By Jade Gordon and Alta Spells, The Board of Education for Atlanta Public Schools (APS) is taking steps to promote gun safety in homes. Less than a week after four students were shot and killed and seven additional people were injured in
By Hampton University Hampton University is one of 10 HBCUs across the country that has received Peloton Bikes through the expansion of the Peloton x Beyoncé Partnership to benefit HBCUs. Last year, Hampton students received a 2-year Peloton App Membership, which gave
By Andrew Skerritt Bisk, a global leader in online education, announced its partnership with Florida A&M University (FAMU) to deliver online master’s programs. STEM — Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics — careers are in high demand with steady growth over the last
By Theresa Waldrop and Andy Rose, The Denver Broncos on Sunday honored its former star wide receiver, Demaryius Thomas, who died suddenly last week at age 33. Thomas played 10 seasons in the NFL, most of them with the Broncos, and is
By Amir Vera, One of the Louisville detectives who fatally shot Breonna Taylor during a botched raid is appealing his termination this week. The Louisville Metro Police Department terminated Detective Myles Cosgrove in January for use of deadly force for firing 16 rounds into Taylor’s home
By Gregory Krieg and Veronica Stracqualursi, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Thursday that she is ending her bid for governor of the state and instead running for reelection. “I have come to the conclusion that I must continue my work as attorney
By Annie Grayer, The House is planning to advance Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s legislation to create a special envoy to combat Islamophobia on Thursday, marking the first step members are taking since Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert’s anti-Muslim comments calling Omar a terrorist. The
By Hampton University Newsroom, Hampton University wins the Disney On The Yard Innovation Challenge, a design competition created and administered by The Walt Disney Company for the purpose of seeking out and nurturing the next generation of students attending Historically Black Colleges
Howard University is pleased to announce the appointment of Benjamin Talton, Ph.D., as director of the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center (MSRC). In this role, Talton will report to the provost and chief academic officer, Anthony Wutoh, Ph.D. A historian of Africa and the African diaspora, Talton joins
By Patrick Sung and John Sinnott, Tiger Woods will make his competitive return to golf next week at a $1 million tournament playing with his son Charlie. Woods has not played in a golf tournament since suffering serious leg injuries in a car accident in February.