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South Carolina to build state’s first individual monument honoring an African American

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South Carolina is preparing to put up its first individual statue for an African American on its Statehouse lawn, honoring a man who put on Confederate clothes in order to steal a slaveholder’s ship and sail his family and a dozen others to freedom during the Civil War. But Robert Smalls isn’t just being honored for his […]

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Washington Post says it will not endorse a candidate for first time in 30 years

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For the first time in over 30 years, the Washington Post announced on Friday its editorial board would not be making an endorsement of a candidate in a presidential election. “We are returning to our roots of not endorsing presidential candidates,” Will Lewis, the newspaper’s publisher and chief executive officer said in a statement on Friday, less than two weeks

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Biden administration expands tax credit for producing solar, wind and battery components

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By Rachel Frazin The Biden administration is expanding a federal tax credit that seeks to incentivize domestic production of components for solar and wind energy, as well as batteries. The Treasury Department issued final guidance Thursday that details how a renewables manufacturing credit from the Democrats’ climate tax and health care law will be implemented.

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Harris eyes Howard University for her election night headquarters

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By Monica Alba Vice President Kamala Harris plans to spend election night in Washington, with her campaign eyeing her alma mater, Howard University, as a possible venue for her to speak from, according to seven people familiar with the planning. While it’s possible the election results could be known within hours and not days, the Democratic campaign

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Trump campaign files FEC complaint over Labour staff campaigning for Harris

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By Ashleigh Fields and Sarakshi Rai Former President Trump’s campaign team filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission on Monday, labeling the U.K. Labour Party’s efforts to support Vice President Harris as “election interference.” “In two weeks, Americans will once again reject the oppression of big government that we rejected in 1776. The flailing Harris-Walz campaign

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Philly’s Black motorcycle clubs hit the streets to encourage Black men to vote

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By Trymaine Lee  For 30 years, the Rev. Alyn E. Waller has led his flock at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church, the city’s largest Black congregation. But on Saturday, the good pastor led another kind of assembly: 100 Black men, mostly clad in leather, astride a pack of snarling motorcycles. “Here we are in Philly, 100 fellas

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Democrats Launch Ad Campaign at 30 Colleges

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By Katherine Knott In an effort to boost early voting among college students, the Democratic National Committee is planning to spend big on a new campaign—one of its largest efforts ever to reach young people and student voters. The roughly $500,000 campaign will encourage students to vote early and vote for Democrats in “critical races

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American Academy of Arts & Sciences Tracks the Status of Humanities Degrees at HBCUs

American Academy of Arts & Sciences Tracks the Status of Humanities Degrees at HBCUs, National News /

A new report from the Humanities Indicators project at the American Academy of Arts & Sciences has examined trends in humanities degree completion at historically Black colleges and universities over the past 25 years. In 2022, HBCUs awarded 2,907 bachelor’s degrees in humanities fields. This was a 15 percent decrease from the recent high of 3,434 degrees

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Biden-Harris Administration Hits Milestone: Loans Forgiven for 1 Million Public Servants

Biden-Harris Administration Hits Milestone: Loans Forgiven for 1 Million Public Servants, National News /

By Katherine Knott After overhauling a 17-year-old program, the Biden administration has now forgiven student loans for one million public service workers—a milestone the Education Department celebrated as “unprecedented.” The administration crossed the one million threshold Thursday after discharging another $4.5 billion for more than 60,000 student loan borrowers including teachers, nurses and first responders. The department

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Exonerated ‘Central Park Five’ sue Trump for defamation after debate comments

Exonerated 'Central Park Five' sue Trump for defamation after debate comments, National News /

By Marlene Lenthang The five men who make up the Central Park Five and now call themselves the Exonerated Five have filed a defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump over his remarks during the presidential debate last month. The lawsuit focuses on the Sept. 10 debate in Pennsylvania, where Trump said the five men — Antron McCray,

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