By Rebecca Noel Johnson C. Smith University says itās bracing for cuts to student aid and services as a new presidential administration targets whatās been āpart of the fabricā of the historically Black college from its beginning. Johnson C. Smith University was founded in 1867 as Freedmenās College of North Carolina. It is one of
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By Stephen J. Gaither Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have made a significant impact on the 2025 NAIA Menās Basketball National Championship, with five teams-Dillard University, Florida Memorial University, Langston University, Stillman College, and Xavier University of Louisiana-earning their spots in the 64-team tournament. Their participation underscores the competitive spirit and excellence prevalent within
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Ā Charles Mauldin was near the front of a line of voting rights marchers walking in pairs across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama on March 7, 1965. The marchers were protesting white officialsā refusal to allow Black Alabamians to register to vote, as well as the killing days earlier of Jimmie Lee Jackson, a
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Courtesy of Tennessee State University Eddie George, former Tennessee Titans running back and Heisman Trophy winner, hasĀ officially accepted the head coaching positionĀ at Bowling Green State University after a four-year tenure at Tennessee State University (TSU). George led the Tigers to a 9-4 record in 2024 and the first FCS playoff appearance for the HBCU since
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By Kevin Freking House Republicans unveiled aĀ spending billĀ Saturday that would keep federal agencies funded through Sept. 30, pushing ahead with a go-it-alone strategy that seems certain to spark a major confrontation with Democrats over the contours of government spending. The 99-page bill would provide a slight boost to defense programs while trimming nondefense programs below
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A spokesperson for D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser confirmed to NBC Washington that Bowser will remove Black Lives Matter Plaza and its ground mural will be painted over. Thereās no timeline yet for the changes, but the street art will be replaced with a design created by D.C. schoolchildren. Bowser said she made the decision several
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The Trump administration on Tuesday published a list of more than 400 federal properties it says it could close or sell, including the FBI headquarters and the main Department of Justice building, after deeming them ānot core to government operations.ā TheĀ list published by the General Services AdministrationĀ includes some of the countryās most recognizable buildings and
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By Natalie Sherman & Michael Race US President Donald Trump has signed orders significantly expanding the goods exempted from his new tariffs on Canada and Mexico that were imposed this week. It is the second time in two days that Trump has rolled back his taxes on imports from the US’s two biggest trade partners,
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By Ellen Knickmeyer A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to speed up its payment on some of nearly $2 billion in debts to partners of theĀ U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentĀ and the State Department, giving it a Monday deadline to repay the nonprofit groups and businesses in a lawsuit over the administrationās abrupt
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By Brianna Bush Ā Northern Light Health is expanding access to rural health care by bringing out-of-state physician assistant students to Maine. In 2023, Northern Light Health launched a collaboration with theĀ Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, one of the country’s oldest historically Black colleges and universities. It’s all part of an initiative to give students
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