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HBCU Transformation Project receives $124M boost

By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — To help fortify historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) nationwide, the HBCU Transformation Project has garnered

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Coco Gauff makes history: Youngest US Open champion since Serena Williams in 1999

By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Coco Gauff has etched her name in tennis history as she clinched the U.S. Open singles

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Anti-abortion ‘abolitionists’ take slavery rhetoric to the next level
By Kelcie Moseley-Morris Contributing Writer (Special to The Illuminator) — The first time Tina Marshall heard anti-abortion protesters call themselves “abolitionists,’” she said she burst out laughing.
Black youths suffer the most from gun violence in America
By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Sierra Jenkins, a former news assistant for CNN and reporter with the Virginian Pilot newspaper, was headed for the peak of her career. Her ...
As losses soar, new phishing scams use text, AI
By Selen Ozturk Contributing Writer (Ethnic Media Services) — Scammers are now using texts and AI to steal passwords, accounts and Social Security numbers as the newest methods of an increasingly lucrative ...
Millions more workers would receive overtime pay under proposed Biden administration rule
By Casey Quinlan Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Salaried workers who have been ineligible for overtime pay would benefit from a proposed Biden administration regulation.
Controversial new immigration group claims to advocate for Black workers
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Black America for Immigration Reform, a new group in Washington, D.C., that works on immigration policy, has been making waves in the political ...
Black Census project quadruples participation
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — The Black Futures Lab announced that it had reached a historic milestone in the Black Census Project survey, which will conclude in October ...
‘Hate will not prevail in America’: Biden marks 60 years since March on Washington
By Jacob Fischler Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The U.S. still hasn’t met the goals of the Civil Rights Movement, President Joe Biden said Monday, August 28, the 60th anniversary of one of ...
Pregnant workers have new protections
By Casey Quinlan Contributing writer (lailluminator.com) — Almost two months after workplace accommodations for pregnant workers became law, the rules surrounding what employers can and cannot do have yet to be finalized – ...

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