ByĀ ReutersĀ andĀ Michelle Garcia The U.S. Justice Department has launched a review and evaluation of the 1921 race massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said. The massacre started on May 31, 1921, when white attackers killedĀ as many as 300 people, most of them Black, in Tulsaās prosperous Greenwood neighborhood, which had gained the nickname
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By Hanna Trudo Embattled New York City MayorĀ Eric AdamsĀ is fighting for his political life as he finds himself in the middle of a legal firestorm, raising questions about how much longer he can hold on to power. Adams wasĀ indicted last week by the Manhattan U.S. attorneyās office in a wide-ranging federal corruption probe, the culmination
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By Dr. Frances āToniā Draper The lyrics of an old Negro Spiritual poignantly declare, āEverybody talkinā ābout Heaven aināt goinā there.ā Unfortunately, in 2024, despite all the discussion and debate about the presidential election, everybody talking about voting aināt going there, either. Itās one thing to talk about the importance of this yearās presidential election,
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By Kierra Frasier Kamala Harris was among Barack Obamaās earliest supporters in 2008, knocking on doors and raising money to help propel him to a two-term presidency. Now, heās returning the favor. The former president will appear Thursday at an event in the Pittsburgh area, the start of what will be part of a swing-state
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A federal judge has allowed a temporary restraining order against President Joe Bidenās new student loan forgiveness plan to expire. U.S. District Judge Randal Hall in Georgia ruled that the state of Georgia lacked standing to sue over the Biden administration relief effort. If implemented, the plan could relieve tens of millions of Americans, and
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By Ashley Brown Tuskegee Universityās aviation program has officially received accreditation and will launch in January 2025. This achievement makes Tuskegee the only historically Black institution in Alabama to offer a fully accredited aviation program. Dr. S. Keith Hargrove, provost and senior vice president of academic affairs, expressed his pride in this milestone. āWe have
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Courtesy of Fort Valley State University Two programs from the United States Department of Education have awarded over $2.7 million in funding to eight historically Black college and universities to increase diversity among Americaās education and STEM workforce. The Augustus F. Hawkins Centers for Excellence Program will award grants to four HBCUs to establish a
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