Recently, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Steven Horsford (NV-04) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus released its new corporate accountability report, “What Good Looks Like”: A Corporate Accountability Report on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – a first-of-its-kind report to hold Fortune 500 companies
By Stephen J. Gaither Over 50 former football legends, representing 25 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) proudly endorse fellow HBCU alumna Vice-President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz for election in November and urged citizens to mobilize and vote for candidates of their
By Ashley Brown In a historic move for collegiate athletics, the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association has welcomed Morgan State University as its newest member institution. With this addition, Morgan State becomes the 12th member of the nation’s oldest wrestling conference and the
By Ashley Brown The legacy of trailblazing mathematicians Katherine Johnson and her fellow “Hidden Figures” was celebrated on Sept. 18 during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in Emancipation Hall at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center. This event commemorated their extraordinary contributions to
By Curtis Bunn Three prominent Black pastors in North Carolina and other respected clergy have rebuked Mark Robinson, the embattled North Carolina lieutenant governor who is running for governor, for his past incendiary remarks about the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Robinson is
By Stephen J. Gaither Make no mistake about it — Saturday night’s 66-24 dismantling of archival North Carolina A&T by North Carolina Central was personal for Trei Oliver in an HBCU FCS matchup. Saturday night, in the bowels of O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium, Oliver recalled
By Meredith Lee Hill Tim Walz has struggled over the years as a fundraiser, limited in part by his lack of high-dollar donor networks from his days representing a rural congressional district. But, in just the past few weeks, the Minnesota governor
Courtesy of the Howard University Newsroom Staff The Howard University Center for an Equitable Economy and Sustainable Society (e2s2) is proud to announce a symposium celebrating the 80th anniversary of Eric Williams’, Ph.D., landmark publication of “Capitalism and Slavery.” While writing the
By Kyra Allesandrini Jackson State University’s Division of Athletics has announced a new partnership with Mindflow to offer mental health resources to student-athletes. “Exciting news! We’re thrilled to welcome @gojsutigers to the Mindflow family!” the organization wrote in the caption of an Instagram post. “Together, we’re
By Catherine Pugh Special to the AFRO The Maryland Legislative Black Caucus, with the support of the Maryland Black Caucus Foundation, hosted one of the largest state gatherings during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 53rd Annual Legislative Conference from Sept. 11 through
