The inaugural list of HBCU mayors across the country mark an emphasis on bringing focus to the local level where decisions impact citizens lives on a day to day basis and are felt far more immediate than at the state or federal level. All of these mayors oversee cities that have a minimum of 30,000 … Continue reading
Is lobbying good, bad, or amoral? Individuals, businesses, and organizations use lobbying to influence the direction of policy in the country to serve their interest. The HBCU community has largely been absent in the use of this tool as a means to garner more resources for its social and economic development. Perhaps it is simply … Continue reading
114th Congress, 1st Session The United States Senate has released its tentative schedule for 2015. The schedule list below identifies the Senate’s potential non-legislative periods. Given the nature of government, the senate body can always be summoned even during non-legislative times if needed. Continue reading
The American public for the next two years has decided the country needed a gigantic shift to the right of the aisle. Republicans will control both the house and senate for the next two years in the run-up to the elections of 2016. Where does that leave the HBCU Nation? In HBCU states/territories, Republicans picked … Continue reading
The 2013 Roll Call’s 50 Richest Members of Congress came out recently. So we decided to see what HBCU states were present and who was the richest in each HBCU state. They are in order by their Roll Call ranking. HBCU states who did not have a member congress present among the 50 richest were … Continue reading
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