President Donald Trump signaled Friday that he may not implement a 25-year-old federal program that helps historically black colleges finance construction projects on their campuses, suggesting that it may run afoul of the Constitution. In his signing statement, President Donald Trump outlines a range of provisions in the spending bill that he says would “unconstitutionally” […]
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Aminta Breaux Named President of Bowie State University
USM-PR—The University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents has appointed Aminta Hawkins Breaux as president of Bowie State University (BSU), one of the USM’s 12 institutions. Breaux has served as the vice president for advancement at Millersville University in Pennsylvania for nearly three years. She will join BSU as president on July 1, 2017. […]
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Serena Slams Tennis Star’s Racist Comment about Unborn Child
Serena Williams hasn’t yet given birth and she’s already having to defend her unborn child. After Romanian tennis legend Ilie Nastase reportedly made a racist comment about her growing bundle of joy with fiancé Alexis Ohanian, Williams took to Twitter to quickly shut him down. “Let’s see what color it has. Chocolate with milk?” Nastase allegedly posted, […]
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Cuba Gooding Sr., Singer and Father of Oscar-Winning Actor, Found Dead in Car
LOS ANGELES — Cuba Gooding Sr., the father of an Oscar-winning actor and a chart-topping R&B singer in his own right, was found dead in his car in Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon, according to multiple law enforcement sources. Cuba Gooding Sr., (left) the father of an Oscar-winning actor Cuba Gooding, Jr. (right). (AP Photos) […]
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Trump’s Avoidance of Black Press Reveals Tense Relations
At the very beginning of the new administration, and probably in a moment of hubris, Omarosa Manigault, an aide to President Donald Trump, promised that the first newspaper interview with the new president would go to a member of the Black press. Nobody took her seriously. In fact, such a meeting has yet to occur, […]
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Baltimore Rising: Two Years After Freddie Gray’s Death, Shaken City Mends
BALTIMORE — It’s an overcast morning outside Gilmor Homes, the public housing complex where two years ago, Freddie Gray was arrested and placed in police custody. His death one week later—on April 19, 2015— would trigger a series of cataclysmic events that changed countless lives and forever altered a city. A mural depicting Freddie Gray […]
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Aaron Hernandez Commits Suicide in Prison
BOSTON — Former NFL star Aaron Hernandez, who was serving a life sentence for a 2013 murder and was acquitted last week in a 2012 double slaying, has committed suicide in prison. FILE – In this Friday, April 14, 2017, file photo, Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez turns to look in the direction […]
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How the Georgia Southern — Armstrong State Consolidation Will Kill Savannah State
Latest round of Georgia college consolidations will create strain for state’s oldest public HBCU…But the new school will have a class on OutKast tho… Andre 3000, left, and Big Boi of Outkast appear in a publicity photo. The hip-hop duo is the subject of a new class at Armstrong State University. (Publicity Photo Courtesy of the […]
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Mobile Job Center Powered by BGE and Exelon to Serve Baltimore Communities
BALTIMORE–The Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) and Exelon today proudly announced the launch of the new Mobile Job Center powered by BGE and Exelon. This Job Center on wheels is the first of its kind in the Baltimore region and will travel to neighborhoods across the city to help job seekers […]
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Chicago Student Gets Accepted into 23 Black Colleges, Offered $300K in Scholarships
A Chicago high school student was accepted into every one of the 24 colleges she applied to, 23 of which were historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Chicago high school student Ariyana Davis. (Twitter Photo) Ariyana Davis is an 18-year-old senior at Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School. She was able to apply to dozens […]
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The NFL Has Effectively Blackballed Colin Kaepernick
A week before Christmas 1996, Craig Hodges, who twice during his 10 NBA seasons was the league’s best three-point shooter, filed a federal lawsuit against the NBA. He charged that the league colluded to end his career four seasons earlier. Hodges contended the league was upset that he showed up at the White House with […]