The City of Charlotte will hold Charlotte Community TechDay 2026 on Thursday, April 23, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Johnson C. Smith University’s Innovation Center. Demonstrations and workshops will fill the day. Student teams from Historically Black Colleges and Universities
By Jillian Simpson In November 2025, the Board of Directors of the Houston Museum of African American Culture (HMAAC) unanimously voted to install Davinia Reed as the Museum’s new Chief Executive Officer, effective February 1, 2026. She succeeds Dr. John Guess Jr.,
In a media landscape where ownership is becoming the real power play, Remy Ma just made a move that quietly connects multiple cultural lanes. Her platform, Remy Network, has added Brick x Brick with JCSU Women’s Basketball. A feature documentary rooted in
By The Associated Press Afrika Bambaataa, a man widely considered one of the main pioneers of hip-hop, died in Pennsylvania of prostate cancer on Thursday, according to his lawyer. He was 68. Bambaataa’s sudden death was met with an outpouring of condolences from
 The HBCU Radio Preservation Project ceremonially returned over 397 hours of preserved historic audio that was produced from the broadcast studios of Fisk University’s WFSK 88.1.  The preserved materials consist of digitized audio of unique and original programs that aired on WFSK 88.1, including
By Michael Kosnar, Colleen Long and Daniel Arkin WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether the NFL is forcing football fans to pay too much in subscription fees, according to two sources familiar with the investigation. In years past, football fans watched
By Alexandra Marquez Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., expressed skepticism Sunday about the Trump administration’s 2027 budget plan, which includes a request of $1.5 trillion from Congress to fund the Defense Department, 44% more than what was appropriated for this year. “I have a hard time
The vibrant legacy of Fisk University’s pioneering gymnastics program will live on, even as the curtain closes on this historic chapter. Fisk University’s groundbreaking NCAA gymnastics program, the first of its kind at a Historically Black College and University (HBCU), will be
The RHOA HBCU alumni conversation just got a lot stronger this season. When the official Season 17 cast reveal dropped, two of the biggest additions were Pinky Cole and K. Michelle, and that matters for more than reality TV drama. It means two women with real
(Photo by Scott Holstein/FAMU-FSU College of Engineering) Florida A&M University (FAMU) student Nevaeh Green has been named a scholar in the seventh cohort of the Boeing | Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Scholar Program. This highly competitive national initiative provides outstanding students at Boeing’s
