Written By Lexx Thornton YouTube agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump after he was suspended by social media platforms following the January 6, 2021, insurrection. This makes Alphabet-owned YouTube the last of the three Big Tech social media companies sued by Trump — which included Meta and
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By Christina Mosley, CR2C2 communications and outreach director An innovative transportation project led by faculty and students at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Center for Regional and Rural Connected Communities (CR2C2) uses advanced simulation, artificial intelligence, and real-time sensors to predict and prevent animal-vehicle collisions. The research, recently featured in a new CR2C2
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Written by Lexx Thornton With her silken-polished voice, commitment to news, dedication to community building, and love for music – especially the jazzy kind – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Robin Boyce graced the St. Louis airwaves in 1980 during a time when Black voices and views were a “low frequency” on local radio stations. She
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The federal government shut down at midnight as President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats blamed each other for failing to reach an agreement in a bitter standoff over funding the government. It marks the 15th government shutdown since 1981, and there’s no immediate end in sight as congressional Democrats demand health-care policy changes that Trump and Republicans have refused
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The fallout from the failed Georgia Football Classic at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta continues, as questions mount from HBCU football fans over ticket refunds and accountability from the event’s organizers. On Sept. 30, social media began circulating screenshots of a concerning message allegedly tied to the event. While its authenticity could not be confirmed at first, the same
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By Monica Alba, Laura Strickler, Dareh Gregorian and Amanda Terkel A number of federal agencies are putting out messages blaming Democratic senators for the current government shutdown, in a sharp break from how departments have handled shutdowns in the past. Traditionally, agencies provide information on the status of the funding lapse and what services won’t be available, but stay away
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By Michael Kunzelman A federal judge agreed Monday to temporarily suspend the Trump administration’s plan to eliminate hundreds of jobs at the agency that oversees Voice of America, the government-funded broadcaster founded to counter Nazi propaganda during World War II. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington, D.C., ruled that the U.S. Agency for Global Media
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Morgan State University officials announced on Tuesday, that the Richardson Library had to be evacuated after the university received an email threat suggesting the presence of a potential explosive device. University officials immediately restricted access to the building as the Morgan State University Police Department and the Baltimore Police Department began a thorough inspection of the facility. It’s a
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Huston-Tillotson University, a Historically Black College or University (HBCU), and a United Church of Christ affiliated university in Austin, Texas will receive a $150 million gift over the next 10 years, the single largest gift ever given to a HBCU. In celebration of the university’s 150th anniversary, Ross Moody, trustee, and vice president of The Moody Foundation announced
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Several HBCUs will receive millions in grant funding to further innovation. Grant Funding According to a news release from The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), eight of its member institutions — all of which are HBCUs — will receive $2 million each in grant funding through its Project HBCU Capacity Building: Maximizing HBCU Institutional Performance through
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