by Rebecca Futo Kennedy and Jackie Murray Howard University’s decision to close its small classics department may seem like an unusual piece of education news to attract widespread media attention, especially when student debt is at an all-time high, racism and free speech on campus are constantly being debated, and finances are tight in many
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By Chloe Melas Simone Biles has one plan in place following this summer’s Tokyo Olympics. The superstar, who has won more world gymnastic championship medals than any man or woman, will head to 35 cities across the United States for a series of exhibitions called the “Gold Over America Tour.” Biles announced the tour — independent from
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By Andy Rose The National Collegiate Athletic Association treats its Division I men’s basketball program better than its women’s program in virtually every respect, according to an outside review commissioned by the NCAA that was delivered Monday. The study said gender inequities in the NCAA stem from the organization’s structure, which is “designed to maximize
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Review by Brian Lowry Timed to the former president’s 60th birthday, “Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union” seeks to be the definitive document on Barack Obama’s life and presidency, and at five-plus hours over three nights, mostly succeeds in that daunting task. At its best, this HBO production weds the soaring rhetoric and
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By Alexis Benveniste New York City will require proof of vaccination to enter all restaurants, fitness centers and indoor entertainment venues, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday. “If you’re unvaccinated, unfortunately, you will not be able to participate in many things,” de Blasio said. “If you want to participate in our society fully, you’ve got
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By Amir Vera Covid-19 ruined Brécha Byrd’s inaugural season as a basketball player at Saint Augustine’s University, a historically Black school in North Carolina. The 19-year-old had been excited to play since her high school season months earlier was cut short in 2020. She lost her chance to play when the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
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by Vanessa Roberson Just as HBCU students have found the value in attending predominantly black institutions over PWIs (Predominantly White Institutions), academics are starting to do the same. Learn what about HBCU culture is bringing academics to our beloved institutions in the NBCarticle by Curtis Bunn below. Nikole Hannah-Jones made waves when she chose Howard
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By Eric Bradner, Ethan Cohen and Jennifer Agiesta Cuyahoga County Council member Shontel Brown will win the Democratic special primary in Ohio’s 11th Congressional District, CNN projects. Brown’s defeat of Nina Turner, the former state senator and close ally of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, is a flexing of the Democratic establishment’s muscle, after South Carolina Rep.
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By Phil Mattingly The White House, fresh off securing a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal, plans to move in the coming days to highlight one of the thorniest pieces of that negotiation, according to a White House official: the $39 billion in new transit funding. It’s part of a push to break out and emphasize specific pieces of President
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