By Scott Wong WASHINGTON — Under pressure to act on unpopular data centers, the House overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation Wednesday aimed at shielding consumers from higher energy costs when new data centers are built in their communities. The vote was nearly unanimous, 417-3, with the only opposition coming from progressive Reps. Summer Lee, D-Pa.; Delia Ramirez, D-Ill.; and Rashida
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Concerns about enrollment plague college leaders across the country, who fear what will happen to their institutions as fewer 18-year-olds graduate from high school and fading faith in higher education deters others. But even as many predominantly white, regional and private colleges struggle to fill seats, some historically Black colleges and universities are seeing heightened—in
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A proposed public charter school in Columbia is one step closer to opening after the city approved a zoning exception for the project. The C.R. Neal Academy is planned for the 2600 & 2700 block of Atlas Road, near Bible Way Church. Construction is expected to transform the current grass field and community center site
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By Samantha Smith After nearly 40 years, we’re returning to Hillman College when the A Different World reboot premieres September 24 on Netflix. The ten-episode comedy series follows Deborah Wayne (Maleah Joi Moon), the youngest daughter of Dwayne Wayne (Kadeem Hardison) and Whitley Gilbert (Jasmine Guy), as she enters Hillman as a freshman and navigates her own path
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By Sidnee Michelle The investment deepens the foundation’s support of the Detroit-based historically Black college. Pensole Lewis College of Business and Design has received a $10 million commitment from the Gilbert Family Foundation to expand opportunities for aspiring designers and strengthen Detroit’s creative economy, AfroTech reports. The investment deepens the foundation’s support of the Detroit-based historically Black college,
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Organization’s Mission to Change the Lives of Today’s Youth with Opportunities for On-the-Spot College Acceptance and Scholarships Drives Week-Long Experience (Black PR Wire) WILMINGTON, Del. – The HBCU Week Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting high school students enrolling in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), is thrilled to announce its 10th annual HBCU
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HBCU conference commissioners, university presidents and corporate partners gathered Tuesday, Sept. 15, in Washington for the Salute to HBCU Sports Leadership Reception, an invitation-only event focused on strengthening support for historically Black colleges and universities. The event took place at Gensler’s K Street office and brought together leaders from HBCU athletic conferences, along with executives
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By R. L. Nave Derrick Johnson, the CEO of the NAACP and a Jackson resident, has been a mainstay on cable news networks in the Trump era as the administration and its allies have taken aim at rolling back voting-rights protections and diversity initiatives. Yesterday, Johnson took to a somewhat unusual platform for the head
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By Alexandra Marquez Former Vice President Kamala Harris will campaign with Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan next week, a spokesperson for Harris confirmed to NBC News on Wednesday. El-Sayed, a former public health official, faces one of the most competitive Senate races in the country this year against former Rep. Mike Rogers. “Vice President Harris looks forward to
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By Scott Wong and Kyle Stewart House members will leave Washington on Wednesday night for the last time before the November midterm elections, after GOP leaders said they were canceling votes set for Thursday. The change in schedule means that the House won’t vote on Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky’s resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
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