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Players to watch in the 2026 HBCU Legacy Bowl

In preparation for the 2026 NFL Draft, some of the best and brighest stars in HBCU football will have an opportunity to put their names on the map, showcasing their talents in the fifth edition of the HBCU Legacy Bowl. In its five-year history, the HBCU Legacy Bowl has helped launch the pro careers of

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Laila Edwards Is The First Black Woman To Win Olympic Gold In U.S. Women’s Hockey

Laila Edwards became the first Black woman to win an Olympic gold medal for Team USA in women’s hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina. The milestone marks a significant moment for Black women in the sport. How did Edwards and Team USA win gold? The 22-year-old Ohio native secured the win as she

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Mark Zuckerberg grilled about underage Instagram users, social media addiction during landmark trial

By Shanshan Dong and Angela Yang In his first time testifying about child safety in front of a jury, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company does not seek to make Instagram addictive to younger users, pushing back against claims that the social media app is designed to be harmful to children. “I’m focused on building a community

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These draft prospects turned heads at HBCU Legacy Bowl practices

Practice sessions closed Thursday at the fifth annual Allstate HBCU Legacy Bowl, capping a week-long showcase for top NFL draft-eligible players ahead of Saturday’s game. Here are the players who stood out. While final evaluations continued on the practice fields, defensive standouts such as Morgan State’s Erick Hunter and Jackson State edge rusher Quincy Ivory

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Cam Newton using BET money to kick off HBCU tailgate tour

Cam Newton is putting his money behind the culture, reinvesting earnings from his short-lived TV run to launch an HBCU-focused “4th & 1” College Tailgate Tour. The former NFL MVP has been talking about this lane for a while. -style platform around HBCU football. He even framed it as the kind of partnership Pat McAfee

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Many States Are Shortchanging the Students Most In Need of Aid—Including Students at HBCUs

New research by The Century Foundation highlights a hundred-billion-dollar problem with how state financial aid is distributed: in many states, state financial aid is not effectively directed toward the students who need it most. In fact, state aid lags behind Pell Grants when it comes to effectiveness in reducing college costs for low-income students. TCF’s analysis shows

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Large banner of Trump unfurled at Justice Department headquarters

By Raquel Coronell Uribe and Ryan J. Reilly A banner featuring a photo of Donald Trump and the words “Make America Safe Again” was hung from the Justice Department’s headquarters in Washington on Thursday in one of the most public signs of the president’s influence over a department that once brought criminal charges against him. The Justice Department has traditionally operated with

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