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“They’ve killed my son, now they want to kill his reputation.” This was said by Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin yesterday during a press conference in central Florida in response to the unearthing of Trayvon’s past. Now, there are some who are trying to hold Trayvon in a negative light. According to recent reports, Trayvon was suspended from [...]

If you don’t know who Trayvon Martin is by now, then you may be shocked to hear about this tragic story. In a gated community by the name of Twin Lakes in Sanford, Florida on February 26th, 17 year old Martin was gunned down by 28 year old George Zimmerman -a self appointed neighborhood watch man. Zimmerman initially made claims [...]

A case involving the fatal shooting of an unarmed Florida teen, which has sparked outrage and calls for justice, is in the hands of the state attorney’s office. Police say Trayvon Martin, 17, was returning from the convenience store to his father’s home in Sanford, Florida. A neighborhood watch captain, George Zimmerman, 28, saw the teen and called 911 to [...]

Kevin Matthews, the compliance officer for the Alabama A&M Research Institute, is facing a felony charge for allegedly breaking into an office at the research institute. Police and court records show Matthews — a key player in the rift between the research institute and Alabama A&M University — was arrested last Thursday for an incident that allegedly took place last [...]

Three Mississippi State University fraternity members have been arrested and charged with kidnapping an MSU student by holding her against her will. Donovan Carroll, 22, of Canton; Frederick Oglesby, 21, of Hattiesburg; and Corey Skelton, 22, of Kosciusko, turned themselves in to SPD at 2:30 p.m. Friday. Starkville Police Department Lt. Troy Outlaw said the victim reported the incident Thursday [...]

Four Alabama A & M students, three of them A&M football players, have been arrested for allegedly being involved in a shooting at Normal Hills Apartment Complex over the weekend. The apartment complex is located across the street from Alabama A&M University. Monica Ray, executive director of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, said in a statement that the Alabama A&M University [...]

Two former Texas Southern University players, one male and one female, have been charged with theft after the home of TSU men’s basketball coach Tony Harvey was ransacked. Warrants have been issued for the arrests of 23-year-old Whithworth Treasure of Cypress and 22-year-old Jasmine Payen of Houston. Both are charged with theft. Court records don’t list attorneys for the two. [...]

A 12-year-old boy has drowned in a pond near the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff campus. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says the boy, his brother and a cousin were playing on a dock on private property Sunday morning when the child got into the water. Deputies say the boy apparently didn’t know how to swim. The boy’s brother and cousin [...]

Students, faculty and staff of Florida A&M bid farewell to math instructor, professor, teacher, Sue Corsale. Corsale was killed in a car accident Friday night. At 7:15, the Leon County Sheriff’s Office arrived at the intersection of Capital Circle North West and Tower Road. The 68-year-old’s blue Chevrolet Trailblazer collided into Pamela Duprey’s black Jeep Cherokee. Duprey, 46, was traveling with her husband Kevin Duprey, 54. The Dupreys escaped with [...]

The illness keeps spreading! In a statement released this afternoon, Howard University has confirmed last week’s 40+ cases of gastrointestinal dysfunction were, indeed, norovirus. According to the university, 42 Howard students, one UDC student, three Howard University Hospital employees and one D.C. resident  with the virus were seen at Howard University Hospital between Feb. 22 and Feb. 26. Two of [...]

Saint Paul’s College is in trouble, and it is up to us to get the word out and help. SPC needs $3.5 million by June 19 or this HBCU’s doors will be closed forever. It should of the utmost concern for the HBCU community to do everything possible to help keep Saint Paul’s College open. For more information on how [...]

The D.C. Department of Health is investigating a possible outbreak of Norovirus at Howard University. Officials from the school say they reported “a number of cases of gastrointestinal illnesses among our students” to the health department. “Additionally, we have notified our students, faculty and staff to take precautions to prevent contracting this illness.” Noroviruses are a group of related viruses [...]

Attorneys for Alabama A&M University are scheduled to be in court Wednesday afternoon to argue for the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a former professor fired last year. Regina Colston sued Alabama A&M President Andrew Hugine and the board of trustees on Nov. 30, 2011, that she was wrongfully terminated in June 2011. Colston said in her lawsuit that she [...]

Authorities are still looking for a suspect who robbed and shot an 18-year-old student at Tennessee State University student in the leg early Sunday morning inside Watson Residence Hall. The student, a freshman from Memphis, was inside the campus residence hall when, at 4:30 a.m., he was forced into his dorm room by a man who tried to rob him, [...]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – A federal jury has returned a verdict awarding more than $1 million to three women who say they were racially and sexually harassed by a female administrator at Alabama State University. The Montgomery Advertiser reports (http://on.mgmadv.com/zl8e8z ) the jury’s verdict late Friday found the school had allowed a hostile work environment. The women claimed the administrator [...]

GRAMBLING, LA – It seems as though it was only yesterday when Whitney Houston graced Grambling State University’s commencement stage in the summer of 1988 to receive one of the university’s highest honors, the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters. The Grambling State University Family, like others across the world, was saddened to hear the news of a fallen alumnus. Our [...]

A 15 year-old valedictorian honor student and football star – Nicholas Jackson II – told his family that he dreamed of one day being on the college football team at Alabama State University – a dream that came true last Saturday at his funeral. Several senior ASU officials went to Jackson’s funeral at their own expense at the Hopewell Missionary [...]

Recently, the Alpha Omicron chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. seated of Johnson C. Smith University were suspended for acts that disobeyed the campus judicial laws for Greeks on campus. An estimated 14 students were suspended from campus, losing scholarships, grants, and federal aid. Two of these students were actual members of the Greek fraternity and were caught in [...]