by Lexx Thornton The Michigan House has voted to block $8.3 million in funding allocated for Flint water crisis programs. Republican House Speaker Matt Hall described the funding for the aftermath of the Flint water crisis as part of the waste that House Republicans aimed to cut from slush funds. “The Flint drinking water emergency
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Written by Lexx Thornton Three research teams from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s College of Education have been awarded major grants totaling $3,247,335 from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services. The five-year awards will support fellowships and programming for students in the M.S. in school counseling and
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Written by Lexx Thornton In time for Black History Month, the highly anticipated feature film, “The Black Genius,” is set to debut in February 2026. This cinematic journey is inspired by the incredible, yet often overlooked, true stories of pioneering Black inventors and innovators whose genius fundamentally shaped modern life. While the film is currently
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By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Monday seeking $10 billion in damages from the BBC, accusing the British broadcaster of defamation as well as deceptive and unfair trade practices. The 33-page lawsuit accuses the BBC of broadcasting a “false, defamatory, deceptive, disparaging, inflammatory, and malicious depiction of President Trump,”
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Livingstone College President Dr. Anthony J. Davis is celebrating a renewed lease on life after receiving a life-saving kidney transplant, months after publicly sharing his need for a donor during the college’s spring commencement ceremony. Davis’s emotional appeal resonated across the campus and beyond, sparking an outpouring of support that ultimately led to a successful transplant and a
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By Julie Appleby We’ve been here before: congressional Democrats and Republicans sparring over the future of the Affordable Care Act. But this time there’s an extra complication. Though it’s the middle of open enrollment, lawmakers are still debating whether to extend the subsidies that have given consumers extra help paying their health insurance premiums in
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By Jaclyn Diaz, Alana Wise Affordable, familiar and reassuring are the features that make American chain restaurants a near-ubiquitous presence throughout the country; it is almost as if they are baked into our roadside culture. Despite well-documented financial struggles, a tough economy and shifting diet trends, these restaurants withstand time. This series explores why these
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By Lexx Thornton Hollywood is reeling from the devastating news that acclaimed director and actor Rob Reiner (78) and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner (68), were found dead in their Los Angeles home on Sunday in what police are investigating as an “apparent homicide.” Sources close to the family have identified the couple, though official
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HBCU marching culture took center stage Friday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium as Southern University and Miles College emerged as champions at the Red Lobster Band of the Year competition in downtown Atlanta. Southern claimed the Division I crown for the first time in the three-year history of the event, while Miles continued its remarkable rise
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The Clark Atlanta University alum and Alpha Phi Alpha member discusses brotherhood, building GREY AREA Brand, and why entrepreneurship is a long game that requires faith. Rodney Johnson is the founder of GREY AREA Brand, a fashion line that bridges the gap between everyday basics and luxury streetwear. After spending nearly two decades in corporate
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