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Nancy Leftenant-Colon, the first Black woman in Army Nurse Corps, dies at 104

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Written By The Associated Press The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s has died. She was 104. Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who retired as a major and died earlier this month at a New York nursing home, was remembered by relatives and friends for quietly breaking down racial barriers during her long military career. Known as “Lefty,” she was one of six siblings who served in the military, including a brother who was a famed Tuskegee Airmen pilot. He was killed in a mid-air collision over Austria in 1945, according

Higher Education Leaders Sound Off on Trump’s Return to Power

By Bob Moser As Donald Trump returns to the White House on this Martin Luther King Jr. Day—with a GOP Congress behind him, a vice president who’s called universities “the enemy” and a WWE powerhouse tapped as his education secretary—it’s fair to say that the only certainty for U.S. higher education is uncertainty. Trump’s attention to the sector during his first term was fleeting. He didn’t make higher ed a central issue in his protracted campaign for re-election, either, although he did call for axing the Education Department, firing accreditors, deporting campus protesters, eliminating DEI programs and launching a national online university. His

Federal workers placed on leave by Trump’s DEI order are angry and fearful of what lies ahead

By Suzanne Gamboa, Matt Lavietes and Jo Yurcaba Many who work in the federal government knew that an incoming Trump administration would take aim at diversity, equity and inclusion jobs within their ranks. It was just a matter of when and how far he’d go. For most employees, it happened at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, when they got notices that they would be forced to take paid leave, according to a memo from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). The memo followed President Donald Trump’s executive order ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs in federal agencies. “I’m mad,” said a federal employee placed on leave from the agency

Federal employees are told to name colleagues who work in DEI roles or risk ‘adverse consequences’

By Megan Lebowitz Federal employees received emails Wednesday warning that they could face repercussions if they do not report on co-workers who work in diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility positions that might have gone unnoticed by government supervisors. “We are aware of efforts by some in government to disguise these programs by using coded or imprecise language,” said emails sent to government employees and obtained by NBC News. Employees were directed to notify the Office of Personnel Management if they are “aware of a change in any contract description or personnel position description since November 5, 2024 to obscure the

Birthright citizenship and other Trump executive actions likely to face pushback from the courts

By Lawrence Hurley  President Donald Trump’s plan to roll back the constitutionally protected right to birthright citizenship is just one of several contentious executive actions that are likely to face pushback from judges and could be struck down by the Supreme Court. Other policies that could be legally vulnerable include a plan to invoke an 18th century law called the Alien Enemies Act to round up and deport certain immigrants, legal experts said. Efforts to re-allocate congressional funding to build a border wall and refusing to spend money appropriated by Congress for environmental policies would also most likely be challenged.

Morehouse School of Medicine to Host 27th Annual MSM HeLa Symposium

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Courtesy Of Morehouse School of Medicine Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) will host the first part of its 27th Annual HeLa Symposium, entitled “Shedding Light, Saving Lives: MSM Symposium on Maternal Mortality”. The event will take place in the National Center for Primary Care Auditorium on the Morehouse School of Medicine campus, located at 720 Westview Drive SW, Atlanta, GA 30310. Attendees may click here to register no later than January 21, 2025. The 2025 MSM HeLa Symposium aims to foster collaboration and knowledge-sharing to reduce maternal mortality rates in Georgia and beyond through research, collaboration and innovation. Featuring keynote addresses, panel discussions

Clark Atlanta Alumnus Quinting Lacewell Jr. Elected Youngest U.S. Conference Mayors Business Council Co-Chair

By Ashley Brown During the United States Conference of Mayors’ 93rd Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C., Quinting S. Lacewell Jr. made headlines by being elected as the youngest co-chair of the U.S. Conference of Mayors Business Council. The election, presided over by Conference President Mayor Andrew Ginther of Columbus, Ohio, marked a significant milestone for Lacewell and the organization. The U.S. Conference of Mayors is the official, nonpartisan association representing cities with populations of 30,000 or more. Each city is represented by its mayor, who acts as the chief executive and works to drive innovation and effective governance within its communities. The

Delta Sigma Theta’s Far west Region Launches Initiative To Support Those Affected By LA Wildfires

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By Kyra Alessandrini The Farwest Region of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is mobilizing efforts to help those who were affected by the Los Angeles fires. On Saturday, the organization hosted an event at Zion Hill Baptist Church. It gathered members of the sorority, as well as local volunteers and members of the Divine Nine fraternities and sororities. Those in need were offered free meals, relief funds and essential items like clothing and hygiene products. “This is just the beginning of our commitment to helping those impacted rebuild and recover for the long term,” Kimberly M. Usher, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority’s Farwest regional

Trump administration uses King’s ‘Dream’ speech to introduce executive orders cutting DEI

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By Char Adams When an incoming White House official announced Donald Trump’s executive order  dismantling federal diversity, equity and inclusion programs, the official invoked a familiar line: “This order is meant to return to the promise and the hope that was captured by civil rights champions, that one day all Americans can be treated on the basis of their character, not by the color of their skin.” The statement echoed a well-known quote from Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 “I Have a Dream” speech, in which King declared, “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live

Former HBCU SGA President becomes one of the youngest councilmen in the nation

By Randall Barnes At just 27 years old, Anthony Kenney, a proud alumnus of Southern University, is making history and redefining what it means to be a leader in public service. On election night in Baton Rouge, Kenney celebrated a hard-fought victory, winning the Metro Councilman seat for District 2 by a razor-thin margin of just 255 votes. Kenney’s path to public service is deeply rooted in his experience at Southern University, a historically Black college in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. More than just his alma mater, Southern became the foundation of his commitment to servant leadership. During the 2018–2019 academic year,

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