Melissa Noel
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Xavier University, The Nation’s Only Catholic HBCU, Celebrates 100 Years Of Excellence And Plans For New Medical School
Pride, nostalgia and excitement about the future marked Xavier University of Louisiana’s Centennial kick-off celebration. Several hundred gathered on January 17 to hear remarks by...
King Family Responds After Trump Orders Release Of Assassination Files On Civil Rights Leader
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to declassify FBI files related to the assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., President John...
Sci-Fi Author Octavia Butler Predicted LA Fires In “Parable Of The Sower”
Over 30 years ago, Octavia Butler imagined a Los Angeles, consumed by fires, and last week, the cemetery where the iconic author is buried caught...
Trump Dismantles Federal DEI Programs, Calling Them”Radical And Wasteful”
On the first day of his second term, President Donald Trump signed an executive order eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs across the federal...
“I Was Saved By God To Make America Great Again”: President Trump Doubles Down On Xenophobia And Divisiveness During Inauguration Speech
Donald Trump, sworn in as the 47th president on Monday, became only the second US president in history to lose re-election and then come back...
President Biden Pardons Criminal Justice Advocate 24 Years After Her Release From Prison
On his final full day in office, on Sunday, January 19, President Biden announced that he leveraged his clemency power to pardon Kemba Smith Pradia,...
Dr. King’s Vision For Economic Justice: Lessons From The “Mountaintop” Speech
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s advocacy went beyond civil rights; he was a passionate proponent of jobs, economic prosperity and independence for African Americans. His...
President Biden Posthumously Pardons Revolutionary Pan-African Leader Marcus Garvey
President Joe Biden made history on Sunday by posthumously pardoning Marcus Garvey, the trailblazing Black nationalist leader whose revolutionary vision shaped Pan-Africanism and inspired generations...
Inauguration And MLK Day Coincide—”BLK Freedom Weekend” Promises A Relaxed Alternative
Washington, D.C., has always been a small bastion of Black self-determination, carrying a history intricately tied to the country’s independence origin story. At just under...
Former First Lady Michelle Obama Will Not Attend Trump’s Inauguration
Former First Lady Michelle Obama will not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next week. In a statement from the Office of Barack and Michelle Obama,...