By Sahil Kapur, Scott Wong, Julie Tsirkin and Frank Thorp V WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security shut down this weekend as the White House and Democratic leaders continued to discuss changes to U.S. immigration enforcement after federal agents killed two American citizens in Minnesota last month. The two sides have continued to trade offers, signaling some hope for
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“The Right to Vote vs. The Right to Be Seen as ‘Grown’” I remember being on the edge of 17, eagerly waiting to turn 18, not only to legally be an adult but also to exercise my voting rights, which I was so ecstatic to do. To me, someone who’s been an advocate for a
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By Matt Brown The press gallery overlooking the U.S. House chamber has been renamed after the abolitionist, writer and presidential adviser Frederick Douglass in a bipartisan move brokered by Black lawmakers. The renaming of the press gallery, spearheaded by Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., was conceived over the last year after the congressman said he brainstormed
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By Alexandra Marquez Former President Barack Obama called the kind of rhetoric coming from President Donald Trump and his administration “a clown show” in a podcast interview that aired Saturday. Obama was asked by YouTube podcaster Brian Tyler Cohen about the “de-evolution of the discourse” coming from Trump, Vice President JD Vance and others in their administration, including a
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North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU) celebrated an important milestone this weekend as student teams from across the state gathered at the North Carolina Legislative Complex for the 15th Annual Ethics Bowl. This year’s competition, centered on the theme “Ethics in Leadership,” culminated in a historic first as Johnson C. Smith University became the
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When the NFL released its list of 319 players invited to the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine, one detail stood out in HBCU football circles. No current HBCU player made the list. The combine will take place in Indianapolis from February 23 through March 2. Live coverage begins February 26. For programs with deep NFL history, the absence
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Voting ends tomorrow for an ESPN feature story, highlighting Michael Vick’s journey to becoming Norfolk State’s head football coach, which is being nominated for an NAACP Image Award. The documentary known as College Gameday: Michael Vick is a short-form piece taking an inside look into the life and career of the Pro Bowl quarterback, nominated in
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By Evan Bush President Donald Trump announced Thursday that the Environmental Protection Agency is rescinding the legal finding that it has relied on for nearly two decades to limit the heat-trapping pollution that spews from vehicle tailpipes, oil refineries and factories. The repeal of that landmark determination, known as the endangerment finding, will upend most U.S.
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Winston-Salem State University alumnus Stephen A. Smith is proud of the historic season that the Lady Rams have been on. The ESPN star is not afraid to show his HBCU pride, and on Thursday morning, he made a post on his X account spotlighting the historic season that the women’s basketball team for Winston-Salem State has embarked
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Dr. Mark A. Brown, president and CEO, was the guest speaker for a virtual thought-leadership chat during UNITE @ Noon, a conversation convened by the United Negro College Fund’s (UNCF) Institute for Capacity Building ahead of its fifth annual UNITE Summit July 19-23 in Atlanta. The Summit is an annual gathering of presidents, chancellors, faculty, staff,
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