*As a deadly outbreak of Ebola virus spreads in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on May 17, 2026, that it is transferring “a small number of Americans” who were in Congo and who were exposed to […]
For the first time in years, borrowers who have stopped paying their student loans may have their wages garnished to repay their debts. The return of wage garnishment for student borrowers comes as the Trump administration continues to more aggressively enforce student debt collection, a policy that […]
You’d have to be living completely off the grid not to know how crazy things are right now. Civil rights rollbacks, a struggling economy and a democracy that could be teetering on the edge of collapse are just a few of the things that keep us […]
Despite the GOP and President Donald Trump saying otherwise, the American economy ain’t doing so hot. Sadly, the adage that when white America catches a cold, Black people catch the flu is proving true, as Black women are disproportionately unemployed compared to the national average. […]
Spelman College is expanding its reach beyond its Atlanta campus. In partnership with the National Education Opportunity Network (NEON), the HBCU is offering college-credit courses to high schoolers who might otherwise never step into a college lecture hall. Previously known as the National Education Equity […]
Stacey Abrams spoke about democracy in the age of AI at her fireside chat at the 2025 AFROTECH Conference in Houston. Abrams served in the Georgia House from 2007 to 2017, led the caucus as House Minority Leader from 2011 to 2017, as well as made history as the […]
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