By Walter Hudson The U.S. Department of Education has issued a sweeping directive ordering educational institutions to eliminate race-based considerations from admissions, hiring, and other programs, sparking immediate opposition from civil rights organizations, educational leaders, and advocacy groups. In a Dear Colleague Letter to schools receiving federal funding, the Department mandated the cessation of race
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By Michela Moscufo Rep. Ayanna Pressley will reintroduce H.R. 40, federal legislation to study reparations for slavery, on Wednesday as the Trump administration leads a wide-scale rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in the federal government. The bill, which had 130 co-sponsors in the last session, is not likely to advance under the Republican-controlled Congress,
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By Ashley Brown The National Science Foundation has selected Southern University and A&M College as one of the institutions nationwide to receive a significant funding boost. The announcement, made on Tuesday, reveals that Southern University will be a key participant in a $40 million NSF grant dedicated to strengthening research capacity and workforce development in
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By Sean Lewis Members of Illinoisâ Democratic delegation in Congress gathered Monday to rail against Trump administration cuts to the federal government at the direction of billionaire Elon Musk. The most recent cuts â hundreds of employees at the Federal Aviation Administration terminated â made headlines shortly before the delegationâs press conference at the AIDS Foundation of
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By John Hanna Is Presidents Day the most confusing holiday in the U.S.? States seem to have as many names for it and ideas about whom to honor as there have been presidents. The federal government doesn’t even recognize Monday as Presidents Day. It’s officially Washington’s Birthday, honoring the first president and the original American yardstick
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Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr, a decorated World War II pilot who broke racial barriers as a Tuskegee Airmen and earned honors for his combat heroism, has died. He was 100. Stewart was one of the last surviving combat pilots of the famed 332nd Fighter Group also known as the Tuskegee Airmen. The group
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A federal judge on Tuesday ordered government agencies to restore public access to health-related webpages and datasets that they removed to comply with an executive order by President Donald Trump. U.S. District Judge John Bates in Washington agreed to issue a temporary restraining order requested by the Doctors for America advocacy group. The judge instructed the government to
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By Amanda Friedman Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) disparaged the Justice Departmentâs dismissal of the criminal bribery case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams â expressing deep concern about what he described as the âpoliticizationâ of the federal governmentâs legal arm. âIt is an outright extortion. ⊠This is way, way, way outside the bounds
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By Danielle McLean New York City Public Schools is working on launching an early college program with Delaware State University for the 2025-2026 school year. The early college program, called HBCU Early College Prep High School, will be the first such collaboration between a historically Black college or university and a school district thatâs located in a state without an HBCU,
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Courtesy of Fayetteville State University Fayetteville State University has embarked on a groundbreaking journey toward educational enhancement. On Feb. 12, it signed an Education Partnership Agreement with Fort Bragg and the XVIII Airborne Corps. This agreement, set against the backdrop of FSUâs Center for Defense and Homeland Security, highlights the two institutionsâ shared dedication to
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