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Trump demands $1 billion from Harvard as university standoff deepens

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by Kofi Oppong Kyekyeku, Face2FaceAfrica.com photo: history.com President Donald Trump has intensified his clash with Harvard University, now demanding a $1 billion payment to settle the long-running dispute between his administration and the Ivy League institution. The new figure doubles his earlier request and signals widening distance between both sides as hopes for a settlement appear to fade. The president escalated tensions late Monday through a social...

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Martin Lawrence and Eddie Murphy to become grandparents of the same child

Inner City News - February 4, 2026

by Francis Akhalbey, Face2faceAfrica.com Besides being friends for many years, veteran actors Eddie Murphy, 64, and Martin Lawrence, 60, share another special bond, as the former’s son and the latter’s daughter are married. The pair’s relationship recently got stronger as Murphy’s son, Eric, and Lawrence’s daughter, Jasmin, took to social media to announce they’re expecting a...

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Kendrick Lamar makes Grammy history, breaks Jay-Z’s record

Inner City News - February 4, 2026

by Dollita Okine, Face2FaceAfrica.com Kendrick Lamar made history at the 68th Grammy Awards on Sunday night. He became the first artist since 2010 to win Record of the Year in back-to-back ceremonies, securing the 2026 prize for his collaboration with SZA, “Luther.” This monumental win follows his 2025 victory in the same category...

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Black History They Never Taught You: The Rich History of African Medicine

Inner City News - February 4, 2026

by Dominique Lambright, BlackDoctor.org Even before comparable innovations in other regions of the globe, the ancient Africans had a major impact on medicine. Some of the earliest inhabitants of Africa used many of the same remedies that we use today. Several African countries, including what is now South Africa, Egypt, and...

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2026 MLK Commemoration: “Repairing the Record, Building Connection” featured US Army Col. (Ret.) Edna W. Cummings

Inner City News - February 4, 2026

By Sarah Ficca and Babz Rawls Ivy On January 29, 2026, community warmth filled the Sheffield-Sterling-Strathcona Hall (SSS) in New Haven, as people gathered to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This year's event titled, "Repairing the Record, Building Connection," featured US Army Col. (Ret.) Edna W. Cummings...

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Don Lemon Made the Headlines, but Georgia Fort’s Arrest Shows No Journalist Is Safe

Inner City News - February 3, 2026

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Don Lemon, a veteran broadcaster and longtime critic of President Donald Trump, was arrested late Thursday night in Los Angeles after livestreaming an anti-ICE demonstration connected to a January protest at a St. Paul, Minnesota, church. A short time later, Fort, a respected Minnesota-based journalist, was...

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Don Lemon Made the Headlines, but Georgia Fort’s Arrest Shows No Journalist Is Safe

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NNPA NEWSWIRE — Don Lemon, a veteran broadcaster and longtime critic of President Donald Trump, was arrested late Thursday night in Los Angeles after...

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OP-ED: Economic Empowerment Has Always Been a Part of Black History NNPA NEWSWIRE — At OIC of America, along with our affiliates across the country,...

NNPA Stands With Georgia Fort, Don Lemon, And All Arrested, And Demands All Charges Be Dropped

National News Inner City News - February 2, 2026 0

Written by Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. History has a way of repeating itself. Today, it rhymes with the clicking of handcuffs on two of...

Democrat Christian Menefee wins special election for U.S. House seat in Texas

National News Inner City News - February 2, 2026 0

Democrat Christian Menefee won a Texas U.S. House seat in a special election Saturday that will narrow Republicans' already-slim majority, telling President Trump that...

Rep. John Larson joins effort to impeach DHS Sec. Kristi Noem

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by Lisa Hagen U.S. Rep. John Larson, D-1st District, joined a growing number of House Democrats on Wednesday supporting impeachment efforts against Homeland Security Secretary...

History Will Remember Who Spoke and Who Hid

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Journalists were arrested for doing their jobs. Not in some distant dictatorship. Not under cover of night in a failed state. In the United...

REV. SHARPTON BLASTS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S HIGHLY POLITICIZED ARREST OF JOURNALIST DON LEMMON

National News Inner City News - January 31, 2026 0

New York, NY — Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), issued the following statement following the arrest of longtime...

Punxsutawney Phil Is No Politician, or Is He?

