By Berkeley Lovelace Jr. As open enrollment for Affordable Care Act insurance comes to an end, people are moving to cheaper plans or dropping their coverage entirely, according to state and federal data. Last year, Congress failed to extend enhanced tax credits for Obamacare customers. The result was soaring monthly premiums across the U.S. “People are saying: ‘I just can’t make the math
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U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon recently released a new statement regarding the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel’s (OLC) opinion on the constitutionality of racial quotas and preferences in the Department of Education’s Minority-Serving Institution (MSIs) programs. “I agree with the Office of Legal Counsel opinion, which confirms that using race quotas and preferences to
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By Jamal Watson The National Action Network and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., announced a partnership over the weekend aimed at mobilizing young Black leaders on college campuses through a national tour and civic engagement campaign that will begin this week at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. The collaboration includes a $50,000 sponsorship from the fraternity
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The school’s board of trustees decided to permanently shut down over substantial financial issues. Martin University, Indiana’s only Black college, will close its doors after almost 50 years due to financial issues. Throughout its decades of service, Martin University had struggled with accreditation issues stemming from its financial challenges. Although it regained its accreditation to
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By Lexx Thornton Spelman College has released striking new data demonstrating the profound environmental impact of its campus composting initiative, positioning the historically Black college as a leader in higher education sustainability. According to a recent impact report from partner Compost Now, the college has diverted more than 301,649 pounds of food waste from landfills since launching the program
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An HBCU women’s basketball team in four-time WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson’s home state took to social media Monday to express gratitude for her gift. Wilson’s popular A’One shoe has found yet another new home, this time with the Benedict College women’s basketball team. Wilson has ties to the school as her father, Roscoe Wilson Jr., is a 1973
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The president of Morris Brown College in Atlanta says he’s been fired. Dr. Kevin E. James made the announcement in a social media post, saying the school’s board of trustees terminated his service without providing specific cause or explanation. He calls it “deeply concerning”. James says many HBCU’s have struggled with board over-reach and notes
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By The Associated Press DUARTE, Calif. — Veteran actor T.K. Carter, who appeared in the horror film “The Thing” and “Punky Brewster” on television, has died at the age of 69. Carter was declared dead Friday evening after deputies responded to a call regarding an unresponsive male in Duarte, California, according to the Los Angeles County
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A men’s basketball player at Nashville, TN-based HBCU Fisk University was killed in a shooting on a Nashville interstate on Sunday. Andre Bell, a 20-year-old sophomore business administration major died after being shot while traveling on Interstate 65 North near the I-40 interchange. Police said Bell and two friends had attended a Fisk University gymnastics event at
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By Tim Stelloh Officials in Minnesota are suing the federal government to stop the deployment of thousands of immigration agents to Minnesota, the state’s top prosecutor said Monday. “We allege that the obvious targeting of Minnesota for our diversity, for our democracy and our differences of opinion with the federal government is a violation of the
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