HBCU News Spotlight: Florida Republicans Propose Controversial “Charlie Kirk Road” or “HBCU Charlie Kirk” Bill A new bill filed in Florida has sparked outrage among students, alumni, and lawmakers after proposing that all public colleges—including Florida A&M University, Bethune-Cookman University, and Florida Memorial University—rename a campus roadway after conservative activist Charlie Kirk or risk losing state funding. The measure, known as House Bill 113, quickly became known online as the “HBCU Charlie Kirk bill,” sparking outrage across social media and higher-education circles. Filed by Republican Representative Kevin Steele, the legislation gives schools just 90 days to comply or face withheld…
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=Savannah State Update: Savannah State University (SSU) is proud to announce that it has been selected as one of 30 institutions chosen to participate in the IBM SkillsBuild AI Freshmen HBCU Initiative, a program designed to transform student career preparedness with foundational AI skills and recognized digital credentials. The initiative aims to equip every incoming freshman at the selected institutions with foundational knowledge in artificial intelligence (AI). All SSU first-year students will be required to complete the IBM SkillsBuild course titled “Getting Started with Artificial Intelligence.” The 3-hour, self-paced course has been embedded in the First-Year Experience course as a…
HBCU News Spotlight: Crystal Kay Williams burst onto the Japanese music scene as a teenager and grew to become one of the countrys most enduring voices in pop, R&B, and cross-genre explorations. Over the years, she has embraced bilingualism, genre fusion, and an identity that bridges cultures. Her catalog is deep, ranging from early ballads to contemporary electronic, jazz, and dance experiments. In 2025, to commemorate her quarter-century in music, she released All Time Best 25th Anniversary, a 32-track collection spanning her early days through to recent singles. That album reaffirmed her influence and continuitybut to many international fans, it…
Politics Today: News, Analysis & Debate Across the Spectrum Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) said that Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) just said the “quiet parts out loud” about the Schumer Shutdown, when neither could point to viable demands to reopen the government. Speaking to members of the press on Thursday after the Democrats voted for the 10th time to keep the government closed, Johnson pointed to Wednesday night’s CNN socialist debate with Sanders and AOC’s non-responses when both were asked what it would take to vote to end…
Politics Today: News, Analysis & Debate Across the Spectrum Trump with the Russian foreign minister and ambassador in the Oval Office on May 10Alexander Shcherbak/TASS/Zuma Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The concept is straight from the Soviet playbook: Plant false information and use it to influence the attitudes of another country’s people and government. This “active measures” technique from the Cold War era appears to have been resurrected with alarming success by the Kremlin in its attack on the 2016 presidential election—and has been…
Politics Today: News, Analysis & Debate Across the Spectrum Kevin McGill/AP Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In response to the London terror attack, Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) had an extreme proposal: kill anyone suspected of being an Islamic radical. On his campaign Faceboook page, Higgins, a former police officer, posted this message: The free world…all of Christendom…is at war with Islamic horror. Not one penny of American treasure should be granted to any nation who harbors these heathen animals. Not a single radicalized Islamic…
Voices, Votes & Vision: The Latest in Politics & Public Policy By Stacy M. BrownBlack Press USA Senior National Correspondent With the federal government shutdown grinding on, the nation’s economic picture is collapsing into silence and uncertainty. For the first time in decades, there is no official monthly employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — the same agency many now say can no longer be trusted after the White House moved to control its data release following a weak jobs report earlier this year. In the vacuum, private firms have stepped forward with independent analyses that show…
Politics Today: News, Analysis & Debate Across the Spectrum Thursday, October 9, 2025Good morning, and welcome to RedState’s “Morning Minute” — a brief glimpse at which stories are trending at the moment and a look ahead at what the day may bring. Consider this your one-stop shop for news to kickstart your day. TOP O’ THE MORNIN’Red-Hot at RedState Sorry, Newsom: Palisades Fire Arrest Isn’t Closure; It’s Just the Beginning of a Terrible ReckoningRegardless of exactly how the fire started, and the failures of the LAFD in ensuring the fire was extinguished, nearly 50 years of…
Savannah Chatham County Public School System (SCCPS) Update: SCCPSS Recruiter Recognized Nationally by AASPA for Excellence in Human Resources Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (SCCPSS) Talent Services Recruiter Sheena Boykin was recognized on October 9,, 2025, at the 2025 American Association of School Personnel Administrators (AASPA) Annual Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. Boykin was honored as the Region 6 recipient of the Human Resources Specialist/Support Staff Award, which celebrates outstanding contributions to the field of K–12 Human Resources. Since joining SCCPSS in October 2024, Boykin has revitalized recruitment operations with innovative, candidate-centered strategies that have strengthened the district’s presence locally and…
Local Voices. Statewide Impact. Stay Informed with Georgia News Oct. 15, 2025 Savannah Morning News Vanessa Countryman reports that Georgia is home to the best airport in the country, at least according to over 750,000 travelers. Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) has been ranked No. 1 in Condé Nast Traveler’s 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards. Oct. 15, 2025 Georgia Trend – Exclusive! Brian Robinson writes, Georgia Republicans and conservative-leaning independents should not underestimate the importance of next month’s statewide races for two of the five of the Public Service Commission seats. I fully understand that even by typing out “Public Service Commission” in the…