By Clare Foran, Government funding expires at midnight and Congress has not yet passed a stopgap funding bill to avert a shutdown, though Democratic leaders are on track to do so later Thursday. Lawmakers are racing the clock with the Senate and House both expected to vote to approve a short-term funding patch to keep the
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By Lucas Johnson Tennessee State University’s College of Engineering has been awarded a $70,000 grant from Lockheed Martin Corporation for student scholarships and other support. The funds will be used to support four students with scholarships of $3,000 each. The grant will also support the Pre-College programs in the College of Engineering, including the Engineering
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By Lincoln University Newsroom, The Lincoln University Center for the Study of the Underground Railroad and Voices Underground—an organization focused on preserving and sharing the Underground Railroad’s story—next spring will host their inaugural conference: “Seeking Freedom: The Underground Railroad in the Mid-Atlantic.” The three-day conference will be held Thursday through Saturday, March 31 to April
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By Mia Berry As a part of National Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Week, Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Hampton University on Friday. Harris’ visit will stress the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education at HBCUs, and she will tour STEM facilities as part of the White House Initiative’s HBCU
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By Luz Pena In the South Bay, a teen artist who is known for his paintings of celebrities is days away from releasing his first book. ABC7 news reporter Luz Pena met with Tyler Gordon, who even on a Sunday was painting his latest masterpiece. Tyler Gordon’s welcomed us to his San Jose home where
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By Amir Vera and David Close, NBA superstar LeBron James confirmed Tuesday he received the Covid-19 vaccine, months after being initially skeptical of it. “Everyone has their own choice to do what they feel is right for themselves and their family and things of that nature,” James said during the Los Angeles Lakers media day in
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By Chandelis Duster and Ethan Cohen, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed the state’s redistricting bills Monday, hours before a deadline that would’ve taken the process out of the legislature’s hands and making Oregon the first state with a new congressional map after the 2020 Census. The new congressional map is a compromise that’s expected to create four
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By Amir Vera and Alexander Pineda, Joel Alvarado was 6 years old when his mother pulled him aside and asked him to be discreet as he was getting ready to meet his grandmother in Puerto Rico. “She made me aware that my grandmother was much darker than my other relatives, especially from her side of
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Written by Misha Cornelius The Howard University School of Business received its highest rankings yet on Bloomberg Businessweek’s list of best business schools. The 2021-22 list published in September ranked Howard University’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) program the No. 23 top business school in the U.S. The school also received the No. 3 ranking on the list’s new diversity
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By Julian Zelizer, On Tuesday, former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama attended the groundbreaking of the 44th president’s center in Chicago. Some of the veterans from his administration will be joining him for a livestream event. “This is not your parents’ or your grandparents’ presidential library,” said Valerie Jarrett, president of the
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