Author: Carma Henry

North Carolina Central running back Christian Mosley ran for 178 yards and a touchdown in front of a national television audience. His Eagles slowed down the Southern Jaguars, securing a 31-14 victory Saturday night at the Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge. Mosley’s efforts garnered him MVP honors. With the victory, NC Central won their second MEAC/SWAC Challenge. Moreover, the MEAC has won the curtain-raising classic game 12 out of 20 times. One game was suspended due to stormy weather conditions.

       Schefter reported Sunday that Sanders, the former Colorado standout and son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, is expected to secure a spot on Cleveland’s 53-man roster when the team announces its final moves ahead of Tuesday’s NFL deadline.

  Lynx were one of the best teams in WNBA basketball. They were led by MVP candidate and forward Napheesa Coller. Standing at 6’1”, Collier could be a dominant force in the paint as well as on the perimeter. And with her averaging 20.4 points and 9.7 rebounds, the Lynx looked unstoppable for the majority of the season.

   On September 8, International Literacy Day, the library is looking for adults aged 18 and over in Central Broward/33311 zip code to teach adults how to read and write through the Each One Teach One literacy program. Staff are looking forward to describing the process, answering questions and helping future volunteers complete applications.

     Bethune-Cookman University junior safety Antwone Watts was named to the 2025 Black College Football Player of the Year Watch List by the Black College Football Hall of Fame offices in Canton, Ohio on Tuesday.

     At least 2.2 million delinquent student loan borrowers have seen their credit scores drop by 100 points or more since loan servicers resumed reporting to credit bureaus in the first quarter of this year.

Broward County’s Bridge 2 Life (B2L), a nonprofit operating under the Broward Education Foundation, welcomed national, state, and local leaders for a milestone event as one of only a handful of organizations nationwide—and the only one in Florida—selected to participate in the 2026–2027 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) beta test made possible by the generous support from the Helios Education Foundation.

      For more than a century, Black Greek Letter Organizations (BGLOs) — known collectively as the “Divine Nine” — have been cornerstones of educational, cultural and civic life. In Miami, their chapters raise scholarship funds, mentor young people, and provide school supplies and leadership development to students who often face financial and social barriers.

As the 2025–26 school year begins, Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach — a proud A-rated institution with deep community roots — is welcoming students with new programs, fresh facilities, and a focus on both academic and personal growth. Principal Tavures Williams, now in his fourth year leading the historic campus, sat down for a back-to-school conversation to share what’s ahead for students, families, and the community.

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The book is an unapologetic examination of how the horrors of the past—rooted in slavery—continue to manifest in present-day America through police brutality, mass incarceration, economic disparities, and educational inequality.