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Morgan State Students Win National AI Innovation Challenge With SocialSense AI ift.tt/lrzZLky

Morgan State Students Win National AI Challenge

Morgan State AI innovation took center stage after students won a national PROPEL Center challenge with SocialSense AI.

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Former Jackson State Football Player D.D. Bowie Killed In Mississippi Shooting ift.tt/nI9BuDM

D.D. Bowie Killed In Rankin County Shooting

D.D. Bowie killed in shooting: the former Jackson State and Ole Miss football player died after a Rankin County incident that led to five arrests.

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FAMU Scores Major Legal Victory In $2 Billion Underfunding Lawsuit ift.tt/dCbLPqI

FAMU Scores Legal Victory In Underfunding Lawsuit

The FAMU underfunding lawsuit is moving forward after a federal appeals court revived claims alleging Florida underfunded the HBCU by nearly $2 billion.

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Jackson State Student Death Case Ends In Mistrial After Jury Deadlocks ift.tt/U9D2SuW

Jackson State Student Death Case Ends In Mistrial

The Jackson State student death case involving Flynn Brown ended in a mistrial after jurors could not reach a unanimous verdict.

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Howard University’s Ian Wheeler Wins UFL MVP as Louisville Kings Claim 2026 Championship ift.tt/Pt0ugjD

Howard Alum Ian Wheeler Wins UFL MVP at 2026 United Bowl

Howard University's Ian Wheeler won United Bowl MVP as the Louisville Kings claimed the 2026 UFL Championship. Here's how HBCU talent took over the biggest stage in spring football.

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Meet the Spelman Seven — The Most Valedictorians in Spelman College History ift.tt/RJ6zBcC

Meet the Spelman Seven — Historic Class of 2026 Valedictorians

Spelman College made history with seven valedictorians in the Class of 2026. Meet the Spelman Seven valedictorians and learn where they are headed next.

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Four Former Alabama State Basketball Players Are Permanently Banned After Throwing a Game for $2,000 ift.tt/S2hX3dD

Alabama State Players Permanently Banned for Game Fixing

Four former Alabama State basketball players are permanently banned after the NCAA found they threw a game for $2,000 in the Alabama State sports betting scandal.

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Lil Baby Just Paid Off a Spelman Graduate’s Student Loans — Four Years After She Slid in His DMs ift.tt/LX5SZdw

Lil Baby Pays Off Spelman Grad's Student Loans

Spelman College graduate Janay Lesley went viral after Lil Baby paid off her $24,000 in student loans — four years after she first slid into his DMs as a freshman.

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Spelman College Names Dr. Ayanna Howard Its New President — and the Future Looks Bright ift.tt/hS64flX

Spelman College Names Dr. Ayanna Howard President

Spelman College named Dr. Ayanna Howard as its new president. The robotics and AI pioneer officially takes over August 1, 2026. Here's what you need to know.

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Isaac Murphy to Today: Celebrating the Legacy of Black Jockeys Who Defined American Horse Racing History  ift.tt/0Hx1Yb8

Isaac Murphy to Today: Celebrating the Legacy of Black Jockeys Who Defined American Horse Racing...

Maybe you’ve heard the name Isaac Burns Murphy, who lived from 1861 to 1896, and is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished jockeys in the history of American racing. Some go so far as to say...

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The Atlanta Falcons Just Launched Their Biggest HBCU Fellows Class Ever ift.tt/NwgOEfc

Atlanta Falcons Launch Biggest HBCU Fellows Class Ever

The Atlanta Falcons HBCU Fellows Program selected 17 students from AUC HBCUs in 2026 — the largest class in program history. Here's what makes this fellowship different.

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Shaw University Alumna Nikia Smith Sellers Elected Judge — Defeating the YSL Trial Judge in the Process ift.tt/dURoc2m

Shaw University Alumna Elected Fulton County Judge

Shaw University alumna Nikia Smith Sellers won election to Fulton County Superior Court, defeating the YSL trial judge. A big win for HBCU alumni in law and leadership.

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HBCU Students Take the Stage at the 2026 Sports Emmys — and Walk Away With $40,000 ift.tt/q9n2x5W

HBCU Students Win Big at the 2026 Sports Emmys

Morehouse, FAMU, and Delaware State students won the 2026 Coca-Cola HBCU Sports Production Grant at the Sports Emmys, splitting $40,000 in funding. Here's their story.

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Saint Augustine’s University Needs the HBCU Community Now More Than Ever ift.tt/AkQDBxF

Saint Augustine's University Needs the HBCU Community Now

Saint Augustine's University filed for bankruptcy, but the story isn't over. Learn about the HBCU's 159-year legacy and why the community needs to show up now.

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Howard University Leads the Way to the 2026 NCAA Track & Field Championships ift.tt/foVBFgr

Howard University Leads the Way to NCAA Track Championships

Howard University leads HBCU track and field in 2026 with four qualifiers headed to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene. See all five HBCUs making the trip.

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Alabama State Wins SWAC Baseball Championship ift.tt/PXSR4Tw

Alabama State Wins SWAC Baseball Championship

Alabama State baseball championship run sends the Hornets back to the NCAA Tournament after an 8-6 SWAC title win over Florida A&M.

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Livingstone College Mourns Volleyball Player Kendall Cook After Her Death At 19 ift.tt/klK0HJ4

Livingstone College Volleyball Player Mourned

Livingstone College volleyball player Kendall Cook is being remembered by the HBCU community after her death at 19.

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Top HBCU Choirs 2026 ift.tt/WEgiypd

Top 5 HBCU Choirs 2026 - HBCU Buzz

The Top 5 HBCU Choirs 2026 poll is complete, with Oakwood University’s Aeolians taking the No. 1 spot. See which choirs fans voted into the top five.

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FAMU Alumna Keisha Lance Bottoms Wins Democratic Nomination For Georgia Governor ift.tt/nNL0k5E

FAMU Alumna Keisha Lance Bottoms Wins Nomination

FAMU alumna Keisha Lance Bottoms has won the Democratic nomination for Georgia governor, setting up a historic general election race in November.

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NAACP Urges Black Athletes To Consider HBCUs Amid Voting Rights Fight ift.tt/yQejtoL

NAACP Urges Black Athletes To Consider HBCUs

The NAACP urges Black athletes to consider HBCUs as voting rights, redistricting, NIL, and college sports collide in a national debate.

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