Shaun White

Judge orders Trump officials to re-install signs and exhibits at national parks on topics like slavery and climate change

By Reuters BOSTON — A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Friday to reinstall exhibits and signs on topics like slavery and climate change that it had removed from parks and monuments nationwide because they “do not align with its preferred narrative.” U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley in Boston issued a preliminary injunction at the behest of groups representing park conservationists,

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FAMU Scores Major Legal Victory In $2 Billion Underfunding Lawsuit

The FAMU underfunding lawsuit is moving forward after a federal appeals court revived claims alleging that the State of Florida has underfunded Florida A&M University by nearly $2 billion over several decades. In a major legal victory for current FAMU students, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled that a lower court acted too

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South Carolina Republicans pushing to block HBCU project funding after controversy

South Carolina State University is now part of state budget negotiations as the fallout continues from the Pamela Evette commencement controversy as some republicans eye the state’s only public HBCU. The latest development centers on $5 million in proposed funding for a convocation center at SC State. According to WIS, several Republicans in the General Assembly have urged members of the

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HBCUs Are Not Waiting to Be Saved

By Dr. Jamal Watson Let me tell you what I did not see in Charlotte last weekend. I did not see a room full of educators wringing their hands about what the federal government is doing to them. I did not see institutional leaders performing gratitude for scraps of philanthropic attention. I did not see

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College sports bill authors making pitch to Black caucus

The authors of a Senate bill that would overhaul college athletics warned this week that a lack of congressional action this year could financially wreck historically Black colleges and universities and could reduce chances for college educations for minority students. Senate Commerce Committee Chair Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and ranking member Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., said they

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Global Initiative Program Celebrates 17 Years of Partnership With Nanjing Forestry University

Eleven Alabama A&M University students recently returned from a 10-day educational and cultural exchange experience in China, continuing a long-standing tradition that expands global perspectives, strengthens cross-cultural understanding and prepares students for success in an increasingly interconnected world. The 2026 Summer Camp Tour to China, organized through Alabama A&M University’s Global Initiative Program (GIP) under the leadership

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Tornadoes rip through Illinois, Indiana amid severe outbreak

Severe storms that swept through the Midwest knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of customers, damaged buildings and canceled flights. They resulted in at least one death, with new tornadoes touching down late Thursday in communities outside Chicago. Approximately 11 cities across Illinois and Wisconsin reported tornadoes as of Thursday evening, according to CBS News

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