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Louisiana Joins New Southern Alternative Higher Ed Accreditor

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry announced that his state will join six other Southern university systems in creating an alternative accrediting body, marking a significant departure from established higher education standards. Through an executive order, Louisiana becomes the seventh state to participate in the Commission for Public Higher Education, which launched in June with university systems from Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. The new commission is currently seeking expedited approval from the U.S. Department of Education to serve as an official accreditor responsible for maintaining quality standards at colleges and universities. This development represents a direct challenge

States Sue USDA Over SNAP Data Privacy and Immigration Fears

By Jude Joffe-Block A coalition of 21 states and Washington, D.C. filed a lawsuit Monday against the U.S. Department of Agriculture after the federal agency told states to turn over the detailed, personal information of food assistance applicants and their household members. The USDA has told states they have until July 30 to turn over data about all applicants to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, over the last five years, including names, Social Security numbers, birth dates and addresses. Last week, the agency broadened the scope of information it is collecting to include other data points, including immigration status and

UNCF UNITE 2025: HBCUs Unite to Shape Future of Education

The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) launched its premier UNITE 2025 conference in this week, drawing over 1,300 attendees from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) nationwide for a transformative four-day gathering focused on advancing institutional excellence and student success. The conference opened with the signature Institutional Excellence Gala and Commencement Address, where UNCF President and CEO Dr. Michael L. Lomax delivered an inspiring fireside chat outlining his vision for the next chapter of HBCU excellence. “This convening reaffirms that education is still essential to the progress, not just of African Americans – not just to HBCUs – but actually

House Panel to Subpoena DOJ for Jeffrey Epstein Case Files

By Kyle Stewart, Syedah Asghar and Zoë Richards The House Oversight Committee will subpoena the Justice Department to release files tied to the case of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, according to a committee spokesperson, after three Republicans on a subcommittee joined Democrats to vote on the matter Wednesday. The subpoena “will be issued in the future,” the spokesperson said, without providing additional details on the timing. Three Republicans on the Federal Law Enforcement Subcommittee joined Democrats in an 8-2 vote to approve a motion by Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., to compel the Justice Department to release files tied to Epstein, a convicted sex offender who died

HBCU Student’s Traffic Stop Sparks Outrage and Action

An HBCU student and band member is at the center of a growing national conversation after the release of body camera footage from a February traffic stop in Jacksonville, Florida. William McNeil Jr., a biology major at Livingstone College, was reportedly assaulted by officers from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office during a stop on February 19. His case has sparked outrage across the HBCU community and beyond. Prosecutors have declined to file charges against the officers, according to the Washington Post. “That day, I just really wanted to know why I was getting pulled over, and why I needed to step out

Gabbard Accuses Obama of Faking Russia-Trump Intel

By Dan De Luce President Donald Trump’s top intelligence official appeared in the White House briefing room Wednesday to level allegations no U.S. spy chief has ever made against a former president or administration. National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard accused former President Barack Obama and his deputies of manufacturing a “false” intelligence analysis to show Russia tried to help Donald Trump win the 2016 election. Obama and former officials in his administration have dismissed the allegations as baseless. “These bizarre allegations are ridiculous and a weak attempt at distraction,” Obama spokesperson Patrick Rodenbush said. Democrats have accused the administration of trying

Harvard, Trump Admin Clash Over $2B in Federal Funding

By Kimmy Yam, John Moroney, and Alysha Palumbo The Trump administration and Harvard University on Monday traded barbs in a critical hearing in Boston over the government’s threats to slash billions of dollars to the Ivy League school’s federal research funding. Harvard accused the Trump administration of violating its First Amendment rights by freezing the funds to exercise authority over the school. Meanwhile, the Department of Justice argued that funding cuts are a means to protect against antisemitism, an issue that the DOJ claims Harvard had failed to appropriately address, violating the rights of its Jewish students. Both parties had sought a summary judgement

Speaker Johnson Faces GOP Rift Over Epstein File Release

By Stephen Groves House Speaker Mike Johnson is rebuffing pressure to act on the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, instead sending members home early for a month-long break from Washington after the week’s legislative agenda was upended by Republican members who are clamoring for a vote. Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, said Tuesday morning that he wants to give the White House “space” to release the Epstein information on its own, despite the bipartisan push for legislation that aims to force the release of more documents. “There’s no purpose for the Congress to push an administration to do something they’re already doing,” Johnson said

FBI Releases 240K MLK Files Amid Family, SCLC Opposition

The Trump administration has released records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., despite opposition from the slain Nobel laureate’s family and the civil rights group that he led until his 1968 assassination. The release involves more than 240,000 pages of records that had been under a court-imposed seal since 1977, when the FBI first gathered the records and turned them over to the National Archives and Records Administration. King’s family, including his two living children, Martin III, 67, and Bernice, 62, were given advance notice of the release and had their own teams reviewing the records ahead of the public

Ex-Officer Sentenced for Breonna Taylor Raid Shooting

By Patrick Smith, Marlene Lenthang and Tim Stelloh The Kentucky police officer who blindly fired 10 bullets into Breonna Taylor’s home in 2020 during a botched raid has been sentenced to nearly three years, her family’s lawyer said Monday. Former Louisville Metro Police Department detective Brett Hankison was sentenced to 33 months Monday after he was convicted of deprivation of rights under color of law in November in connection with the raid that killed Taylor, attorney Lonita Baker said. Hankison will serve three years of probation after his prison term ends, Baker said. Last week, the Justice Department said Hankison should be sentenced to a single day

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