By Trymaine Lee For 30 years, the Rev. Alyn E. Waller has led his flock at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church, the city’s largest Black congregation. But on Saturday, the good pastor led another kind of assembly: 100 Black men, mostly clad in leather, astride a pack of snarling motorcycles. “Here we are in Philly, 100 fellas […]
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Courtesy of Morgan State University Morgan State University, a historically Black educational institution in Baltimore, has recently launched the Student-Managed Investment Fund (SMIF), a program that provides real-world portfolio management experience to undergraduate students majoring in accounting and finance. The program allows student members to invest real money, giving them the experience needed to gain
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By Katherine Knott In an effort to boost early voting among college students, the Democratic National Committee is planning to spend big on a new campaign—one of its largest efforts ever to reach young people and student voters. The roughly $500,000 campaign will encourage students to vote early and vote for Democrats in “critical races
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Courtesy of Spelman College Spelman College’s Division of Student Affairs hosted a National Association of Student Affairs (NASPA) Ujima Institute Leadership event, which took place in collaboration with Clark Atlanta University. This transformative experience brought together passionate leaders from across the U.S. and Canada to strengthen our commitment to student affairs professionals by expanding the community and
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Cardi B has canceled her upcoming performance at the ONE Musicfest in Atlanta after being hospitalized. The 32-year-old singer announced the news on Instagram, saying she’s recovering from a medical emergency. “I am so sad to share this news, but I’ve been in the hospital recovering from a medical emergency the last couple of days and
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On Tuesday, Gayle King and CBS Mornings executive producer Shawna Thomas appeared on a panel moderated by Lisa Ling. King and Thomas briefly addressed the controversial interview they had with Ta-Nehisi Coates earlier this month. The pair also joined fellow CBS Mornings anchors Nate Burleson and Tony Dokoupil, alongside host Vladimir Duthiers, at the panel in Manhattan’s Paley
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It’s been a good year for HBCU enrollment. Alabama A&M University is one of the latest HBCUs with record-breaking first-time student enrollment. On Tuesday, Alabama A&M announced that 7,295 students would attend for the fall semester, an increase of 10.3% and the institution’s highest enrollment in the second consecutive year. It also marks the second successive year of its largest incoming
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Love Is Blind has aired its final regular episode of the season– the episode in which viewers see who got married! Three couples broke up after the pods: Hannah Jiles and Nick Dorka, Monica Davis and Stephen Richardson, and Alex Byrd and Tim Godbee. There were three couples that were still together heading into the
Shea Couleé’s 2024 was full of love this year, thanks to The Love Ball. The RuPaul’s Drag Race alum has made their name repping the cool chicness of Black drag, and The Love Ball was the epitome of her celebration of queer Blackness and the inclusiveness of drag. The Love Ball took place earlier this
