Southern University honors Caleb Wilson with a posthumous degree, one year after tragic death

Through BLACK ENTERPRISE editors February 28, 2026 Wilson died as a result of a tragic hazing incident. By Robert Heuvel Southern University has announced that late student Caleb Wilson will posthumously receive his bachelor’s degree during the spring 2026 commencement. Following the one-year anniversary of the death of 20-year-old engineer Wilson, Southern University remains committed […]

Morehouse fined for handcuffing school security by Tuskegee’s basketball coach after the game

Through Jeroslyn JoVonn February 3, 2026 “I am at a loss for words and I am angry about the way I was violated and treated today,” Benjy Taylor said. Morehouse College is facing fines from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) after a school security guard handcuffed Tuskegee basketball coach Benjy Taylor following a men’s […]

Talladega College is selling historical black art to ease its financial struggles

Through Mitti Hicks October 30, 2025 The college sold four of the six murals by Black American Artist Hale A. Woodruff. Alabama’s first private historically black college, Talladega College, has sold its historic collection of works by black American artist Hale A. Woodruff amid financial troubles. The council sold four of Woodruff’s six murals after […]