School administrators at an Indiana high school suspended a Black high school student who said that he suffered years of racist incidents that came to a head when he was sent a threatening letter that listed his home address and called him a “chicken eating Kool-Aid drinking boy.” Julian Blevins is a sophomore at Chesterton…
JD Vance had to come clean about his entire life story in front of his wife, Usha Vance, before he was selected as Donald Trump’s running mate. Now, in hindsight, critics of the former Ohio senator suspect he may have revealed cracks in his marriage. Vance, a former Trump critic, changed his political tune when…
Source: ROBERTO SCHMIDT / Getty There’s a pastor in St. Paul, Minnesota, who also serves as the director for a local field office for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and a group of Minnesotans staged a protest at the pastor’s church, because — oh, I don’t know —apparently, some people just can’t abide by a…
Hana Pugh and Mayor Brandon Scott attend the 2nd Annual HBCU Honors at Crampton Auditorium at Howard University on November 14, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Sebastian Leon Wolfgang Taylor/Getty Images) Brandon Scott, the Mayor of Baltimore, met his wife, Hana, in 2022 before they tied the knot in 2024 during a laid-back surprise…
A New Hampshire state representative is in hot water after messages from an encrypted GOP group chat were leaked and show her advocating for “segregated schools.” Granite Post was the first to report about a group chat in the encrypted messaging app Signal that includes Rep. Kristin Noble, the chair of the House Education Policy…
Dr. Kevin E. James/Morris Brown College On Jan. 12, James wrote in a lengthy social media post that he was terminated without a ‘substantive explanation.’ One week after Kevin James said he was ousted as the President of Morris Brown College, the HBCU has reinstated him to his position. According to the school’s official website,…
President Donald Trump’s latest clash with a key U.S. ally erupted overnight Tuesday after he threatened punishing tariffs on French wine and champagne, then escalated the dispute by publicly blasting private messages from French President Emmanuel Macron — a move critics described as reckless, humiliating, and damaging to diplomatic trust. The confrontation began after France…
(Photo credit: Adobe Stock) According to new data, Harris County, Texas has the highest Black maternal mortality rates, nearly double the national average. Houston isn’t just home to the largest medical center in the world— it is also, as new data suggests is the deadliest place in America for Black women to give birth. According…
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Source: Muhammad Farhad / Getty This week, when the Trump administration added 75 countries to a list facing suspended immigrant visa processing, it put HBCUs on the front lines of a policy that now threatens faculty stability, academic continuity, and the survival of entire programs. It means scholars are doing everything right professionally while the…
