By Jeremy Allen More than $1 million in scholarships were awarded to high-achieving international students at the Fourth Annual Global Youth Leadership Conference (GYLC) in Nassau, The Bahamas, organized by The Memorial Foundation in partnership with a host of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Held in late-spring 2025, the day-long summit welcomed more than
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Written by Lexx Thornton Anosh Ahmed, the former CFO of Chicago’s Loretto Hospital who was charged with embezzlement in 2024, is facing new federal charges that accuse him of nearly a billion dollars of attempted fraud.  In his second federal indictment in two years, federal prosecutors allege Anosh Ahmed, the former CFO and COO of
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Written by Lexx Thornton During its 57th National Convention, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. inducted eight extraordinary Black women as Honorary Members—an honor reserved for the most distinguished figures whose lives and legacies align with the Sorority’s unwavering commitment to sisterhood, scholarship, service, and social action. Each woman in this year’s class has not only
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Written by Lexx Thornton Barbie is expanding its repertoire with the launch of a doll that has Type 1 diabetes and is outfitted with medical devices, such as a wearable insulin pump, commonly used by people with the condition.  Mattel announced the newest member of its Barbie Fashionistas line on Tuesday, saying that it not
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The good news is still pouring in for this Historically Black College and University (HBCU). Pensole Lewis College of Business and Design made history drafting proposed legislation that would benchmark it as the nation’s first-ever re-opened historically Black college, AfroTech previously reported. Now, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer appears to be on board as she reportedly signed legislation to confirm the proceeding of the
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Wireless carrier T-Mobile says it is ending its diversity, equity and inclusion programmes, under pressure from the Trump administration as it seeks regulatory approval for two major deals. The Washington state-based company said in a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr, made public on Wednesday, that the wireless company is ending its DEI-related policies “not
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By Sahil Kapur, Frank Thorp V and Brennan Leach President Donald Trump’s push for Republicans to bypass Democrats and claw back $9.4 billion in approved spending has ignited a new fight in Congress that could upend the normally bipartisan government funding process. Ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline to prevent a shutdown, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is laying
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By Laura Strickler, Monica Alba, Jonathan Allen and Julia Ainsley The devastating Texas flooding that has killed nearly 120 people is the first high-profile disaster the Federal Emergency Management Agency has faced during the current Trump administration. But while the loss of life has been catastrophic, former and current FEMA officials told NBC News that the relatively small geographic area affected means
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