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 judgeâs order that temporarily halted the Trump administrationâs dismantling of the governmentâs main foreign aid agency. Interviews
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
By  Steve Peoples Hundreds of thousands of federal workers have been given little more than 48 hours to explain what they accomplished over the last week, sparking confusion across key agencies as billionaire Elon Musk expands his drive to slash the size of federal
By Levi Ismail The U.S. Department of Agricultureâs website shows that it has suspended a scholarship program for students who enroll at Tennessee State University and other land-grant historically Black colleges. Itâs not clear when the suspension of the 1890 National Scholars Program
 Voletta Wallace, the dedicated mother of the late great rapper The Notorious B.I.G., died Friday morning at 78. Monroe County Coroner Thomas Yanac confirmed her death Friday to The Associated Press, saying she died at her home in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, after a stint on hospice
By Jonathan Landrum, Jr. Former Vice President Kamala Harris stepped on the NAACP Image Awards stage Saturday night with a sobering message, calling the civil rights organization a pillar of the Black community and urging people to stay resilient and hold onto their faith during the
By Michael Coard Exactly 188 years ago on Feb. 25, 1837, Cheyney University was born as a result of the 1829 last will and testament of Richard Humphreys when his estate in Philadelphia adopted the âAfrican Institute’s text, preamble, and constitutionâ for
By Donna M. Owens  In the nationâs capital, where a plethora of cultural institutions dot the landscape, a new arrival pulses with a go-go beat. The Go-Go Museum & CafĂ©, the worldâs only collection dedicated to the celebration, study and preservation of all things
By Kim Chandler and Gary Fields, The tails of the Alabama Air National Guardâs F-35 Lightnings are painted red, like those of the Guardâs F-16s before them. Itâs an homage to the famed Alabama-based unit of the Tuskegee Airmen, who flew red-tailed P-51
By Chris Stevens Less than three years into their programâs history, the Fisk University gymnastics team will have a new leader for the remainder of the season. The university announced that Nuriya Mack will serve as interim head coach following Corrine Tarverâs sudden resignation.
