According to reports, former Dallas Cowboys running back Marion Barber III was found dead in his apartment by Frisco Police on Wednesday (June 1). The cause of his death is unknown at this time. But according to a source, police responded to a welfare
By Bruce C.T. Wright President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order in an effort to bring some semblance of meaningful reform to policing in America. The signing at the White House coincided with the two-year anniversary of the horrific police murder of George
By Stephen Graham Howard’s undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees remains significantly lower than comparable institutions despite a 7.5 percent increase for the 2022-2023 academic year compared to the previous year, which will raise tuition to $30,584. According to data from the 2020-2021
Courtesy of Southern Univerisity On Friday, May 13, two chief student marshals ushered in more than 550 graduates into the F.G. Clark Activity Center during the Spring 2022 Commencement Ceremonies. Candace Chatman and Rason Irvin, both graduates of the College of Sciences
By Clark Atlanta University Clark Atlanta University is one six Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) selected as part of new education initiatives with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Specialisterne Foundation, to provide no-cost STEM job training to U.S. military veterans, neurodivergent learners worldwide, and
By Fisk University Fisk University held a a press conference introducing Victoria Crawford as their new coach for women’s basketball. Crawford, a Birmingham, Alabama native will take over a program that went 9-19 overall for last season. Crawford comes to Fisk from
By Char Adams The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District in Texas has its own police department, complete with four officers, a detective and security staff who patrol the campus and its entrances. This didn’t prevent a gunman from killing 19 children and two teachers at
By Chris Burt A consortium of HBCUs and MSIs will get more opportunities to retain students, build enrollment and offer new courses. Last winter, a pair of Historically Black Colleges and Universities embarked on a course-sharing initiative for students to keep them
Courtesy of Saint Augustine’s University Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) appoints Dr. J. Lin Dawson as its Dean of Exercise Science and Collegiate Athletics. In this role, Dr. Dawson will use his 30 years of experience in collegiate athletics to advance the student
By Donovan Dooley After the police murder of George Floyd sparked one of the most significant racial awakenings in this country’s history, major companies responded in part by pouring tens of billions of dollars into fighting racial inequality. Approximately 24 months later, that momentum
