By Ariane de Vogue, For the first time in more than a year, the Supreme Court will convene in its crimson velvet-lined majestic chamber Monday to begin a new term and hear some of the most divisive issues of the day at a time when the Court’s institutional legitimacy is under attack and theĀ majority of
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By Tuskegee University Newsroom, The Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine (TUCVM) announced it has received a $5,000 gift from alumnus Dr. David E. Brooks and the Lumbee Veterinarians in honor of the collegeās trailblazer,Ā Dr. Ellis Madison Hall. The gift from Brooks, a 1978 alumnus is aimed at advancing the legacy and mission of the
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By Kevin Liptak, President Joe Biden faced a reckoning Thursday after House Democratic leaders, facing a shortfall of support, put off plans toĀ vote on a trillion-dollar infrastructure planĀ amid sour disagreements over the size and scope of his sweeping domestic agenda. TheĀ delayed voteĀ does not mean the end of Biden’s quest to fundamentally change the country’s social
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Courtesy of US Department of Education The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (Initiative) announced its eighth cohort of HBCU Scholars. This program recognizes 86 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students for their accomplishments in academics, leadership, civic engagement and much more. Currently enrolled at 54 of our nation’s HBCUs, the scholars were
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Written by Howard Newsroom Staff Ā Howard University is pleased to announce thatĀ Erica Alexander, OTD/L, CHPC, CFE, CPHQ, has been selected as the deputy chief compliance officer. In this role, she will be responsible for leading the compliance oversight for health sciences, which includes the Faculty Practice Plan (FPP), colleges of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and nursing
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By Sandra Gonzalez, A quintet of musical trailblazers will come together on the Super Bowl LVI halftime show stage in February. Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar will be the headliners of the show, scheduled to air Sunday, February 13, Pepsi, the NFL and Roc Nation announced on Thursday. It
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By Lisa Respers France, Wendy WilliamsĀ is postponing her return to her talk show. It was announced Thursday on the show’s verified Instagram account that “Wendy will not be returning with new shows on Oct. 4.” “She has been and continues to be under a doctor’s care and is still not ready to return to work,”
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By Lance Strong, Sen. Tim Scott has a record of being something of a stooge for the Republican Party and often gets marched out in front of cameras to serve in an elevated token Black role. The GOP senator made explosive claims that policing reform talks in Congress fell apart due to defunding the police
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By Tierney Sneed, Paula Reid and Katelyn Polantz, Former Trump campaign and White House aideĀ Omarosa Manigault NewmanĀ has defeated an arbitration case brought against her by the Trump campaign, which alleged that she had violated a non-disclosure agreement with public comments andĀ a book critical of former President Donald Trump. In a summary judgment granted Monday in
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By CBSBoston.com Staff UMass Amherst has hired a cyber security firm to help find the source of the racist emails sent to Black student groups. The messages, signed by a group calling itself the UMass Coalition For A Better Society criticized the intelligence, appearance and language of Black people. The schoolās chancellor said Stroz Friedberg
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