By Adrian Sainz Armed federal agents patrolled Chicago’s downtown streets on Sunday and President Donald Trump called up 200 National Guard troops for deployment in Portland, Oregon, a move strongly opposed by the governor that immediately prompted a lawsuit saying Trump overstepped his authority. The latest examples of creeping federal law enforcement and military presence in U.S. cities
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The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) recently announced that eight of its member institutions have been selected to receive $2 million each as part of the Project HBCU Capacity Building: Maximizing HBCU Institutional Performance through Investments in Research, Operations, and Innovation initiative, funded by Lilly Endowment Inc. The multi-year initiative represents a $25 million investment to strengthen historically Black colleges
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By Scott Wong, Sahil Kapur and Yamiche Alcindor President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with the top four congressional leaders Monday in a high-stakes sit-down at the White House that could determine whether the federal government shuts down this week. Funding is set to run out at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday unless Trump and leaders on Capitol Hill can reach an eleventh-hour
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By Daniel Arkin Jimmy Kimmel’s return to late-night television after a brief suspension drew 6.26 million total viewers, according to preliminary Nielsen ratings, making it the show’s highest-performing regularly scheduled episode in over a decade. The robust ratings are remarkable partly because a typical episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” attracts roughly 1.6 million viewers. Disney, which owns ABC,
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Written By Lexx Thornton Starbucks announced a $1 billion restructuring plan Thursday that involves closing some of its North American coffeehouses and laying off more workers as it moves ahead with its “Back to Starbucks” transformation under CEO Brian Niccol. The number of company-operated stores in North America will decline by about 1% in fiscal
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Written By Lexx Thornton The Bethune-Cookman Marching Wildcats Band will perform at Sherri Shepherd’s television show, “Sherri,” for Season 4’s Premiere Week. The Pride will be there in conjunction with the National Battle of the Bands organization to promote the “HBCU culture, community, and excellence to a national audience,” according to representatives of NBOTB. The
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Written By Lexx Thornton For days, a billboard lacking context and showing two Black clowns alongside the message “It’s time to get the clowns out” ignited outrage and stirred suspicions of political undertones. The message also came just weeks before key runoff elections in majority Black cities of Mobile and Prichard. On Wednesday, after prolonged
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By Aaron Gilchrist Lt. Col. George Hardy, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen and the last of the group’s World War II combat pilots, died Tuesday night, according to Tuskegee Airmen Inc. He was 100 years old. “His legacy is one of courage, resilience, tremendous skill and dogged perseverance against racism, prejudice and other evils,” said
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Saturday night, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) closed out its 54th Annual Legislative Conference with its Phoenix Awards Dinner, celebrating the work of extraordinary individuals who have made significant contributions to Black communities, culture and the nation. This year’s program featured strong remarks from former Vice President Kamala Harris, recipient of the evening’s CBCF Board Chair and CBC
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An HBCU marching band has been put on ice as Fort Valley State University (FVSU) has suspended its Blue Machine Marching Band due to hazing allegations, just days before the school’s highly anticipated homecoming celebration on October 4 against Central State University. FVSU’s Executive Director of Marketing and Communications, Britney Smith, confirmed the decision to WGXA, noting that the
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