Courtesy of Jackson State University The Jackson State University community is poised to experience a culinary treat this week as Slim + Husky’s Pizza opens its doors at the university. The grand opening is scheduled for 11 a.m. on Thursday, coinciding with
By Cedric Mobley For 157 years, Howard University has served as the nexus of intellectual engagement and social advocacy to ensure that all Americans can fully exercise all the rights of citizenship. Even before the end of slavery, the work of Frederick
By Sydney Cullier My vote matters. It’s a simple sentence reflecting a profound ideology, but until you have the privilege of physically staring down a ballot at a voting machine, you may not grasp the power you feel when you cast your first
By Kui Mwai Students from Philander Smith University and Southern University and A&M College won the sixth annual Moguls in the Making entrepreneurial pitch competition, which invites 50 students from historically Black colleges and universities to develop business concepts designed to improve Detroit’s economy. This year’s participants competed
Courtesy of the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff The John Brown Watson Memorial Library at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff has officially launched its new One Button Studio. The state-of-the-art facility aims to make video production accessible and effortless for
By Sara Weissman Hemorrhaging money and students, Central State University in Ohio is turning to the state for guidance. The historically Black land-grant institution has run a deficit for three years in a row, suffered declining enrollments and struggled to pay its
By Daniel Arkin Quincy Jones, a maestro of American music and a titan of the entertainment industry who influenced nearly every popular genre, produced landmark albums and earned 80 Grammy Award nominations, died Sunday, his publicist said. He was 91. Jones “passed away peacefully”
As the nation stands on the brink of one of the most consequential elections in recent memory, a palpable tension grips communities across the country. This atmosphere is no different for the students, faculty, and supporters of Historically Black Colleges and Universities
By Phenix S. Halley There’s a reason Howard University is regarded as “The Mecca.” In historic news, the historically Black university expects to be granted Research-1 (R1) status this upcoming spring, a title the university lost in 2005 after the Carnegie Classification requirements changed, according
By Rob Wile They’re a group that previous presidential candidates may have overlooked. Now, young men have emerged as a voting bloc that could potentially swing an election expected to see a razor-thin margin of victory for the candidate who wins. And so
