The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) SOAR (Seeking, Observing and Achieving Results) program expanded to 16 campuses this summer, with activities beginning on the last day of May and continuing through July. SOAR began in 2024 on the campuses of four historically Black colleges and universities
By Lawrence Hurley The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Alabama to use a congressional map that eliminates one of two majority-Black districts in the state in a win for Republicans. The justices, split 6-3 on ideological lines with conservatives in the majority, granted an emergency request filed
A Shaw University alumna just made her mark on the Atlanta judicial system — and the HBCU community should be celebrating. On May 19, 2026, Nikia Smith Sellers, a proud Shaw University alumna, won election to the Atlanta Judicial Circuit Superior Court. She defeated incumbent
An anti-hazing bill inspired by an HBCU student was just signed into law. The Caleb Wilson Hazing Prevention Act received the signature of Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry last month. Per WAFB, the act will require anti-hazing courses for college administrators as well as public
By Gary Grumbach, Kelly O’Donnell, Laura Strickler and Stacey Klein WASHINGTON — More than 30 gallons of fuel spilled onto the National Mall from generators that were used during a recent event celebrating America’s 250th anniversary that was organized by Freedom 250, a group created by the Trump administration,
Fort Valley State University is the only Georgia Historically Black College or University (HBCU) on the ballot for the 41st Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards this year Under the direction of Alicia Carner-McDonald, FVSU Choir is competing in the gospel music awards show’s newly
St. Augustine’s University’s campus outside of downtown Raleigh, North Carolina A historically Black university in North Carolina is the latest in a series of small schools to fall on hard times. Amid Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, St. Augustine’s University is considering selling part of its
Morgan State University students take home top prize at PROPEL Center Future of Tech Innovation Challenge. Having a dream job and putting those skills into action before earning your degree is a win-win for Fikewa Akindolire. The rising junior, honors information systems major at
By Autumn A. Arnett As the Black Alumni Collective National Conference convenes on the University of Pittsburgh’s campus under the theme, “The Fierce Urgency of Now: Black Advocacy from Campus to Corporate to Congress,” Dr. James R. Martin II, chancellor of North Carolina A&T University, says that despite the setbacks of
Courtesy of Kentucky State University Things are getting even more complicated at Kentucky State University. Just days after one lawsuit challenged a sweeping new state law aimed at restructuring the school, a second class action suit has now been filed—this time by a
