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Ro Khanna Brings Tech Training, Jobs to Jackson State

By Taylor Vance U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna of California visited Jackson to highlight a technology job training initiative with Jackson State University he’s spearheading as part of a larger effort to connect the tech sector to historically Black colleges and universities. Khanna, a Democrat, represents Silicon Valley, home to Google, Nvidia and Apple. His Thursday visit is part of the congressman’s broader effort to connect Black communities, particularly in the Deep South, with the uber-wealthy companies in his home district. “We need a generation of people who are participating in the modern digital economy that are being trained and educated

Trump Boosts Federal Law Enforcement in Washington

By Monica Alba, Laura Strickler and Zoë Richards  Federal agents are expected to have a much stronger and visible presence on the streets of Washington starting Friday following several days of President Donald Trump’s bashing the city’s crime rate. “President Trump has directed an increased presence of federal law enforcement to protect innocent citizens,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement Thursday, calling the city “plagued by violent crime for far too long.” “Starting tonight, there will be no safe harbor for violent criminals in D.C. President Trump is committed to making our Nation’s capital safer for its residents, lawmakers, and visitors from

D.C. HBCU Hiring Rule Faces Legal Scrutiny

A Washington, D.C., city government initiative exclusively hires graduates from Historically Black Colleges and Universities, a requirement that likely violates federal race discrimination laws, legal experts told the Washington Free Beacon. The D.C. Department of Employment Services (DOES) posted 13 job listings in June that require applicants to be graduates “from an HBCU with a bachelor’s degree in either December 2024 or May 2025.” The positions, which have not been previously reported, are part of D.C.’s Pathways to Public Service program and range from park ranger to a Department of Forensic Sciences management analyst. Legal experts told the Free Beacon that the HBCU

CDC Attack: Union Urges Action Against Vaccine Misinformation

A union representing US Centers for Disease Control employees has demanded that the federal government condemn vaccine misinformation after a man who evidently blamed the Covid-19 vaccination for making him depressed and suicidal aimed gunfire Friday at the CDC’s headquarters in Atlanta. The 30-year-old shooting suspect, who killed a police officer and died during the attack, had also tried to get into the CDC’s headquarters – but he was stopped by guards before driving to a pharmacy across the street and opening fire, a law enforcement official told the Associated Press on Saturday. The CDC workers’ union said the deadly violence Friday was

Rep. Ro Khanna Links HBCU Students to Silicon Valley Jobs

Connecting high-paying Silicon Valley jobs with Black students is the mission of congressman Ro Khanna. Khanna has partnered with Jackson State University to encourage students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities to involve themselves in careers at top corporate tech companies, beginning in his district – the 17th congressional district in California. “There are ambitious students at our HBCUs, but we need to provide the capital to them so that they can realize their dreams,” Khanna said. The congressman wants to include Black Southerners in the digital revolution, learning about and working with artificial intelligence and technology. Currently, Khanna is

Trump Orders Universities to Prove No Affirmative Action

By Kimmy Yam President Donald Trump is expected to sign a directive on Thursday mandating that universities provide admissions data to prove that they are not implementing affirmative action policies, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on X. Leavitt did not disclose the criteria that the administration will use to determine whether schools are practicing race-conscious admissions. It comes after Ivy League universities Columbia and Brown last month reached settlements that require them to release information about applicants’ race in addition to test scores and academic performance after they went back and forth with the Trump administration for months over federal funding.

Confederate Gen. Albert Pike Statue to Be Restored in D.C.

A statue of a Confederate general that demonstrators toppled and burned in D.C. in 2020 will be reinstalled, the National Park Service announced Monday. The bronze statue depicting Confederate Gen. Albert Pike is being restored, the Park Service said in a statement Monday. Officials shared a photo of a worker removing corrosion and paint. “The restoration aligns with federal responsibilities under historic preservation law as well as recent executive orders to beautify the nation’s capital and re-instate pre-existing statues,” the agency said in a statement. In June 2020, demonstrators used ropes to tear down the statue outside Metropolitan Police Department headquarters.

HBCUs Expand Graduate Programs to Meet Workforce Needs

2022, it marked more than just a name change. The institution’s approval of its first graduate program—a Master of Business Administration—represented a broader trend reshaping the landscape of historically Black colleges and universities across the nation. Today, more than 70 percent of HBCUs offer graduate degree programs, a significant expansion from previous decades, according to analysis by The Century Foundation. Between 2012 and 2021, the number of graduate programs at HBCUs grew from 2,078 to 2,258, while these institutions collectively serve students with a mission that extends far beyond their walls: preparing the next generation of leaders in fields critical

Trump’s New Tariffs Spark Inflation, Trade Tensions Rise

By Rob Wile After months of delays and extensions, President Donald Trump’s comprehensive and sweeping tariffs slate took effect Thursday just after midnight ET, shifting his global trade reset into high gear. Most imports into the United States will now face a baseline 10% duty, with the overall average effective tariff rate rising to more than 17% — the highest since 1935, during the Great Depression — thanks to higher duties on some of the biggest U.S. trading partners, according to the nonpartisan Yale Budget Lab think tank. A wide variety of products will be hit. Tariffs will be collected on everything from European Union

US Ends $500M in mRNA Vaccine Contracts, Sparks Backlash

By Aria Bendix The Trump administration is terminating 22 contracts focused on developing mRNA vaccines and winding down additional federal investments in mRNA technology, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday. Many scientists and infectious disease experts swiftly denounced the move as a broadside on an area of research seen as particularly promising after its use in rapidly developing Covid vaccines. The projects that are being axed were funded by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), a Department of Health and Human Services program that works with the pharmaceutical industry to develop vaccines and other countermeasures for

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