NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Tennessee State University students will see a 6% increase in tuition and mandatory fees starting in the 2025-2026 academic year, following a vote by the university’s Board of Trustees. The increase, approved last week, is part of a broader plan to address TSU’s ongoing financial challenges, including a projected $39 million budget shortfall for the upcoming year. The new tuition rates will impact both in-state and out-of-state students. For a typical undergraduate taking 15 credit hours, the increase amounts to roughly $270 more per semester. University officials say the decision reflects rising operational costs and the…
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National-Not long after the bloody Battle of Antietam in September of 1862, President Abraham Lincoln, fearing an impossibly long war ahead, made a decision that he hoped would turn the tide in favor of the Union. Earlier that year in April of 1862, Lincoln had signed an Emancipation Act that freed enslaved Blacks in Washington, D.C. (and compensated slave owners $300 per “lost” Black man, woman, or child). Such was the underpinning of his subsequent executive order forever known as the “Emancipation Proclamation,” one that purported to free enslaved Blacks in all states then “in rebellion” as of January 1,…
Prince George’s County Executive-elect Aisha Braveboy announced Friday, June 13, that she has selected Shawn Joseph, Ed.D., co-director of the AASA/Howard University Urban Superintendents Academy, as the interim superintendent of Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS). This selection follows Thursday’s decision between the PGCPS Board of Education and superintendent to part ways effective June 18, 2025, a move that comes after weeks of discussion about the future of PGCPS. “Moving swiftly and decisively now is critical to ensuring forward momentum in our public schools,” said Braveboy. The interim superintendency represents a homecoming for Joseph, who previously served as PGCPS deputy superintendent…
(Black PR Wire) “The LZ Granderson Show” Debuts Today – LOS ANGELES — Award-winning journalist LZ Granderson launches his new podcast with a focus on Black creatives and Juneteenth. “The LZ Granderson Show,” kicks off with a four-part look into how some of his favorite artists are approaching their work during these uneasy tines. New episodes of “The LZ Granderson Show” out Thursdays. The debut episode drops June 19, alongside Granderson’s Juneteenth essay for The Los Angeles Times. In both the essay and four-part series, Granderson and guests also share a few thoughts on “The Pop Out: Ken & Friends,”…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (TN Tribune) – Young WallStreet Traders (YWT), the premier youth investment nonprofit organization focused on closing the wealth gap, is proud to announce the expansion of its summer bootcamp program to serve high school students—up from just 25. The intensive, two-week experience is in session through the end of June, and is designed to equip students with the knowledge, tools, and real-world confidence to invest in the stock market and lay the foundation for intergenerational wealth. A major feature of Young WallStreet Traders for 2025 is the landmark Road to A Million initiative. The goal is to inspire young people to realize that one million dollars in…
MEMPHIS—Senate Minority Leader Sen. Raumesh Akbari, D-Memphis, issued a statement marking the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Tennessee’s Republican-backed ban on some gender-affirming care for trans youth. Read Sen. Raumesh Akbari’s full statement: “The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that American youth do not have a constitutional right to access care agreed upon by themselves, their family and their medical team. This is a harmful setback—not just for trans youth, their parents and doctors—but for anyone who believes in the basic freedom to make personal medical decisions without government interference. “Tennessee’s law was always about politics, not protecting children.…
Still expected to remain lowest among state’s three largest public universities MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved Tuesday, June 17, a 6.49% increase in tuition and fees for undergraduate and graduate rates starting this fall. The action sets the combined total for tuition and fees per semester to $5,328.50 for in-state students taking more than 12 credit hours. It is within the binding range for such increases set by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. It also includes increases to mandatory fees for Athletics, Campus Recreation, Health Services, Parking Services, Postal Services, Student Government Association and Technology…
Washington, D.C.–The Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce joined fellow members of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition’s (USGLC) Tennessee Advisory Committee in Washington, D.C., for the 2025 Impact Forum. Our delegation, which included Dr. David Kemme, former Council Member Mina Johnson, Tim Gehring, NAHCC Executive Director Loraine Segovia Paz, and Yuri Cunza, NAHCC CEO, united with Liz Schrayer, President and CEO of USGLC—a coalition of 500+ businesses and NGOs advocating for strong U.S. global leadership through development and diplomacy.
Goodlettsville, Tenn. – The Cumberland River Compact will hold its annual Waterfest, a free, family-friendly celebration of local streams and rivers, in Goodlettsville’s Peay Park on Friday, June 27 from 10 am – 12 pm. The event, which drew 500 attendees last year, combines environmental education and splashes of summer fun for kids of all ages. Families will discover the importance of clean water through interactive exhibits, engaging activities, and conversations with educators from across the region. Kids and adults alike can enjoy waterslides, a splash pad, prize giveaways, and the ever-popular family dance party. To help beat the heat,…
NASHVILLE— The following is a statement from State Representative John Ray Clemmons, Chairman of the Tennessee House Democratic Caucus, on the tragic shooting of two Minnesota Democratic State Lawmakers and their spouses today. MN State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed Saturday morning by a lone gunman. The gunman is suspected of also shooting MN State Senator John A. Hoffman and his wife, both of whom are hospitalized.: “We extend our love and sincere condolences to our fellow state legislators in Minnesota who were violently attacked, as well as their families and colleagues. We join them…