By Lauren Irwin Vice President Harris and former President Trump are each looking to make their economic pitches to Latino voters with the election just two weeks away. While both see the economy — considered a top issue for voters across the board — as their best option to win over the critical voting bloc, their approaches are different. According
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By Katherine Knott After overhauling a 17-year-old program, the Biden administration has now forgiven student loans for one million public service workers—a milestone the Education Department celebrated as “unprecedented.” The administration crossed the one million threshold Thursday after discharging another $4.5 billion for more than 60,000 student loan borrowers including teachers, nurses and first responders. The department
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Courtesy of West Virginia State University HBCU West Virginia State University (WVSU) has been awarded $250,000 by the Kanawha County Commission to help build a new track and field complex at the university. The funding comes from American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds and was approved by the commission at its Wednesday meeting. “We are grateful to
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By Marlene Lenthang The five men who make up the Central Park Five and now call themselves the Exonerated Five have filed a defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump over his remarks during the presidential debate last month. The lawsuit focuses on the Sept. 10 debate in Pennsylvania, where Trump said the five men — Antron McCray,
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Courtesy of Tuskegee University Tuskegee University has announced the establishment of the Carver Genomic Research Center following the award of the first phase of an $11 million grant from the National Health Genome Research Institute. This innovative initiative aims to tackle health disparities in the Black Belt South by investigating genetic factors that contribute to
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The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded $10.5 million for Ideas Lab projects to assess and address research capacity needs, increase access to research facilities and build human capital at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The projects, funded through the NSF Advancing Research Capacity at HBCUs through Exploration and Innovation (ARC-HBCU) opportunity, will foster collaboration and
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By Sarah Fortinsky Former Republican Sen. Jeff Flake (Ariz.) said Sunday he’s voting for Vice President Harris, citing his conservative values and belief in the rule of law. “I’m voting for Kamala Harris, not in spite of being a Republican or a conservative, but because I am a conservative,” Flake said in an interview on MSNBC’s “Velshi.” “Conservatives, first and foremost,
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Thanks to a $100,000 contribution from Google, Morgan State University’s School of Global Journalism and Communication (SGJC) has partnered with JRSportBrief Productions to advance sports coverage and news reporting through the use of artificial intelligence (AI). This innovative research and development effort will explore how AI can streamline and bring greater efficiencies to traditional sports journalism by creating
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By Beilul Tesfai Howard University’s Homecoming is like no other. It is known worldwide for its rich culture, drawing people from near and far to experience its annual unity. Charles and Dionne Dickerson, a couple who attended Howard University over 30 years ago, recounted their time and experience during Howard Homecoming. Dionne describes it as
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By Curtis Bunn In the latest public rebuke of Georgia’s controversial 2021 voting law, dozens of Black students and activists marched through the heart of historic Morehouse College on Saturday in an effort to push back on what they call “anti-voting” measures in Georgia and other states. Since 2021, SB 202 — also known as the
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