Dr. Leslie Ekpe, assistant professor in theĀ Department of Higher Education and Learning TechnologiesĀ at East Texas A&M University, has been awarded a $5,000 Channing Briggs Small Research Grant by theĀ National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) FoundationĀ to support her project titledĀ āTell Me Something Good: Alumni Reconnections at HBCU Homecomings.ā The research focuses on the experiences of
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The Trump tax cut bill passed the House, extending cuts while raising Medicaid work requirements and adding $2.3 trillion to the deficit. Republicans in the House of Representatives won passage on Thursday of a major bill that would enact Donald Trumpās tax and spending priorities while adding trillions of dollars to the US debt and
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Tuskegee University president Mark Brown stresses HBCU federal funding urging protection of Pell Grants and Grad loans. Ā Tuskegee University President Mark Brown highlighted the importance of federal investments, such as Pell Grants, to studentsā success in higher education during a hearing Wednesday. Importance of HBCU Federal Funding in Higher Education Brown appeared before the Senate
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Get an inside look at Trumpās crypto dinner with $TRUMP investors, luxury cars and protests over meme coin fees. 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,
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Learn how a federal judge blocked Education Department RIF, reinstating employees and halting student loan transfers. 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,
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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:Ā Creed (2015) ā $109.8 millionĀ Black Panther (2018) ā $700.4 millionĀ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) ā $453.8 millionĀ 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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Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan, Bicameral Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caucus, and Congressman Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) introduced theĀ Land-Grant Institution Parity Act. The Land-Grant Institution Parity Act protects federal funding for our land-grant colleges and universities, including the countryāsĀ 19 land-grant HBCUs, commonly referred to as 1890
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HBCU football programs are once again poised to cash in during the 2025 college football season with several high-profile road games against Football Bowl Subdivision opponents. According to Sports Illustrated here are the āMoney Gameā known payouts for 2025. Leading the way isĀ Grambling State, which will travel toĀ Ohio StateĀ in what promises to be a headline-grabbing
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