Five historically Black colleges and universities have recently announced gifts of $50 million or more in unrestricted funds from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Sott. Prairie View A&M University, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Bowie State University, Norfolk State University and Winston-Salem State University are the latest HBCUs to benefit from Scott’s philanthropy—she has already donated
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By Luke Garrett Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., once one of President Trump’s strongest supporters in Congress, called his foreign policies “not America first positions” and said his recent attacks against her can “put my life in danger.” Greene and Trump have traded barbs in last few days over the future of the Make America
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The Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday it is lifting all restrictions on commercial flights that were imposed at 40 major airports during the country’s longest government shutdown. Airlines can resume their regular flight schedules beginning Monday at 6 a.m. EST, the agency said. The announcement was made in a joint statement by Transportation Secretary Sean
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Written By Lexx Thornton The sprawling 2023 racketeering indictment case in Georgia against President Donald Trump and several allies, which alleges a conspiracy to unlawfully overturn the 2020 election results, is set to continue under the supervision of a new lead prosecutor. The transition follows a high-stakes legal fight that resulted in the removal of
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Written By Lexx Thornton Apple has announced the launch of Digital ID in Apple Wallet, marking a major expansion of its identity verification services. This new feature allows users to create a verified digital credential using information pulled directly from their U.S. passport, offering a secure and convenient way to present identity using an iPhone
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Forbes reports that funding to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) has surged in recent years, even as national support for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives has waned under the Trump administration. The growing wave of donations underscores the vital role HBCUs play in shaping innovation, leadership, and representation across industries — from business and
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By Julie Carey, NBC Washington For the first time, Black veterans laid to rest at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Manassas, Virginia, are receiving special recognition this Veterans Day. The local Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion Post recently learned about the African American cemetery and the fact it had been overlooked in traditional ceremonies.
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By Sabrina Franza, Darius Johnson, CBS Chicago A federal judge has ordered that hundreds of people detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement be released from federal facilities in the next week because their arrests by ICE were possibly unlawful and in violation of a federal court order.Attorneys with the National Immigrant Justice Center and ACLU of Illinois
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By Diana Novak Jones A jury in federal court in Chicago ordered Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab on Wednesday to pay more than $28 million to the family of a United Nations environmental worker who was killed in the 2019 crash of a 737 MAX jet in Ethiopia. The verdict awarded to the family of Shikha Garg is
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Cam Newton had a lot to say about the brawl between Bethune-Cookman and Grambling in their Saturday matchup that resulted in 27 players being suspended. He took to his 4th & 1 podcast to air his issues with what occurred, expressing that he believed the incident “set us back”. “You should look at this and say to yourself this set us back,”
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