By Sakshi Venkatraman President Donald Trump’s administration says it will “aggressively” revoke the visas of Chinese students studying in the US. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the move would include “those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields”. Relations between Beijing and Washington have plummeted in recent months as
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The PEPSI National Battle of the Bands (NBOTB) is commemorating Black Music Month by re-airing its documentary, “Celebrating Champions of Culture,” which highlights the talent, traditions, and transformative power of HBCU marching bands. Starting May 31, the film will air on select stations nationwide throughout June, taking audiences back to the electrifying energy of the
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By Sholnn Z. Freeman Howard University medical scientist Angel S. Byrd is leading efforts to raise awareness about a chronic skin condition that remains largely unknown to the public but has devastating effects — especially among Black women. Byrd, M.D., Ph.D., is a tenured professor and the Director of Research in the Department of Dermatology. Byrd and her medical
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By Curtis Bunn More than 150 years after their heads were severed from their bodies and shipped to Germany for “research,” the craniums of 19 Black people, which were recently returned, will be memorialized Saturday during a sacred ceremony in New Orleans. Dillard University President Monique Guillory said at a news conference Wednesday that the
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By Christa Swanson A suspect is in custody after what the FBI is calling a “targeted act of violence” during a peaceful march in support of Israeli hostages at the outdoor Pearl Street Mall in Boulder, Colorado, on Sunday. Witnesses said the suspect used a “makeshift flamethrower” and threw Molotov cocktails that burned multiple victims,
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By Katherine Knott and Josh Moody The Trump administration wants to lower the maximum Pell Grant by $1,685 for the 2026–27 academic year as the program faces an estimated $2.7 billion shortfall. The proposed cut, detailed in budget documents released Friday evening, would drop the maximum Pell Grant to $5,710, reversing more than a decade of efforts to steadily boost the
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By Shannon Pettypiece and Rob Wile President Donald Trump’s ambitious plan to broker dozens of trade deals with some of the United States’ closest trading partners has begun to show cracks as the clock on his 90-day pause for most country-specific tariffs winds down to just over one month. While some of the fissures are
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Written By Lexx Thornton President Donald Trump has unveiled a $175 billion missile defense initiative dubbed the”Golden Dome”, designed to shield the U.S. from space-based threats. Spearheaded by the SpaceForce, the system is expected to be operational within three years,utilizing cutting-edge droneand space technologies. While the project is still in its early stages, its potential
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Written By Lexx Thornton Winston-Salem State University alum, Rajah Caruth, won the NASCAR Truck Series in Nashville, TN. Rajah Caruth has earned his first victory of the 2025 season and just the second of his career, fending off both Corey Heim and Layne Riggs in the closing laps at Nashville. Driving the No. 71 Spire
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Written By Lexx Thornton John Ewing Jr. was elected as Omaha’s first Black mayor, defeating three-term Republican Jean Stothert and ending over a decade of GOP leadership. Though officially nonpartisan, the race became highly partisan, with national issues like Trump support and transgender rights overshadowing local concerns. Ewing, a Douglas County Treasurer, ex-police officer, minister,
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