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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

Illinois Leaders Reject Trump’s National Guard Threat

By Daniel Arkin and Tim Stelloh Illinois political leaders and Chicago municipal officials are raising alarms over President Donald Trump’s threat to deploy National Guard troops to the city, insisting that sending in soldiers would be baseless and a clear case of federal overreach. Flanked by political, business and religious leaders, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday blasted the president’s suggestion that federal soldiers were needed in the city and emphasized what he said was a significant reduction in homicides, vehicle thefts and other crimes in recent years. “There is no emergency in Chicago that calls for armed military intervention,” he said during a news

Global Postal Services Halt US Shipments Amid Duty Shift

By Freddie Clayton Postal services across the world are halting shipments to the United States this week amid mounting confusion over new import duties that will apply to parcels starting Friday. President Donald Trump signed an executive order last month abolishing the trade loophole known as “de minimis,” which since 2016 had allowed goods worth up to $800 to enter the U.S. duty-free. The end of the exemption is being extended worldwide after the loophole was closed in May for packages from mainland China and Hong Kong. Under the new rules, personal gifts worth less than $100 will still be duty-free, but all other packages will face the

HBCU Advocates Await Trump’s Key White House Appointments

By Sara Weissman President Donald Trump issued an executive order in April promising to “elevate the value and impact” of the country’s historically Black colleges and universities—in part by selecting an executive director for the White House Initiative on HBCUs and a President’s Board of Advisors on HBCUs. But four months later, eight months into his second term, these roles remain unfilled. Some HBCU advocates say months-long waits are business as usual for these positions, and they remain confident in Trump’s support for HBCUs. Others worry that HBCUs lack their most direct line of communication to the White House at a

DC Parents Uneasy as Trump’s Order Sends Troops to Schools

By Gary Grumbach and Megan Lebowitz At a ribbon-cutting on an addition to an elementary school in the affluent Glover Park neighborhood last Monday, Mayor Muriel Bowser was all smiles. She watched students perform a scene from the musical “Oz,” then spent several minutes talking about the benefits of investing in schools and getting students excited to get back in the classroom. But minutes after taking photos with school leaders and local officials, she walked into the building’s gymnasium, where she was swept into a tornado of her own, facing questions from reporters about a much tougher topic: the impacts of President Donald

Supreme Court Backs Trump’s NIH Grant Cuts, Limits DEI

By Lawrence Hurley and Gary Grumbach  The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration’s broad cuts to National Institutes of Health grants as part of the federal government’s campaign against diversity, equity and inclusion policies. But in a mixed decision, the court left in place a different part of the lower court judge’s ruling that threw out the administration’s guidance document that introduced the policy, raising questions about whether it can be applied moving forward. The justices, on a 5-4 vote, granted in part an emergency request filed by the administration seeking to put a Massachusetts-based federal judge’s ruling on hold. The court did not fully

Trump Praises DC Crime Crackdown, Thanks Guard Troops

By Monica Alba, Megan Lebowitz and Nnamdi Egwuonwu President Donald Trump greeted dozens of law enforcement personnel and National Guard troops Thursday and thanked them for what he characterized as a successful early start to his administration’s efforts to reduce crime in Washington, D.C. Agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were among those stationed outside of the U.S. Park Police Anacostia Operations Facility as Trump talked up the federal takeover of D.C. police that’s been accompanied by the deployment of more than 1,000 National Guard troops. “I feel very safe now, and I’m hearing people are very safe,”

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