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Australia’s biggest investment bank and asset manager said the performance was underpinned by improved realizations in Macquarie Asset Management, as well as further progress in the digitalization program in banking and financial services.

Japanese stocks were lower, dragged by falls in electronics and chemical stocks.

By Mia Berry Howard University alumna Sydney Satchell has had a busy month since winning a gold medal with the U.S. women’s sitting volleyball national team at the Paralympic Games in September. She attended a parade in her honor in her hometown of Windsor, Connecticut, and threw out the opening pitch at a Washington Nationals game. An avid women’s basketball fan, Satchell also was invited to attend a regular-season Connecticut Sun game and got to meet members of the UConn women’s basketball team, a special treat for the longtime Huskies fan. “Wanting to be at this high level as a kid and then accomplishing The post For a Howard alum who won gold at the Paralympics, perseverance is the real prize appeared first on HBCU News.

South Carolina is preparing to put up its first individual statue for an African American on its Statehouse lawn, honoring a man who put on Confederate clothes in order to steal a slaveholder’s ship and sail his family and a dozen others to freedom during the Civil War. But Robert Smalls isn’t just being honored for his audacious escape. He spent a decade in the U.S. House, helped rewrite South Carolina’s constitution to allow Black men equality after the Civil War and then put up a valiant but doomed fight when racists returned to power and eliminated nearly all of the gains The post South Carolina to build state’s first individual monument honoring an African American appeared first on HBCU News.

By Alex Gangitano Texas’ largest Teamsters union, Local 988, endorsed Vice President Harris before her rally in Houston on Friday. In a letter first obtained by The Hill, the union, which is based in Houston, said it surveyed more than 8,000 members before endorsing her. It cited the Biden administration’s protection of union pensions and Harris’s pledge to sign the PRO Act, which is pro-labor legislation, if elected. “There’s no doubt that politics can get bitter, complicated, and confusing,” Local 988 president Robert Mele said in a statement. “But Kamala Harris and Tim Walz have a proven track record of supporting workers The post Largest local Texas Teamsters union endorses Harris before her rally appeared first on HBCU News.

By Sarah Fortinsky Former President Trump and Vice President Harris are nearly tied in a new survey of likely Wisconsin voters. The USA Today/Suffolk University poll, released Monday, shows Trump leading Harris by 1 point, 48 to 47 percent, among likely voters in Wisconsin — a key battleground state that could help determine the election. The survey shows a large gender gap in Wisconsin between the two presidential nominees — a trend seen in many recent surveys across the country. Harris leads Trump 55 percent to 41 percent among likely female voters in Wisconsin, while Trump leads Harris 56 percent to 38 percent among likely male The post Trump edges out Harris by 1 point in battleground Wisconsin survey appeared first on HBCU News.

Courtesy of Kentucky State University Kentucky State University is set to launch one of its three new mobile health units in Louisville. This will take place at the Family Health Centers, Inc. – Portland site and promises to enhance access to healthcare for underserved communities in the area. This initiative, supported by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, the Kentucky Department for Public Health, Family Health Centers, Inc., Park DuValle Community Health Center, and Jefferson Community and Technical College, aims to bring essential medical services directly to residents across Western Louisville. Dr. Koffi C. Akakpo, President of KSU, expressed enthusiasm The post Kentucky State University Launches Mobile Health Units To Serve Underserved Communities appeared first on HBCU News.

Courtesy of Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem State University, a historically Black educational institution in North Carolina, has signed a new agreement with Wake Forest University that will provide students from the HBCU with a pathway to matriculate into the juris doctorate program at the Wake Forest School of Law upon graduation. The agreement allows the Wake Forest School of Law to admit up to two WSSU students into the juris doctorate program each admission cycle, who will receive, at minimum, a $35,000 scholarship per academic year for up to three years. “The partnership we are establishing today with Wake Forest The post Wake Forest School of Law Creates Pathway Program for Winston-Salem State University Students appeared first on HBCU News.

By J.J. McCorvey  The election could be decided in Georgia’s fastest-growing and most ethnically diverse county. In Gwinnett County, a part of metro Atlanta where 58% of voters backed Joe Biden in 2020 compared with the 40% who voted for Donald Trump, both parties are again locked in a race centered on the economy. Vice President Kamala Harris’ economic pitch has heavily emphasized small-business owners, and those in Gwinnett County — one of the “Decider” counties NBC News is tracking — acknowledge they could use more support. So far, many like what Harris is offering, though some remain undecided just over a week before Election Day. Their choices The post Harris’ small-business pitch resonates in Georgia’s most diverse county. Can it win her the state? appeared first on HBCU News.

Courtesy of Lincoln University of Missouri Lincoln University of Missouri has announced the opening of enrollment for its Master of Arts in Higher Education program with a Historically Black Colleges Universities concentration. This online degree is available for both spring and fall 2025 and aims to equip education professionals with the essential skills to address the unique challenges and opportunities facing HBCUs. Dr. Stevie L. Lawrence II, LU‘s provost and vice president for academic affairs, emphasized the program’s mission. “We need more leaders who are specifically trained to navigate the challenges and possibilities within our institutions,” said Dr. Lawrence. “Our MA The post Lincoln University of Missouri Offering Unique Online Master’s Program Focusing on HBCUs appeared first on HBCU News.

Courtesy of Spelman College Spelman College hosted a screening of Chisholm ’72: Unbought & Unbossed, a documentary that captures Shirley Chisholm’s historic 1972 presidential campaign.  The film was directed by Shola Lynch, director of documentary filmmaking and Diana King Endowed Professor at Spelman and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004. It features an interview with Chisholm and has received numerous accolades, including a prestigious Peabody Award.  The screening will take place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby Ed.D Auditorium. Following the event, a discussion will take place between Lynch and Professor Emerita Dr. Ayoka Chenzira, The post Spelman College Hosts Screening of Shirley Chisholm Documentary and Conversation with Director of Filmmaking Shola Lynch appeared first on HBCU News.

By Mia Berry Morehouse College director of athletics Harold Ellis, a former basketball standout for the Maroon Tigers, recalls making numerous phone calls to scouts and agents as a student-athlete, asking for a chance to play in the NBA. Now Morehouse basketball players will get an opportunity Ellis would have loved to have had in college. Morehouse and Tuskegee University, Division II rivals in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, will participate in the 2025 NBA HBCU Classic during NBA-All Star Weekend in San Francisco, the NBA announced Thursday. The two historically Black universities will play on Feb. 15, 2025, at Oakland Arena, one of The post Morehouse and Tuskegee will put rivalry on national stage in NBA HBCU Classic appeared first on HBCU News.