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Howard University’s Sherrilyn Ifill Discusses SCOTUS Decision to Uphold Birthright Citizenship on ‘All In with Chris Hayes’

By Adriana Fraser , Sholnn Z. Freeman Sherrilyn Ifill, civil rights lawyer and founding director of Howard University’s 14th Amendment Center for Law and Democracy, was featured on MS Now’s “All In with Chris Hayes” to discuss the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to uphold

July 7, 2026

PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS Jackson state's hiring of Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Deion Sanders to lead the Tigers program brings attention to the SWAC and Black college football. It also provides fuel for opposing coaches to compete against Jackson State.

Opinion/Sports

Deion Sanders Boosts Jackson State Athletics & Recruiting

Published on October 21, 2020August 27, 2025

I tried to blow off Deion Sanders’ much ballyhooed hiring at Jackson State.After all, he’s not the first former professional player to coach at an HBCU, and while there have been some successes, there have been flops as well. For every Doug Williams at Grambling State or Sam Washington at North Carolina A&T success story, you

Opinion/Politics

Kamala Harris: Breaking Barriers as Biden’s Running Mate

Published on October 20, 2020August 27, 2025

It took less than one day after Kamala Harris was announced as the Democratic vice-presidential nominee for a racist and baseless “birther” conspiracy theory to start circulating among her critics. The morning after Joe Biden named Harris as his running mate, making her the first black woman and the first Asian American to join a major party’s presidential ticket,