By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) President Donald Trump’s proposed budget, titled “America First: A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again,” targets a number...
By U.S. Congressman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-Va.) A nation’s budget is a document that reflects its priorities. While President Trump has yet to submit his...
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) A few weeks before CBC members met with President Donald Trump at the White House, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.)...
By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Eighty HBCU Presidents did a “fly-in” to the White House in a meeting organized by Trump whisperer Omarosa, South Carolina...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Through the vitriolic, and sometimes venomous, atmosphere of the presidential campaign, a highly-regarded member of then-Republican presidential candidate Donald...
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. (President and CEO, NNPA) The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. routinely would remind those of us who worked for...
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) President Trump signed an executive order to focus more attention on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) on Tuesday,...
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Despite a cavalcade of political distractions and a legal battle over immigration, President Trump appears to be focused on...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — In a speech at the 2015 National Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Week Conference here last...
(The Washington Post) – Howard University students and alumni took their frustration public — and viral — Wednesday, with a gush of complaints on social media...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – A little help may be on the way for historically Black colleges and universities struggling against falling...
(Business Insider) – A decade ago, Wilberforce University was struggling but stable. The storied historically black university (HBCU) was in debt, and enrollment was beginning...
(The Washington Post) – The country’s first African American president is finding himself increasingly at odds with a cornerstone of the African American community: historically black...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Black college educators and supporters are sharply split over whether President Obama’s proposal to offer a...
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. NNPA Columnist The strike of football players at the legendary Grambling State University received attention across the world. GSU President Frank...
