By Adelle M. Banks Once a week the Rev. Mitchell Stevens, a Baptist minister and the interfaith chaplain at Xavier University of Louisiana, hosts an intimate gathering for students at the New Orleans school’s University Center to discuss campus life over coffee and donuts. “We have Muslims that will come, Christians, different denominational groups,” said
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By Allan Smith and Matt Lavietes Adalberto Rodriguez wasn’t someone who paid much attention to politics — until President Donald Trump faced a criminal trial in New York City last year. Rodriguez, a 30-year-old who lives in Brooklyn, felt he saw similarities between his own legal troubles and what he believed was “political lawfare” Trump dealt with in
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By Zoë Richards President Donald Trump said Wednesday he thinks it’s “imperative” that CNN is sold as its parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, gears up for a proposed merger with Netflix and faces a hostile takeover bid from Paramount. “I think CNN should be sold, because I think the people that are running CNN right now are either corrupt or
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By Adrian Florido CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Almost as quickly as they descended on Charlotte, sending terror coursing through the city’s immigrant neighborhoods, the Border Patrol agents appeared mostly to be gone. After a weeklong enforcement surge in which the government said agents arrested hundreds of immigrants, nabbing many as they went about their daily lives,
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Black college football is witnessing a renaissance, and the hiring of Super Bowl champion Tory Woodbury as the new head football coach at Winston-Salem State University is a resounding confirmation of that movement. This isn’t just a coaching change; it’s a powerful homecoming and a strategic investment in Black excellence. Woodbury, a distinguished WSSU alumnus and former student-athlete, is returning to
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Written By Lexx Thornton Before Stephen Paul ever opened a research journal or stepped into a lab at South Carolina State University, he learned the human cost of poor road safety. Sixteen years ago, a car accident in Tanzania left his brother, Noel, with both legs broken and lasting pain, an impact Paul has never
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By Lexx Thornton Cleveland Police disproportionately stop, search and arrest Black Clevelanders compared to other races, according to a new assessment from the monitor overseeing the police consent decree. “Citywide, Black drivers are stopped by police at nearly twice (1.97 or 197%) the rate you would expect based on their share of the driving population—making
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By Rohan Nadkarni and Marlene Lenthang Hours after the University of Michigan fired Sherrone Moore as head football coach, alleging he had an “inappropriate relationship” with a staff member, he was in jail, according to booking records. Earlier Wednesday, athletic director Warde Manuel announced in a statement that Moore “has been terminated, with cause, effective immediately.” “Following a
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By Matt Lavietes The student killed in a Tuesday evening shooting at Kentucky State University has been identified as 19-year-old De’Jon Darrell Fox Jr., authorities said. The Franklin County Coroner’s Office said in a statement that Fox Jr. was the sole person killed in the shooting that took place on campus. The office said that Fox was a
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By Caitlin Yield, Kaia Hubbard Washington — The House on Wednesday approved a $900 billion defense policy bill as both chambers race to pass it before the end of the year. The legislation — which sets lawmakers’ defense priorities and authorizes spending levels for the Defense Department and national security programs — cleared the lower chamber
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