By Peniel E. Joseph, The exonerations, after 56 years, of two Black men convicted of the assassination of Malcolm X rights a grave miscarriage of justice and opens new questions about race and America’s criminal justice system. Spurred by decades of effort by historians and further accelerated by the widely acclaimed 2019 Netflix documentary series,
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By Kate Sullivan and Betsy Klein, Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday she does not feel misused or underused in her role as vice president, following CNN reporting that many in the vice president’s circle believe she is being sidelined and that key West Wing aides are exasperated by what they see as entrenched dysfunction and lack
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By Clare Foran and Manu Raju, House Democrats are planning to pass President Joe Biden’s sweeping $1.9 trillion social safety net expansion legislation on Friday morning after House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy stalled an effort to vote Thursday evening by delivering a record-breaking marathon floor speech overnight. His delay was not expected to affect the eventual outcome of
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By Ariane de Vogue, Kaitlan Collins and Paul LeBlanc, The Biden administration’s vaccine mandate targeting businesses with more than 100 employees is now before the conservative-leaning Ohio-based 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals, which could soon decide its fate. Late Wednesday, the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals, which has blocked the mandate, transferred its case
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By Betsy Klein, First lady Jill Biden welcomed music star Ciara to the White House Wednesday to discuss the 1, 2 Step process of getting kids vaccinated against Covid-19 as the nation works to Level Up its vaccination rates. The first lady and Ciara will hold a conversation aimed at encouraging children ages 5 to 11 years old to
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By Morehouse College, Morehouse College has teamed up with augmented reality technology company Aetho, the makers of Beame, to create a 3D, fully interactive, online version of its campus to create a more inclusive admissions experience for students interested in attending the highly-ranked, historically Black college. Using this new platform, financially challenged or geographically distributed prospective
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By Andrew Skerritt, The City of Tallahassee Commission honored former Florida A&M University head football coach Rudy Hubbard with the key to the city Wednesday. At the start of the Commission’s regular meeting, City Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox read the proclamation and lauded Hubbard for his profound impact and service to the community. “One of the
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By Clark Atlanta University, Clark Atlanta University (CAU) President George T. French, Jr., Ph.D., announced today that financial literacy entrepreneur and businessman John Hope Bryant has been appointed the first Entrepreneur Scholar-in-Residence at CAU’s School of Business Administration, commencing this month. Bryant is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Atlanta-based Operation HOPE, Inc., a leading national non-profit dedicated to financial literacy
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By Emmanuel Freeman, Tennessee State University has entered a partnership with UCOR, a leading cleanup contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Reservation, to spur student interest in environmental management opportunities. The goal is to help build a pipeline of qualified candidates for ongoing environmental management work at Oak Ridge and DOE facilities elsewhere.
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By Robert Kelly-Goss, It’s International Week at Elizabeth City State University and that means a list of events focused on celebrating the incredible diversity across the campus from faculty and staff to students. The five-days of events begins this afternoon at the Ridley Student Center with live entertainment, and comments from international students. Beginning at
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