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FAMU president attends White House Black History Month event hosted by Trump

Trump calls Jesse Jackson ‘a piece of work’ and a ‘good man’ President Trump offered condolences to the family of Rev. Jesse Jackson at a Black History Month event at the White House. Florida A&M University President Marva Johnson attended a White House Black History Month event hosted by President Donald Trump. The event included a pre-meeting with leaders from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). President Trump acknowledged the HBCU leaders in attendance and highlighted funding he secured for the institutions. Florida A&M University President Marva Johnson was in Washington D.C. Feb. 18, where she participated in the White House Black History Month Celebration hosted by

Immigration operations in Minnesota leave behind a more polarized populace

By Owen Auston-Babcock President Donald Trump’s immigration policies have divided Minnesotans even more sharply than adults nationwide, new polling shows. After federal officers killed two U.S. citizens last month, self-identified Republicans in the state expressed stronger support for Trump’s immigration agenda than Republicans nationwide, while Minnesota Democrats and independents pulled more strongly the other way than their national counterparts. That’s according to two NBC News Decision Desk polls powered by SurveyMonkey fielded nationwide and specifically in Minnesota in late January and early February. The polls were conducted after federal immigration officers shot and killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti and before the Trump administration began to

Jesse Jackson Dies: His HBCU and NC A&T Legacy

The news that Jesse Jackson dies marks the passing of a defining figure in American civil rights, electoral politics, and Black institutional advocacy. Rev. Jesse Jackson spent more than five decades shaping national conversations around race, economics, and access to opportunity. As the country reflects on his impact, the HBCU community is mourning not just a political leader, but a consistent champion of Black colleges. Reports confirm that Jackson passed away at 84 after years of health challenges, including a public battle with Parkinson’s disease that he disclosed in 2017, as previously reported by The New York Times. Though his public appearances became

Obama, Trump and Biden lead tributes to Jesse Jackson: ‘one of America’s greatest patriots’

By Richard Luscombe Three Democratic former presidents led a wealth of tributes to Jesse Jackson, a “titan” of the civil rights movement and “one of America’s greatest patriots” who has died at the age of 84. Joe Biden said history would remember Jackson as “a man of God and of the people”, calling him in a social media post : “Determined and tenacious. Unafraid of the work to redeem the soul of our Nation.” Biden added: “I’ve seen how Reverend Jackson has helped lead our Nation forward through tumult and triumph. He’s done it with optimism, and a relentless insistence on what is

South Carolina HBCUs unite to seek $30 million boost in state funding

College students and leaders from South Carolina’s historically Black colleges and universities packed the State House on Tuesday for HBCU Day, using the annual event to press lawmakers for more state investment in their campuses. All eight of South Carolina’s HBCUs joined the state’s first Legislative Black Caucus to call attention to what they described as a long-standing funding gap. During a Tuesday afternoon news conference, caucus Chairwoman Rep. Annie McDaniel said the group is pushing to “narrow the gap” in resources. “The South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus effectively sets the table for all who are now ready to narrow

Noem’s use of Coast Guard resources strains her relationship with the military branch, sources say

By Gordon Lubold, Courtney Kube, Jonathan Allen and Julia Ainsley Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s relationship with U.S. Coast Guard officials has become strained throughout her first year leading the department, according to two U.S. officials, a Coast Guard official and a former Coast Guard official. The tensions between Noem and the only branch of the U.S. military overseen by DHS stem from some early decisions she made that rankled Coast Guard officials, including a verbal directive to shift Coast Guard resources from a search-and-rescue mission to find a missing service member, the sources said. Noem’s leadership at DHS has created a specific split in

Black activists fought for slavery exhibits 24 years ago. The fight returned under Trump.

By Claretta Bellamy A federal judge Monday ruled that the Trump administration wrongly removed slavery memorial panels that were placed at a historical Philadelphia site in 2002. The decision came after the Black activists who pushed the city to place the panels again organized in support of their presence last month. The National Park Service removed several panels from the President’s House in Philadelphia, citing a March 2025 executive order by President Donald Trump to prohibit exhibitions or programs at federal sites based on race. President’s House features exhibits about George Washington and among the 34 historical panels, 13 were created after a

Savannah Guthrie issues new plea to possible abductor; DNA found on glove

Savannah Guthrie shared a new video on Instagram last night pleading for the person who took her mother to come forward. “It’s been two weeks since our mom was taken, and I just wanted to come on and say that we still have hope and we still believe,” she said. She addressed whoever has her mother or knows where she is, saying: “It’s never too late.” “You’re not lost or alone, and it is never too late to do the right thing,” she said. “We are here. And we believe. And we believe in the essential goodness of every human being.” Nancy

Annual governors’ gathering with White House unraveling after Trump excludes Democrats

By The Associated Press An annual meeting of the nation’s governors that has long served as a rare bipartisan gathering is unraveling after President Donald Trump excluded Democratic governors from White House events. The National Governors Association said it will no longer hold a formal meeting with Trump when governors are scheduled to convene in Washington later this month, after the White House planned to invite only Republican governors. On Tuesday, 18 Democratic governors also announced they would boycott a traditional dinner at the White House. “If the reports are true that not all governors are invited to these events,

CBP shot down party balloons with anti-drone tech before FAA closed El Paso airspace, sources say

By Gordon Lubold, Courtney Kube, Dan De Luce and Mosheh Gains The sudden closure of El Paso’s airspace Wednesday came sometime after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials used an anti-drone laser that was provided by the military to shoot down objects that were later identified as party balloons, four people familiar with the matter said. The technology was used without coordinating with officials from the Federal Aviation Administration, the people said. The testing of U.S. military-owned laser technology was taking place in the proximity of the airport. The FAA responded by issuing a “temporary flight restriction notice,” which was to shut down the airspace

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