By Donna M. Owens Bipartisan legislation to honor the late Shirley Chisholm, the nation’s first Black congresswoman, became law last week, as the 118th Congress winds down with a final flurry of bills. President Joe Biden signed the Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal
By Stephen J. Gaither Michael Vick will soon be the latest former NFL great to take over an HBCU program as he has been hired by Norfolk State University. Norfolk State University — a Virginia-based HBCU and member of the Division I
By Ashley Brown In a groundbreaking initiative to enhance high school students’ educational opportunities, Birmingham City Schools has announced an exciting new partnership with Lawson State Community College. This collaboration will introduce the BCS Early College-Wenonah program, set to launch in early 2025. The
By Josh Moody The talk at the annual Middle States Commission on Higher Education conference last week centered on the changes coming to higher education as President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House in January. But exactly what those changes will
By Jeff Colton Ingrid Lewis-Martin, who engineered Eric Adams’ rise from police captain to mayor of the nation’s largest city, is abruptly resigning from City Hall. Her departure, which takes effect immediately, comes at a precarious time for the mayor: He is
By Scott Stump, TODAY Jamie Foxx has opened up in a new Netflix special about the illness that left him hospitalized last year and unable to remember a 20-day period from April to May 2023. Foxx, 56, revealed in his Netflix special — “Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened
By Brittany Bailer Howard University recently announced the appointments of Lauren Ferrell as the new assistant vice president of pre-award services and Dana Hector as assistant vice president for research development and strategic planning. Ferrell and Hector are committed to advancing Howard University’s research mission and
By Andrea Hsu Imagine getting a pay raise, only to be told weeks later: Sorry, we’re taking it back. That’s what’s happening to 306 employees at The Ohio State University now that a federal court has struck down the Biden administration’s overtime rule.
By Char Baston (90.3 WLPN Radio) In his first day on the job on Monday, Tennessee State University’s new interim president, Dwayne Tucker, took questions from members of the State Building Commission, the group that helped the historically Black university avoid bankruptcy last month by
By William C. Rhoden Jackson State head coach T.C. Taylor was a 10-year-old boy growing up in McComb, Mississippi, when he saw his first Jackson State football game. Thirty-six years after that first experience, Taylor’s family and close friends watched on Saturday
