U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the Kennedy Center on August 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump announced country music artist George Strait, actor Michael Crawford, actor Sylvester Stallone, singer Gloria Gaynor and members of the rock band Kiss as the first nominees of the annual Kennedy Center Honors since taking control of the center’s board earlier this year. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) On July 17, recent high school graduate Tamia Akers posted a TikTok video that quickly reached the masses. An aspiring lawyer, Akers shared her dream of attending Howard University—until financial hardship threatened to
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