By Ashley Lopez Americans seeking retirement or survivor benefits from the Social Security Administration will no longer be able to apply over the phone, starting on Monday. Instead, they will have to seek services online or travel in-person to a local Social Security field office, which a new analysis from the left-leaning Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, or
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For the first time in its history, AND1—the brand that revolutionized streetball and reshaped basketball culture—is planting its flag in the HBCU sports landscape. Its landmark sponsorship of Wilberforce University is a cultural inflection point—a long-overdue investment in Black college athletics. It’s a bridge between streetball’s rebellious spirit and the institutional legacy of HBCUs, where talent
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By Daniel Hampton The acting head of the IRS is reportedly stepping down over a deal her agency struck with the Trump administration, according to reports. Melanie Krause has been serving as the acting commissioner of the IRS since Feb. 28, following the retirement of Doug O’Donnell. The New York Times reported Tuesday night, citing three people familiar with the matter,
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By ByEly Brown, Erica Morris, and T. Michelle Murphy The student visas of five individuals currently attending or recently graduated from Harvard University have been revoked, according to Harvard. It’s one of more than a dozen higher education institutions that is actively tracking and reporting the number of affiliated people who have been targeted by President Donald
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By Curtis Bunn Devlin Carter created his luxury sneaker company, SIA Collective, six years ago and built it into a multimillion-dollar brand by providing fashionable, high-quality footwear manufactured mostly in China. But the Trump administration’s tariffs have raised the cost of importing goods from many countries, including China, to the United States. And Carter is incensed.
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Courtesy of Morgan State University The Penn Relays Carnival is gearing up to celebrate a new class of legends. It is announcing the inductees for its prestigious 2025 Wall of Fame. This year’s honorees comprise four exceptional individuals and two remarkable relay teams, including a record-breaking HBCU relay team from Morgan State. Their contributions to the Carnival have left an
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By Kelly Ng China has called for the world to unite against Trump’s tariffs as the country’s exporters reel from crippling new US levies that have risen to 104%. “Global unity can triumph over trade tyranny,” declared an editorial in the state-run newspaper China Daily, noting Beijing’s collaborations with Japan, South Korea and other Asian
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By Samantha Waldenberg, TuAnh Dam and Taylor Romine, The Trump administration is freezing $790 million in federal funding to Northwestern University and more than $1 billion in funding to Cornell University, a White House official told CNN. ”The money was frozen in connection with several ongoing, credible, and concerning Title VI investigations,” a Trump administration official said, referring to
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Courtesy of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Representatives from nearly a dozen historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) recently visited North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s campus to brainstorm ways to advance technology transfer and commercialization N.C. A&T, The Commercializer, LLC, and the 1890 Universities Foundation co-hosted the inaugural HBCU Technology Transfer
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The Trump Administration’s cuts have left a big void in the FAMU College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping attack on diversity, equity, and inclusion will certainly adversely affect the Tallahassee HBCU and others as the effects are beginning to reveal themselves. This week’s big headline was Trump’s threat to take funding
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