voice assistants to speech-to-text tools. But when technology struggles to recognize the way Black people of varied regions speak, using these tools becomes another exercise in code-switching. Howard University is working with Google Research to change that by teaching artificial intelligence to better recognize the diversity of African American English. Through Project Elevate Black Voices, researchers from the historically Black university and Google Research collected 600 hours of audio from speakers across 32 states to develop a dataset that reflects the different dialects, diction and speech patterns found

Protests held after White homeowner is accused of harassing HBCU students using public parking

Protests were held outside a home in Austin over the weekend after a viral video showed a White homeowner involved in a parking dispute with a Huston-Tillotson University student. The incident happened in a historically Black neighborhood, and Huston-Tillotson University is an HBCU. The student, who goes by the name of Bri, recorded the confrontation and posted it on her Instagram account. She claimed in her post that the White couple in the video had been “harassing the Black students and professors at Huston-Tillotson University.” The incident happened outside a home on E 9th Street and not far from the

Feds seized Rep. Ilhan Omar’s phone, subpoenaed family members in immigration status probe

By Kelly O’Donnell, Ryan J. Reilly and Rebecca Shabad Federal agents seized the phone of Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., when they searched her Washington, D.C., home this week as part of a federal investigation into potential immigration-related crimes, and they have sent roughly a dozen subpoenas out in the case, according to two people familiar with the investigation. The possible charges cited by federal officials included conspiracy and making false statements in immigration paperwork, one of the people said. The search came just three weeks before the midterms, within the window of time when the Justice Department has typically avoided overt

Federal judge issues longer-term decision blocking Trump’s White House media ban

By Dareh Gregorian, Gary Grumbach and Alexandra Bacallao A federal judge issued an order late Tuesday blocking the Trump administration from banning CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the White House complex while the organizations’ lawsuit over access proceeds. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly of Washington, D.C., issued the preliminary injunction in the wake of a hearing Thursday at which the administration contended it imposed the ban in part because of national security concerns; media organizations said it was because of “viewpoint discrimination.” Kelly sided with the news outlets, noting that Trump used national security as a reason for the

Senator Raphael Warnock Secures Nearly $100 Million In Funding For HBCU STEM Programs

HBCU Homecoming season just got even sweeter! Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock has announced a $97.1 million award in federal funding to support Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) research programs at 10 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) nationwide. Senator Warnock, a proud Morehouse College graduate, has long been a champion of HBCUs and successfully secured this latest batch of congressionally directed funding through the Department of Defense’s (DOD) HBCU/MSI program. The grant supports 10 HBCUs across the country as they seek to achieve Research One (R1) status—the highest research activity classification among colleges and universities in the United States.

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