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Wildfires Prompt Evacuations in Carolinas, NJ Forest Fire Grows

Wildfires forced a mandatory evacuation in one North Carolina county as emergency crews fought separate fires in an area of the state still recovering from Hurricane Helene, while South Carolina’s governor declared an emergency in response to a growing wildfire. The North Carolina Department of Public Safety announced a mandatory evacuation starting at 8:20 p.m. Saturday for parts of Polk County in western North Carolina about 80 miles (129 kilometers) west of Charlotte. “Visibility in area will be reduced and roads/evacuation routes can become blocked; if you do not leave now, you could be trapped, injured, or killed,” the agency

Pentagon Scrubs Jackie Robinson, DEI History From Websites

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By Curtis Bunn The military story of Jackie Robinson, who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball after serving as a 2nd lieutenant in the Army, no longer exists on the Defense Department’s website as part of the Trump administration’s wiping out of diversity, equity and inclusion within the federal government. Trump ordered the Pentagon to scan federal websites for articles, social media posts, photos, news articles and videos to remove any web pages that “promote diversity, equity and inclusion.” Several websites under Pentagon jurisdiction have removed thousands of pages documenting the history of people of color, LGBTQ people, women and others from marginalized

Final JFK Assassination Files Released by Trump Administration

By Max Matza The US government has released the final batch of documents on the assassination of President John F Kennedy (JFK) – a case that still inspires conspiracy theories more than 60 years later. It follows an executive order by President Donald Trump that required remaining unredacted files in the case to be made public. Experts are combing over the papers, not all of which have appeared online. They say the job will take time, and that they do not expect many ground-breaking revelations. US authorities have previously released hundreds of thousands of JFK documents, but held some back,

Trump Admin Probes Texas Universities Over Race Programs

By Lily Kepner Two Texas universities are being investigated by the Trump administration for engaging with a program that allegedly uses preferential treatment based on race, the U.S. Education Department announced Friday. Rice University and the University of North Texas in Denton were both on the list of 45 institutions under investigation for working with the PhD Project, an organization helping minority students. The PhD Project has existed for 31 years and seeks to help underrepresented and minority students access coveted doctoral and leadership programs. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 63.1% of doctoral degrees awarded in 2020-21 were to white

Judge Blocks Trump’s Ban on Transgender Military Service

By Dave Phillips A federal judge blocked the Trump administration on Tuesday from banning transgender people from serving in the military. In a forcefully written opinion that rebuked the president’s effort, U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes issued an injunction that allows trans troops to keep serving in the military, under rules that were established by the Biden administration, until their lawsuit against the Trump administration’s ban is decided. “The ban at bottom invokes derogatory language to target a vulnerable group in violation of the Fifth Amendment,” Judge Reyes wrote. The government had argued that courts must defer to military

Navy Destroyer Deployed to Border Amid Immigration Crackdown

By Juliana Kim A U.S. Navy destroyer, designed to intercept ballistic missiles, has been deployed to the southern border as part of President Trump’s push to seal the border and crack down on immigration, defense officials said. The USS Gravely set sail on Saturday from Naval Weapons Station Yorktown in Virginia. The warship previously served in the Middle East, where it was responsible for shooting down missiles fired by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. Now, it will help assist U.S. Northern Command in its mission to “protect the United States’ territorial integrity, sovereignty, and security,” Gen. Gregory Guillot, who oversees U.S.

Lincoln Heights Forms Armed Patrols After Neo-Nazi Threat

By Aaron Franco and Morgan Radford  Nearly every morning for the last month, Jay has been waking up before sunrise to drive around the streets of Lincoln Heights, patrolling neighborhood bus stops to make sure children are getting to school safely. “We have a very tight community, so all of our kids, they know us,” he said. But for anyone outside the community, Jay’s presence might be a mystery. He wears a face covering along with a tactical vest, and Jay is not his real name, which he asked not to use to prevent harassment from hate groups. He’s a member of the

HBCUs Brace for Impact After Education Dept. Layoffs

The Department of Education has laid off more than 1300 employees in an attempt to get rid of the Department. The Department of Education sent out letters to institutions informing them of the cuts. Federal officials claim schools should not see interruptions in service. The interim President at Clinton College – which is a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) – is on standby and coming up with a plan. “We are not quite sure of what the impact will be,” Clinton College Interim President Archinya Ingram said. “But we are certain there will be some level of impact. If

Johns Hopkins Cuts 2,000+ Jobs Amid Trump Aid Reductions

By Evan Bush Johns Hopkins University said it would eliminate more than 2,000 jobs after President Donald Trump’s administration rescinded federal funding for thousands of international aid projects, including a program designed to help prevent HIV transmission in India and a clinical trial for diarrheal disease in Bangladesh. The university, one of the country’s most significant and prestigious scientific research institutions, said in a statement Thursday that it would eliminate 1,975 jobs internationally and 247 in the United States as the result of cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development. An additional 78 U.S.-based and 29 international employees will be

HBCU Grads Shine at 2025 Black Ownership in Sports Summit

The second annual Black Ownership in Sports Symposium will feature minority owners from professional sports teams. Speakers with HBCU ties include Will Packer (FAMU), the minority owner of the Atlanta Falcons and Christina M. Francis (XULA), the president of Magic Johnson Enterprises. Collen Craig, the owner of the Atlanta Vibe, sits on the First Point Volleyball Foundation board who donated $1M to HBCUs to grow the men’s game. Will Packer, Founder and CEO of Will Packer Productions and Will Packer Media, is one of Hollywood’s most prolific and commercially successful producers with a wide variety of projects on his slate (“Girls Trip” “Fight Night” “Think Like A

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