By Ximena Bustillo, Tom Bowman, Selena Simmons-Duffin Lawmakers are inching closer to a government shutdown when government funding runs out at the end of the day on Sept. 30. With a deal nowhere in sight, federal agencies are bracing to place hundreds
By Kelli Sharpe The HBCU community is still reacting to the letters the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department Education sent to 16 of the nation’s governors, stating that they collectively owed their respective land-grant HBCUs $13 billion. U.S. Secretary of
By Rachel James-Terry and Anthony Howard Linda Johnson Rice, chairwoman and CEO of Johnson Publishing Company (JPC), encouraged attendees to remember that education equals opportunity at Jackson State University’s annual Mary E. Peoples Scholarship Luncheon on Thursday, Sept. 21st at the Terry L. Woodard Ballroom inside
By Bridget Spencer, Dr. Christopher Ervin became a doctor for one main reason. “I’ve seen the lack of health care throughout the community, all aspects. If I don’t do it, who will?” he said. After working in the emergency room for a
Courtesy of University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff The Pine Bluff Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) announces plans for its 31st Annual Dove Freedom Fund Banquet. UAPB Campus Chapter members will attend the event that
Written by University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), currently celebrating its year-long sesquicentennial, along with the local community, will celebrate “Professor Joseph Carter Corbin Day” on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. Seating for the event is limited, and
Written by Coppin State University Coppin State University raised $100,000 to support the needs and development of Coppin State student athletes, during the 20th Coppin Golf Classic, held September 20, at Greystone Golf Course, in White Hall, MD. The Coppin Golf classic
Written By Philander Smith College Philander Smith College is honored to announce a significant moment in its history as it proudly pinned the first cohort of its Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Program on Thursday, June 15, 2023. The inaugural cohort, consisting of
By Ayana Archie Land-grant, historically Black colleges and universities have missed out on more than $13 billion they should have gotten in the last three decades or so, according to letters the Biden administration sent to the governors of 16 states appealing to them
By Nick Andersen Two 53-year-old academic leaders are taking the helm this summer at the two historically Black universities in the nation’s capital. One is a newcomer to the world of HBCUs, the other a product of them. Ben Vinson III, who
