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What Linda McMahon’s Nomination To Education Department Could Mean For HBCUS, Black History

Written By Pride David Last Thursday, Linda McMahon, nominee for secretary of education, was questioned during her Senate confirmation hearing about her plans to continue funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and the Pell Grant, among other key issues. Earlier this month McMahon met with Howard University President Ben Vinson III, where she vowed to continue supporting programs offered by the university, according to The Grio. She also expressed support for continued funding for HBCUs and the Pell Grant, which benefits 45% of Howard’s student population. Senators such as Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and Chris Murphy, D-Conn. questioned McMahon’s stance on a

Trump’s Friday firings leave EPA Chicago office down dozens of scientists, staff

By Brett Chase In her short time at the Environmental Protection Agency, Nyla McCranie helped a central Ohio woman who complained that someone was burning lithium batteries near her rural home, creating an air pollution hazard. A scientist who is part of an environmental justice team in Chicago, McCranie put the woman in touch with the agency’s enforcement officials earlier this month, and the problem is being dealt with, she said. “She called us because she didn’t know where else to turn,” McCranie said of the woman. On Friday, less than three months after she started at the EPA, McCranie lost her

Washington Post Cancels Ad From Groups Calling for Trump to Fire Musk

By Julie Creswell An advertisement that was set to run in some editions of The Washington Post on Tuesday calling for Elon Musk to be fired from his role in government was abruptly canceled, according to one of the advocacy groups that had ordered the ad. Common Cause said it was told by the newspaper on Friday that the ad was being pulled. The full-page ad, known as a wraparound, would have covered the front and back pages of editions delivered to the White House, the Pentagon and Congress, and was planned in collaboration with the Southern Poverty Law Center

Legacy Admissions Hit Historic Low as More States Ban Practice at U.S. Colleges

By Walter Hudson Legacy preferences in college admissions have plummeted to their lowest recorded level, with just 24% of four-year colleges still considering family alumni status in admissions decisions, according to a comprehensive new report from Education Reform Now. The dramatic decline signals a potential end to a controversial practice that critics have long condemned as perpetuating inequality in higher education. The report, authored by James Murphy, director of Career Pathways and Postsecondary Policy, found that 420 institutions continue to provide admissions advantages to children of alumni, marking a sharp decline from previous years. The practice has seen particularly steep drops

$10 million settlement in Sonya Massey shooting case gets final approval

By Janelle Griffith Officials in Sangamon County, Illinois, have agreed to a $10 million settlement with the family of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman who was shot and killed in her home last summer after she called police for assistance. The agreement reached last week between lawyers for Massey’s family and attorneys representing the county was unanimously approved Tuesday evening by the Sangamon County Board. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is representing Massey’s family, held a virtual news conference Wednesday on what would have been her 37th birthday. Crump said it “is only the first step in the journey for justice.” “We want civil

Department of Education Orders End to Race-Based Programs Amid Fierce Pushback

By Walter Hudson The U.S. Department of Education has issued a sweeping directive ordering educational institutions to eliminate race-based considerations from admissions, hiring, and other programs, sparking immediate opposition from civil rights organizations, educational leaders, and advocacy groups. In a Dear Colleague Letter to schools receiving federal funding, the Department mandated the cessation of race preferences in areas ranging from admissions and hiring to scholarships and disciplinary actions. Schools that fail to comply within 14 days risk losing federal funding. “With this guidance, the Trump Administration is directing schools to end the use of racial preferences and race stereotypes in

Illinois Democrats vow to push back on Trump administration cuts to programs, staff

By Sean Lewis Members of Illinois’ Democratic delegation in Congress gathered Monday to rail against Trump administration cuts to the federal government at the direction of billionaire Elon Musk. The most recent cuts — hundreds of employees at the Federal Aviation Administration terminated — made headlines shortly before the delegation’s press conference at the AIDS Foundation of Chicago, an organization that receives 84% of its $41 million budget from federal funds. Since Donald Trump’s inauguration, Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has fired thousands of federal workers and either slashed or halted funding for a number of programs. “What is the plan?

George has his day, and so does Abe. But states honor US presidents in lots of ways

By John Hanna Is Presidents Day the most confusing holiday in the U.S.? States seem to have as many names for it and ideas about whom to honor as there have been presidents. The federal government doesn’t even recognize Monday as Presidents Day. It’s officially Washington’s Birthday, honoring the first president and the original American yardstick for measuring greatness. The holiday hasn’t been celebrated on Washington’s actual birthday of Feb. 22, or any other president’s birthday, for more than 50 years. Presidents Day became a popular name after the holiday was fixed to a Monday. The result is a jumble, causing

Judge orders Atlanta-based CDC to restore webpages and data removed after Trump’s executive order

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered government agencies to restore public access to health-related webpages and datasets that they removed to comply with an executive order by President Donald Trump. U.S. District Judge John Bates in Washington agreed to issue a temporary restraining order requested by the Doctors for America advocacy group. The judge instructed the government to restore access to several webpages and datasets that the group identified as missing from websites and to identify others that also were taken down “without adequate notice or reasoned explanation.” On Jan. 20, his first day back in the White House, Trump signed an order for agencies

More than a dozen state attorneys general file lawsuit challenging Musk and DOGE’s authority

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A lawsuit filed on Thursday by attorneys general from 14 states challenges the authority of billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency to access sensitive government data and exercise “virtually unchecked power.” The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., argues President Trump violated the appointments clause of the Constitution by creating a federal department without congressional approval. DOGE, which isn’t an official government agency, was tasked by Mr. Trump to produce recommendations on trimming federal outlays, with billionaires Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, before he departed,  saying they aimed to cut about $500 billion in annual expenditures. Musk’s team

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