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First-Of-Its-Kind HBCU Prep High School Opens In NYC

by Daniel Johnson September 7, 2025 According to Dr. Asya Johnson, the principal of HBCU College Prep High School, the aim of the school goes well beyond offering dual credit and a path to an associate’s degree. On Sept. 4, New York City officials opened the doors to a school

NAACP Sues Missouri Over Special Session Redistricting Plan

by Mary Spiller September 7, 2025 The NAACP is suing Missouri over a special redistricting session, arguing the plan is unconstitutional and threatens to silence Black voters’ voices. The NAACP has filed a lawsuit against the State of Missouri, challenging what it describes as an unlawful effort to redraw political

Justice Department Launches Probes Into Mortgage Fraud Claims Against Lisa Cook

by Jeroslyn JoVonn September 6, 2025 Fed governor Lisa Cook is fighting to keep her job while battling DOJ and Trump-era mortgage fraud allegations. Just days after Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook revealed plans to sue over Donald Trump’s order for her removal, the Justice Department has opened an investigation

Damon Dash Files For Bankruptcy Amid $25M Debt

by Mary Spiller September 6, 2025 Dash, cofounder of Roc-A-Fella Records, says he has just $4,000 in assets. Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder Damon Dash has declared bankruptcy, revealing he has little more than $4,000 in assets while facing over $25 million in debts. Dash, who launched the influential label with Jay-Z

Joseph McNeil, One Of The Greensboro Four, Dies Of Parkinson’s At 83

by Daniel Johnson September 6, 2025 The Greensboro Four collectively helped to change the course of American history when they conducted a sit-in at a Woolworth’s lunch counter. Joseph McNeil, one of the Greensboro Four, a group of students enrolled at North Carolina A&T University who engaged in what is

First-Of-Its-Kind HBCU Prep High School Opens In NYC

by Daniel Johnson September 7, 2025 According to Dr. Asya Johnson, the principal of HBCU College Prep High School, the aim of the school goes well beyond offering dual credit and a path to an associate’s degree. On Sept. 4, New York City officials opened the doors to a school

NAACP Sues Missouri Over Special Session Redistricting Plan

by Mary Spiller September 7, 2025 The NAACP is suing Missouri over a special redistricting session, arguing the plan is unconstitutional and threatens to silence Black voters’ voices. The NAACP has filed a lawsuit against the State of Missouri, challenging what it describes as an unlawful effort to redraw political

Justice Department Launches Probes Into Mortgage Fraud Claims Against Lisa Cook

by Jeroslyn JoVonn September 6, 2025 Fed governor Lisa Cook is fighting to keep her job while battling DOJ and Trump-era mortgage fraud allegations. Just days after Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook revealed plans to sue over Donald Trump’s order for her removal, the Justice Department has opened an investigation

Damon Dash Files For Bankruptcy Amid $25M Debt

by Mary Spiller September 6, 2025 Dash, cofounder of Roc-A-Fella Records, says he has just $4,000 in assets. Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder Damon Dash has declared bankruptcy, revealing he has little more than $4,000 in assets while facing over $25 million in debts. Dash, who launched the influential label with Jay-Z

Joseph McNeil, One Of The Greensboro Four, Dies Of Parkinson’s At 83

by Daniel Johnson September 6, 2025 The Greensboro Four collectively helped to change the course of American history when they conducted a sit-in at a Woolworth’s lunch counter. Joseph McNeil, one of the Greensboro Four, a group of students enrolled at North Carolina A&T University who engaged in what is