Tuesday, February 17th, marks the Lunar New Year. Representing a fresh start on the Chinese calendar, 2026 in particular initiates the start of the Year of the Fire Horse. And yes, Fire Horse energy is exactly what it sounds like. It’s ushering in high energy, freedom, passion, bold action, and significant changes that only occur […]
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Following in the footsteps of those who came before them, the Jamaican bobsleigh team is causing quite a chatter at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. If you’re a millennial who had an affinity for Disney classics throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, the phrase “feel the rhythm, feel the ride,” uttered in the film
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a towering figure of the civil rights movement and one of North Carolina A&T State University’s most renowned alumni, has died at the age of 84. Jackson, who rose from student activism in Greensboro to become one of the nation’s most influential voices for racial equality and social justice, passed away,
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The Reverend Jesse Jackson, the civil rights icon who worked with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has died at 84. Jackson’s long career leaves behind an unmatched legacy of civic and political activism, including the creation of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition and two presidential runs. Fighting segregation, working with MLK Jackson’s death was announced Tuesday by
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First place in the MEAC has not been a safe place for anyone this college basketball season, especially on the men’s side. With just about two weeks left in the regular season, we take a look at both the men’s and women’s races in the MEAC, with tournament position becoming more important each game. Men
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Netflix announced that it has signed a deal with Japanese creator MEGUMI to produce several unscripted projects for the streaming service exclusively. Badly in Love is MEGUMI’s first unscripted project. In it, she explores Japan’s yankii, a youth culture characterized by rebellion and edginess and marked by strong loyalties. In her show, she combines this
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The news that Jesse Jackson dies marks the passing of a defining figure in American civil rights, electoral politics, and Black institutional advocacy. Rev. Jesse Jackson spent more than five decades shaping national conversations around race, economics, and access to opportunity. As the country reflects on his impact, the HBCU community is mourning not just
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By Char Adams The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the longtime civil rights activist, Baptist minister and two-time presidential candidate, died Tuesday, his family said. He was 84. “Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” the Jackson family said in a
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*Culture, legacy, and representation took center stage as Hollywood gathered for 25 Years of Love & Basketball: A Cultural Tribute + Conversation at the elegant The Maybourne Beverly Hills. The afternoon celebration marked the 25th anniversary of Love & Basketball and simultaneously launched the 2026 season of the HBCU First LOOK Film Festival during NBA All-Star Week. The event honored
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By Claretta Bellamy A federal judge Monday ruled that the Trump administration wrongly removed slavery memorial panels that were placed at a historical Philadelphia site in 2002. The decision came after the Black activists who pushed the city to place the panels again organized in support of their presence last month. The National Park Service removed
