By Natalie Sherman US President Donald Trump has pledged to impose more tariffs after his latest move to introduce import taxes on steel and aluminium entering the US prompted retaliation from the European Union (EU) and Canada. Trump said that “of course” he would respond to the countermeasures, repeating his warning to reveal “reciprocal” tariffs
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Hip-hop mogul and entrepreneur Master P, born Percy Miller, was recently appointed as the President of Basketball Operations at the University of New Orleans (UNO). In shaping his vision for the program, Master P recently expressed how he plans to draw inspiration from NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sandersā coaching blueprint in HBCU football during
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MacKenzie Scott Endowed Professor of Biology at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Joseph L. Graves Jr., Ph.D., is drawing renewed attention to the systemic and pervasive lack of adequate financial support for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) with anĀ authoritative columnĀ published inĀ Nature. Gravesā piece, āThe financial shackling of historically Black universities in the
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By Tyler Pager As a presidential candidate, Donald J. Trump promised an economic āboom like no other.ā But eight weeks into his presidency, Mr. Trump isĀ refusing to rule out a recessionĀ ā a striking change in tone and message for a man who rode widespread economic dissatisfaction to the White House by promising to āmake America
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By Katherine Schaeffer The 119th Congress was sworn in Jan. 3, marking several milestones for women of color. In the Senate, two Black women are serving concurrently for the first time. And in the House, two states and one U.S. territory elected their first Black, Hispanic or Pacific Islander woman lawmaker. Overall, there are 61
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By Breanne Deppisch A federal judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to pay the remainder of foreign aid owed to contractors for completed work, noting in a new court ruling that the administration likely violated the separation of powers doctrine by “unlawfully impounding” nearly $2 billion in funds appropriated by Congress. U.S. District Court
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By Aimee Picchi The U.S. Department of Agriculture is cutting two federal programs that provided about $1 billion in funding to schools and food banks to buy food directly from local farms, ranchers and producers, part of what the agency said was a decision to “return to long-term, fiscally responsible initiatives.” The move cancels about
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Courtesy of St. Augustine’s University In a vote, the SACSCOC Board of Trustees removed Saint Augustineās University āfrom membership for failure to comply with Core Requirement 4.1 (Governing board characteristics), Core Requirement 13.1 (Financial resources), Core Requirement 13.2 (Financial documents), Standard 13.3 (Financial responsibility), Standard 13.4 (Control of finances), Standard 13.5 (Control of sponsored research/external
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ByĀ Maya Brown In the past three years, TreāVon Johnson-Stearnesā three aunts died and he didnāt know how to cope with the loss. He would find himself trying to shop, sleep or eat the grief away but nothing worked. He tried traditional therapy but couldnāt open up to his therapist, so he stopped. But then the
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UNCF will host its annual 2025 āA Mind Isā¦āĀ®Ā New England Gala on March 13, 2025 at the Seaport Hotel Boston. More than 300 guests are expected to attend, including UNCF leadership, corporate partners, educators, community leaders and alumni and scholars from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU). For more than 80 years, UNCF has strived
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