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By Abigail Walker Christopher Lockhart, owner of Capital City Kayaks, says he has always enjoyed being out on the water. The 27-year-old Jackson native grew up kayaking during the summer and contin

Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12), co-chair of the Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caucus, released the following statement on the inclusion of HBCU Priorities in

Morgan State University’s restoration and 2016 reopening of the Lillie Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum (LCJM) has received a Maryland Preservation Award, the state’s highest recognition f

Ferris Coin Co. Offering $2,000 in Prizes, Commemorating 100th Anniversary of WWI Act of Valor One of the nation's oldest rare coin shops is seeking artists from across the nation to design a silve

Saint Augustine’s University released its 2018 football schedule Wednesday, highlighted by games against archrival Shaw University, defending CIAA champion Virginia State University and Division I Nor

Maryland Eastern Shore 7, Savannah State 5 Savannah State 8, Maryland Eastern Shore 0 North Florida 3, Bethune-Cookman 1 North Florida 8, Bethune-Cookman 3 Maryland Eastern Shore 7, Sava

Game-changing HBCU alumnus and White House correspondent April Ryan, Tony Award-winning director Kenny Leon and UNCF campaign contributor Oracle Corporation honored at the event NEW YORK—Close to $

ENTERTAINMENT CORRESPONDENT TANISHA LAVERNE GRANT chats all things Oscars at the 90th ACADEMY AWARDS with host Shannon Lanier on ARISE 360! A 2018 BLACK WOMEN IN MEDIA HONOREE TANISHA LAVERNE GRAN

BSU Student Team Uses Technology to Advance Global Environmental Sustainability MEDIA CONTACT: Damita Chambers, dchambers@bowiestate.edu, 301-832-2628 mobile (BOWIE, Md.) – A team of five Bo

Virginia State University (VSU) President Makola M. Abdullah, Ph.D. announces U.S. Senator Mark Warner and the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Lt. Gov. Justin E. Fairfax will serve as commencement speakers

Renowned scholar, historian, and educator Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., will serve as guest speaker for Fayetteville State University’s (FSU) 151st Founders’ Day on April 5, 2018. The event will be

Shelton State Community College’s @theDome summer 2018 programming will introduce new educational opportunities. In addition to already popular camps and workshops, this year’s summer lineup will als

Image associated with the ASU ‘Family’ Shows Support for Selma’s Concordia College news item Author: Lois G. Russell Alabama State University showed up in big numbers to help students attend

Selena Ligons, an officer with the Winston-Salem State University Police Department, has all the right moves. A video of Ligons taking a moment from her policing duties during a WSSU home basketbal

The 18 first-year students who form MEC’s newly-established Honors Program are off to a good start – meeting with their faculty mentors, establishing good study habits, and even trading notes with M

While double-digit seeds always win games in the NCAA tournament, which upsets were the largest from a Vegas perspective? Since the NCAA tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985, there have been 46

Area eighth-graders can spend Spring Break preparing for high school at Empowerment 2018, a three-day youth camp on Gadsden State Community College’s Valley Street Campus, the area’s only Historically

Southern University alumnus and teaching artist, Donney Rose, has been selected for the 2018-1019 Kennedy Center Citizen Artist Fellow Recognition. The Kennedy Center Citizen Artist Fellow Recognition

Morgan State University announces the signing of a new Educational Program Agreement with the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division (NSWC IHEODTD). T

Ruth J. Simmons serves as President of Prairie View A&M University. She was President and Professor of Comparative Literature and Africana Studies at Brown University from 2001-2012. Under her leaders

Tennessee State University on Tuesday unveiled a historical marker honoring alumnus and Medal of Honor recipient, Lt. William McBryar. A number of lawmakers, military officials, and TSU officials

Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced a joint agreement today in which Precinct One will pay $30 million to improve seven streets in the Texas Southern

The Jackson State University Athletics Department has announced its 2018 football schedule. JSU’s 11-game schedule features five teams with winning records and one that played in a bowl game. JSU B

When the University of Texas system and Texas Association of Community Colleges co-host their All Texas Academic Team medallion and certificate ceremony during a reception in the LBJ Auditorium in Aus

A Delaware State University physics and engineering faculty member recently received a three-year $450,000 grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research that will contribute to the developmen