By Maya Homan Candace Smith did everything right. During the May 2024 state primary in Georgia, the Atlanta attorney voted early, giving herself time to sort out any issues that might occur and ensure that her vote would be counted. But on Election Day, when she went to check her ballot status online, a warning popped up. Someone
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By Phenix S. Halley To the surprise of few, President Joe Biden on Sunday announced in a statement he will not be running for President. âOver the past three and a half years, we have made great progress as a Nation,â Biden wrote in a statement which laid out his successes including expanding affordable health care and
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By Sherrilyn Ifill On Monday, President Joe Biden ended his resistance to calls for Supreme Court reform, announcing in the final months of his presidency his own proposal to reform the court. For years, Biden refused to join leading Democrats and many scholars of the court who had embraced the concept of expanding the Supreme
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By Minyvonne Burke Georgia’s superintendent of schools seemingly reversed course Wednesday following backlash over the state’s refusal to provide funding for a new Advanced Placement class in African American Studies. In a statement, Richard Woods said the state will provide funding to districts that use a course code that has been in the catalog of state-funded courses since 2020. “Districts using
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By Stephen J. Gaither Twenty years after losing its accreditation, North Carolina HBCU Barber-Scotia is looking to apply to get back in the game. The Concord, NC â based HBCU plans to apply for accreditation with the Transnational Association of Christian Schools, Colleges and Universities, according to President Chris Rey as reported in the Charlotte Post.
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By Kyra Allesandrini Florida A&M University is welcoming a new Rattler to its menâs basketball team. Shaqir OâNeal, the legendary NBA starShaquille OâNeal, will be joining the team next season. âShaqir has played in one of the premier programs in our conference and for a great head coach,â FAMU head coach Patrick Crarey II said, according to The Tallahassee
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By Yamiche Alcindor Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday called the family of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman who was fatally shot by a sheriffâs deputy in her Illinois home, according to Masseyâs family members who spoke to NBC News. Massey, 36, was killed July 6 after she called the Sangamon County Sheriffâs Office because she was afraid
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By Nancy Armour Seeing Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles, Suni Lee and Hezly Rivera playing in the confetti after US gymnastics trials in June was a powerful moment, four women of color celebrating their status as Olympians in what has traditionally been a predominantly white sport. Less than two weeks later, Talladega College announced it was dropping its womenâs gymnastics program after just
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By Monica Lewis D. Orlando Ledbetter (B.A. â84), longtime Atlanta Falcons beat reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) and a former editor-in-chief of The Hilltop, will be presented with the 2024 Bill Nunn Memorial Award by the Professional Football Writers of America on August 2 as part of the National Football League (NFL)âs Hall of
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By Quintessa Williams Ten student newsrooms at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)Â will receive almost $200,000Â to enhance campus newsroom technology, business operations, audience engagement, and reporting. The grants, provided by the Center for Journalism & Democracy at Howard University through its Newsroom Innovation Challenge, were announced on Friday. âHBCU student newsrooms brim with talent, but
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