🥰Subscribeđź‘ŤLike and Alarmđź””Select Thank you for doing it. ————————————————– đź“ť DESCRIPTION Spending cut shock: Trump targets NPR, PBS & USAID in a bold $9 billion proposal to slash federal funding. The White House, through OMB Director Russ Vought, has announced its plan to ask Congress to approve $9.3 billion in cuts, including $1.1 billion from […]
Student loan borrowers are seeing a stark change in their payments after the Trump administration made significant changes to income-driven repayment plans. Some have seen their payments quadruple after programs such as former President Joe Biden’s SAVE plan were paused. Student loan payment amounts have skyrocketed Some recent graduates say their loan payments have quadrupled […]
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced that it plans to fully recover all overpayments to beneficiaries. The SSA previously abandoned the policy last year following public outrage over beneficiaries losing their monthly payments. However, the agency has reinstated the policy to recover overpaid benefits. “People who are overpaid after March 27 will automatically be […]
Alan Williams a brother of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. and Adrianna Williams a soror of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. have made history as the only African American father-daughter tandem serving in the Biden-Harris Administration. We at Watch The Yard reached out to the family to learn more about their shared commitment to public […]
The historic Elnathan Hall administration building at Knoxville College, a historically Black college founded in 1875, was destroyed in a fire Monday night. The blaze erupted at around 8:30 p.m. ET on the campus in Knoxville, Tennessee, where many buildings had been boarded up to prevent break-ins and fires, according to Knoxville Assistant Fire Chief […]
The Biden administration announced an additional $1.3 billion in federal funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) on Tuesday, increasing total federal support to over $17 billion from fiscal years 2021 to 2024. This marks the highest level of federal investment in HBCUs to date. According to a White House statement, the funding aims […]
(BPRW) Tulsa to Secure U.S. Position as Global Tech Leader with Approximately $51 Million Award from Economic Development Administration A consortium of partners, led by Tulsa Innovation Labs, equips Greater Tulsa Region to advance U.S. global leadership in trustworthy and equitable autonomous technologies (Black PR Wire) TULSA, Okla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Today, the Biden-Harris administration and the U.S. […]
(BPRW) Tulsa to Secure U.S. Position as Global Tech Leader with Approximately $51 Million Award from Economic Development Administration A consortium of partners, led by Tulsa Innovation Labs, equips Greater Tulsa Region to advance U.S. global leadership in trustworthy and equitable autonomous technologies (Black PR Wire) TULSA, Okla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Today, the Biden-Harris administration and the U.S. […]
(BPRW) Biden Administration Announces Big Investment Totals for HBCUs; $16B in “whole of government” Investments More investments are needed from federal and state governments as well as philanthropic organizations to support HBCUs and their students (Black PR Wire) Recently, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that during their three-plus years in office, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have […]
(BPRW) Biden-Harris Administration Makes History Launching New Suite of Summer Nutrition Programs to Help Tackle Hunger and Improve Healthy Eating for Millions of Children “SUN Programs” Include New Grocery Benefits, In-Person Meals and To-Go Meals (Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today the launch of “SUN Programs: USDA’s Summer Nutrition Programs […]