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Booker’s Senate record broke Thurmond’s plea to ‘go down fighting’ against voting rights

By Curtis Bunn After 20 hours of standing on the Senate floor, delivering what would become a record-breaking speech about the need for resistance against the Trump administration, Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey said, in a weary voice: “Don’t let this be just another day in America.” By many indications, it was not. With 25 hours and 5 minutes in total, Booker broke the Senate speech record held by Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, who argued for 24 hours and 18 minutes against the Civil Rights Act of 1957, which established voting rights protections for Black people. Southerners “should

Trump fires NSC officials a day after far-right activist raises concerns to him about staff loyalty

By Matthew Lee  President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’s fired “some” White House National Security Council officials, a move that comes a day after far-right activist Laura Loomer raised concerns directly to him about staff loyalty. Trump downplayed Loomer’s influence on the firings. But Loomer during her Oval Office conversation with Trump urged the president to purge staffers she deemed insufficiently loyal to his “Make America Great Again” agenda, according to several people familiar with the matter. They all spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive personnel manner. “Always we’re letting go of people,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One as

Texas Makes History: First-Ever HBCU Legislative Caucus Forms Amid Attacks on Academic Freedom

Texas has launched the state’s first-ever HBCU Legislative Caucus, a bipartisan coalition dedicated to strengthening and advancing the nine Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the Lone Star State. Led by Representative Ron Reynolds, this historic initiative emerges as HBCUs face unprecedented attacks on diversity initiatives, public education, and academic freedom. The formation comes at a critical moment as the Department of Education shutdown threatens institutions already receiving disproportionately less funding, resources, and support. These challenges directly impact Texas HBCUs, which generate an estimated $1.5 billion in economic impact annually while achieving remarkable graduate retention rates exceeding 70%. The caucus

Trump Administration Will Review Billions in Funding for Harvard

By Alan Blinder,Stephanie Saul and Anemona Hartocollis The Trump administration said on Monday that it was reviewing roughly $9 billion in federal grants and contracts awarded to Harvard, claiming that the university had allowed antisemitism to run unchecked on its campus. In a statement on Monday, the administration said that it was examining about $256 million in contracts, as well as an additional $8.7 billion in what it described as “multiyear grant commitments.” The announcement of the investigation suggested that Harvard had not done enough to curb antisemitism on campus but was vague about what the university could do to satisfy the Trump

Black colleges ponder their future as Trump makes cuts to education dollars

By Robbie Sequeira The nation’s historically Black colleges and universities, known as HBCUs, are wondering how to survive in an uncertain and contentious educational climate as the Trump administration downsizes the scope and purpose of the U.S. Department of Education — while cutting away at federal funding for higher education. In January, President Donald Trump signed an executive order pausing federal grants and loans, alarming HBCUs, where most students rely on Pell Grants or federal aid. The order was later rescinded, but ongoing cuts leave key support systems in political limbo, said Denise Smith, deputy director of higher education policy and a senior

Several federal agencies launch a ‘deferred resignation’ effort to encourage workers to leave their jobs

By Megan Lebowitz, Daniel Arkin and Ted Oberg At least six federal agencies are offering workers a new “deferred resignation” opportunity in the latest attempt by the Trump administration to slash the size of the U.S. government. Employees at the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Agriculture Department on Monday night received emails, which were obtained by NBC News, presenting them with the option to resign while staying on paid leave for several months. Transportation Department employees received a similar notice about the program Tuesday morning, according to an email obtained by NBC News. Spokespersons for the General Services Administration and the Energy Department

HBCUs Propel the Next Generation of Black Leaders in AI, Digital Literacy

With executive orders to dismantle the Department of Education, and micromanage diversity and inclusion across federal programs and academic curriculums, the future of equity in academia is at a standstill. Thus, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) nationwide are adamant to uphold the future of diversity in digital advancement, particularly through leading in artificial intelligence (AI). “When HBCUs are at the forefront, when we are the breeding ground of innovation – out of necessity, too – we do it for everyone. It’s a humanity first effort all the time within HBCUs,” said Dr. Muhsinah Morris, Metaversity director at Morehouse College in

Thurgood Marshall College Fund hosting its annual HBCU Fly-In

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is hosting its annual Presidents & Chancellors HBCU Fly-In from April 1-3, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The HBCU Fly-In is a seminal event for presidents and chancellors from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), historically Black community colleges (HBCCs), and predominantly Black institutions (PBIs). The Fly-In facilitates direct engagement with key stakeholders, including members of Congress, executive branch officials and corporate leaders to address issues of law and policy that impact TMCF member schools and the broader higher education community. “This year will be our largest HBCU Fly-In, which illustrates the impact and value it brings to our

In Salt Lake City, murals memorializing George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others come tumbling down

By Curtis Bunn When the walls of a vacant public building in Salt Lake City became a canvas to commemorate victims of police violence, the 8.5-acre area of town known as Fleet Block gave a “sense of cultural inclusion” to the city, which is predominantly white. “It’s for the wrong reason — death at the hands of officers — but it was a place for us to mourn and show respect for the lives lost,” said Mona Robinson, who lives in a Salt Lake City suburb. That space for respect is gone now, she said, as Fleet Block and its 26

Widespread job cuts begin at health agencies

By Berkeley Lovelace Jr., Daniel Arkin, Brandy Zadrozny and Erika Edwards The Trump administration carried out mass layoffs across the Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday, aiming to slash around 10,000 full-time jobs from the federal agencies long tasked with regulating food and drugs and overseeing the nation’s public health policies. Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is attempting to reduce the health department’s workforce from 82,000 to 62,000 across several agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health. The drastic job eliminations are part of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s wider plan

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