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HBCU Commissioners, Presidents Gather at Sports Leadership Reception at Gensler in D.C.

HBCU conference commissioners, university presidents and corporate partners gathered Tuesday, Sept. 15, in Washington for the Salute to HBCU Sports Leadership Reception, an invitation-only event focused on strengthening support for historically Black colleges and universities. The event took place at Gensler’s K Street office and brought together leaders from HBCU athletic conferences, along with executives and civic leaders. Its stated goal was to celebrate HBCU athletics and encourage partnerships that support education, sports, workforce development, and economic opportunity. The evening’s theme was “Building Partnerships. Celebrating Excellence. Advancing HBCUs.” The Gensler posted on social media about its partnership with Paxton Baker, highlighting the

Trump’s handpicked Kennedy Center board votes to immediately close venue for renovations

By Dareh Gregorian, Gary Grumbach and Owen Hayes President Donald Trump’s handpicked Kennedy Center board voted Tuesday to immediately shutter the performing arts center, citing its “dire” financial and structural shape. The vote came shortly after a federal judge in Washington rejected the board’s latest effort to add Trump’s name to the building’s facade. The Trump administration appealed the judge’s ruling Tuesday night. Trump said on social media after the vote that renovations wouldn’t happen unless his name was added to the building. “The closing will take place immediately, however, the Renovation and Reconstruction, which is a very large and complex job, cannot begin until such

3 dead after news helicopter reporting for NBC L.A. crashes while covering fatal bus collision

By Dennis Romero A helicopter affiliated with NBC Los Angeles crashed while it was covering a fatal bus collision Tuesday evening, killing the photojournalist and pilot on board and one person on the ground, the station and officials said. The aircraft crashed in a parking lot at or near a self-storage facility in the community of Chatsworth, which is in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department and news video on the ground from NBC Los Angeles. The helicopter was operated by Angel City Air and affiliated with the station, which broadcast that it had lost contact with those

Obama says Democrats should have a ‘very clear plan’ on AI policy

By Monica Alba and Raquel Coronell Uribe Former President Barack Obama urged Democrats to prioritize developing a plan around artificial intelligence, saying that’s what he would be doing if he were running for president in 2028. In remarks at a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee fundraiser Thursday, Obama said that while he was neither an “accelerationist” nor a “doomer,” the AI bell is not one that could be unrung, and that Democrats ought to flesh out an agenda on the topic. “If I were running for president next year, this would be one of my central agendas, and I would have a very clear plan,

Second federal judge freezes Trump mail ballot order with Supreme Court poised to weigh in

By The Associated Press A federal judge late Sunday ordered that the U.S. Postal Service not implement President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting mail balloting, adding another obstacle to the administration’s effort to rewrite election rules as the Supreme Court is poised to weigh in on the matter. The nation’s highest court already is considering the administration’s appeal of an order by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani in Boston prohibiting the Postal Service from enforcing its new rule on mail voting before this year’s midterm elections. Late Sunday, U.S. District Judge Carl J. Nichols in Washington, D.C., handed down a similar

‘Like an apocalyptic movie’: How Americans remember the 9/11 attacks

By Michelle Garcia After the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the oft-repeated refrain became “Never Forget.” Twenty-five years later, it’s clear that many who were around on that day have not forgotten how that day changed us, as a country and as individuals. NBC News asked followers on social media to share their memories of that day — the things they will never forget about one of the most pivotal days in American history. A harrowing morning 8:50 a.m., New Jersey: My husband and I had been in the building the evening prior and now this was happening! I watched the towers tumble

As Trump pushes for data centers, voters in key midterm races say they don’t want them

By Jonathan Allen, Frank Thorp V and Marshall Crook DES MOINES, Iowa — Dawn Vogel, a Republican county supervisor in rural Buchanan County, Iowa, doesn’t have a lot in common with the leading democratic socialists in Congress. But on this bit of policy they agree: Data centers are proliferating across the American landscape too fast. Vogel voted earlier this year for a moratorium that temporarily bans data centers from setting up shop in her heavily Republican county, which favored President Donald Trump 63% to 35% in 2024. In Washington, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. — the nation’s two most prominent

NAACP Warns Federal Polling Presence Could Have Chilling Effect on Black Voters

By Phenix S Halley With the 2026 midterms approaching, the NAACP is raising alarms over a planned Justice Department presence at polling places, questioning whether deploying more than 1,000 federal personnel to voting sites could have a chilling effect, particularly Black voters. The nation’s oldest civil rights organization launched an investigation into the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) election-monitoring plans and filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking records about the proposed deployment. The NAACP wants the details about where federal personnel will be sent, what authority they will have and how they will be trained. As The Root previously reported, the Trump administration has

Trump administration threatens to cut Smithsonian support in latest claim of ideological bias

By Megan Brand The Trump administration is threatening to withdraw support for the Smithsonian Institution, accusing its leadership of presenting a “radical ideology” that weakens “shared American identity” in the latest effort to pressure the institution to change its presentations and practices. The Interior Department sent a letter to the Smithsonian last Friday, which the department posted online, laying out the administration’s criticisms of the institution and requesting an in-person meeting with its board. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and White House domestic policy assistant Vince Haley said in the letter that the Smithsonian “enjoys support for executive departments and agencies” before they threatened

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