At 604 Locust Street in North Little Rock sits Shorter College, one of Arkansas’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU.) To some, it may look like a small campus, but to those who call it home, it represents something much bigger: a path to possible. “If I had to describe it in one word, I […]
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By The Associated Press Phil Collins, Mariah Carey, Lauryn Hill, INXS, Iron Maiden, Luther Vandross and Shakira are some the 2026 nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a wide net that includes rap, metal, R&B, hip-hop, Britpop, blues rock and pop. The hall revealed the list of 17 performer nominees Wednesday, a list that also includes
By Doha Madani, Chloe Atkins, Brittany Kubicko and Phil Helsel A Columbia University student was detained Thursday morning by immigration agents who misrepresented themselves by saying they were looking for a missing child to get access to a residential building, the university’s top administrator said. Elmina Aghayeva, who is from Azerbaijan, was later released, but the school’s acting president, Claire
The Tennessee State men’s basketball team continues to set records in head coach Nolan Smith’s first year. And they aren’t done yet. Led by junior forward Antonie Lorick III‘s 22 points and nine rebounds, the Tigers overcame a second-half deficit to defeat host Southeast Missouri State 79-71, securing their 20th win of the season. TSU
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Huston-Tillotson University President Dr. Melva Wallace was sure she heard the wrong number. The Moody Foundation’s Senior Vice President of Grants, Elle Moody, was sitting in her office and had – seconds earlier – told Wallace they were gifting the historically Black university $130 million. “There was just this blank stare on her face for
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Dr. Willie Underwood III, a urological surgeon and Morehouse alum, will lead the American Medical Association as its incoming president. Underwood became the official President-elect last June during the 2025 AMA meeting in Chicago. There, his fellow medical professionals voted for him to lead the association into its next era. Underwood brings over a quarter-century of experience
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at SUBR chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus. Historically Black Colleges and Universities have a significant impact on protecting and influencing Black culture in many different ways. Beyond academics, these institutions have poured into and invested in students’ everyday
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By Frank Thorp V, Inshara Ali and Raquel Coronell Uribe WASHINGTON — Aliyah Rahman, a Minnesota woman whom Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., took as her guest to the State of the Union address Tuesday, needed hospital treatment after she was arrested during the speech, Rahman and Omar said. Rahman silently stood up during the part of President Donald Trump’s
The latest push to secure state funding for a new multi-purpose stadium for Jackson State University has stalled once again. According to a report from WLBT 3 in Jackson, House Bill 117 — introduced during the 2026 Mississippi Legislative Session by Representative Robert Johnson — has died in committee. The measure would have appropriated $40 million
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It was a rough day for the two-seeds on Day 3 of the CIAA Basketball Tournament, finding themselves on the losing end of three of the four matchups in their respective debuts. This includes a Virginia Union team, losing in the final seconds of what was not only the Game of the Tournament, but possibly
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