By Joyce Lupiani As Delta Air Lines celebrates its 100th anniversary, the company is paying tribute during Women’s History Month to Catherine Fitzgerald, a key figure in its history and the woman credited with suggesting its name. Fitzgerald was a trusted associate of one of Delta’s founders and played a pivotal role in the airline’s early leadership.
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By Henry J. Gomez, Frank Thorp V and Scott Wong Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, was removed from the House chamber Tuesday night after he disrupted President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress. Green, who has long pushed to impeach Trump dating to his previous term in office, stood and shook his cane toward the president in the opening minutes
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Courtesy of Bowie State University Bowie State University, in a dynamic partnership with Morgan State University and Coppin State University, proudly hosted the Central Maryland HBCU Climate Career Expo, a transformative gathering that connected students from every academic discipline with more than 30 forward-thinking employers dedicated to sustainability and environmental stewardship. The groundbreaking expo unfolded
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More than 100 students from Bowie State University, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, and Texas Southern University gathered Tuesday to learn the financial skills needed to transition from renters to homeowners, guided by top executives from Wells Fargo and HomeFree USA’s Center for Financial Advancement. Hosted at Bowie State, the event offered these students
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Courtesy of Fisk University Fisk UniversityBulldog Gymnastics Team made history on the final day of Black History Month, achieving a groundbreaking victory that continues to cement their legacy in sports history. On Saturday, the team secured their place in history by becoming the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) gymnastics program to defeat both NCAA
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Mayor Muriel Bowser, recipient of the President’s Medal for Achievement, was Howard’s 158th Charter Day convocation speaker last Friday at Cramton Auditorium. Charter Day is an annual event commemorating the founding of Howard and is dedicated to students, alumni and faculty. This year’s Charter Day theme was “The Power of Possibility.” In a 12-minute speech
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President Donald J. Trump is proceeding with implementing tariffs on Canada and Mexico under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to combat the extraordinary threat to U.S. national security, including our public health posed by unchecked drug trafficking. While President Trump gave both Canada and Mexico ample opportunity to curb the dangerous cartel activity
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Courtesy of South Carolina State University South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster joined South Carolina State University President Alexander Conyers on Tuesday in announcing that the Orangeburg, SC HBCU has achieved Research 2 (R2) status in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. “This is a defining moment in our university’s history, one that reflects our
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Courtesy of Alabama State University Alabama State University continues to be “Where History is Made” as the University now is among the first Historically Black College or Universities, HBCUs, in the nation to offer cannabis education programs as elective study courses. ASU also joins Jacksonville State University as one of only two schools in the
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The U.S. Department of Education is offering employees a $25,000 buyout package as part of broader workforce reduction initiatives. Employees had until 11:59 p.m. Monday, March 3, to accept the offer. “This is a one-time offer in advance of a very significant Reduction in Force for the US Department of Education,” wrote Jacqueline Clay, chief
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