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Morgan State University’s enrollment is on the upswing, a trend that’s bolstered by a rising number of non-African American students who are attending the historically black institution. The student body has grown by 15 percent since 2006, from roughly 6,700 students to 7,700. The growth is largely because far more Hispanic, white and international students […]
The Scotland Community is filled with generations of African American families who have endured to keep their land for more than a century. SCOTLAND, Maryland — Montgomery County’s Scotland community dates back to the Reconstruction Era when newly freed African Americans were first allowed to buy property. William Dove was among the first to settle […]
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When Kaila Tyree-Castro was 13, her pet geckos got sick. The closest vet was an hour away from her Bowie, Maryland, home and didn’t have an appointment available for two weeks. Tyree-Castro, now 19, felt helpless as she watched her lizards get sicker and then pass away. That episode left her wanting to become a […]
Jon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: This statue in Congo Square/Louis Armstrong Park in New Orleans celebrates black musicians. This year’s national theme for Black History Month is “African Americans and the Arts.” Contributed Article/Courtesy the American Red Cross TUCSON – Black History Month centers on the outstanding achievements of Black Americans. With the theme “Black […]
There are very real pressures that exist because of the recent increase in immigrants to the United States. The number of immigrants who have been released into the country to await legal proceedings is over 2 million since 2021 — an unusually large number but a smaller one than is often presented in political rhetoric. […]
It was too late for Sanam Ahadi’s grandmother, Karima Lutfi. Ahadi’s family, originally from Afghanistan, had feared taking Lutfi to the hospital when she contracted the Covid-19 virus early in the pandemic. Information was low. Visitors were restricted, and the unknown was inescapable, including the virus’s possible deadliness among older adults . . .
New report shows that President Biden’s American Rescue Plan effectively delivered resources and aid to historically underserved communities, enabling economic recovery far more quickly than in previous downturns. WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released a report providing new evidence that the recovery from the economic harm of the COVID-19 pandemic was […]
Alabama A&M University has reported its highest enrollment ever for the Fall 2023 semester, with 6,633 students currently enrolled, marking a 10% increase from the previous academic year. In September, Alabama A&M University shared on Twitter its collaboration with Bowie State University in the FICO Educational Analytics Challenge, a program designed to promote diversity, equity, […]
Alabama A&M University has reported its highest enrollment ever for the Fall 2023 semester, with 6,633 students currently enrolled, marking a 10% increase from the previous academic year. In September, Alabama A&M University shared on Twitter its collaboration with Bowie State University in the FICO Educational Analytics Challenge, a program designed to promote diversity, equity, […]