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One of the first black major news anchors and Washington, DC’s longest serving local TV host Jim Vance, dies aged 75, following a battle with cancer. WRC-TV President and General Manager Jackie Bradford confirmed in a statement that Vance died...
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Man Accused of Killing Bowie State Student Indicted For Murder
The man accused of killing a Bowie State University student earlier this year has been indicted for his murder. Sean Urbanski, a 22-year-old white student at the University of Maryland, was arrested and charged with killing 23-year-old Richard...
Bethune President Edison Jackson To Step Down
Bethune-Cookman University President Edison O. Jackson told the school’s board of trustees he will be retiring as president — ending his term about a year before his contract is set to expire. Board members accepted Jackson’s early retirement, which...
Bill Cosby Case Ends in Mistrial But We’re Still Deliberating His Legacy
The judge in the Bill Cosby trial declared a mistrial Saturday after the jury failed to reach a verdict in the case. The jurors — five women and seven men — were unable to come to a unanimous decision in a courtroom battle closely...
Norfolk State Football Signee Shooting in New Jersey
Norfolk State football signee Dy-Shawn Simpkins Jr., who enrolled in January, was killed in a shooting near his native East Orange, N.J., on Friday, the school announced Saturday. Simpkins, 18, was reportedly found unresponsive with gunshot wounds...
Suspect Identified in Stabbing Death of Bowie State Student
A 22-year-old University of Maryland student has been charged in the stabbing death of a Bowie State University student early Saturday morning in College Park, Maryland. Christopher Urbanski, of Severna Park, Maryland, was charged with first- and...
Here’s What Happens When You Don’t Listen To 50K Petitions From B-CU Community
B-CU graduating students booed and turned their backs on Education Secretary Betsy DeVos as she delivered on Wednesday the B-CU commencement address. From CNN: Education Secretary Betsy DeVos faced an auditorium of jeering Bethune-Cookman University...
B-CU Students Launches Petition To Block Betsy DeVos From Speaking At Their Commencement
Bethune-Cookman University students and alumni launched a petition to rally support for their efforts to block Betsy DeVos from speaking at their commencement. The petition, “Stop Betsy DeVos from delivering the commencement address at Bethune...
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20 Arrests After Alcorn State Football Players Campus Brawl
The Claiborne County Police Department made up to 20 arrests earlier last week after a fight that broke out on campus at Alcorn State University. Claiborne County Sheriff Frank Davis said they’ve been charged with simple assault and malicious...
N.C. A&T Students Hold Prayer Vigil For Fellow Student Ryan Godwin After His Grandfather’s Death
On Monday, North Carolina A&T students converged on campus at the black university for a prayer of support for fellow student Ryan Godwin, whose grandfather, Robert Godwin Sr., was killed in Cleveland. Ryan is a junior at the university. North...
Fraternity Brothers Of Murder Suspect Opens Up: ‘We Are Shocked By The Crime’
The fraternity brothers of Cleveland murder suspect Steve Stephens told FOX 8’s Maia Belay Sunday night that they are shocked by the crime. On Sunday, a video was posted to a Facebook account allegedly belonging to Stephens. In the video...
HBCU Alum Pastor Cordell A. Jenkins Arrested For Sex Trafficking Of Children
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested two pastors in Toledo as part of an investigation conducted by the FBI’s Northwest Ohio Violent Crimes Against Children Task Force. The Task Force is comprised of members of the FBI, Toledo Police...
NCCU Interim Chancellor Remembers Fallen Eagle Myiah N. Andrews
North Carolina Central University Interim Chancellor Johnson O. Akinleye issued a statement remembering fallen Eagle Myiah N. Andrews today. Andrews, an 18-year-old freshman student at the black university, died in a tragic car accident in Durham...
Morehouse Grad Shaun King: ‘Texas School Building Could Be Making Students And Staff Sick’
New York Daily News Senior Justice Writer Shaun King sheds a light on a Texas middle school horror story in his latest piece titled “Texas middle school could be making students and staff sick — but building still in use.” Schools should...
Rep. Alma Adams: Historically Black Colleges And Universities Take ‘Devastating Hit’ In Trump’s Budget
President Donald Trump previewed a budget plan “that could have a severe impact on black colleges” earlier last week, according to HBCU advocates. Briana Thomas writes at Capital News Service that Trump’s “America First” proposal...
Black Girls Going Missing Right In Our Backyard
In the last few days, social media has been buzzing with photos and posts of missing black teens from Howard University and UDC’s backyard; Washington D.C. Within the last week, 10 teens have gone missing in D.C. But you wouldn’t know about...
HU Prez Slams BET’s ‘The Quad’ For Inaccurate Portrayal Of HBCU Culture
A leader in the historically black college community has blasted BET’s The Quad for distorting HBCU culture and leadership on TV, calling the new drama “fake news” and “a bogus representation of very important and historic...
Tuskegee University Ordered To Pay $2 Million For Breach Of Contract After Losing Lawsuit
After losing a lawsuit against its former lawyer, Darryl E. Crompton, who was hired as an attorney and faculty member at Tuskegee University in early 2011 but three years later was terminated, the private historically black university was ordered to...
