By Edmond W. Davis *The original Great Migration (1910-1970) was one of the most consequential movements in American history. Between approximately 1910 and 1970, millions of African Americans fled the racial violence, voter suppression, economic exploitation, lynching, segregation, and legalized humiliation of the American South in search of opportunity, dignity, safety, and self-determination in cities like Chicago,
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Former HBCU star Diamond Johnson is carrying more than just a hot scoring streak into her new professional women’s basketball journey with the Greensboro Groove. Right now, Johnson stands as the only former HBCU player competing in the Upshot League. Through the first two games of the season, she is already proving that HBCU talent
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By Gabriella Rudy New York officials urged commuters to work from home Monday as a strike by Long Island Rail Road workers threatened to disrupt travel for hundreds of thousands of riders across the region. Gov. Kathy Hochul said the state and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority were preparing emergency transit alternatives, including shuttle buses from Long
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The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is partnering with 14 other Historically Black Colleges and Universities to launch Association of HBCU Research Institutions (AHRI), a reach coalition meant to accelerate and promote cutting-edge research and expand policy influence. UMES President Dr. Heidi Anderson told WMDT the coalition will enable UMES and other HBCUs to collaborate
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Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, has weighed in on the cancellation of Pamela Evette as the commencement speaker at South Carolina State University and the subsequent defunding threats that the institution has faced in light of the moves. The organization, which has a chapter on the campus of South Carolina State, issued a statement on social media. The full
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By Julie Tsirkin and Scott Wong HEBRON, Ky. — Rep. Thomas Massie, a constant thorn in the side of GOP leaders during his eight terms in Congress, is no stranger to a primary challenge. But this year, President Donald Trump’s fury with the Kentucky libertarian has reached a boiling point. On Tuesday, voters in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District
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