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Deloitte To Pay $21.5M To Settle Lawsuit As Trump Administration Continues Push To Dismantle DEI

Deloitte has agreed to a settlement in a lawsuit accusing the the consulting firm of using race and sex-based goals in hiring and promotions.

Sep 1, 2026

Florida's First HBCU Just Recorded Its Highest Fall Enrollment In Over 20 Years

Florida HBCU Edward Waters University welcomed 1,281 students for Fall 2026 after recieving over 13,000 applicants for the academic year.

Aug 31, 2026

Target Apologizes For ‘Offensive’ Children's Halloween Costume Amid Scrutiny Of DEI Rollback

Target is at the center of controversy over a children's Halloween costume after critics called the product's imagery racially insensitive.

Aug 28, 2026

Unrivaled, Co-Founded By Napheesa Collier, Jumps To $650M Valuation After Recent Fundraise

The Breanna Stewart- and Napheesa Collier-founded Unrivaled women's basketball league has nearly doubled its valuation since 2025.

Aug 27, 2026

University Of Michigan To Drop Letter Grades From Freshmen Transcripts To 'Curb The Mental Health Crisis' Tied To Academic Pressure

Starting in fall 2027, some freshmen at the University of Michigan will face a new grading system in an effort to ease academic pressure.

Aug 20, 2026

LeBron James' Golf YouTube Channel Reaches 450K Subscribers In One Day As He Takes Viewers Inside His Journey Learning The Sport

LeBron James is taking fans along on his growing golf journey with a new YouTube channel as he aims to open doors in the sport.

Aug 18, 2026

Nine PBS Fights To Recover 70 Years Of Historic Footage After Cloud Storage Provider Allegedly Cuts Off Access

A cloud storage dispute has left decades of historic footage stranded in a data center, with Nine PBS filing a lawsuit to regain access.

Aug 17, 2026

EEOC Lawsuit Alleges Retaliatory Firing Of Black Washington University Employee Who Objected To Race-Separated DEI Training

A former Black Washington University employee alleges she was fired after filing a discrimination charge with the EEOC over a DEI training.

Aug 14, 2026

Tyga Admits AI Was Used For His Latest Album — 'I Always Felt Like It's Similar To A Magician Explaining How He Does His Tricks'

Tyga has compared AI to Auto-Tune, confirmed its use on his latest album, and encouraged artists to embrace the technology.

Aug 13, 2026

A Former Google Employee Created An 'AI' Chatbot As A Joke, Now People Really Want In

Former Google product engineer Tucker Bryant launched ChatTJB, a satirical AI chat bot where he manually responds to user prompts.

Aug 12, 2026

Tuskegee University President Dr. Mark A. Brown Defends New Dress Code

Dr. Mark A. Brown says Tuskegee's updated dress code and policies are intended to prepare students for career success long before graduation.

Aug 4, 2026

Claude Under Hot Water After Exposing Users' Private Conversations — Here's What Happened

Publicly shared Claude chats, including some containing sensitive information, were searchable on Google before Anthropic addressed the issue.

Jul 31, 2026

Mississippi HBCU Professor's AI 'Trap' Catches Nearly Entire Class Submitting Chatbot-Generated Answers Amid Higher Education Concerns

Nearly every student in Alcorn State University history professor Dr. Jason Gibson's summer class failed an exam because of this AI trap.

Jul 30, 2026

Maryland's First HBCU Bowie State Launches 'Historic' Ph.D. In Nursing Education Program

Bowie State has launched Maryland's first PhD in Nursing Education to prepare the next generation of nursing educators and leaders.

Jul 29, 2026

As HBCU Enrollment Grows, Tuskegee Introduces New Rules On Student Dress Code And Cell Phone Use

Tuskegee University is strengthening campus dress code standards as it welcomes its largest freshman class in 32 years.

Jul 24, 2026