For decades, Baltimore has often gotten an unfairly bad rap in the media, but ask any resident, and they’ll rebuke that notion. Outside of programs like The Wire, at least in pop culture, there hasn’t been much representation of Baltimore. And while the HBO drama remains a beloved series, its focus wasn’t necessarily positive. There’s […]
The family of Henrietta Lacks, a woman whose cells were taken without her consent in 1951 and led to various medical advancements, has reached a settlement with pharmaceutical company Novartis for using her cells. Lacks’ cells have led to the development of polio and Covid-19 vaccines, as well as treatments for cancer, Parkinson’s disease and
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Brooklyn Dumpling Shop is poised to get the Keith Lee effect. The growing Asian-inspired fusion brand known for its bites, bowls and boba announced Tuesday that the food critic has signed on as an investor, calling the partnership a “major milestone” in its ongoing expansion and cultural momentum. The move marks Lee’s first business investment.
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The 10th annual UNCF North Texas Mayors’ Masked Ball was a huge success, conducted on Feb. 7 at the Hyatt Regency, Dallas. With more than 650 guests in attendance, the event raised $550,000 in cash and in-kind donations, and featured various dignitaries, speakers, an awards presentation and more. The evening brought together a cross-section of
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The Century Foundation recently published a new analysis tracking how some southern states fail to properly distribute student financial aid, finding that a high share of state grant dollars go to students from high-income families. According to the Century Foundation’s research, one of the worst states when it comes to effectively distributing financial aid is Mississippi, the
A historic weekend for HBCU women’s basketball saw Winston-Salem State capture its first-ever CIAA championship and Alabama A&M clinch a share of the SWAC regular-season title for the first time in program history. Winston-Salem State defeated Fayetteville State 60–43 in the CIAA women’s tournament’s championship game on Feb. 28. Entering the matchup with a 26–3
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — For nearly 150 years, Philander Smith University has stood in Little Rock as a place built to educate, uplift and open doors, and it continues that mission today, even as funding challenges persist for Arkansas’ private historically Black colleges and universities. Founded in 1877, Philander Smith University was created to educate
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Opening Remarks Frame HBCUs as Essential, Not Peripheral The formal program began with remarks from Tonjia Hope Navas (Ph.D. ’24), assistant provost for international programs, and Trustee Emerita Marie C. Johns (DHL ’13), the 2025-26 King Endowed Chair holder. They both framed the conversation as timely and necessary, an invitation to think expansively about where higher education
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By Roy S. Johnson After languishing dormant for almost two years since the closing of financially failing Birmingham-Southern College, the sprawling 192-acre campus on the city’s west side has a new owner. U.S. Homeland Security has agreed to purchase the property and make it the newest home of the U.S. Coast Guard, according to an announcement on Wednesday.
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By Abigail Williams, Dan De Luce and Justin Goldman WASHINGTON — In the days after the U.S. and Israel launched an air war against Iran, the State Department issued new advisories warning Americans to reconsider traveling to several countries in the region. By then, it was too late. Thousands of Americans are now stranded in the Middle East as Iran retaliates with
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