Written By Lexx Thornton Apple on Tuesday unveiled the iPhone 17, a new series of iPhones equipped with longer-lasting batteries and higher-quality cameras, the company said. The company also announced a first-ever iPhone model called the iPhone 17 Air, which boasts a slimmed-down design. Apple called the iPhone 17 Air the company’s “thinnest iPhone ever.” […]
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Written by Lexx Thornton The Trump administration is ending several grant programs reserved for colleges that have large numbers of minority students, saying they amount to illegal discrimination by tying federal money to racial quotas. In a shift upending decades of precedent, the Education Department said Wednesday it now believes it’s unconstitutional to award federal
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Hampton University alumni Calvin Butts, Jr., Carrington Carter, and Jeremiah Myers turned a love for travel and group trips into Getaway Society, a Black-owned luxury vacation home brand designed for connection, community, and unforgettable memories. The post Hampton-Born Hospitality: Hampton Grads Are Redefining Luxury Group Travel with Getaway Society appeared first on HBCU Buzz.
Clark County Commissioner William McCurdy II is partnering with the United College Action Network (U-CAN) to host the 26th Annual Historically Black Colleges & Universities Recruitment Fair on Saturday, September 13, 2025, at the Doolittle Community Center. The free event, scheduled from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at 1950 J Street, will bring together representatives
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Written By Lexx Thornton About 350,000 Michigan workers who filed for unemployment insurance benefits as far back as March 2020 must return up to $2.7 billion in benefits, Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance Agency said on Sept. 8. Many of the affected claims were filed during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the agency said, but it
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Written By Lexx Thornton Sweeping tariffs took effect Thursday, and while President Donald Trump has said the tariffs would lead to factories and jobs moving back to the United States, for Black Americans and small-business owners, it is not that simple. Prices are expected to dramatically rise for clothing and shoes; electronics like cellphones and
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Written By Lexx Thornton Police officers will get a 13% raise next month, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Wednesday morning. It will cost the city at least $200 million over the next four years, city administrator Kevin Donahue said. It’s part of a new collective bargaining agreement with D.C.’s police union. Bowser, along with Police Chief
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Written By Lexx Thornton The United States is home to the most millionaires of any country, with a tally of 23.8 million in 2024, according to a new report by UBS. The Swiss bank estimated the U.S. minted some 379,000 new millionaires last year, or more than a thousand each day, for an increase of
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Written By Lexx Thornton Delta Air Lines has agreed to pay $79 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed in 2020 after one of its airplanes that was experiencing engine trouble dumped its fuel over schoolyards and densely populated neighborhoods near Los Angeles. The Delta jet had departed from Los Angeles to Shanghai on Jan.
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Written By Lexx Thornton Music icon Beyoncé was revealed as the new face of Levi’s last September when she appeared in an ad inspired by the hit 1985 Levi’s advert ‘Launderette.’ That was followed up in March with a sexy spot called Pool Hall. The ads formed part of an ongoing series, ‘Reiimagine,’ which has
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