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Written By Lexx Thornton Spirit Airlines has warned it might not be able to survive a year as a going concern if it doesn’t raise more cash, five months after the budget travel icon emerged from bankruptcy. After cutting its debt by converting $795 million to equity during restructuring, Spirit has tried to attract bookings […]
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Written by Lexx Thornton Alabama’s Literacy Law is having a clear impact this year, with new data showing how many third graders are being held back after falling short on the state’s reading exam. According to the Alabama State Board of Education, 55,930 third graders took the Alabama Comprehensive Assessment Program (ACAP) reading test in
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The Howard University Student Association (HUSA) Sustainability Department, in partnership with non-profit HBCUs Outside and outdoor apparel retailer REI Co-op, hosted the 2025 Welcome Outside Yard Fest, followed by an off-campus adventure at Key Bridge Boathouse. The events support HBCUs Outside’s goal of “closing the nature gap” by connecting HBCU students to outdoor recreation, education
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Written By Lexx Thornton Former Vice President Kamala Harris announced a 15-city book tour on Thursday, which will take her from New York and San Francisco to Toronto and London. The tour will kick off Sept. 24, one day after the release of her memoir “107 Days,” and will end at Miami’s Ziff Opera House
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Written By Lexx Thornton Florida has changed how corporal punishment can be used in its public schools, requiring parents to give approval before the practice is administered. House Bill 1255, passed this spring, mandates that parents either consent for the entire school year or approve before each instance of corporal punishment in both traditional public
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Written By Lexx Thornton President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he has ordered his attorneys to conduct a review of Smithsonian museums, calling their portrayal of U.S. history too negative and focused too much on “how bad Slavery was.” Trump said he would subject the museums to “the exact same process” his administration has conducted
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Written By Lexx Thornton Schools are removing analogue clocks in exam halls because teenagers can no longer tell the time. In some schools throughout the UK, digital clocks have been installed after GCSE and A-level students complained that they couldn’t read the correct time, adding to the stress of examinations. Children have to learn to
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Written By Lexx Thornton President Trump had tapped Tom Cruise as a recipient at this year’s Kennedy Center Honors, but was rejected by the Oscar-nominated actor, according to a new report. The “Mission: Impossible” star told the commander in chief that he couldn’t accept the invitation to attend the gala at the Kennedy Center Opera
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Written By Lexx Thornton Lawrence Blackmon, a Mississippi State Representative, is an HBCU graduate of Howard University with a Bachelor’s degree in Communications, a J.D. from Mississippi College, as well as an LLM from George Washington University. His dad, Edward Blackmon, is also an HBCU graduate of Tougaloo College and has been a practicing lawyer
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Written By Lexx Thornton The Illinois Family Roots Pilot Program, launched in June, is a $500,000 state-funded initiative that sponsors free DNA tests and genomic analysis by The African Kinship Reunion research (TAKiR) project led by principal investigator and researcher LaKisha David at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, The Chicago Tribune reported. This is
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