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The Ayers Case: Mississippi’s $503M HBCU Settlement Legacy

In the summer of 2001, faculty leaders at Mississippi’s historically Black colleges wanted a meeting with the state’s governor, Ronnie Musgrove.[1] On the table was a proposed $503 million deal to address Mississippi’s legacy of discrimination in higher education that fell far short of the goal. The presidents of the faculty senates at Jackson State, Alcorn State, and Mississippi Valley State Universities had joined alumni and community members in the Mississippi Coalition on Black Higher Education to fight it. “[It] does not compensate for the past treatment of African Americans,” they wrote in a letter to the governor, “and the institutions which

Trump Critics Fear Retaliation After New DOJ Indictments

By Peter Nicholas and Natasha Korecki Fear is spreading among some who’ve run afoul of President Donald Trump. A foreboding that grew out of Trump’s election victory last November has deepened, several people told NBC News, after the Justice Department secured indictments against two public figures who’ve long been in his crosshairs: New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James Comey. Some said they worry that the Trump administration will target them for prosecution, draining their life savings and potentially landing them in jail. In a time of heightened political violence, others said they fear that the president’s most zealous followers may try to do

Court Questions Trump’s Power to Deploy National Guard

By Gary Grumbach and Doha Madani A three-judge panel appeared skeptical of the Trump administration’s arguments that the president has judicially unreviewable power when it comes to the deployment of the National Guard on the streets of Los Angeles. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments Wednesday after a federal judge in San Francisco ruled that President Donald Trump violated a 19th century law barring the use of soldiers for civilian law enforcement. California’s case against the administration could influence other states’ fights against the deployment of guard members in their cities, including in Oregon and Illinois. Through the tone of questioning,

South Carolina Launches First Bipartisan HBCU Caucus

South Carolina lawmakers have launched the state’s first bipartisan HBCU Caucus to support its eight Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The caucus was announced Tuesday during a meeting in Columbia. Lawmakers from both parties joined leaders from each of the state’s HBCUs to address challenges such as underfunding, infrastructure needs, and student support. Legislators in attendance included Rep. Hamilton Grant (D-Richland), Rep. Bill Taylor (R-Aiken & Lexington), Sen. Deon Tedder (D-Charleston & Dorchester), and Sen. Jason Elliott (R-Greenville). They were joined by leaders from Allen University, Benedict College, Claflin University, Clinton College, Denmark Technical College, Morris College, South Carolina State

White House East Wing Set for Demolition and Rebuild

By Gabe Gutierrez, Monica Alba, Peter Alexander and Dareh Gregorian The entire East Wing of the White House will be demolished “within days,” according to two Trump administration officials. The demolition is a significant expansion of the ballroom construction project from what President Donald Trump said this summer. “It won’t interfere with the current building,” Trump said on July 31. “It’ll be near it, but not touching it, and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of.” The New York Times first reported the extent of the demolition. A White House official told NBC News the “entirety” of the East Wing would eventually be

Arizona AG Sues Speaker Johnson Over Grijalva Swearing-In

By Scott Wong and Kyle Stewart  Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes on Tuesday filed a lawsuit to try to force House Speaker Mike Johnson to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, the Arizona Democrat who won her late father’s seat in a special election nearly one month ago. Johnson, R-La., has said he will seat Grijalva once Senate Democrats agree to reopen the government. But the two parties haven’t been talking for weeks, and there is no indication when the shutdown might end. The lawsuit, which Mayes threatened in a letter to Johnson last week, argues that the speaker’s delay is depriving the 813,000 residents living in

Trump Seeks $230M From DOJ Over Past Investigations

By Dan Mangan President Donald Trump has demanded that the Department of Justice pay him a whopping $230 million in compensation for its criminal investigations of him dating to before his first term in the White House and afterward, The New York Times reported Tuesday. The Times noted that any potential settlement might have to be approved by federal officials whom he has appointed during his second term. One of them, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, represented Trump as a defense attorney in criminal cases before he returned to the White House in early January. “As far as all of the litigation … yeah, they probably owe me a lot

Trump Begins White House East Wing Demolition Project

By Monica Alba and Raquel Coronell Uribe Construction crews Monday started demolishing part of the East Wing of the White House as part of President Donald Trump’s project to build a new ballroom, according to an administration official. Trump said in July that the project “won’t interfere with the current building.” “It’ll be near it, but not touching it, and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of,” Trump said at the time. The White House did not immediately respond to questions from NBC News about how much of the structure it plans to demolish and why it’s

Stacy Davis Gates Elected Leader of Illinois Teachers Union

By Natasha Korecki Shifting in her chair as she sits at a long conference room table inside the Chicago Teachers Union offices, Stacy Davis Gates lets it sink in. The Chicago Teachers Union president, having just spoken at length about the struggles of Black residents in Chicago neighborhoods, justice as a foundational classroom principle and the triumph of helping a former teacher get elected mayor, finally stops. “Look at me. Like, both my grandmothers: sharecroppers. Literally, Sunflower County Mississippi. Eudora, Arkansas — and I get to lead the largest union in the Illinois AFL-CIO. They have over 100,000 members,” the 48-year-old

Atlanta Police Stop Armed Man, Avert Airport Tragedy

By Tim Stelloh and Tangni Noriega Authorities in Atlanta said they averted a tragedy Monday after a man’s family told police that he was headed to the city’s airport to “shoot it up.” Police found an AR-15 assault rifle with 27 rounds of ammunition in the man’s truck, which was parked outside Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said. “There were 27 rounds that could have been fired from this weapon inside the airport,” Schierbaum told reporters. Billy Cagle, 49, was arrested on suspicion of making terroristic threats, criminal attempt to commit aggravated assault and firearms charges, police said. It wasn’t

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