By Cheryl E. Mango issing from the ongoing discussions regarding President Jimmy Carter’s legacy following his Dec. 29 passing are the former Democratic president’s crucial efforts to save and modernize historically Black colleges and universities. The survival and subsequent expansion of HBCUs represents a meaningful achievement within Carter’s complex presidential record, which is forever marred by
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By Maria Aspan Wall Street’s opening bells will remain silent on Thursday. The New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq will both close for trading today, as the financial industry joins a national day of mourning for former President Jimmy Carter. The global humanitarian died on Dec. 29, at age 100, and will be eulogized at a state
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By Ayana Archie Fires continue to rage on in Southern California, as tens of thousands of acres of land have been decimated, and the flames have been partially contained. What you need to know Ten people have died due to the fires, the Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed. Identification may take several weeks, the examiner
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By Sholnn Z. Freeman The nominations for the 56th NAACP Image Awards have been announced, spotlighting two celebrated Howard University alumnae, Taraji P. Henson and Lynn Whitfield, a third-generation Howard graduate. Both actresses graduated from what is now Howard University’s Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts and say Howard inspired the positive representation of Black women they bring to their roles. The NAACP
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By Hailey Fuchs Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan told reporters that he’s meeting with Mark Zuckerberg in the next few weeks, as the Meta CEO plans an upcoming visit to D.C. Meta announced on Tuesday that it would be getting rid of its fact-checking program, which Republicans have criticized as a way the parent company of Facebook and Instagram
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By Lorie Konish President Joe Biden on Sunday signed the Social Security Fairness Act, bipartisan legislation that clears the way for teachers, firefighters, policeman and other public sector workers who also receive pension income to receive increases in their Social Security benefits. The benefit boost comes as the new law repeals two provisions — the Windfall Elimination Provision, or WEP,
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Courtesy of Virginia State University Virginia State University is celebrating a momentous achievement. Its Alumni House, Azurest South, has been designated one of the nation’s newest National Historic Landmarks. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced the designation, which recognizes 19 new NHL designations for their historical and architectural significance. “This is a proud
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By Shelia Poole and Ariel Hart Hospice advocates said the end-of-life journey of former President Jimmy Carter was a “powerful” message to terminally ill patients and their families about the benefits of hospice care. Carter, the nation’s 39th president, died December 29 at his home in Plains, Georgia, after being in home hospice care for
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By Jon Marcus Pickup trucks with trailers and cars with yawning trunks pulled up onto untended lawns in front of buildings from which people lugged books, furniture, mattresses, trophy cases and artwork. Anything else of value had already been sold by a company that specializes in auctioning off the leftover assets of failed businesses. At
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Written by Howard Newstaff LaNiece Tyree, MPA, CASP, Howard’s assistant vice president for Auxiliary Enterprises, was recently elected president of the National Association of College Auxiliary Services (NACAS), making her both the first woman of color and the first HBCU leader in the role. College auxiliary services are the operations within a college that enhance the learning and living
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