The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) recently obtained a dismissal in court of a $150 million lawsuit pertaining to the media rights to the conference’s athletic games. According to the Raleigh News & Observer, Urban Edge Network claimed they had the right to broadcast
The road to higher education philanthropy seems to lead to Salisbury’s only HBCU: Livingstone College president, Dr. Anthony J. Davis, announced during the college’s 143rd commencement ceremony on May 3 that another seven-figure gift had been received, this time to support green energy
SALT deduction cap increase to $40,000 phased above $500K, with remittance cut, silencer tax breaks, Trump accounts now! House Republicans are planning to quadruple the cap on state and local tax deductions to $40,000, under a catch-all amendment for their sweeping domestic
Examining Impact of DEI Rollback on Target Revenue Trends Q1, this article shows how DEI pullbacks and boycotts drove a $680M drop in Q1 sales. Target sales have dropped drastically, more than analysts predicted in their first quarter. The company expects sales
Written By Lexx Thornton HBCUs are vital, critical, and emerging in our communities. Inspiring our young adults to study at the colleges and universities that were founded by them for them is what keeps history alive. But what about our youth? The
By Lexx Thornton Southern University and A&M College is a public historically black land-grant university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. Congratulations to them, the Human Jukebox, and the Emmy-winning student filmmakers for proving that when it comes to telling our stories,
Born May 14, 1955, Marian Rogers Croak is an African American engineer who was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for her work. Ever heard of VoIP? VoIP stands for Voice over Internet Protocol — it’s a technology that lets
Secure the Senator Bill & Tracy Frist Endowment Scholarship for research grants in planetary and human health at Meharry About Meharry Medical College Meharry Medical College, founded in 1876, is the nation’s largest private, independent historically Black academic health sciences center dedicated
Experience Taraji Henson’s inspiring Spelman Graduation Speech; she empowers the Class of 2025 with heritage and unity. Taraji Henson’s Viral Spelman Graduation Speech Inspires Unity Spelman College is a private, historically black women’s liberal arts college in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1881
Toni Braxton proudly celebrates son Diezel’s graduation from Howard University, honoring Black excellence and legacy. It was a proud HBCU moment as Grammy-winning singer Toni Braxton celebrated a major milestone—her son, Diezel Braxton, graduated from Howard University. The multi-platinum R&B legend shared
