By Juana Summers NPR’s Juana Summers talks with Democratic New York Congressman Jamaal Bowman about the effort to reintroduce H.R. 40, a bill that would create a task force to study reparations for Black Americans. Twenty years ago, the late Democratic Congressman
By Curtis Bunn The College Board said it made an error in not “immediately denouncing the Florida Department of Education’s slander” of its African American Studies course after the department deemed that the advanced high school course “lacks educational value.” “Our failure to
By D. Thompson Bowie State University has partnered with NASA to offer business students the chance to develop creative marketing strategies for new technologies and earn certificates through the Technology Transfer University (T2U) program. The T2U program is designed to give students
By Liam Knox Donations to higher ed institutions rose by 12.5 percent last fiscal year—the largest increase in over two decades. Experts say philanthropy is stepping up to fill other funding gaps. Philanthropic giving to higher education increased by 12.5 percent last fiscal year
By Alexis Clark Tennessee State University students can now enjoy the outdoors and charge their personal electronics at the same time thanks to three solar-powered charging stations that have been installed on campus. Two of the stations are located outside of the
By Leah Dolan American musician, record producer and designer Pharrell Williams will succeed Virgil Abloh as Louis Vuitton’s men’s creative director, according to a statement issued by the French luxury fashion house on Tuesday. The appointment is effective immediately and his first collection will
By Shanelle Genai On Sunday, Rihanna made her long-awaited return to music, taking the stage as the 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show performer—only this time, she brought a special guest along with her: a second child. Dripped down in an all-red ensemble, including a patent leather
A building believed to be the oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children in the U.S. was hoisted onto a flatbed truck and moved a half-mile Friday to Colonial Williamsburg, a Virginia museum that continues to expand its emphasis on African American history.
By D. Thompson Bowie State University is one of the latest recipients of an iRacing simulator, and one of five HBCUs to partner with NASCAR in an effort to boost esports on campuses across the country. Bowie State received the simulator, which
By Josh Moody Richard Bland College of William & Mary is an anomaly in Virginia higher education. The public two-year college is slightly more selective than its peers across the commonwealth; it is not a member of the Virginia Community College System,
