By Julia Busiek, UC Newsroom University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., has awarded the UC Presidential Medal to hoops legend, best-selling author, philanthropist and UCLA alum Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The university’s highest honor, the award recognizes Mr. Abdul-Jabbar’s transformative advocacy for education, health and social justice, his steadfast support of his alma mater and his
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By Sarah Hammond, Atlanta News First Solving the gun violence epidemic with data is what a group of Atlanta leaders came together to do Wednesday, September 18. During a roundtable discussion, representatives from Morehouse School of Medicine, the nonprofit 100 Black Men of Atlanta, law enforcement and elected officials discussed paths forward. Organizers said the
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By Aziah Siid What do Martin Luther King Jr., Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, and Vice President Kamala Harris have in common? They’re all graduates of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The schools saw a surge in applications from high school seniors after the murder of George Floyd. And along with increasingly being seen by Black
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Courtesy of Alabama A&M University Alabama A&M’s Bulldog Transit System has secured an impressive $8.1 million grant through the Competitive Low-No Emissions Program for Fiscal Year 2023. This significant funding aims to expedite BTS’s ambitious goal of establishing a fully zero-emissions transit system by 2031. Since initiating its sustainability efforts in 2017, BTS has progressively
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By Caitlin Yilek Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz — both relative newcomers to the national political spotlight — face off Tuesday in the only scheduled vice-presidential debate before the November election. The debate is being held three weeks after former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris had their only scheduled debate. Walz, who
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By Jasmine Desme In an effort to reach more young Black voters ahead of election day, Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz have kicked off their Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Homecoming Tour. They’re targeting institutions in the key battleground states. With less than 40 days to go until the vote is
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By Ashley Mowreader California lawmakers hope to decrease gaps in degree completion between Black college students and their non-Black peers through transfer guarantee and financial aid programs. In 2023, the California Assembly passed Assembly Bill 1400, which provides a one-time grant to community college students planning to attend a historically Black college or university. A Sept. 19 webinar
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By Emma Bowman As rescue teams respond in the wake of Hurricane Helene’s destruction in southeast U.S. and southern Appalachia, the death toll continues to climb. At least 91 people across several states were killed, The Associated Press reported. Many people drowned after not heeding evacuation orders; others were killed in their homes and cars by
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