HBCU News Spotlight: The Caleb Wilson Foundation has launched a new anti-hazing campaign in honor of the beloved Southern University student whose life was tragically cut short due to hazing. Wilson’s death brought national attention to the issue of hazing on college campuses. The initiative focuses on education, awareness, and prevention, aiming to protect students and ensure that no other family endures the loss the Wilsons have faced. Wilson died in February following an unsanctioned fraternity ritual that took place in a warehouse off campus while pledging Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. According to reports, pledges were lined up during the ritual…
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HBCU News Spotlight: Football – Pixabay Anyone who has been to one of these games knows the energy hits you fast. People are already in rivalry mode the moment they arrive. Even before kickoff, you can hear the bands running through a few lines and people settling into their seats. People who live nowhere near these campuses catch the games, too. Last season, the Celebration Bowl pulled in more than two million viewers, which HBCU Gameday reported on, and that number caught plenty of people off guard. A change that large rarely slips past the folks who watch college football…
Savannah – Mrs. Essie Mae Campbell, 79, entered eternal rest Saturday, December 6, 2025. Mrs. Campbell leaves to cherish her memories, a daughter, Lynette Kinlaw; brothers, Joseph Kinlaw (Veronica), Mark Kinlaw (Charliemae), Benjamin Kinlaw, Robert Kinlaw; sisters, Josephine Kinlaw, Mary Green; 5 grandchildren. Public Viewing: 12:00 noon – 6:00 p.m., Friday, December 12, 2025, at Sylvania Funeral Home of Savannah, Inc. Funeral service 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 13, 2025, at Sylvania Funeral Home of Savannah, Inc. Interment: Greenwich Cemetery To send a flower arrangement in memory of Essie Mae Campbell, please click here to visit our sympathy store. Source link
Mr. Eddie Patterson, age 55, entered eternal rest on Thursday, November 27, 2025, in Concord, NC. The funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced later by the B. F. Cave Funeral Home. Please fax resolutions to 1-877-421-4840 or call the funeral home at 803-584-3110. More information can be found at B. F. Cave Funeral Home. Source link
Empowering Black Entrepreneurship: Stories of Success, Strategy & Growth by Mitti Hicks December 5, 2025 Data from the National Institutes of Health reveal that physical and sexual assault are a part of the prison experience. Approximately 21% of male inmates are physically assaulted during a six-month period. The Trump administration is eliminating prison standards to protect transgender, intersex, and gender-nonconforming inmates. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has instructed inspectors to forgo the standards that aim to protect inmates from sexual violence, according to an internal memo first reported by NPR. The memo comes as the DOJ works on revising federal standards…
Black Athletes in the Spotlight: HBCU Sports & Local Highlights SWAC Commissioner Charles McClelland said the league will discuss the idea of eliminating divisions in football — but warned that the move comes with significant complications. Speaking this week about the league’s postseason structure, McClelland emphasized that while switching to a no-division format could offer scheduling flexibility, it would also risk introducing uncertainty into how championship participants are determined. “We have that on our agenda to talk,” McClelland said. “If the membership decides to go to no divisions, we will work that schedule and put it out. But there are…
Stay Informed: Latest News from Across Georgia Soccer Fans approach the stage in advance of the World Cup Drawing event. (Photo by Sarra Sedghi) FIFA’s Atlanta Host Committee and Atlanta United held an official watch party for the 2026 World Cup’s final draw at Buckhead Village on Friday, Dec. 5. The U.S. National Men’s Team (USMNT) was placed into Group D with opening opponent Paraguay and Australia. The group’s fourth and final team won’t be determined until a playoff between Turkey, Romania, Slovakia and Kosovo in March. Starting around 12:30 p.m., a large screen on Buckhead Avenue streamed Fox Sports’…
Global Black Voices: News from around the World AGES 2026 is poised to be a pivotal event in driving Africa’s just transition, underscoring the continent’s leadership in developing scalable, sustainable, and economically viable solutions to global challenges. Some highlight pathways are: Transport and e-mobility, water and resilience, waste and circular economy, sustainable agriculture and food systems as well as biodiversity and nature finance. At the Africa’s Green Economy Summit (AGES 2026) in South Africa, investors are set for a great showcase of investment-ready green economy projects that could see billions of dollars in Foreign Direct Investments directed to various undertakings…
Scientific Research & Expedition: Discover the Globe Via Study Research Study and Advancement The Hubble group has really launched a stunning new picture damaged by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of the interstellar comet 3 I/ATLAS, which is simply the 3rd product of its kind ever before observed. This photo of the interstellar comet 3 I/ATLAS was taken by Hubble on November 30, 2025 At the time, the comet related to 286 million kilometres (178 million miles) from Planet. Picture credit history: NASA/ ESA/ STScI/ D. Jewitt, UCLA/ M.-T. Hui, Shanghai Astronomical Observatory/ J. DePasquale, STScI. 3 I/ATLAS was discovered…
Game On: Sports News, Highlights & Commentary The final two UFC title defenses of 2025 are set to go down on Saturday at UFC 323 in Las Vegas. In the main event, bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili will look to pick up his fourth win of the year when he faces former champion Petr Yan in a rematch. If Dvalishvili can defeat Yan, he would set the record for the most consecutive bantamweight title defenses at four and become the first champion to defend a title four times in a calendar year. Yan is a dangerous opponent, with sharp boxing and…