George Mason University President Greg Washington faces growing pressure as the current White House administration launches a federal investigation into the school’s diversity efforts.
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Celebrating hoops and history: Baltimore’s Milan Brown is just getting started
Milan Brown, a standout senior from Mercy High School in Baltimore, closed her high school basketball career with a storybook ending — hitting exactly 2,000 career points on her final free throws. Off the court, she’s authored two books, started a nonprofit and received 33 Division I offers, including from Harvard. Now headed to Wake Forest, she continues to balance elite athletics, academics, and community impact with drive and humility.
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Mentoring Black Male Teens in the Hood: Investing in the lives of young Black men
Cameron Miles’ Mentoring Male Teens In the Hood program is exposing Black adolescent males to cultural adventures through travel, including a recent trip to Alabama, to help them succeed and learn about their heritage.
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Christian Cooper: From Central Park Karen’s target to Emmy-winning birdwatcher
Christian Cooper, an avid birdwatcher, won a Daytime Emmy Award for his show “Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper” after a racist encounter with a so-called “Karen” in 2020, which highlighted systemic racial issues and led to the creation of his show.
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The rent is still too high
By Farrah Hassen “How we gonna pay last year’s rent?” implores the chorus in the song, “Rent,” from Jonathan Larson’s 1996 musical of the same name. It’s the same refrain for many Americans today. A new Harvard study found that half of U.S. renter households now spend more than 30 percent of their income on […]