Category : News

Inside Kamala Harris’ quiet effort to break through the Biden campaign’s information bubble

Washington, DC (CNN) —& For some, it’s been a conversation off to the side at the White House congressional holiday party. Others have gathered at actress Eva Longoria’s house in Los Angeles.& Still more have& huddled on Air Force Two&am...

Academic Fields Where Blacks Earned Few or No Doctoral Degrees in 2022

The National Science Foundation recently released its annual data on doctoral degree recipients in the United States. Data for the annual Survey of Earned Doctorates shows that 2,647 African Americans earned doctorates from U.S. universities in 2022....

Historically Black Central State University Appoints Morakinyo Kuti as President

Morakinyo A.O. Kuti has been selected as the next president of Central State University, a historically Black university in Wilberforce, Ohio. Central State University enrolls just over 5,400 undergraduate students, as well as roughly 30 graduate stu...

Motorcyclist Shot By Police During Gros Islet Operation

A motorcyclist sustained a non-life-threatening injury after police opened fire when he disregarded barriers and directives to stop during a traffic operation at Gros Islet. According to a police press release, the incident occurred as officers condu...

University of Alabama Creates Database Relating to History of Slavery on Campus

A group of researchers at the University of Alabama have established a new website compiling historical records of enslaved people who labored on the university’s campus before the start of the Civil War. The University of Alabama project is pa...

APPLICATIONS FOR The Six Sigma Racial Equity Institute GREEN BELT CERTIFICATION PROGRAM COHORT 4 WILL OPEN ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19!

We are excited to announce that the application process for Cohort 4 of the SSREI Green Belt program will officially OPEN on Monday, February 19! Early registration ends with this open registration on Monday. So we invite YOU to apply today. You...

NY Times: Another Major Biden Defector

Ask yourself this. Given what you've witnessed of Biden's decline, would you fill in the oval in support of Joe Biden for another 4 years? The post NY Times: Another Major Biden Defector first appeared on The Black Sphere.

Is Russia looking to put nukes in space? Doing so would undermine global stability and ignite an anti-satellite arms race

& by Spenser A. Warren, University of California, San Diego Fresh U.S. intelligence circulating in Congress reportedly indicates that Russia is developing an anti-satellite weapon in space with a nuclear component. News reports speculating about...

Manya Whitaker Will Be the New Leader of Colorado College

Manya Whitaker, executive vice president and chief of staff at Colorado College, has been selected to serve as the college’s interim president for the next two years. Dr. Whitaker’s selection follows the resignation of former president, L...

HSPA NEEDS YOUR VOICE!

We need your urgent assistance to protect public notices in newspapers! TOMORROW,& SB 252& is scheduled to be amended in committee, putting public notices at risk and reversing the original intent of the bill. This is a critical moment, a...

Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck by a Vehicle in Castries

A sixty-one-year-old pedestrian has died after a vehicle struck him in Castries on Sunday at about 9:15 pm. Police have identified the deceased as Carol Alphonse. Emergency personnel conveyed him to the OKEU Hospital for medical attention. However, A...

Pedestrian Dies After Suspected Hit-And-Run In Castries

A sixty-one-year-old pedestrian has died following a suspected hit-and-run incident in Castries on Sunday at about 9:15 pm. Police have identified the deceased as Carol Alphonse. Emergency personnel conveyed him to the OKEU Hospital for medical atten...

‘Sports & Education and the African American Influence’ featuring Shannon Sharpe

Steward Speakers will kick-off its 2023-2024 speaker season on Thursday, February 22, 2024. The season, “Sports & Education and the African American Influence” will feature Football Hall of Famer, former Pro Bowler and Super Champion, Shannon...

United Negro College Fund Outlines Best Practices for Teacher Education at HBCUs

The United Negro College Fund has released a new report outlining best practices for educating future teachers attending historically Black colleges and universities. The report was created in partnership with Huston-Tillotson University in Texas, Al...

Jackie Alexander is the First Black Woman President of the College Media Association

Jackie Alexander, director of student media at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, has been named president of the College Media Association. Her appointment makes her the association’s first president of color. Alexander has been a member...