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February 7, 2018

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus made a silent but strong statement during President Donald Trump's State of the Union address on Tuesday, wearing African kente cloth to protest disparaging remarks the president made about African nati

February 7, 2018

Teacher shortages are common across the United States. However, there are several high-need areas where this shortage is most profound.

February 7, 2018

The chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus and the ranking Democrat on the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on the Judiciary want to censure President Trump for his remarks denigrating Haiti, El Salvador, and African countries. "We were deeply disturbed and offended by President Trump's remarks regarding Haiti and African countries," U.S. Rep.

February 7, 2018

The ruling came late Tuesday from a panel of three federal judges: North Carolina's congressional district maps were found, yet again, to be unconstitutional.

District maps were redrawn in 2011 after the release of 2010 census data.

February 7, 2018

Farm and nutrition groups were slow to react to the farm bill and legislative principles Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue released.

February 7, 2018

With the mission of expanding opportunities for established business owners and entrepreneurial aspirants, Black Enterprise came to Charlotte to kick off the Entrepreneurs Summit, which will be held June 6-9, 2018, at the city's convention center.

January 10, 2018

Despite the fact that Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU's) provide sound educational opportunities to promising students, smaller endowments, lower levels of federal investment, and fewer alumni giving have created a funding deficit across many of these institutions.

January 10, 2018

North Carolina's 13 congressional districts are headed for redrawing.

January 10, 2018

U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), David Perdue (R-GA), and Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced the HBCU Capital Financing Improvement Act (S.2268), a bill which will help improve the financial health of some of our country's most critical higher education institutions.

January 10, 2018

There is a sense among many presidents at historically black colleges and universities that the Trump Administration, while not overly friendly to HBCUs by initiative or policy, has been a salve against what many expected would happen in a fury of budget cuts and racism-driven reforms.