ByĀ Kyle StewartĀ andĀ Nnamdi Egwuonwu President Donald Trump fired the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, on Thursday, according to a copy of her termination email obtained by NBC News. In the email sent to Hayden, Trent Morse, the deputy director of presidential personnel, wrote: āOn behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I am writing to inform you
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By Tami Luhby PresidentĀ Donald TrumpĀ signedĀ a sweeping executive orderĀ Monday morning that promises to crack down on āunreasonable or discriminatoryā practices by foreign countries that result in Americans paying far higher costs for prescription drugs. āStarting today, the United States will no longer subsidize the health care of foreign countries, which is what we were doing,ā Trump
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The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) is pleased to announce the 2025 awardees of theĀ ACLS HBCU Faculty Fellowship and Grant Program, which supports exceptional research by faculty in the humanities and interpretive social sciences at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). This year’s 20 awardees come from 11 HBCUs and represent a range of
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Democratic governors warned en masse Monday that it will be “impossible” for states to make up for the hundreds of billions inĀ MedicaidĀ spending cuts that House Republicans are proposing. Why it matters:Ā The country’s 23 Democratic governors are trying to amplify their Medicaid message by speaking in a unified voice. The proposed spending cuts are “disastrous,” the
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By Steven Corder When Malia Obama stepped behind the camera to direct her first commercial, she didnāt just make artāshe made history. The Nike spot, launching Aāja Wilsonās signature āAāOneā sneaker on May 6, did more than promote a shoe; itās a cinematic love letter to Black excellence, athletic greatness, and the undeniable rhythm of
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The Ninth Annual Harry T. Burleigh Spirituals Festival Scholarship ConcertĀ will take place on Monday, April 14th at 7:30 p.m. at the Laura Turner Concert Hall in the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Presented by the Tennessee State University Department of Music and Big Blue Opera Initiatives (BBOI), in collaboration with the Nashville Black Music Association (NBMA), Burleigh
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David Steiner, a former CEO of the nationās largest waste management company who currently serves on the FedEx board of directors, is poised to take over control ofĀ the U.S. Postal Service, becoming the nationās 76th postmaster general. The announcement of Steinerās appointment, which heightened concerns from postal unions over possible efforts to privatize the USPS,
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By Hannah Denham Award-winning actor S. Epatha Merkerson is donating $1 million to Talladega College, perĀ media reports. The actor was the keynote speaker for Alabamaās oldest private, historically Black collegeās 150th commencement,Ā held on May 4. Rica Lewis-Payton, chair of Talladegaās Board of Trustees, said Merkersonās gift āwill have a profound impactā on the college in
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Charlotte is making a serious bid to reclaim one of the premier events in HBCU sports. Charlotte and Baltimore are the only two cities vying to host future CIAA Basketball Tournaments,Ā according to the conference office via the Charlotte Business Journal. The CIAA, composed of 13 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), is looking for a
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By Lexx Thornton On May 12, 2025, Hamas released Edan Alexander, a 21-year-old Israeli-American soldier and the last known living American hostage held in Gaza. Alexander had been captured during Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attacks while serving in the Israeli Defense Forces and endured over 19 months of captivity. His release was facilitated by the
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