By Brad Brooks, Omar Younis, Idrees Ali and Tim Reid US troops in Los Angeles to help manage protests are authorised to detain people until police can arrest them, a military official has said, as hundreds of Marines prepared to move into the city soon. Protests over President Donald Trump’s immigration raids have spread from
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The HBCU community is mourning the loss of Prairie View A&M University football player Jackson Bailey, also known as ‘Jacks’, who died at the age of 22. Though he did not appear in a game for the Panthers, his presence was deeply felt within the locker room and across the campus community, according to a
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A group of students from North Carolina’s Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) spent a day at the state legislature Wednesday to advocate for funding and policies to support their education and voting access. At a press conference hosted by members of North Carolina’s HBCU Caucus on Wednesday afternoon, students called for: funding to improve
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By Brandy Zadrozny, Aria Bendix and Erika Edwards Tuesday’s scheduled all-hands meeting at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would have been the first during the new Trump administration. Instead, after it was canceled at the last minute, dozens of current and former employees at the country’s leading public health agency rallied outside CDC
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Written by Lexx Thornton Florida A&M football will play a game in Atlanta for the third consecutive season.  Over the weekend at the FAMU National Alumni Association Convention in Frisco, Texas, FAMU’s Vice President and Director of Athletics Angela Suggs announced that the Rattlers will face the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils at Mercedes-Benz Stadium,
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Written By Lexx Thornton Who would have thought that the government would pay you to have children? Are youconvinced that your eggs need to begin hatching after President Donald Trump’s newannouncement? President Trump announced a program that will deposit $1,000 in investment accounts for newborn Americans born after December 31, 2024, and before January 1,
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Written By Lexx Thornton The average age of individuals running for mayor in the United States varies based on factors like city size, political climate, and voter demographics. Remember Jaylon Smith? At 18 years old, Jaylen Smith became the mayor of Earle, Arkansas, in 2023, making him one of the youngest mayors in U.S. history.
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Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have been pillars of educational opportunity for Black Americans for nearly 200 years. While HBCU institutions were originally established in response to segregation and racial exclusion, they continue to play a vital role in expanding access to higher education for historically underserved populations. According to U.S. News & World Report,
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For the first time in 41 years at Roland-Garros, the world’s No. 1 and No. 2 players will compete for the French Open men’s and women’s singles titles. The classic 1984 matches were between McEnroe and Lendl (Men’s) and Navratilova and Evert (Women’s). This weekend’s men’s championship match will feature No. 1 Jannik Sinner, who
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A federal judge in California has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing anti-diversity and anti-transgender executive orders in grant funding requirements that LGBTQ+ organizations say are unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar said Monday that the federal government cannot force recipients to halt programs that promote diversity, equity and inclusion or acknowledge the existence of
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