National News Inner City News - January 31, 2026 0

Dr. James L. Snyder Growing up in Pennsylvania, one of my yearly attractions was Punxsutawney Phil. According to the legend, Punxsutawney Phil could predict the...

Don Lemon Made the Headlines, but Georgia Fort’s Arrest Shows No Journalist Is Safe

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Federal authorities revived charges tied to a protest at Cities Church in St. Paul after a magistrate judge had already declined to approve arrest...

COMMENTARY: The Politics of Trump’s Continuing Disdain for MLK Day

National News Inner City News - January 29, 2026 0

By Professor David L. Horne, founder and executive director of PAPPEI, the Pan African Public Policy and Ethical Institute The regular celebration of MLK Day...

LA28 Olympic Games: Sen. Smallwood-Cuevas Hosts Symposium

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By Kaleef Starks The City of Los Angeles is two years away from hosting one of the biggest events for sports in the world, the...

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4th Graders Become Geologists, Curators On Peabody Field Trip

Inner City News - February 4, 2026

by Maya McFadden Edgewood School dad Chad Curry and son Izaire (center) go on a gallery walk of student-made exhibits. Credit: Maya McFadden Photos Edgewood fourth graders check out ancient mammals...

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2026 MLK Commemoration: “Repairing the Record, Building Connection” featured US Army Col. (Ret.) Edna W. Cummings

Inner City News - February 4, 2026

By Sarah Ficca and Babz Rawls Ivy On January 29, 2026, community warmth filled the Sheffield-Sterling-Strathcona Hall (SSS) in New Haven, as people gathered to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin...

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“Rock” Rocks Auto-Care Outreach

Inner City News - February 3, 2026

by Abiba Biao The New Haven independent Rodney “Rock” Williams is on a mission to help New Haven teens learn how to change tires, check oil and brakes, and take...

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Poetry, Out Loud

Inner City News - February 3, 2026

by Jisu Sheen Poetry Out Loud workshopNXTHVNNew HavenJan. 31. 2026 Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair. The first time Journey Rosa read these words, from the poem “Mother to Son”...

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Another Hubbard-Pittman Contest On Tap

Inner City News - February 3, 2026

by Thomas Breen The New Haven independent For the fourth time in a year and a half, Ward 3 Democrats will have the chance to vote for a Pittman or...

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More Than 30 States Have Cell Phone Bans During School, Will CT Join Them This Session?

Inner City News - February 3, 2026

by Donald Eng Credit: cottonbro studio / Pexels.com HARTFORD, CT — A coalition of parent and educator groups are hoping the legislature enacts a comprehensive cell phone ban during the upcoming...

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CT Nonprofits Say $155M In Additional State Funding Needed

Inner City News - February 3, 2026

by Donald Eng CTNewsJunkie HARTFORD, CT —Nonprofit agencies exist to do things so the government doesn’t have to, and they are the way government learns about what’s happening in...

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With Whistles & Warnings, Anti-ICE “Rapid Responders” Mobilize

Inner City News - February 2, 2026

by Thomas Breen Robert Menefee leans up close to record the purported ICE agent. Activists on alert on the courthouse steps. “ICE! Attention! ICE agent! Cuidado! La migra!” a local immigrant rights...

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Facing Endowment Tax Hike, Yale To Cut Grad Student Enrollment

Inner City News - February 2, 2026

by Laura Glesby City dev chief Mike Piscitelli: “Maintaining talent retention here in the city of New Haven — people coming here to work and live — is really important.”...

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How well is CT meeting the needs of incarcerated young women?

Inner City News - February 2, 2026

by Emilia Otte More than two years ago, on the heels of allegations of abuse and neglect at a girls’ group home, the Connecticut legislature instructed a group of experts...

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Ringside Vigil Honors Beloved Boxing Coach

Inner City News - February 2, 2026

by Christina Lee A portrait of Clark at Friday’s gathering. Credit: Christina Lee photos Ring One Boxing board member Ron Hurt: “He won because he doesn’t have to suffer anymore.” Russell Blackwell:...

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Health Care Workers Hold Vigil At CT Capitol For ICU Nurse Killed By Federal Agents In Minneapolis

Inner City News - February 2, 2026

by Karla Ciaglo CTNewsJunkie HARTFORD, CT — A crowd of nurses and other health care workers gathered Saturday on the north steps of the Connecticut State Capitol to honor Alex...