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Nationwide — In his first 100 days, President Trump enacted over 100 actions to dismantle environmental protections, including revoking executive orders on environmental justice and closing Environmental Protection Agency regional offices focused on pollution in vulnerable communities. These actions threaten over 30 years of progress in environmental justice, particularly for Black communities already burdened by pollution.“We […]

Nationwide — Stefan Youngblood, CEO and Founder of Black AI Think Tank™, is proud to announce the second annual National Black AI Literacy Week, scheduled for June 9–13, 2025. This event will be a virtual experience open to the public, featuring over 30 renowned AI professionals, innovators, and educators delivering workshops, seminars, and panel discussions across five

Kennedy was pressed repeatedly on the mixed message he’s delivered on vaccines. By AMANDA SEITZ, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats and Republicans alike raised concerns on Wednesday about deep staffing cuts, funding freezes and far-reaching policy changes overseen by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. A bipartisan group of lawmakers questioned Kennedy’s approach

By GERALD IMRAY and DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — President Donald Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa are scheduled to meet at the White House next week following allegations by Trump — and denied by South Africa — that “genocide” is being committed against white farmers in the majority

Politics By David Catanese WASHINGTON The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Thursday in a case that will help frame President Donald Trump’s power to end automatic citizenship for children born in the United States whose parents didn’t enter the country legally. The emergency appeal hearing stems from a January executive order signed by the

Grant opportunity will award up to $1.1 million in funding to three eligible applicants (Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced a new funding opportunity as part of its Made in America Manufacturing Initiative, the agency’s targeted effort to restore the U.S industrial base, bring back American jobs, and promote our nation’s economic dominance

Harvard has faced escalating sanctions from the White House after becoming the first U.S. university to openly defy the government’s demands By COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is cutting another $450 million in grants to Harvard University a day after the Ivy League school pushed back against government allegations

By Anthony Man | [email protected] | South Florida Sun Sentinel Democrats have raised serious, weighty objections to President Donald Trump’s move to accept a $400 million plane from the governor of Qatar, with many arguing it’s a clear violation of the emoluments clause of the Constitution and a possible security threat. On Wednesday, they’ll also be trolling Trump, hoping

Nationwide — A charter flight carrying 59 white South Africans landed at Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C. on May 12, 2025, making them the first group of Afrikaners to be granted expedited refugee status under a new directive from the Trump administration. Their arrival comes at a time when the U.S. refugee admissions program for

Nationwide — Twin brothers Christian and Christopher Mannery have graduated from Jackson State University, an HBCU in Mississippi. Their journey was deeply influenced by the memory of their late older brother, Devon, who had attended JSU before tragically passing away in 2016.Christian and Christopher started at JSU in 2020, driven by a promise to finish what