By Ariane de Vogue, The Supreme Court received a flood of legal briefs Wednesday concerning Texas’ six-week abortion ban, which has rendered Roe v. Wade a dead letter in the country’s second largest state, in advance of next week’s oral arguments. The filings come after the court agreed last week to fast-track an appeal from a coalition of
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By Emmanuel Freeman, A TSU-inscribed face mask, a letter from the university president, and a Homecoming banner were among items laid to rest Tuesday in a time capsule to remind those who open it 20 years from now of the COVID-19 pandemic. President Glenda Glover, along with student leaders and university officials, buried the time
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By Dan Merica and Eva McKend, The latest back-and-forth in the race to be Virginia’s next governor is centered on the value of teaching a Toni Morrison novel in commonwealth schools, highlighting Republican Glenn Youngkin‘s attempt to make the culture wars around education the major issue of the race as Democratic nominee Terry McAuliffe accuses him of using a “racist dog whistle.”
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By Chandelis Duster, Virginia is primed to elect a woman of color as its next lieutenant governor at a time when the commonwealth is facing a series of challenges that directly affect its Black and brown communities. Regardless of whether it will be Democrat Hala Ayala or Republican Winsome Sears, they’ll draw from their personal experiences
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By Clare Foran, Daniella Diaz, Phil Mattingly, Kevin Liptak and Jeremy Diamond, President Joe Biden will lay out long-awaited details of his $1.75 trillion economic and climate package to House Democrats on Thursday when he attends a caucus meeting on Capitol Hill as leaders press progressives to vote for a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill. While
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Howard University Cathy Hughes School of Communications and Clark Atlanta University’s (CAU) Mass Media Arts department are partnering with Now and Later® candy for the launch of its #RecognizeTheChew Class Session Series to showcase the impact of the Historically Black Colleges and University (HBCU) experience and inspire the next generation of Black leaders, entrepreneurs, and go-getters.
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By Lisa Respers France, While addressing criticism about his latest standup special, Dave Chappelle apparently stirred up some more controversy. In videos from a gig in Nashville on Sunday posted to his verfied Instagram account, Chappelle responded to backlash he received for jokes he made about transgender people during his Netflix special “The Closer.” Chappelle said he willing to meet
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By Lane College, Lane College will expand its education and career development opportunities for students and the Jackson-Madison County community. Lane College announced it will become a community center for Coding and Creativity as part of Apple’s Community Education Initiative and Tennessee State University’s HBCU C2. The teaching and learning initiative is designed to empower Historically
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By Lincoln University Faculty from Lincoln University (LU) in collaboration with faculty from the University of Delaware (UD) and Delaware State University (DSU), were recently awarded a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of the Harnessing the Data Revolution Big Idea. Dr. Claude Tameze, professor & chair, Department of Mathematical
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By Jackson State University, Jackson State University is the recipient of the first-ever real estate scholarship at the HBCU established by esteemed commercial real estate executives and business leaders John Michael Holtmann and John Crossman, who also have long family histories in Mississippi. “The Holtmann Crossman Endowed Fund is a game-changer for our students now
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