by Sharelle Burt April 28, 2025 The multi-million dollar grant is a part of a broader initiative from the NBA Foundation, which set aside money for numerous nonprofit organizations in league markets. Bethune-Cookman University’s (B-CU) Black Male College Explorers Program was named as a recipient of the NBA Foundation’s 14th

There are some theories out there about why all of the NFL teams passed up on Shedeur Sanders until the 5th round of the 2025 NFL draft. But one theory, presented by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, implies that the reason Sanders was finally drafted 144th by the Cleveland

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is shutting down his initiative that launched schools for communities of color, citing funding problems.  Earlier this month, The Primary School, a private school launched by Zuckerberg and his partner Priscilla Chen nearly a decade ago, announced that it would close for good next year, CNN

While Eagles star Saquon Barkley was golfing and traveling with President Donald Trump, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts stayed far from everything surrounding the team’s upcoming White House visit.  After he was seen dodging questions about whether or not he would attend the traditional Super Bowl champions’ visit to 1600

by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman April 28, 2025 The HBCU alum took their talents to coaching positions at the Division 1 schools. As Minnesota and Indiana’s women’s tennis teams prepped for their 33rd match against one another, their Black coaches did so with history in the making. The colleges’ respective coaches, Lois

by Sharelle Burt April 28, 2025 Booker labeled the next few days, given the circumstances, as the “most consequential weeks for seniors, kids and families in generations.” House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) sat on the steps of Capitol Hill with hundreds of supporters

by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman April 28, 2025 The two coaches were rehired after their community launched a petition to get their jobs back. Two popular high school basketball coaches will return to their Metro Atlanta high school after their community fought for their reinstatement. The boys’ and girls’ basketball coaches, James

The textile mills that once served as the backbone of Mount Pleasant, North Carolina, have long been shuttered, and officials believed federal money would be key to the town’s overdue revitalization. They hoped an improved stormwater drainage system and secured electrical wires — funded through a program to help communities

A recent destination bride isn’t just sharing the epic photos from her rainy but magical beach wedding; she’s also sharing the horror of initially being denied entry into the country days before her nuptials were set to take place.    In November 2024, Zoey Conant, 26, and her husband, Blane Conant,