Author: Carma Henry

     According to University President Dr. William R. Harvey, 50 to 100 students who are currently exposed to the dangers in Ukraine will be able to attend Hampton free of charge. The announcement came as the student debt crisis has disproportionately affected Black college students, including and especially those attending HBCUs.

  Rooted in historic systemic inequities, the ever-widening racial wealth gap has been a longstanding issue within the United States. Florida Memorial University and the Institute of Black Wealth have joined forces to move the needle forward in eradicating the economic disparities that disproportionately impact disenfranchised communities.

Always Unqualified

Where is There Peace When There’s So Much War in 2022?

  Gov. DeSantis and his Republican controlled legislators were in a hurry to pass laws controlling  myriad issues such as free speech, textbook selection, protesting, political donations, secrecy of lethal injections, and  a “Victims of Communism Day.”  Amazingly, they forgot to pass a law protecting them from ”Stupid Governance.”

     We can start with the name “Paris,” which is pronounced “Par-ee” by native French speakers in a way that could be translated to mean “The house of Isis” in the language of the Ancient Egyptians.

     The word for today is RECUSE which means to disqualify oneself when there is a conflict of interest in a particular court case. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ wife is the owner of a consulting firm where she advises many of TRUMP’S top people including many who were involved in the January 6th insurrection. She did attend the rally on January 6th but said she left before they marched on the police and capital building because it was getting cold.

     These HBCUs can also impact students financially by lifting them from a lower tax bracket into higher ones and helping them financially establish themselves in the real world. OnlineU did a study comparing median earnings of HBCU graduates to other Black graduates in their respective states. The site compared each alumni median earnings to the HBCU’s state salary threshold, which is the median salary for Black graduates in the state with the same level of education.

Biden-Harris Administration Addresses Inequity in Black Home Appraisals

     Described as “one of the best kept secrets in Washington DC” by an international civil rights activist, rumors have swirled to that effect for years; is it time to address those rumors once & for all?