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Minneapolis School Shooting Leaves 2 Kids Dead, 17 Injured

By Tom Bateman A shooting at a school in Minneapolis that left two children dead and 17 others injured is being investigated as an anti-Catholic hate crime, the FBI says. “The FBI is investigating this shooting as an act of domestic terrorism and hate crime targeting Catholics,” FBI Director Kash Patel said in a post on X. The two children, aged eight and 10, were killed when an attacker opened fire through the windows of the city’s Annunciation Church on Wednesday morning as children were celebrating Mass. The attacker, who died at the scene of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, was

FEMA Suspends Staff After Criticism of Trump’s Leadership

By James Fitzgerald The US Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) has reportedly suspended a number of staff who criticised the agency’s direction under US President Donald Trump. The staff are said to have been among those who recently signed an open letter that castigated Trump officials over cuts and alleged interference, warning that another “national catastrophe” akin to Hurricane Katrina was possible. More than 20 employees were told on Tuesday that they had been put on administrative leave, according to sources who spoke to the BBC’s US partner, CBS News. The BBC has asked Fema for comment. There has been

Trump’s Attempt to Fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook Sparks Alarm

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By Rob Wile Economic and financial analysts are warning that President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook risks undermining the central bank’s independence — something that could ultimately put U.S. households’ finances at risk. Late Monday, Trump moved to fire Cook over allegations of mortgage fraud. He cited a “criminal referral” from Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte that alleged discrepancies on Cook’s mortgage application documents. Cook has refused to step down, and on Tuesday, she said she was planning to file a lawsuit challenging Trump’s move. Cook serves on the Federal Reserve’s committee for setting interest rates

Al Sharpton Calls for March on Wall Street at Howard

By Jamal Watson The gospel choir’s voices echoed through Cramton Auditorium, their blue and white robes swaying as they filled Howard University’s historic venue with spiritual melodies. Just a week after classes resumed at the prestigious HBCU, Rev. Al Sharpton took the stage to deliver a sermon that was equal parts spiritual guidance and a political rallying cry. Speaking to a packed auditorium days before the August 28th anniversary of the historic 1963 March on Washington, the National Action Network founder urged the Howard community to “stand up to the giants” of inequality and injustice while announcing a bold strategic

Boston Debates Bringing HBCU Satellite Campus to City

Boston City Councilors who want to bring a satellite campus of an HBCU, or a Historically Black College and University, to the city held a council hearing Tuesday evening to solicit community members’ thoughts on the matter. Roughly two dozen Boston residents, HBCU graduates, students, and educators testified before the council Tuesday and expressed a range of reactions to the idea. While many were enthusiastically supportive, others were hesitant, and some posed questions to the councilors, such as whether a satellite campus would be able to replicate the cultural support and community, as well as the historical relevance, of an established HBCU.

Education Dept Restores 260 Civil Rights Staff After Cuts

By Waltern Hudson The U.S. Department of Education will reinstate more than 260 Office for Civil Rights employees who were laid off during massive budget cuts in March, according to an agency filing required by federal court order. The department announced plans to return OCR staff in phases, with groups of employees rejoining the civil rights enforcement division every two weeks from September 8 through November 3. The restoration follows a federal judge’s directive in Victim Rights Law Center v. U.S. Department of Education requiring the agency to return to “the status quo” to fulfill its legal obligations protecting students’ civil rights.

Trump Moves to Remove Fed Governor Lisa Cook Amid Dispute

By Steve Kopack President Donald Trump is removing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook effective immediately, according to a letter he posted to Truth Social on Monday night. In the letter, Trump writes: “Pursuant to my authority under Article II of the Constitution of the United States and the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, as amended, you are hereby removed from your position on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, effective immediately.” Trump cites a “criminal referral” from Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte, in which Pulte accused Cook of mortgage fraud. In a statement, Cook responded by saying: “President Trump purported

Tougaloo College Hosts Black Men’s Health Equity Conference

The annual Black Men’s Health Equity Conference returned to Tougaloo College on August 23. The mission of the Black Men’s Health Equity Conference, hosted by the Institute for the Advancement of Minority Health, is to take a deep dive into both the mental and physical health challenges faced by African American men across Mississippi. “As a historically Black college, what we’re trying to do is create a a unit of healthy Mississippians to help with the economy as well as make sure that we’re creating a healthy, sound family unit. The Black man is often the backbone of the family

Poet & HBCU Pioneer Vivian Ayers Allen Dies at 102

Vivian Ayers Allen—a Pulitzer Prize–nominated poet, cultural activist, educator, and a “Hidden Figure” celebrated for contributions connected to the Apollo 11 era—has passed away at 102. She died on August 18, 2025, closing a century-spanning life that bridged arts, education, HBCU heritage, and the early space age. A life shaped by HBCU roots and artistic vision Born July 29, 1923 in Chester, South Carolina, Ayers Allen graduated from the historic Brainerd Institute before attending Barber-Scotia College and Bennett College, where her intellectual path and commitment to cultural stewardship took shape. In the early 1950s she published Spice of Dawns, a collection that earned Pulitzer consideration, and in 1957 released her

National Archives Release Emmett Till Lynching Records

Just days ahead of the 70th anniversary of his killing, the federal government made public thousands of pages of records Friday on the lynching of Emmett Till. The records in the National Archives, released by the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board, detail how the Justice Department, the FBI, and the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights responded to the 1955 killing of 14-year-old Till. The records were released in accordance with the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018. “Our thoughts are with the Till family,” the National Archives and Records Administration said in a news release. The

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