by Cherie S. White | Nov 28, 2025
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., preacher, civil rights activist, and national politician, was born to Mattie and Adam Clayton Powell, Sr. in New Haven, Connecticut. Young Powell grew up in New York City, New York as his father, a Baptist preacher, became pastor of the...
by Cherie S. White | Nov 28, 2025
St. Augustine’s University, a historically Black institution in Raleigh, North Carolina, is the first HBCU to back President Donald Trump’s Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.While elite universities like MIT, Brown, and Dartmouth rejected the...
by Cherie S. White | Nov 26, 2025
Weight training is a great way to strengthen the muscles of the back, and improve posture and balance.Grab a pair of light weights (3 or 5 lbs.) and pair of resistance bands and try these 7 back moves. READ MORE
by Cherie S. White | Nov 26, 2025
Berry Gordy was the seventh of eight children in a close-knit, hardworking family in Detroit. Unlike his siblings, Gordy struggled in school. He loved music — he was interested in songwriting at age 7 — but when he was kicked out of his high school music class,...
by Cherie S. White | Nov 26, 2025
The 2025 HBCU Honors Presented by BET is back Thanksgiving weekend, shining a national spotlight on the spirit of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Premiering Sunday, November 30 at 8 PM ET/PT on BET and BET Her, the annual special will once again...
