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Emergency Food, TB Tests and H.I.V. Drugs: Vital Health Aid Remains Frozen Despite Court Ruling

By Stephanie Nolen Funds for vital health programs around the world remain frozen and their work has not been able to resume, despite a federal judge’s order that temporarily halted the Trump administration’s dismantling of the government’s main foreign aid agency. Interviews with people working on health initiatives in Africa and Asia found that parents in Kenya whose children are believed to have tuberculosis cannot get them tested. There is no clean drinking water in camps in Nigeria or Bangladesh for people who fled civil conflict. A therapeutic food program cannot treat acutely malnourished children in South Sudan. “We have

‘This is a clear attack,’ NC congresswoman says about HBCU scholarship program suspension

By Leah Douglas The U.S. Department of Agriculture has suspended a college scholarship program for students from rural and underserved backgrounds who attend historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), according to the program website. The 1890 scholars program aims to increase the number of agriculture students at the country’s 19 historically Black land-grant universities, which are federally funded and tend to have significant agricultural programs. The website for the program now has a banner saying it is “suspended pending further review.” The USDA did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Thursday. The administration of President Donald Trump has issued sweeping executive orders rescinding

USDA suspends scholarship for students attending TSU and other land grant HBCUs

By Levi Ismail The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s website shows that it has suspended a scholarship program for students who enroll at Tennessee State University and other land-grant historically Black colleges. It’s not clear when the suspension of the 1890 National Scholars Program took effect, but word began to spread this week once people noticed the website said the scholarship “has been suspended pending further review.” The program has provided full-ride scholarships to students accepted into one of the 19 land-grant HBCUs around the country. According to the website, the scholarship has been around since 1992 and benefits students from rural

Trump Wants To Undo Diversity Programs. Some Agencies React By Scrubbing US History and Culture

By Kim Chandler and Gary Fields, The tails of the Alabama Air National Guard’s F-35 Lightnings are painted red, like those of the Guard’s F-16s before them. It’s an homage to the famed Alabama-based unit of the Tuskegee Airmen, who flew red-tailed P-51 Mustangs during World War II. The squadron, which trained in the state, was the nation’s first to be comprised of Black military pilots, shattering racial barriers and racist beliefs about the capabilities of Black pilots. Their success in combat paved the way for the desegregation of the U.S. military, a story that is interwoven in state and U.S. history.

Billions of dollars owed to Mid-South black colleges, UNCF and others leading the charge for better investment

By Kelli Cook Funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities reached new records during the last Presidential administration—$17 billion over a three-year period. Yet, at the same time, federal data shows Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas underfunded those same schools. Thursday, hundreds of students, alumni, and administrators will meet in Memphis to discuss what’s next when it comes to funding. The 3-day United Negro College Fund or UNCF National Alumni and Pre-alumni leadership conference will be taking place at the Renasant Convention Center. UNCF advocates for dozens of private HBCUs including three in Tennessee– Lane College in Jackson, Fisk University in

IRS cuts over 6,000 jobs in the middle of tax season

By Scott Horsley The Internal Revenue Service, better known as the IRS, is cutting more than 6,000 jobs in the middle of a busy tax season. The cuts are part of a widespread downsizing throughout the federal government being led by Elon Musk’s deputies at the informal “Department of Government Efficiency.” IRS employees were notified about the looming job cuts on Thursday. Most of the people affected are probationary workers who had been on the job for a limited time. Landing right in the middle of tax season, the job cuts are expected to make it harder for taxpayers to

Federal judge temporarily halts the firing of 11 intelligence officers

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By Dan De Luce and Raquel Coronell Uribe A federal judge Tuesday ordered spy agencies to put on hold for five days the firing of 11 CIA and other intelligence officers who had been told to resign or face imminent dismissal because of their temporary assignments working on diversity, equity, inclusion and access programs. U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga’s order gives the Trump administration until Thursday to file its response to a request from the intelligence officers for a temporary restraining order on their firing. The judge’s decision allows for the intelligence officers to continue to receive full pay and benefits while on administrative leave. The judge’s

Education Dept. Gives Schools Two Weeks to Eliminate Race-Based Programs

By Zach Montague The Education Department warned schools in a letter on Friday that they risked losing federal funding if they continued to take race into account when making scholarship or hiring decisions, or so much as nodded to race in “all other aspects of student, academic and campus life.” The announcement gave institutions 14 days to comply. It built on a major Supreme Court ruling in 2023 that found that the use of race-conscious admissions practices at colleges and universities was unlawful. But it went far beyond the scope of that decision by informing schools that considering race at all when making

What Linda McMahon’s Nomination To Education Department Could Mean For HBCUS, Black History

Written By Pride David Last Thursday, Linda McMahon, nominee for secretary of education, was questioned during her Senate confirmation hearing about her plans to continue funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and the Pell Grant, among other key issues. Earlier this month McMahon met with Howard University President Ben Vinson III, where she vowed to continue supporting programs offered by the university, according to The Grio. She also expressed support for continued funding for HBCUs and the Pell Grant, which benefits 45% of Howard’s student population. Senators such as Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and Chris Murphy, D-Conn. questioned McMahon’s stance on a

Trump’s Friday firings leave EPA Chicago office down dozens of scientists, staff

By Brett Chase In her short time at the Environmental Protection Agency, Nyla McCranie helped a central Ohio woman who complained that someone was burning lithium batteries near her rural home, creating an air pollution hazard. A scientist who is part of an environmental justice team in Chicago, McCranie put the woman in touch with the agency’s enforcement officials earlier this month, and the problem is being dealt with, she said. “She called us because she didn’t know where else to turn,” McCranie said of the woman. On Friday, less than three months after she started at the EPA, McCranie lost her

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