The Trump administration on Tuesday published a list of more than 400 federal properties it says it could close or sell, including the FBI headquarters and the main Department of Justice building, after deeming them “not core to government operations.” The list published by the General Services Administration includes some of the country’s most recognizable buildings and
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By Natalie Sherman & Michael Race US President Donald Trump has signed orders significantly expanding the goods exempted from his new tariffs on Canada and Mexico that were imposed this week. It is the second time in two days that Trump has rolled back his taxes on imports from the US’s two biggest trade partners,
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By Ellen Knickmeyer A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to speed up its payment on some of nearly $2 billion in debts to partners of the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department, giving it a Monday deadline to repay the nonprofit groups and businesses in a lawsuit over the administration’s abrupt
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By Brianna Bush Northern Light Health is expanding access to rural health care by bringing out-of-state physician assistant students to Maine. In 2023, Northern Light Health launched a collaboration with the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, one of the country’s oldest historically Black colleges and universities. It’s all part of an initiative to give students
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The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) has launched a major initiative to help historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) grow stronger and more innovative, thanks to a $25 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. Over the next five years, the grant will allow TMCF to fund Project HBCU Capacity Building: Maximizing HBCU Performance Through Investments
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Courtesy of Langston University The No. 17 Langston University Lady Lions made history again, as the HBCU claimed its the first ever Sooner Athletic Conference women’s basketball tournament championship in program history by defeating Mid-America Christian 64-54 on Tuesday night inside C.F. Gayles Field House. The Lady Lions led 18-12 at the conclusion of the
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Courtesy of Morgan State University Morgan State’s Athletic Department received a donation in the amount of $25,000 on Saturday, Feb. 1 during the women’s and men’s doubleheader basketball games at Hill Field House. Team members of Asbury Automotive in partnership with HBCU Change and Koons Automotive Group presented the check to Morgan State President Dr.
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The death of a college student after an alleged hazing incident has rocked the world of football. Caleb Wilson, the deceased, who was a student at Southern University in Baton Rouge, passed away after he was rushed to a local hospital. The initial version of the incident had Wilson standing in line with others. Reacting
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Courtesy of Fisk University A four-student team from Fisk University took the top prize in the #IYKYK Pitch Competition (If You Know, You Know) for their business idea to make financial literacy and credit education a rite of passage for young adults, sponsored by Experian and HomeFree-USA. Nicknamed Team FinLit, Ansana Regmi, Destiny Marshall, Remilekun Ore and Sovit Lekhak earned a $40,000
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By Amsterdam News Located in Harlem and long known for faith-based advocacy and an enduring history, the Abyssinian Baptist Church held a two-day event during Black History Month to highlight the transformative legacy of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and the Divine Nine fraternities and sororities. “For over two centuries, the Abyssinian Baptist Church
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