Courtesy the University of The District of Columbia The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) has received a $2 million commitment from Pepco over the next three years as part of its Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Power Partnership âInvesting
By Tonya Pendleton In the 1930s, Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson, N.J., was home to Negro League teams The New York Black Yankees, The New York Cubans, and The Newark Eagles. Larry Doby, the first Black player in the American League and a
By William Grimes Tina Turner, the earthshaking singer whose rasping vocals, sexual magnetism and explosive energy made her an unforgettable live performer and one of the most successful recording artists of all time, died on Wednesday at her home in KĂŒsnacht, Switzerland,
By David Thompson Over 20 paraprofessionals who work for the Howard County Public Schools (HCPS) have completed their course work at Bowie State University and will become certified teachers after they graduate in two weeks and pass the stateâs Praxis examinations through
By Todd Simmons A planning and research professional with nearly two decades of experience at two of the nationâs top land-grant universities has been named to lead institutional research operations at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Alexander C. Yin, Ph.D.,
By Sara Weissman Students at the Lincoln University Law Enforcement Training Academy gathered on Wednesday for a class discussion about a policing incident in nearby Columbia, Mo. Two officers are under investigation after a video surfaced showing one of them beating a
By Sholnn Z. Freeman  Howard Universityâs Jami Ramberan, Emmy-Award winning director and associate professor of film and television in the Cathy Hughes School of Communications, is earning more and more accolades for âMy Asianâ  a lyrical short film currently on the festival circuit and earning recognition during Asian American, Native
Henry Fambrough had a musical homecoming of sorts Friday at âHitsville U.S.A.â Fambrough, one of the founding members of the iconic R&B group The Spinners, took a tour of Motownâs Studio A in Detroit as part of a ceremony that included the
By Jessica Washington The fight for reparations has been heating up in statehouses and city halls nationwide. And now, Representative Cori Bush (D-Mo.) wants to bring that fight to Congress. The Missouri Congresswoman is introducing the Reparations Now Resolution, urging Congress to provide at least $14 trillion in reparations to
By Andrew Skerritt Florida A&M University (FAMU) placed third, earning $250,000 in the 2023 Goldman Sachs Market Madness: HBCU Possibilities Program. The five-person FAMU team included Destiny Felton, junior business administration student from Miami; John Stokes, a health science pre-physical therapy student
