For years, conversations around HBCU athletics often centered on tradition, culture and survival. At Winston-Salem State University, the conversation now sounds a lot more like modern college sports business. Over the last 13 months, WSSU has quietly undergone one of the more interesting
By Daniel Arkin Ted Turner, the high-flying media tycoon, entrepreneur and philanthropist who founded CNN and revolutionized American cable television, died on Wednesday, according to his private holding company. He was 87. “Ted was an intensely involved and committed leader, intrepid, fearless and
After Shaw University’s WSHA radio station went on air in 1968, several other historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) followed the North Carolina school’s lead, launching a wave of their own. For decades, the students who worked on these channels used them to inform listeners about
By Jonathan Allen and Natasha Korecki As former Vice President Kamala Harris considers another run for president, she is also signaling that she has no problem with a public airing of what went wrong last time — telling donors she believes the Democratic National Committee
By Adam Edelman The seven top candidates in California’s race for governor sparred at a tense debate Wednesday, throwing criticisms at one another over a litany of issues, like affordability, sanctuary policies and experience, along with as a healthy dose of personal insults.
New York (May 5, 2026) – The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) has announced the Gold & Silver Circle Honor Society inductees and NATAS Foundation scholarship recipients who will be celebrated at the 47th Annual Sports Emmy® Awards and
South Carolina State is being sued by its own foundation. The South Carolina State University Foundation filed a lawsuit against the university in Orangeburg County on Monday, following claims of a pressure campaign from the institution over money, per a report by WIS-TV. The lawsuit has
By David K. Li and Phil Helsel A Massachusetts jury on Tuesday acquitted former New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs of charges that he assaulted a live-in chef. Diggs, 32, had been accused of slapping and choking Jamila Adams on Dec. 2 at his
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court further weakened the Voting Rights Act on Wednesday, ruling that a congressional map in Louisiana was a racial gerrymander even though it was drawn to comply with the landmark law aimed at protecting minority voters. The justices,
Alabama A&M, one of the three HBCU programs listed, says it received a waiver from the NCAA and is post-season eligible. The NCAA APR report brings tough news for several SWAC football programs, as three HBCU teams are facing penalties that include
