Tuskegee University president Mark Brown stresses HBCU federal funding urging protection of Pell Grants and Grad loans. Tuskegee University President Mark Brown highlighted the importance of federal investments, such as Pell Grants, to students’ success in higher education during a hearing Wednesday. Importance of HBCU Federal Funding in Higher Education Brown appeared before the Senate
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Get an inside look at Trump’s crypto dinner with $TRUMP investors, luxury cars and protests over meme coin fees. President Donald Trump held a private event Thursday night for 220 crypto investors who had bought into his meme coin, defying bipartisan concerns from lawmakers that he was selling access to accumulate personal wealth. Crypto enthusiasts,
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Learn how a federal judge blocked Education Department RIF, reinstating employees and halting student loan transfers. A federal judge in Massachusetts on Thursday blocked the Trump administration’s attempted dismantling of the Department of Education. Judge Myong Joun, a Biden appointee, blocked the Trump administration from carrying out its reduction-in-force, or RIF, at the Education Department,
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By Lexx Thornton At just 38, Ryan Coogler has become the first Black director to have four films gross over $100 million domestically. His films include: Creed (2015) – $109.8 million Black Panther (2018) – $700.4 million Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) – $453.8 million and his latest film, Sinners. His newest horror film “Sinners”
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Written By Lexx Thornton Food for thought or food for culture? Summertime is upon us and a lot of cookouts will be overpowering your calendars. Anthony Anderson and Cedric The Entertainer have partnered up to create a barbecue lifestyle brand, AC Barbeque, which uses food to bring people together around family, tradition, and Black excellence.
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By Lexx Thornton U.S. Mint is moving forward with plans to completely cancel penny production. This move comes as the cost of making pennies has increased markedly, by upward of 20% in 2024, according to the Treasury. By stopping the penny’s production, the Treasury expects an immediate annual savings of $56 million in reduced material
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Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan, Bicameral Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caucus, and Congressman Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) introduced the Land-Grant Institution Parity Act. The Land-Grant Institution Parity Act protects federal funding for our land-grant colleges and universities, including the country’s 19 land-grant HBCUs, commonly referred to as 1890
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HBCU football programs are once again poised to cash in during the 2025 college football season with several high-profile road games against Football Bowl Subdivision opponents. According to Sports Illustrated here are the “Money Game” known payouts for 2025. Leading the way is Grambling State, which will travel to Ohio State in what promises to be a headline-grabbing
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By Gary O’Donahue Three months into Donald Trump’s second term, foreign leaders should be aware that a coveted trip to the Oval Office comes with the risk of a very public dressing down, often straying into attempts at provocation and humiliation. Wednesday’s episode with South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa was a classic of its kind,
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Courtesy of Clinton College Clinton College has appointed Dr. Pamela Richardson Wilks as its 14th president, marking a significant leadership transition for the historic South Carolina HBCU. Wilks, who brings more than 25 years of experience in higher education leadership—primarily at Historically Black Colleges and Universities—will officially begin her tenure on June 1, 2025. The
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