By Julie Creswell An advertisement that was set to run in some editions of The Washington Post on Tuesday calling for Elon Musk to be fired from his role in government was abruptly canceled, according to one of the advocacy groups that had ordered the ad. Common Cause said it was told by the newspaper
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Courtesy of Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem State University will honor Black history in an engaging way this February. The university will welcome renowned hip-hop artist and producer Pete Rock as the featured speaker for its annual Black History Month celebration. The event, “The Miseducation of…,” will take place in Dillard Auditorium on the WSSU campus.
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By Liam Knox Late Friday night, long after most people had settled in for a long Presidents’ Day weekend, the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights declared in a four-page letter that any race-based policies or programming in K-12 schools and colleges were unlawful. The letter targeted “every facet of academia,” from scholarships and academic prizes
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Courtesy of the Portland Trailblazers The Portland Trail Blazers and Alaska Airlines are once again teaming up to transform this year’s HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) to the Pros Night into a celebration of the HBCU experience across the Portland community. Members of the Howard University Showtime Marching Band and Auxiliary Units will fly to Portland,
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By Walter Hudson Legacy preferences in college admissions have plummeted to their lowest recorded level, with just 24% of four-year colleges still considering family alumni status in admissions decisions, according to a comprehensive new report from Education Reform Now. The dramatic decline signals a potential end to a controversial practice that critics have long condemned as
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First introduced in January 2024 by Congresswoman Virginia Foxx, the College Cost Reduction Act (CCRA) would represent a significant shift in higher education finance and the student loan repayment system for millions of students and the institutions they attend. From replacing affordable student loan repayment programs to fully repealing regulations meant to protect students from for-profit and
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By Janelle Griffith Officials in Sangamon County, Illinois, have agreed to a $10 million settlement with the family of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman who was shot and killed in her home last summer after she called police for assistance. The agreement reached last week between lawyers for Massey’s family and attorneys representing the county was unanimously approved Tuesday evening
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The City of Charlotte welcomed seven innovative students from various nationwide Historically Black Colleges and Universities to help them design programs that the students will pitch in a competition with a $10,000 prize. The programs are aimed at addressing some of the city’s initiatives for community-wide mobility and accessibility. Friday’s visit was made possible by
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The commissioners of the four NCAA HBCU conferences—CIAA, MEAC, SIAC, and SWAC—sent a letter to the Congressional Black Caucus urging action to protect the future of HBCU athletics. Representing 48 institutions and 15,000 student-athletes, the commissioners expressed concern about the evolving landscape of college sports, particularly regulatory decisions and lawsuits that could disproportionately harm HBCU
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By Devan Cole and Tierney Sneed A federal judge declined on Tuesday to temporarily block Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency from accessing federal data systems at a slew of executive branch agencies. The decision by US District Judge Tanya Chutkan is an early blow to efforts by a group of Democratic state attorneys general to hamstring Musk
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