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Clay Cane

Clay Cane is an award-winning journalist, writer, radio host, and political commentator. A graduate of Rutgers University with a degree in African-American Studies, his work on race, culture, and politics have appeared in national publications, including the Washington Post, CNN, and The Grio. Clay is a regular political commentator on MSNBC.

September 12, 2022

Princeton Says It Will Cover College Costs for Families Making Under $100K

Princeton University has announced it will cover the college costs for families making less than $100,000 annually. According to Bloomberg, students from…

September 9, 2022

Otis Redding Was Born on This Day in 1941

Otis Redding was born on this day, September 9, 1941. Redding was born and raised in Dawson, Georgia. At the age of…

September 7, 2022

Bank of America Launches Pilot Program To Help First-Time Homebuyers in Black and Latino Neighborhoods

Bank of America launched a pilot program in several cities to help first-time homebuyers in Black and Latino neighborhoods obtain mortgage loans…

September 6, 2022

Former President Barack Obama Wins Outstanding Narrator Emmy Award

Former President Barack Obama won the outstanding narrator Emmy award for the Netflix documentary Our Great National Parks at the Creative Arts…

September 1, 2022

Eldridge Cleaver, Black Panther Party Leader, Was Born on Aug. 31, 1935

Eldridge Cleaver, who is recognized as a leader in the Black Panther Party, was born as Leroy Eldridge Cleaver in Arkansas on…

August 31, 2022

Fisk University President, Dr. Vann R. Newkirk, Sr., Leaving After 18 Months

Dr. Vann R. Newkirk, Sr., the President of Fisk University, is leaving the HBCU after 18 months. According to The Tennessean, it was…

August 29, 2022

Howard Students Forced To Evacuate After Second Bomb Threat in First Week of Fall Semester

A bomb threat on Friday, Aug. 26, forced students at Howard University to evacuate two residence halls for the second time during…

August 25, 2022

President Biden announced $10,000 in federal student loan forgiveness for most borrowers

President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday, August 24, that he will forgive $10,000 in federal student loan debt for most borrowers. In…

August 22, 2022

African Americans not getting equal access to monkeypox vaccine, data shows

African Americans are not getting equal access to the monkeypox vaccine, according to new data. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports, 71% of monkeypox…

August 16, 2022

Aug. 16, 1963: First Black artist-designed U.S. postage stamp placed on sale

The first U.S. postage stamp designed by a Black artist was placed on sale on Aug. 16, 1963. Graphic artist Georg Olden…

August 15, 2022

Rep. Maxine Waters was born in Kinloch, Missouri on this day in 1938

Rep. Maxine Waters was born on August 15, 1938, in Kinloch, Missouri. In her years of public service, Rep. Waters has built…

August 12, 2022

After videos surfaced of characters at Sesame Place ignoring Black children, the Philadelphia-area theme park is now instituting diversity initiatives

According to CNN, Sesame Place released a statement that all employees will undergo diversity training: “Initiatives include a comprehensive racial equity assessment,…