Chauncy Glover, an Emmy Award-winning news anchor for KCBS and KCAL in Los Angeles, has died. He was 39. According to Deadline, KCAL announced Glover’s death on Tuesday, sharing a statement from his family. “We, Sherry and Robert Glover, along with Chauncy’s beloved family, are devastated by the unimaginable loss of our beloved Chauncy,” the […]
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Authorities in South Carolina are searching for 43 monkeys that escaped from a research facility on Wednesday after a caretaker failed to properly secure the door, allowing the animals to roam nearby areas. Police in Yemassee, Beaufort County, confirmed Thursday that the primates are believed to be in the wooded area surrounding the Alpha Genesis
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Kevon Walker, a freshman student at Saint Francis University and football player, was found dead in his dorm room on Monday. Police are investigating the 18-year-old’s death, according to WJAC. Walker was found unresponsive in his bed by his teammates. No evidence of foul play was found and his cause of death remains to be
This week, a wave of anonymous racist text messages invoking slavery sent to Black individuals, including middle school students, has raised alarms across the United States, prompting investigations by federal state agencies. Reports emerged from several states, including New York, Alabama, California, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee, with recipients receiving messages that varied in wording but
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ESPN’s signature morning debate show, First Take, featuring commentator and executive producer Stephen A. Smith and host Molly Qerim, today announced three live shows on-site at historically Black colleges and universities this fall. Historic Morehouse College, Spelman College, and Clark Atlanta University make up one of the world’s oldest and largest associations of HBCUs. On this
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Thursday afternoon, Delaware State University and HBCU Wrestling announced a one-of-a-kind partnership that will bring Division I women’s wrestling to Dover beginning with the 2025-26 season. Thanks to a $1.25 million gift by HBCU Wrestling, DSU will become the first HBCU with a D-I women’s wrestling program. A search for a head coach will soon
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Historic strides are being made in the world of education and innovation as Alabama A&M University has been selected as the host for the South’s BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science, and Technology) Championship on Dec. 13-14, 2024. This landmark event marks the first time a Historically Black College or University will serve as the venue for
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In a heartfelt letter to the Wiley University community, President Herman J. Felton, Jr. addressed the recent presidential election, where Donald Trump emerged over Vice President Kamala Harris, a graduate of and a prominent supporter of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. During the Biden-Harris Administration, $17 billion in funding was allocated to HBCUs. The letter
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On Tuesday, as millions of Americans cast their votes in the U.S. presidential and congressional elections, Dr. Shafiqur Rahman of South Carolina State University provided live analysis and commentary to approximately 300 million Bengali-speaking viewers worldwide. Broadcasting through TBN24TV-New York, Rahman offered insights into the electoral process, making crucial information accessible to a global audience.
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Witnessing the outcome of the 2024 election for Black women across America is seeing what they face day in and day out on a larger scale, and it’s disheartening. The morning after the presidential election ended and resulted in Donald Trump defeating Kamala Harris was PTSD for African American women. To see someone severely less
