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White House press ban is a warning the Black Press cannot ignore

The White House does not belong to Donald Trump. It belongs to the American people. And Black Americans have particular reason to care about who gets inside, who gets to ask questions and who gets to report back to the communities most affected by decisions made there. For nearly 200 years, the Black Press has existed in part because we could not depend on others to tell our stories, ask our questions or challenge those in power on our behalf. Access has never been an abstract issue for us. In 1944, Harry S. McAlpin became the first Black journalist to

4 Alabama HBCUs receive $1M gift from Dimon Foundation

Four Alabama Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) were recipients of $1 million donations from The James and Judith K. Dimon Foundation. The gifts, which were announced by the United Negro College Fund in August, to strengthen the long-term sustainability of historically Black colleges and universities. Recipient schools were selected for “the strength of their leadership and governance and for their proven record of preparing educators, nurses and other healthcare professionals.” Alabama HBCUs to receive the funding include: Miles College Oakwood University Stillman College Tuskegee University Only 12 total schools received a donation and our state was the only one

Lonnie G. Bunch III, The First Black Smithsonian Secretary, Steps Down Amid White House Attacks

By Phenix S Halley After months of attacks from President Donald Trump’s administration over the Smithsonian’s integrity and mission, Lonnie G. Bunch III, the institution’s first Black secretary, is stepping down. Bunch spent much of his career ensuring Black history had a permanent place in the American story. Now, he has announced he’s leaving the Smithsonian at the end of 2026 after nearly eight years leading the institution, according to The Washington Post. “For, I don’t know, 45 years, work has taken precedence over family, and I just said at 73, enough’s enough,” Bunch told the outlet. “There’s never a good time, but I think the key

Senate rejects resolution calling to end the Iran war as most Republicans stick with Trump

By Sahil Kapur and Frank Thorp V WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday rejected a symbolic resolution calling for President Donald Trump to end the U.S. war with Iran, with most Republicans siding with the president despite the war’s unpopularity. Just a handful of Republicans joined Democrats in favor of the resolution: Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky, Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Thom Tillis of North Carolina. But the majority of the GOP voted against the measure, including Sens. Jon Husted of Ohio and Dan Sullivan of Alaska, who are in some of the most competitive

White House blocks CNN from covering Trump’s Tennessee trip

By Casey Wooten The White House on Friday night removed CNN from joining President Donald Trump on his trip to Tennessee on Saturday, where it was supposed to cover the president on behalf of major TV networks. According to media guidance sent out by the White House on Friday night, CNN was removed from the list of outlets designated for pool coverage of Trump’s trip, in which he is set to attend a college football game in Knoxville. The pool is a rotating group of networks that share duties of filming the president both in Washington and on official trips.

HBCUs Receive Second Round of Federal Funding

At the White House Initiative on HBCUs Summit at the White House complex, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon announced a second round of funding for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs)—which exceeds the congressionally approved amount. This year, for fiscal year (FY) 2026, $174 million was added to HBCUs by President Trump and his administration. The newly announced funding, which comes through the mandatory mechanism, is in addition to the $406 million passed by Congress and signed by the President.  Last year, the Trump Administration added $439 million to the previous year’s $406 million.  When combining FY 2025 to FY

National Park Service to rehabilitate Mary McLeod Bethune Council House national historic site

The National Park Service has temporarily closed the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site beginning Sept. 9, 2026, for rehabilitation of the historic home. The House is expected to reopen to visitors in early 2027, following improvements to the interior and exterior and cleaning of its historic artifacts. Located at 1318 Vermont Ave. NW in Washington, D.C., the house served as the first national headquarters of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) and was Mary McLeod Bethune’s last home in the city. Mrs. Bethune established a school for African American girls, known today as Bethune-Cookman University in

University presidents champion HBCU excellence at 111th ASALH Conference in Norfolk

By Janet Roach As historians, educators, and community leaders gathered downtown at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott for the 111th Annual Conference of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), the foundational institutions of American social, economic, and political history have taken center stage. Among the week’s featured sessions was a panel on Thursday dedicated to HBCU excellence, bringing together university leadership to reflect on the legacy of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. For the presidents on the panel moderated by Norfolk State University’s (NSU) Dr. Cassandra Newby-Alexander, HBCU history provides an essential operational blueprint for the country’s collective future. NSU’s

CNN, MS NOW and Politico allowed back at the White House after judge blocked Trump’s ban

By Gary Grumbach, Dareh Gregorian, Rudy Chinchilla and Rebecca Shabad WASHINGTON — CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists were allowed back at the White House on Thursday, nearly a week after President Donald Trump banned them. They were reinstated after a judge ruled that the administration had to temporarily restore their access. White House reporters Betsy Klein of CNN and Laura Barrón-López of MS NOW immediately began reporting live on the air after they were allowed onto the White House grounds Thursday afternoon. Both media outlets pointed to the on-air reporting when they were asked for comment. Politico wrote shortly

Trump administration cuts ACA coverage for 750,000 people it says were ‘fraudulently’ enrolled

By Berkeley Lovelace Jr. The Trump administration is removing hundreds of thousands of enrollees from Affordable Care Act plans, claiming that many were receiving subsidies they didn’t qualify for and that some did not even exist. The announcement is the latest effort by the administration to argue that fraud has inflated ACA enrollment, even as experts question the scale of the alleged fraud. Vice President JD Vance and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz — who have teamed up on a broader push to root out fraud in government health programs — said Tuesday that roughly 750,000

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