Category: School

The Bank of Japan would consider a policy response if the yen’s weakness causes inflation to rise sharply higher, Gov. Kazuo Ueda said.

Climbing prices could set back the Federal Reserve’s plan to cut interest rates.

Missing the deadline can be costly—even for taxpayers who get an extension from the IRS.

Midstream energy companies are especially attractive given how difficult it has been to add pipeline or storage capacity.

Wall Street banks are gaining back ground against nonbank lenders.

The “China Shock 2.0” is the latest threat to the German model. Yet economic policy is in a paralysis: Unlike in the 2000s, the country’s different corporate interests are no longer aligned.

By Eric Olson In a sport committed to increasing its number of Black players, Southern University’s upset of LSU this week was a victory for all HBCU baseball programs. The level of play and coaching at historically Black colleges and universities has risen in recent years but wins over Power Five programs, let alone a defending national champion, have been rare. Southern’s 12-7 victory Monday at Alex Box Stadium — 20 minutes south of its campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana — was only the sixth since 2020 by an HBCU against an opponent from Division I’s top level. “It helps The post Southern Jaguars are pride of HBCU baseball after its upset of defending national champion LSU appeared first on HBCU News.

Courtesy of Grambling State University Cactus Jack, the official brand of multi-platinum, diamond-certified recording artist and style icon Travis Scott, has teamed up with digital sports platform Fanatics, leading sports retailer Lids, and Mitchell & Ness to announce a groundbreaking, first-of-its-kind collegiate-inspired apparel collection. The “Jack Goes Back to College” collection brings together collegiate pride and streetwear style, offering a unique selection of headwear and apparel for students across the nation. The Grambling State apparel collection will be available in the Barnes and Noble Bookstore on campus and at Starting on April 4, the limited-edition apparel collection will be available The post Travis Scott and Cactus Jack Partner with Mitchell & Ness to Launch First Ever Collegiate-Inspired featuring Grambling State Apparel Collection on April 4 appeared first on HBCU News.

Courtesy of Bethune-Cookman University The Mary McLeod Bethune Center for the Study of Women and Girls and the Carl Swisher Library are co-hosting a new portraiture exhibition on the campus of Bethune-Cookman University. Kenneth Grant Inzpirations curated the Cultuvue interactive photography exhibit “to transform the way we perceive African Americans, countering the negative cultural stereotypes prevalent in mainstream media and society,” according to the group’s website. James and LaToya Carey, the masterminds behind Cultuvue, said they were dismayed to find only stereotypical depictions of Black men when they googled the phrase in 2020. The free exhibit is on display in The post Local Curators Bring Cultuvue Exhibit to B-CU appeared first on HBCU News.

By Antonio Planas NCAA women’s basketball star Angel Reese declared for the 2024 WNBA draft Wednesday, proclaiming she had accomplished everything she can at the collegiate level. Reese, 21, a 6-foot-3 forward at Louisiana State University, told Vogue she didn’t want to be “basic” and drew inspiration from tennis legend Serena Williams, who announced her retirement in the September, 2022, issue of the same magazine. “I’ve done everything I wanted to in college,” Reese said. “I’ve won a national championship, I’ve gotten [Southeastern Conference] Player of the Year, I’ve been an All-American. My ultimate goal is to be a pro — and to be one The post LSU star Angel Reese declares for WNBA draft, says she’s already ‘done everything’ at college level appeared first on HBCU News.

By Simone Boyd The Howard University Moorland-Spingarn Research Center (MSRC) hosted “Archiving Revolution: The Spectacle of Power in Late 20th Century Ghana,” a panel conversation inspired by the “Revolution and Image-making in Postcolonial Ghana (1979-1985)” exhibit in the Howard University Museum featuring photography from Gerald Annan-Forson, whose work documents major political moments in the country. The MSRC has been instrumental in broadening the conversation of Annan’s work about the political history in Ghana, serving as a testament to the important role archiving plays in preserving history, and how art contributes to political conversations globally. The archive includes over 200,000 negatives and was first The post Howard University’s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center Launches Exhibit Showcasing Work of Ghanian Photographer Gerald Annan-Forson appeared first on HBCU News.

Courtesy of Florida A&M University College can be pretty costly. Fees can build up very quickly and never seem to end. FAMU offers a free and easy solution to this problem. FAMU Foundation scholarships are funded by multiple donors. Donors such as the Althea Gibson/The Cosby Family, the Beta Alpha Chapter of The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc 23 Ascensions-Spring Line of 1976 and so many more help keep the portal up and running as well as provide students with opportunities to pay off some college dues. “By donors willing to fund the scholarship portal, it makes me feel like The post FAMU Foundation provides scholarships appeared first on HBCU News.