Tuskegee University President Mark Brown highlighted the importance of federal investments, such as Pell Grants, to students’ success in higher education during a hearing Wednesday. Brown appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee alongside other higher education leaders. He discussed his perspective from a Historically Black College and University on the current
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By David Ingram and Nnamdi Egwuonwu President Donald Trump held a private event Thursday night for 220 crypto investors who had bought into his meme coin, defying bipartisan concerns from lawmakers that he was selling access to accumulate personal wealth. Crypto enthusiasts, including former NBA star Lamar Odom, attended the dinner at Trump National Golf Club in northern
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A federal judge in Massachusetts on Thursday blocked the Trump administration’s attempted dismantling of the Department of Education. Judge Myong Joun, a Biden appointee, blocked the Trump administration from carrying out its reduction-in-force, or RIF, at the Education Department, which was announced on March 11. Joun also blocked transferring the management of federal student loans
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By Lexx Thornton At just 38, Ryan Coogler has become the first Black director to have four films gross over $100 million domestically. His films include: Creed (2015) – $109.8 million Black Panther (2018) – $700.4 million Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) – $453.8 million and his latest film, Sinners. His newest horror film “Sinners”
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Written By Lexx Thornton Food for thought or food for culture? Summertime is upon us and a lot of cookouts will be overpowering your calendars. Anthony Anderson and Cedric The Entertainer have partnered up to create a barbecue lifestyle brand, AC Barbeque, which uses food to bring people together around family, tradition, and Black excellence.
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By Lexx Thornton U.S. Mint is moving forward with plans to completely cancel penny production. This move comes as the cost of making pennies has increased markedly, by upward of 20% in 2024, according to the Treasury. By stopping the penny’s production, the Treasury expects an immediate annual savings of $56 million in reduced material
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