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Audit Exonerates Chair of HBCU Board Amid Accusations

By Ashley Brown A recent audit’s findings indicate no wrongdoing by Brian Boulware, the chair of the Board of Trustees at Saint Augustine’s University. This new report contradicts a previous audit from 2023 that revealed a board member allegedly received a finder’s fee related to a loan to the university, which was characterized as a gift from the lender. The university, facing challenges maintaining its accreditation, commissioned an independent audit to investigate claims surrounding Boulware and the alleged finder’s fees. This investigation follows reports that the North Carolina Attorney General’s Office is probing accusations regarding a $7 million loan linked to

National Action Network announces 2025 Inauguration Day rally

By Aria Brent Members of the National Action Network (NAN) will gather civil rights and community leaders from across the nation in protest next year. On Jan. 20, 2025, which will also be Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Sharpton will hold a rally to speak out against the second presidential inauguration of Donald Trump. On Nov. 19, the organization released a statement with all the details of the event explaining that this rally is in honor of King’s legacy and in opposition to the incoming administration. “On Martin Luther King Day 2025, as Donald Trump is sworn in, we won’t

Their homes were destroyed with little notice. Decades later, a settlement attempts to make amends.

By Curtis Bunn An image from Gloria Holland’s childhood remains clear in her mind: a man dressed only in his underwear, standing outside his front door pleading that his house in the Section 14 area of Palm Springs, California, not be demolished. The man ranted for several minutes until a bulldozer leveled the structure and he scampered to safety. “I was 8 or 9 years old,” Holland, now 70, said from her home outside Atlanta. “It was the first time I saw a grown man cry. It was traumatizing.” The man and Holland were among 195 Black and Latino families whose

How Howard is Boosting Data Analytics Training Coast to Coast

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By Sholnn Z. Freeman In today’s tech-driven world, data science is a crucial skill for success, and it’s vital that underserved communities have the opportunity to thrive in these fields, says Howard University President Ben Vinson III. Vincent spoke in November during an event hosted by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the National Education Equity Lab (Ed Equity Lab), where he joined philanthropic and education leaders. “This is an increasingly technical world, where data is the new currency in a fast-paced, AI-driven environment,” Vinson said. “Data science is a key skill for future success, and we want underserved and minority

Protecting Black Students During the Second Trump Presidency

By Shaun Harper One day after Donald Trump was re-elected president of the United States, Black students across the country received racist text messages. This same thing happened within 10 days following the 2016 presidential election: Black freshmen at the University of Pennsylvania received messages via GroupMe with threats of being lynched; I was a professor there at the time. That it happened again—this time on a larger national scale—is one indicator of what is likely to ensue on college and university campuses over the next four years. As I insisted at Penn eight years ago, I maintain now that Black students

3 Reasons Why Trump Ditching the Department of Education Will Especially Hurt Black Students

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By Phenix S. Halley President-elect Donald Trump has outlined plans for his second term in scary detail: using military force to execute mass deportations, clearing out DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) policies, and, shockingly, even eliminating the Department of Education (DOE). In preparation for four more MAGA years, Trump announced Linda McMahon, the former wrestling executive, will head the DOE he vows to abolish, yes. With Americans everywhere still reeling from the Nov. 5 results, it’s time we truly understand what’s at stake if the 44-year-old DOE is abolished — especially for Black students. Billions of Dollars Won’t Be Federally Regulated It’s important

Most Black Friday shoppers bagged their deals online this year, with record spending

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Written By Emma Bowman Many shoppers on Black Friday ditched the mall crowds the day after Thanksgiving and spent more money online than ever before. And big retailers relied on deep discounts to draw in sizeable traffic. Shoppers spent a record $10.8 billion online on Friday, over 10% more than they did last Black Friday, according to data from Adobe Analytics, which tracks retail transactions. That’s more than double what consumers spent in 2017. Online shoppers shelled out some $11.3 million per minute between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Adobe said. “Crossing the $10 billion mark is a big e-commerce milestone for Black

United Way’s ALICE campaign highlights challenges for working families in Maryland

United Way’s programs and services, as well as our advocacy work, supports equity, access, and opportunity for all—with a focus on ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) households. People at or below the ALICE budget threshold struggle every day to pay for the basics—like housing, food, healthcare, transportation, and childcare. In Maryland, 39% of households—nearly one million—don’t bring in enough income to keep pace with the cost of living. A significant portion of Maryland’s workforce, including cashiers, cooks, restaurant staff, drivers, warehouse workers, health aides, childcare providers, office staff, and more, live as ALICE. A majority of these peopel are working in one

Republicans fume after President Joe Biden pardons his son Hunter

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By Megan Lebowitz  GOP lawmakers began publicly fuming shortly after President Joe Biden announced that he was pardoning his son Hunter Biden. President-elect Donald Trump’s communications director, Steven Cheung, reacted to the announcement without naming the president or his son. “The failed witch hunts against President Trump have proven that the Democrat-controlled DOJ and other radical prosecutors are guilty of weaponizing the justice system,” Cheung said in a statement. “That system of justice must be fixed and due process must be restored for all Americans, which is exactly what President Trump will do as he returns to the White House with an

Democratic lawmakers report Thanksgiving bomb threats against their homes

At least five Democratic members of Congress from Connecticut were targeted by bomb threats on their homes Thursday, the lawmakers or their offices said. Sen. Chris Murphy and Reps. Jim Himes, Joe Courtney, John Larson and Jahana Hayes all reported being the subject of such threats. Police who responded said they found no evidence of explosives on the lawmakers’ properties. There was no immediate word whether Rep. Rosa DeLauro, the fifth Democratic House member from the state, and Connecticut’s other Democratic senator received threats. The bomb threats against Democrats happened a day after a number of President-elect Donald Trump ‘s

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