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Gina S. Brown, dean of Howard University’s College of Nursing & Allied Health Sciences, was recently elevated to the esteemed status of Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice (NAP) in Nursing. This recognition underscores Brown’s exceptional contributions to the field and her dedication to advancing interprofessional care.

Recently Stephen A. Smith made the ignorant @ss statement that Black people somehow relate to Trump because of his 91 charges and dealings with the legal system. That is the dumbest BS I have ever heard from Smith's mouth and if you have ever watched or listened to Smith, you know he says a lot of dumb sh*t on the regular. I could go on and explain why what Stephen A. Smith said was stupid but Sirius XM Urban View host Reecie Colbert of the Reecie Colbert Show made the point much better than I ever could.

The NAACP sent a letter to the Department of Justice urging an investigation into the suspicious death of 37 year-old Jackson, Mississippi resident, Dau Mabil. The letter echoes previous requests from Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) urging Attorney General Merrick Garland and Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, Kristine Clarke, to open an investigation into Dau's mysterious disappearance.

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) recognizes the 70th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision by the U.S. Supreme Court with a daylong public event Friday, May 17.

The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning today named Dr. Tracy M. Cook as 21st president of Alcorn State University. Cook has served as interim president of the university since July 8, 2023. He will assume the role as president on April 1, 2024.

Lawrence P. Ward, Ed.D, currently vice president for learner success and dean of campus life at Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, will become UHart’s seventh president on July 1. He will succeed Stephen Mulready M’77, who has served as acting president since the retirement of the University’s sixth president, Gregory Woodward, last summer.

Virginia State University has announced that it has been chosen by the Commission on Presidential Debates to host a 2024 Presidential Debate. Virginia State University is the first historically Black college or university ever selected to host a general election U.S. Presidential Debate.

Virginia State University has announced that it has been chosen by the Commission on Presidential Debates to host a 2024 Presidential Debate. Virginia State University is the first historically Black college or university ever selected to host a general election U.S. Presidential Debate.

Christopher M. Span, a scholar, historian, educator and higher education administrator whose expertise spans the fields of history and education policy, has been appointed dean for the Graduate School of Education (GSE) at Rutgers University–New Brunswick.

Howard University School of Law alumnus, Darryl Williams (J.D. ’22), has been named a Bristow Fellow in the Office of the Solicitor General for October Term 2024. Bristow Fellowships offer a unique opportunity for young lawyers to experience Supreme Court practice early in their careers.

First proposed rules would provide relief to borrowers who have seen balances grow from runaway interest, or entered repayment a long time ago, among other categories

An HBCU basketball team finally got to visit the White House after winning the national championship over 60 years ago.

According to Vice President Kamala Harris, Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State University men's basketball made history in 1957 when they became the first HBCU team to win a national championship. The Tennessee A&I Tigers would go on to also become the first college team to win three back-to-back national titles, Harris said.