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Morgan State Band to March in 2026 Rose Parade

Courtesy of Morgan State University  In the follow-up to a momentous performance in France as the first-ever HBCU band to participate in the annual D-Day memorial parade, Morgan State University’s Magnificent Marching Machine marching band will add another historic first to its already impressive list of achievements. During a special halftime presentation at Morgan’s 2024 Homecoming football game, the Magnificent Marching Machine, led by Director of Bands Jorim E. Reid Sr., D.M.A., announced before thousands of attendees and supporters that the band has been selected by the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association to perform in the 137th Rose Parade in 2026. Each year,

Harris Proposes Medicare Home Care Benefit for Seniors

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By Megan Messerly Kamala Harris during a Tuesday appearance on “The View” is expected to announce a new policy aimed at helping families care for aging seniors. The vice president will propose establishing a home care benefit through Medicare focused on helping families afford the cost of caring for seniors at home instead of in nursing facilities, according to a senior campaign official granted anonymity to share details of the proposal. The senior official said the proposal would help older Americans age at home and avoid the costs of in-facility care, which can be thousands of dollars more a month

AAMU Students Interview NASA Astronaut Dr. Jeanette Epps

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By Ashley Brown In an inspiring virtual meeting, Dr. Chance Glenn, Sr., a professor of electrical engineering at Alabama A&M University, and four students had the unique opportunity to interview NASA astronaut Dr. Jeanette J. Epps. Epps has spent over seven months aboard the International Space Station. Their conversation provided a firsthand glimpse into life in space, highlighting Epps’s work on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. Since her launch on March 3, 2024, aboard SpaceX Dragon from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Dr. Epps has been engaged in scientific experiments and technology demonstrations essential to advancing space exploration. Glenn, who recently returned to AAMU from

North Carolina A&T Named Top Public HBCU by WSJ

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Courtesy of North Carolina A&T State University The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse 2025 national rankings recognize North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University as the nation’s top public historically Black university. The ranking assesses how effectively colleges prepare their graduates for financial success, focusing on factors such as graduation rates and future earnings rather than institutional reputation or financial health. Among the 500 universities evaluated, 14 HBCUs made the list, with eight being public institutions. Following North Carolina A&T in the rankings of public HBCUs are Florida A&M University, North Carolina Central University, Prairie View A&M University, Tennessee State University, Savannah State University, Jackson

Supreme Court Braces for Election 2024 Legal Battles

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By Josh Gerstein When the Supreme Court convenes Monday to open its new term, there will be 29 days until Election Day and one question on everybody’s mind: Will the justices once again find themselves in the middle of the presidential race? Before the election, the high court could be called to resolve emergency disputes over ballot-access measures or vote-counting rules. After the election, any challenge to the outcome would likely end up with the justices. Either scenario would transform a term that so far looks sleepy into another politically explosive chapter for the court, which is controlled by a

Southern University Boosts Black Male Nurses With Grant

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By Ashley Brown The American Nurses Foundation is celebrating the impact of the $339,000 grant it awarded to Southern University and A&M College in April aimed at enhancing educational programs for male nurses of color. The funding is part of the foundation’s Diversify Nursing Research through Support of Minority Institutions research grant. The groundbreaking proposal titled “Workplace Racism, Perceived Stress, and Health Promoting Lifestyle Behaviors Among African American Registered Nurses,” was selected by an independent review panel after a competitive selection process involving three minority-serving institutions. “African American nurses account for 11% of the registered nurse workforce in the United States and even less than

Judge Blocks Biden’s $73B Student Loan Forgiveness Plan

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By Candace McDuffie On average, Black college graduates possess $25,000 more in student loan debt than white college graduates. President Joe Biden has made several attempts to cancel student loan debt — which would have a significant impact on Black borrowers — but has not been able to because of opposition from the courts. Things looked good for Biden’s plan for a moment — U.S. District Judge J. Randal Hall allowed Republicans’ restraining order against the plan to expire Thursday (Oct. 3), which would’ve allowed it to go through, according to CNBC. But then Hall moved the case to Missouri, where on Thursday

DOJ Launches Review of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

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By Reuters and Michelle Garcia The U.S. Justice Department has launched a review and evaluation of the 1921 race massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said. The massacre started on May 31, 1921, when white attackers killed as many as 300 people, most of them Black, in Tulsa’s prosperous Greenwood neighborhood, which had gained the nickname “Black Wall Street.” In announcing the review Monday, Clarke said the Justice Department aims to finalize it by the end of the year. “When we have finished our federal review, we will issue a report analyzing the massacre in light of both modern and then-existing civil

NYC Mayor Eric Adams Faces Indictment, Pressure to Resign

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By Hanna Trudo Embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams is fighting for his political life as he finds himself in the middle of a legal firestorm, raising questions about how much longer he can hold on to power. Adams was indicted last week by the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office in a wide-ranging federal corruption probe, the culmination of a growing scandal that had engulfed City Hall over the past couple of months and had been brewing under the surface for years. It was a stunning fall from grace for a man once seen as a rising star in Democratic politics, and while Adams has

Obama Joins Kamala Harris in Swing-State Campaign Blitz

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By Kierra Frasier Kamala Harris was among Barack Obama’s earliest supporters in 2008, knocking on doors and raising money to help propel him to a two-term presidency. Now, he’s returning the favor. The former president will appear Thursday at an event in the Pittsburgh area, the start of what will be part of a swing-state “blitz” through Election Day, said a senior campaign official, granted anonymity to discuss the schedule ahead of the announcement. Obama’s role may have been expected after his glowing remarks about her at this summer’s Democratic National Convention. “Kamala Harris is ready for the job,” he

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