by Vanessa Roberson The eight cohort of HBCU Scholars has just been announced, and it a solid list of over 80 students! Learn who the scholars are, and why the scholars program is so important in the full story from The U.S. Department Of Education below. The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and
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by Vanessa Roberson It truly pays to be a student attending Grambling State University! First, the university just forgave $1.5 million in student debt! GSU is also considering making history with the first HBCU gymnastics program! Learn more about both opportunities in the exciting Ebony article below! Grambling State University is looking to make history as
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By Kristen Holmes Federal employees and some members of the public remain concerned over reports of political interference in science, specifically when it came to reporting scientific findings, a Biden administration report reviewing the topic said. And hundreds of scientists left working for the government during the Trump years, The New York Times reported late Sunday, some
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By Ella Nilsen President Joe Biden will sign an executive order Thursday that points the US auto market toward electric vehicles, announcing a new target that half of vehicles sold in the country by 2030 will be battery electric, fuel-cell electric or plug-in hybrid. Biden will unveil the executive order at the White House alongside representatives
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by Rebecca Futo Kennedy and Jackie Murray Howard University’s decision to close its small classics department may seem like an unusual piece of education news to attract widespread media attention, especially when student debt is at an all-time high, racism and free speech on campus are constantly being debated, and finances are tight in many
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By Chloe Melas Simone Biles has one plan in place following this summer’s Tokyo Olympics. The superstar, who has won more world gymnastic championship medals than any man or woman, will head to 35 cities across the United States for a series of exhibitions called the “Gold Over America Tour.” Biles announced the tour — independent from
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By Andy Rose The National Collegiate Athletic Association treats its Division I men’s basketball program better than its women’s program in virtually every respect, according to an outside review commissioned by the NCAA that was delivered Monday. The study said gender inequities in the NCAA stem from the organization’s structure, which is “designed to maximize
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Review by Brian Lowry Timed to the former president’s 60th birthday, “Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union” seeks to be the definitive document on Barack Obama’s life and presidency, and at five-plus hours over three nights, mostly succeeds in that daunting task. At its best, this HBO production weds the soaring rhetoric and
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By Alexis Benveniste New York City will require proof of vaccination to enter all restaurants, fitness centers and indoor entertainment venues, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday. “If you’re unvaccinated, unfortunately, you will not be able to participate in many things,” de Blasio said. “If you want to participate in our society fully, you’ve got
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By Amir Vera Covid-19 ruined Brécha Byrd’s inaugural season as a basketball player at Saint Augustine’s University, a historically Black school in North Carolina. The 19-year-old had been excited to play since her high school season months earlier was cut short in 2020. She lost her chance to play when the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
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