By Tanveen Kaur Luamba “Do you want to make history?” A very simple question with a very deep meaning if hammered right on the nail head. It took forty-one years after the very first NCAA gymnastics championship for an HBCU to build its own gymnastics program. And Fisk gymnastics head coach Corrine Tarver did not waste time
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By Sahil Kapur, Scott Wong, Frank Thorp V and Kate Santaliz WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled Senate on Friday morning adopted a $340 billion budget blueprint designed to boost funding for President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement efforts, energy production and the military. The mostly partly-line vote came just before 5 a.m. ET following an all-night “vote-a-rama,” where senators cast votes on 33 amendments
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By Kelli Cook Funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities reached new records during the last Presidential administration—$17 billion over a three-year period. Yet, at the same time, federal data shows Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas underfunded those same schools. Thursday, hundreds of students, alumni, and administrators will meet in Memphis to discuss what’s next when
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By Scott Horsley The Internal Revenue Service, better known as the IRS, is cutting more than 6,000 jobs in the middle of a busy tax season. The cuts are part of a widespread downsizing throughout the federal government being led by Elon Musk’s deputies at the informal “Department of Government Efficiency.” IRS employees were notified
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By Tara Grey The Kuujima Collective is a newly formed organization driven by Black creatives committed to making a meaningful impact through art, community and collaboration. Rooted in shared ideas and a vision for inclusivity, the collective emerged as a space for expression, support and growth. In the wake of ongoing social justice movements and
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By Melissa Repko, CNBC Fragrance brand Brown Girl Jane’s perfume bottles sit on shelves at Sephora near some of the most storied labels in the fashion and beauty world, including Prada and Dior. For the Black-owned brand, getting a retailer to bet on it was just the start, Brown Girl Jane CEO and co-founder Malaika Jones
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A jury’s acquittal of A$AP Rocky on Tuesday put to rest a case that has hung over the hip-hop star for years and threatened to derail his life and career. Rocky was charged with two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, filed after a November 2021 incident in which a former friend said the rapper
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By Lynn Norment As we move through February – Black History Month – with colorful African garb, cultural traditions, and joyous celebrations, my thoughts repeatedly focus on the importance of Black colleges and universities to our culture, our country and our future. With political turbulence rolling through our government and our nation, Black colleges are
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By Kennedi Bryant Smoke drifted through the air, shrouding the stage. Then, with a single toss of her hand, Zyaire Wingate, a sophomore psychology major, emerged—commanding the moment before the music started. The audience, breath hitched, scrambled to steady their phones, instinctively anticipating the moment ahead was worth documenting. As the stage lights tinted the
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By Johnny Jackson Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina, has joined the national campaign to end period poverty. Many women and girls experience period poverty and are unable to purchase the menstrual products they need, causing some to stay home from school and work. The dilemma can have lasting consequences on their education, economic opportunities, mental
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