By Joe Kottke and Dennis Romero A sample of lettuce from a supplier that has recalled products as a result of a multi-state cyclospora outbreak produced a false positive result for the parasite, federal officials said Sunday. The false positive was discovered when the U.S. Food and
Former NBA All-Star John Wall says his new position at Howard University is about much more than giving back to the HBCU located where his professional basketball career began. The former Washington Wizards star revealed that his role as Howard’s President of
By Kevin C. Johnson Every intricately detailed wardrobe choice seen in the blockbuster biopic “Michael,” from the signature crystallized glove to the famous red and black “Thriller” jacket, has Howard University in its DNA. That’s because Howard alumna Marci Rodgers (BBA’05) served as costume
By Charlie Reed NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – Tennessee State University has achieved a historic milestone in campus innovation, executing its first faculty research licensing agreement. The deal transitions a novel food-processing technology from the lab to the marketplace through FloUV Technologies, a startup
National effort positions HBCUs to lead in building career-connected learning pathways through an institution-centered approach to work-integrated learning (Black PR Wire) UNCF’s Institute for Capacity Building (ICB) announced the launch of the HBCU Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) Accelerator, a multi-year effort to help historically Black
MC SHA-ROCK teaches at Bowie State University — and her students are learning hip-hop history from someone who actually built it. Sharon Jackson, known worldwide as hip-hop’s legendary first female MC, serves as an adjunct professor in the Visual Communication & Digital
Texas Southern University’s Board of Regents will meet on Saturday, July 18, to review a proposal for hosting the Southern vs. Texas Southern football game at NRG Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. If approved, the game would feature teams led by
By Reuters CHICAGO — Civil rights leaders announced plans for a Washington march to defend voting rights, saying Tuesday that recent court decisions have weakened key federal protections against racial discrimination in voting. The coalition — led by the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National
HBCU baseball was represented twice during the 2026 MLB Draft as Delaware State pitcher Michael Lane and former Prairie View A&M standout Michael Smith Jr. heard their names called. The San Diego Padres selected former Prairie View A&M outfielder Michael Smith Jr. in the 13th round with
Hours after Wilberforce University freshman Savanna Jones texted her friends that she was “lowkey scared” to join an underground social club, a picture of her passed out on a bed began circulating across the campus. On April 29, the 18-year-old was set
