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Biden administration urges 16 states to address funding disparities faced by land-grant HBCUs

By Justin Gamble The Biden administration demanded governors in 16 states address a more than $12 billion funding disparity between land-grant Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and their non-HBCU counterparts, according to the US Department of Agriculture. In joint letters sent to the governors of each state Monday, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack noted that HBCUs have “not been able to advance in ways that are on par” with other land-grant institutions in those states “in large part due to unbalanced funding.” A land-grant institution is a college or university that provides education

Democrats to spend $35M targeting voters of color in House races

By Suzanne Gamboa Democrats announced Tuesday that they are spending at least $35 million this election cycle to “persuade and mobilize” Latino, Black, Asian American, Pacific Islander and Native Hawaiian voters to help the party win control of the U.S. House in November. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee told NBC News in advance of the announcement that the planned 2024 spending would surpass the $30 million spent on those groups of voters in the 2022 midterm elections and other previous cycles. vThe DCCC, which is tasked with financing and helping Democrats win House elections, has dubbed the effort “Power the People”

A Proclamation on Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, 2024

    Today, we reflect on the life and legacy of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and recommit to honoring his moral vision on the path to redeeming the soul of our Nation.      Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born into America when racial segregation was the law of the land.  He had every reason to believe that history had already been written and division would be our Nation’s destiny.  But Dr. King rejected that outcome.  He heard Scripture’s command to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly.  He clung to the Declaration of Independence’s promise of

VP Kamala Harris visits Atlanta Tuesday to discuss voting rights

By Aungelique Proctor Vice President Kamala Harris visited Atlanta Tuesday to discuss voting rights, marking her 10th trip to the area since she was sworn into office. Harris will flew in late Tuesday morning to participate in a roundtable discussion with community leaders focused on the fight for voting rights and “other fundamental freedoms.” “Georgia is ground zero on the issue of the right to vote,” Vice President Kamala Harris declared. She said America has a lot of work to do to ensure the right to vote is protected. She pointed to more than 300 anti-voting laws passed across the country in

U.S. Military Academy at West Point can continue to consider race in admissions, judge rules

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point can continue to consider race for now when evaluating who to admit to the elite military school, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday, rejecting a bid by the group behind the successful U.S. Supreme Court challenge to race-conscious college admissions policies. U.S. District Judge Philip Halpern, in White Plains, New York, rejected a request for a preliminary injunction sought by Students for Fair Admissions, which was founded by affirmative action opponent Edward Blum. The judge, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, wrote that he could not at this early stage in the case rule in SFFA’s favor without

Descendants fight to maintain historic Black communities

Sallie Ann Robinson proudly stands in the front yard of her grandmother’s South Carolina home. The sixth-generation native of Daufuskie Island, a once-thriving Gullah community, remembers relatives hosting meals and imparting life lessons on the next generation. “I was born in this very house, as many generations of family have been as well,” said Robinson, a chef and tour guide. “I was raised here. These woods was our playgrounds.” Long dirt roads were once occupied by a bustling community that had its own bartering system and a lucrative oyster industry. “There were at one point over a thousand people living on

Large swaths of the U.S. are facing severe weather. Here’s what to know

By Joe Hernandez Severe weather is already battering parts of the U.S. or will in the coming hours and days, meteorologists say. From blizzard conditions in the Southwest to more precipitation in the Northeast, people across the country are bracing for bad weather and, in some cases, extreme conditions that could hamper travel. Here’s what’s happening throughout the U.S.: A blizzard pummeling the Great Plains began Monday morning The National Weather Service says a cyclone that developed over the Great Plains early Monday could drop up to 2 inches of snow per hour in some places and make it risky to travel.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin treated for prostate cancer, severe infection: Pentagon

By Rebecca Picciotto Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized on Jan. 1 for complications following surgery nearly two weeks earlier to treat prostate cancer, doctors at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center revealed Tuesday. The disclosure of Austin’s diagnosis and cause of his hospitalization came amid controversy over the Pentagon’s failure for days to inform the White House or the public that the Defense secretary had been admitted to Walter Reed, where he ended up in the intensive care unit. Pentagon officials also failed for two days last week to notify Austin’s second-in-command that he had transferred authority to her while he was in the ICU, and

The U.S. Mint releases new commemorative coins honoring Harriet Tubman

By Jonathan Franklin Three commemorative coins featuring famed abolitionist and human rights activist Harriet Tubman have now been released to the public, the U.S. Mint said. The coins, which were released Thursday as part of the Harriet Tubman Commemorative Coin Program, include $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins and half-dollar coins that honor the bicentennial of her birth. The designs featured on the coins follow the three periods of Tubman’s life and her work as an abolitionist and social activist. “Every coin produced by the United States Mint helps to tell a story that teaches us about America’s history or connects us to

South Carolina is getting its only civil rights museum thanks to photographer Cecil Williams

Much of how South Carolina has seen its civil rights history has been through the lens of photographer Cecil Williams. From sit-ins to prayer protests to portraits of African Americans integrating universities and rising to federal judges, Williams has snapped it. After years of work, Williams’ millions of photographs are being digitized and categorized and his chief dream of a civil rights museum marking how Black Americans fought segregation and discrimination in the state is about to move out of his old house and into a much bigger, and more prominent, building in Orangeburg. “Images can be very powerful storytelling,” said Williams,

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