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A 21-year-old activist and student at Temple University has been arrested and charged in connection with a protest held at a Minnesota church last month. Jerome Richardson was one of several to be arrested and charged. Others include journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, as well as activists Nekima Levy-Armstrong and Chauntyll Allen. Jerome Richardson faces federal charges over his participation […]

Coco Gauff has made a donation to the United Negro College Fund to support student athletes at HBCUs. The tennis player donated $150,000 to the organization. Last year, Gauff had already gifted $100,000 for scholarships to student athletes. Coco Gauff donated $150,000 to support college tennis players at HBCUs Gauff’s latest donation will help support

A predominantly Black institution in Indianapolis is closing its doors after serving the community for 50 years. Martin University closed permanently after the Board of Trustees voted to stop operations due to financial struggles, The Edu Ledger reported. A letter from the board outlined the dire financial struggles that has forced the institution to close

Harvard University removed a resident dean from his position last week after some of his old tweets resurfaced in which he criticized President Donald Trump and law enforcement. The tweets, posted before he worked at Harvard, had previously sparked pressure from conservatives to remove him from his role. Gregory K. Davis was fired from his