Synai Ferrell
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'We won’t be erased': Academics defend Black studies amid program cuts (opens the original)
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As some colleges cut Black studies, academics say those programs are vital. At a time when Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) efforts face local and federal backlash, some academics say that Black studies programs -- several of which have been scaled back at colleges and universities across the nation -- are more crucial than ever. "The Trump administration has made clear to colleges and universities that they don't want them doing anything that is race conscious. So, institutions are very co
HBCU sparks uproar with dress code banning bonnets and durags (opens the original)
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Tuskegee University is enforcing the policy beginning in the fall. As students began the fall semester at Tuskegee University on Wednesday, they were subject to a new dress code that prohibits them from wearing bonnets and durags -- commonly worn head coverings in Black culture to protect textured hair and preserve hairstyles -- in classrooms and public spaces on campus. The private historically Black Tuskegee, Alabama, institution made national waves last month when students were notified of th
Miss North Carolina USA 2026 stripped of title as organization condemns 'racism, homophobia' (opens the original)
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Miss NC USA lost her title just weeks before the national competition. Brittany Boltinhouse, Miss North Carolina USA 2026, was stripped of her title, the Miss USA organization announced on Wednesday. The organization said it does not tolerate "racism, homophobia, transphobia, nor language that strips any person of their dignity." Boltinhouse was crowned at the Miss USA competition on June 28. In his statement, Thom Brodeur, the chairman and CEO of Miss USA and Miss Teen USA, did not specify the
'I was freaking out,' says Howard student among 500 unenrolled over tuition payment (opens the original)
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The university said hundreds of students missed a critical tuition deadline. WASHINGTON -- Howard University has reinstated dozens of the more than 500 incoming first-year students it unenrolled last week over missed tuition and financial-aid deadlines, leaving hundreds still without a place in the class weeks before the fall semester begins. While some are breathing a sigh of relief, many prospective students have been left in limbo and in a state of confusion -- some traveling to Washington, D
'I was freaking out,' says Howard University student among 500 unenrolled over tuition payment (opens the original)
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The university said hundreds of students missed a critical tuition deadline. Howard University has reinstated dozens of the more than 500 incoming first-year students it unenrolled last week over missed tuition and financial-aid deadlines, leaving hundreds still without a place in the class weeks before the fall semester begins. While some are breathing a sigh of relief, many prospective students have been left in limbo and in a state of confusion -- some traveling to Washington, D.C. from all a
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